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Name	Team	Age
John Keats	Retired (1999, Age 34)	Died (2035, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (1983)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mookie Wilson League	0	9 years (28 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	C+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A-	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
D+	0	4/10/1965
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	3
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (RF)
A  (85.3 %)	B+ (69.9 %)	D+ (27.6 %)

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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
1983	C+	C-	B	C	B-	D+	C
1984	B-	C	B+	C+	B	C-	B-
1985	B	C	B+	C+	B	C-	B-
1986	B	C+	B+	C+	B	C	B-
1987	B	C+	A-	C+	B	C	B
1988	B+	B-	A-	B-	B	C	B
1989	B+	B-	A-	B-	B+	C	B
1990	B+	B	A-	B-	B+	C+	B+
1991	B+	B	A-	B	B+	C+	B+
1992	A-	B	A	B	B+	C+	A-
1993	A-	B	A	B	B+	C+	A-
1994	A-	B	A	B	A-	C+	A-
1995	A-	B	A	B	A-	C+	A-
1996	A-	B	A	B	A-	C+	A-
1997	A-	B	A	B+	A-	C+	A-
1998	A-	B	A	B+	A-	C+	A-
1999	A-	B	A	B+	A-	C+	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1999-11-01	John Keats has retired from the Baltimore Oreos
1999-05-30	The Baltimore Oreos have acquired John Keats from the waiver wire.
1999-05-23	The Kansas City Writers have designated John Keats for assignment.
1997-03-25	The Kansas City Writers have promoted John Keats to the major league team.
1995-09-03	The Kansas City Writers have designated John Keats for assignment. The Kansas City Writers have designated Rick Smith for assignment.
1994-06-23	The Kansas City Writers have promoted John Keats to the major league team. The Kansas City Writers have sent Jupiter Hammon to the minors.
1994-04-23	The Kansas City Writers have promoted Jupiter Hammon to the major league team. The Kansas City Writers have designated John Keats for assignment.
1992-06-02	John Keats of the Kansas City Writers is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1990-04-01	The Kansas City Writers have re-claimed John Keats from the waiver wire.
1990-04-01	The Kansas City Writers have promoted Mike Clemons to the major league team. The Kansas City Writers have designated John Keats for assignment.
1989-03-25	The Kansas City Writers have promoted Adam Adkins to the major league team. The Kansas City Writers have promoted March Randle to the major league team. The Kansas City Writers have promoted John Keats to the major league team.
1988-04-01	The Kansas City Writers have sent John Keats to the minors.
1988-04-01	The Kansas City Writers have promoted John Keats to the major league team. The Kansas City Writers have sent Joe Thomas to the minors.
1983-04-01	The Kansas City Writers have renamed Julio Bolton to John Keats.