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Name	Team	Age
Russ Small	Retired (2016, Age 37)	55
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1997)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Andre Dawson League	0	16 years (107 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	B-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	3/8/1979
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
4	7	10
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (RF)
A+ (99.0 %)	B+ (72.4 %)	F  (0.9 %)

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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
1997	C	B	B-	A-	C	D	D+
1998	C+	B+	B-	A-	C+	C-	C-
1999	B-	B+	B-	A	B-	C	C
2000	B-	A-	B	A	B	C+	C+
2001	B	A-	B	A+	B+	B-	B-
2002	B	A	B+	A+	B+	B	B-
2003	B	A	B+	A+	A-	B+	B
2004	B	A+	B+	A+	A-	B+	B+
2005	B	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	A-
2006	B	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	A-
2007	B+	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	A-
2008	B+	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	A-
2009	B+	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	A-
2010	B+	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	A-
2011	B+	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	A-
2012	B+	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	A-
2013	B+	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	A-
2014	B+	A+	B+	A+	A-	A-	A-
2015	B+	A	B+	A+	B+	A-	A-
2016	B	A	B+	A+	B	B+	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2016-11-01	Russ Small has retired from the Minnesota Anisoptera
2011-04-28	A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Anisoptera and the Tampa Bay Thunder. The Tampa Bay Thunder receive Lee Hopkins, Rip Pascual, Draft Pick 2012 Round 2 MIN (Charlie Weiss), Draft Pick 2013 Round 2 MIN (Andy Davis), Draft Pick 2012 Round 1 MIN (Brian McGaffigan) from the Minnesota Anisoptera in exchange for Russ Small.
2002-04-02	Russ Small of the Tampa Bay Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
2000-09-26	The Tampa Bay Thunder have promoted Russ Small to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Thunder have designated Henry House for assignment.