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Name	Team	Age
Jason Cannon	Retired (1991, Age 38)	Died (2025, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16 (1971)	2B	B/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League	0	15 years (86 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	8/15/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (LF)
A+ (93.3 %)	D+ (26.2 %)	D- (7.6 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1971	C	C	C-	C-	A-	B-	D+
1972	C+	C+	C	C	A	B	C-
1973	B-	C+	C+	C+	A	B+	C
1974	B	B-	B-	B-	A	A-	C+
1975	B+	B	B	B	A	A-	C+
1976	A-	B	B	B	A	A	B-
1977	A-	B+	B+	B+	A	A+	B-
1978	A	B+	B+	B+	A	A+	B-
1979	A	B+	A-	A-	A+	A+	B-
1980	A	A-	A-	A-	A+	A+	B-
1981	A+	A-	A-	A-	A+	A+	B-
1982	A+	A-	A-	A-	A+	A+	B
1983	A+	A-	A-	A-	A+	A+	B
1984	A+	A-	A-	A-	A+	A+	B
1985	A+	A-	A-	A	A+	A+	B
1986	A+	A-	A-	A	A+	A+	B
1987	A+	A-	A-	A	A+	A+	B
1988	A	A-	A-	A-	A+	A+	B
1989	A	B+	A-	A-	A	A+	B-
1990	A	B	A-	B+	A-	A	B-
1991	A	B	B+	B+	B+	A	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1991-11-01	Jason Cannon has retired from the St. Louis Rough Riders
1991-09-26	The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Jason Cannon for assignment.
1991-08-23	The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Jason Cannon from the waiver wire.
1991-08-19	The Baltimore Bats have promoted Travis Javier to the major league team. The Baltimore Bats have promoted Jay Lyden to the major league team. The Baltimore Bats have designated Jason Cannon for assignment. The Baltimore Bats have sent Jack Grba to the minors.
1991-04-01	The Baltimore Bats have re-claimed Jason Cannon from the waiver wire.
1991-04-01	The Baltimore Bats have designated Jason Cannon for assignment.
1990-05-20	The Baltimore Bats have acquired Jason Cannon from the waiver wire.
1990-05-16	The Baltimore Bats have designated Jason Cannon for assignment.
1990-04-20	The Baltimore Bats have re-claimed Jason Cannon from the waiver wire.
1990-04-20	The Baltimore Bats have promoted Larry Runnels to the major league team. The Baltimore Bats have designated Jason Cannon for assignment.
1990-04-05	The Baltimore Bats have acquired Jason Cannon from the waiver wire.
1990-04-01	The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Jason Cannon.
1989-07-24	Jason Cannon of the St. Louis Rough Riders is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1989-05-20	Jason Cannon of the St. Louis Rough Riders is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1982-09-04	Jason Cannon of the St. Louis Rough Riders is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1975-10-03	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Jason Cannon to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Mike Cary to the minors.
1975-10-01	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the St. Louis Rough Riders. The St. Louis Rough Riders receive Jason Cannon, Draft Pick - 1976 Round 3 (KC), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 2 (KC), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Draft Pick - 1976 Round 1 (STL), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 2 (STL).
1975-04-01	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Jerald Manush to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Jason Cannon to the minors.
1975-04-01	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Jason Cannon to the major league team.
1973-04-08	The Kansas City Athletics have renamed Jason Flores to Jason Cannon.
1973-04-04	The Kansas City Athletics have renamed Danny Flohr to Jason Flores.