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Name	Team	Age
John B.Jovy	Retired (1993, Age 36)	Died (2015, Age 59)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 5 (1979)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	14 years (103 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	12/10/1956
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (RF)
B+ (71.4 %)	F  (2.5 %)	F  (1.0 %)

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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
1979	B	B-	B+	B+	A+	B+	B-
1980	B+	B	B+	B+	A+	A-	B
1981	B+	B	A-	A-	A+	A-	B
1982	B+	B+	A-	A-	A+	A	B
1983	A-	B+	A-	A-	A+	A	B
1984	A-	B+	A-	A-	A+	A+	B
1985	A-	B+	A-	A-	A+	A+	B
1986	A-	B+	A-	A	A+	A+	B
1987	A-	B+	A-	A	A+	A+	B
1988	A-	B+	A-	A	A+	A+	B
1989	A-	A-	A-	A	A+	A+	B
1990	A-	A-	A-	A	A+	A+	B
1991	A-	B+	A-	A	A+	A+	B
1992	A-	B+	A-	A-	A	A+	B-
1993	A-	B+	A-	A-	A-	A+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1993-11-01	John B.Jovy has retired from the Brooklyn Bam Thwok
1992-08-06	John B.Jovy of the Brooklyn Bam Thwok is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1992-05-03	A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Bam Thwok and the Cleveland INDIANS. The Cleveland INDIANS receive Paul Maple, Harry Nilsson, Kit Kauffman, Draft Pick 1993 Round 1 BRO (Jack Ely) from the Brooklyn Bam Thwok in exchange for Bill Powell, John B.Jovy, Sid Bream, Gram Lloyd .
1988-08-08	John B.Jovy of the Cleveland INDIANS is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1988-06-04	John B.Jovy of the Cleveland INDIANS is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1983-09-29	The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted John B.Jovy to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Kevin Seitzer to the minors.
1983-09-18	The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Kevin Seitzer to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent John B.Jovy to the minors.
1983-09-17	John B.Jovy of the Cleveland INDIANS is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1982-06-27	John B.Jovy of the Cleveland INDIANS is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1981-05-14	John B.Jovy of the Cleveland INDIANS is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1979-04-20	The Cleveland INDIANS have renamed John Martinez to John B.Jovy.
1979-04-01	The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted John Martinez to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Micah Franklin for assignment.