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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
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/10/1965 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (RF) |
| (85.3 %) | (69.9 %) | (27.6 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1989 | LHP | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
| 1989 | RHP | 16 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.021 | .483 | .538 | .423 |
| 1990 | LHP | 32 | 64 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | .588 | .275 | .312 | .219 |
| 1990 | RHP | 73 | 175 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 25 | .699 | .367 | .331 | .257 |
| 1991 | LHP | 31 | 65 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | .658 | .319 | .338 | .246 |
| 1991 | RHP | 36 | 78 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | .682 | .349 | .333 | .282 |
| 1992 | LHP | 18 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | .718 | .340 | .378 | .267 |
| 1992 | RHP | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .545 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| 1993 | AHP | 9 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.065 | .440 | .625 | .417 |
| 1993 | HHP | 8 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .976 | .500 | .476 | .429 |
| 1993 | LHP | 10 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.129 | .520 | .609 | .478 |
| 1993 | RHP | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .917 | .417 | .500 | .364 |
| 1994 | AHP | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.200 | .600 | 1.600 | .600 |
| 1994 | HHP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.667 | .667 | 2.000 | .500 |
| 1994 | LHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1994 | RHP | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.714 | .714 | 2.000 | .667 |
| 1995 | AHP | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.071 | .500 | .571 | .429 |
| 1995 | HHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | .667 | .333 |
| 1995 | LHP | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.350 | .600 | .750 | .500 |
| 1995 | RHP | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .833 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| 1997 | LHP | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .000 | .000 |
| 1997 | RHP | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.136 | .500 | .636 | .455 |
| 1998 | AHP | 35 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .900 | .314 | .586 | .241 |
| 1998 | HHP | 25 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .368 | .225 | .143 | .114 |
| 1998 | LHP | 27 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .513 | .250 | .263 | .158 |
| 1998 | RHP | 18 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | .752 | .290 | .462 | .192 |
| 1999 | AHP | 26 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .500 | .214 | .286 | .214 |
| 1999 | HHP | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .077 | .077 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999 | LHP | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .300 | .300 | .300 |
| 1999 | RHP | 27 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .296 | .129 | .167 | .100 |
| Total | AHP | 81 | 93 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 14 | .906 | .347 | .559 | .312 |
| Total | HHP | 58 | 73 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | .589 | .301 | .288 | .205 |
| Total | LHP | 143 | 263 | 65 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 39 | .658 | .316 | .342 | .247 |
| Total | RHP | 209 | 391 | 107 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 49 | 64 | .745 | .356 | .389 | .274 |
| Total | 331 | 654 | 172 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 80 | 74 | 103 | .710 | .340 | .370 | .263 |
| 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. |