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Name	Team	Age
Tony Otterson	Retired (1996, Age 34)	Died (2030, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1981)	CF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	9 years (4 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
65	87	48
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
62	45	90
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
62	68	12
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	3	3
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
21	64	63
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
47	0	5/4/1962
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	3
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
99 (99.0 %)	98 (98.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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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
1981	37	43	15	32	81	48	25
1982	42	48	17	37	84	56	32
1983	46	53	22	40	84	60	35
1984	50	57	28	49	87	70	38
1985	55	57	41	56	90	76	40
1986	57	59	42	60	91	78	46
1987	59	61	43	63	91	78	47
1988	61	64	45	67	91	83	48
1989	63	65	46	71	91	86	48
1990	64	67	48	71	92	88	48
1991	64	69	49	74	93	88	49
1992	64	70	49	74	93	88	49
1993	64	70	49	74	93	88	49
1994	64	70	49	74	93	88	49
1995	65	70	50	74	93	88	49
1996	65	70	50	74	93	88	49

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1996-11-01	Tony Otterson has retired from the New York knights
1996-07-02	The New York knights have promoted Tony Otterson to the major league team. The New York knights have sent Jim Small to the minors.
1996-07-02	The New York knights have acquired Tony Otterson from the waiver wire.
1996-06-21	The Florida Stingarees have waived Tony Otterson.
1996-06-11	The Florida Stingarees have promoted Roli Lycio to the major league team. The Florida Stingarees have promoted Manu Tiesto to the major league team. The Florida Stingarees have designated Tony Otterson for assignment. The Florida Stingarees have designated Paddy Merullo for assignment.
1995-09-30	Tony Otterson of the Florida Stingarees is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1994-09-02	The Florida Stingarees have promoted Tony Otterson to the major league team. The Florida Stingarees have sent Bill Burns to the minors.
1994-06-04	The Florida Stingarees have acquired Tony Otterson from the waiver wire.
1994-05-05	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have waived Tony Otterson.
1994-04-21	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Al Cuellar to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Tony Otterson for assignment.
1990-07-21	Tony Otterson of the Tampa Bay Blue Claws is injured and is expected to be out 51 days.
1986-09-13	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Tony Otterson to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have sent Julio Stapleton to the minors.
1985-08-05	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have sent Tony Otterson down to the minors.
1985-08-03	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Tony Otterson to the major league team.
1982-07-09	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have acquired Tony Otterson from the waiver wire.
1982-06-28	The Washington Knuckleheads have waived Tony Otterson.