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Name	Team	Age
Jim Bates	Retired (1995, Age 36)	Died (2027, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17 (1981)	RP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	8 years (7 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
64	88	19
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
16	7	19
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
6	8	23
Endurance	Velocity	Control
20	69	60
Leadership	Mentor Value
57	78
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
14	0	6/12/1959
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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Year	POS	Team	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	+/-	RF	FPCT
1984	P	TB	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	NaN
1985	P	TB	3	0	4.66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	NaN
1986	P	TB	4	0	3.33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	NaN
1987	P	TB	27	0	40.0	10	0	9	1	0	0	2.02	.900
1988	P	TB	29	0	58.33	9	1	8	0	1	+2	1.39	1.000
1989	P	TB	34	0	46.0	7	1	6	0	0	-1	1.37	1.000
1990	P	TB	25	0	42.0	8	0	8	0	1	+1	1.71	1.000
1991	P	TB	30	0	49.66	4	0	4	0	1	0	0.72	1.000
1992	P	TB	62	0	67.0	11	1	9	1	0	0	1.34	.909
1993	P	TB	60	0	63.66	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.71	1.000
1994	P	TB	56	0	53.33	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.84	1.000
Total			331	0	428.97	59	6	51	2	3	+2	1.20	.966

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1995-11-01	Jim Bates has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1995-04-11	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have waived Jim Bates.
1995-04-01	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Jim Bates for assignment.
1992-07-13	Jim Bates of the Tampa Bay Blue Claws is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1988-06-04	Jim Bates of the Tampa Bay Blue Claws is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1987-05-22	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Jim Bates to the major league team.
1986-10-04	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have sent Jim Bates to the minors.
1986-09-16	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Jim Bates to the major league team.
1985-06-27	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted George Scheib to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have sent Jim Bates to the minors.
1985-05-01	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Jim Bates to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Buck Crespi for assignment.
1984-08-28	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Dwight Randall to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have sent Jim Bates to the minors.
1984-08-23	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Jim Bates to the major league team.