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Name	Team	Age
John Jones	Retired (1963, Age 34)	Died (2007, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1953)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League	0	1 years (131 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	A-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	C+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	8/25/1929
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (91.8 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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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
1953	D+	C	C-	B+	D+	B	B+
1954	C-	C+	C-	B+	C-	B	B+
1955	C-	C+	C-	B+	C-	B	A-
1956	C-	B-	C	A-	C-	B	A-
1957	C	B-	C	A-	C	B	A-
1958	C	B-	C	A-	C	B	A-
1959	C	B-	C	A-	C	B	A-
1960	C	B-	C	A-	C	B	A-
1961	C	B-	C	A-	C	B	A-
1962	C	B-	C	A-	C	B	A-
1963	C	B-	C	A-	C	B	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1963-11-01	John Jones has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1958-05-09	The Washington Nationals have waived John Jones.
1958-04-18	The Washington Nationals have promoted Lyle Vogelsong to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent John Jones to the minors.
1957-05-23	The Washington Nationals have promoted John Jones to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated Russ Hardy for assignment.
1957-04-20	The Washington Nationals have demoted John Jones to the minor leagues.
1956-06-16	The Washington Nationals have promoted John Jones to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Doc Amaro to the minors.
1955-08-05	The Washington Nationals have sent John Jones to the minors.
1955-06-09	The Washington Nationals have promoted John Jones to the major league team.
1953-07-12	The Washington Nationals have sent John Jones to the minors.
1953-07-11	The Washington Nationals have promoted John Jones to the major leagues.