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Name	Team	Age
Jim Sierra	Retired (1998, Age 36)	Died (2041, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 25 (1985)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League	0	4 years (122 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	D+	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	C+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	10/6/1962
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (96.1 %)	D- (6.9 %)	D- (4.1 %)

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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
1985	B-	B	C	C+	C+	D	B
1986	B	B	C+	C+	B-	D	B
1987	B	B+	C+	C+	B-	D+	B
1988	B	B+	C+	B-	B-	D+	B
1989	B	B+	C+	B-	B-	D+	B+
1990	B	B+	B-	B-	B	D+	A-
1991	B+	A-	B-	B-	B	C-	A-
1992	B+	A-	B-	B	B	C-	A-
1993	B+	A-	B-	B	B	C-	A-
1994	B+	A-	B-	B	B	C-	A-
1995	B+	A-	B-	B	B	C-	A-
1996	B+	A-	B-	B	B	C-	A-
1997	B	B+	B-	B	B-	C-	A-
1998	B	B	C+	B-	B-	D+	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1998-11-01	Jim Sierra has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1998-05-25	The Kansas City Athletics have waived Jim Sierra.
1998-04-08	The Kansas City Athletics have designated Jim Sierra for assignment.
1995-09-17	Jim Sierra of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1995-03-01	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Red Lutenberg to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Jim Sierra to the major league team.
1994-08-18	The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Jim Sierra from the waiver wire.
1994-06-25	The Baltimore Bats have waived Jim Sierra.
1992-09-02	The Baltimore Bats have acquired Jim Sierra from the waiver wire.
1992-07-09	The Baltimore Bats have waived Jim Sierra.
1992-07-02	The Baltimore Bats have acquired Jim Sierra from the waiver wire.
1992-06-28	The Brooklyn Cyclones have waived Jim Sierra.
1990-04-01	The Brooklyn Cyclones have promoted Brian Meyer to the major league team. The Brooklyn Cyclones have promoted Brian Howard to the major league team. The Brooklyn Cyclones have sent Rob Dickerman to the minors. The Brooklyn Cyclones have sent Jim Sierra to the minors.
1989-07-24	Jim Sierra of the Brooklyn Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1989-05-23	Jim Sierra of the Brooklyn Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1988-06-16	Jim Sierra of the Brooklyn Cyclones is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1988-04-27	The Brooklyn Cyclones have promoted Jim Sierra to the major league team. The Brooklyn Cyclones have designated Ron Cey for assignment.
1988-04-05	The Brooklyn Cyclones have acquired Jim Sierra from the waiver wire.
1988-03-01	The Boston Shockwave have waived Jim Sierra.