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Name	Team	Age
Kyle Smith	Retired (1979, Age 35)	Died (2021, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12 (1966)	RF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League	0	8 years (155 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	C
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	6/28/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (98.8 %)	D  (16.1 %)	F  (2.3 %)

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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
1966	B-	C	B	C+	D+	B+	C
1967	B-	C	B+	C+	C-	B+	C+
1968	B	C	B+	C+	C-	B+	C+
1969	B	C	B+	C+	C-	B+	C+
1970	B	C+	B+	B-	C	B+	C+
1971	B	C+	A-	B-	C+	B+	C+
1972	B+	C+	A-	B-	C+	A-	B-
1973	B+	B-	A-	B-	C+	A-	B-
1974	B+	B-	A-	B	C+	A-	B-
1975	B+	B-	A-	B	C+	A-	B-
1976	B+	B-	A-	B	C+	A-	B-
1977	B+	B-	A	B	B-	A-	B-
1978	B+	B-	A	B	B-	A-	B-
1979	B+	C+	A-	B-	C+	A-	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Kyle Smith has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1978-07-25	The Chicago Chinese assassins have waived Kyle Smith.
1978-07-06	The Chicago Chinese assassins have designated Kyle Smith for assignment.
1975-04-29	The Chicago Chinese assassins have renamed Bill Downing to Kyle Smith.
1970-07-30	The Chicago big hairy sim baseBALLS have promoted Bill Downing to the major league team. The Chicago big hairy sim baseBALLS have sent George Trillo to the minors.
1970-04-20	The Chicago big hairy sim baseBALLS have promoted George Trillo to the major league team. The Chicago big hairy sim baseBALLS have sent Bill Downing to the minors.
1969-04-05	The Chicago Whitesux have promoted Bill Downing to the major league team. The Chicago Whitesux have promoted Bob Chakales to the major league team. The Chicago Whitesux have sent Frank Adams to the minors. The Chicago Whitesux have designated Cotton Marshall for assignment.