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Name	Team	Age
Koyie Hill	Retired (1999, Age 35)	Died (2035, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 53 (1987)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League	0	9 years (26 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	D+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	9/22/1964
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	F  (0.2 %)	F  (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
1987	C	C+	C+	B-	D-	B	C
1988	C+	B-	B-	B-	D	B	C
1989	C+	B-	B-	B-	D+	B	C+
1990	C+	B	B-	B-	D+	B+	C+
1991	C+	B	B-	B	C-	B+	C+
1992	C+	B	B-	B	C-	B+	C+
1993	B-	B	B	B	C	B+	C+
1994	B-	B	B	B	C	B+	C+
1995	B-	B	B	B	C	B+	C+
1996	B-	B	B	B+	C	B+	C+
1997	B-	B	B	B+	C	B+	C+
1998	B-	B	B	B+	C	B+	C+
1999	C+	B-	B	B	C	B+	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1999-11-01	Koyie Hill has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1996-06-12	Koyie Hill of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1995-09-18	Koyie Hill of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1994-06-21	Koyie Hill of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1993-09-17	Koyie Hill of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1992-04-06	Koyie Hill of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1992-03-07	The Chicago Cubs have renamed Steve Backman to Koyie Hill.
1991-04-05	The Chicago Cubs have promoted Steve Backman to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Eric Pilon for assignment.
1991-04-05	The Chicago Cubs have demoted Steve Backman to the minor leagues.
1991-03-07	The Chicago Cubs have promoted Steve Backman to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Tim Peterson for assignment.
1988-08-12	The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tim Peterson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Steve Backman to the minors.
1988-06-06	Steve Backman of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1988-04-29	The Chicago Cubs have promoted Steve Backman to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Jim Bjorkman to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated John Loan for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Jack Kolb for assignment.