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Name	Team	Age
Otis Bates	Retired (2007, Age 34)	Died (2052, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 25 (1996)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League	0	4 years (129 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A+	A	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	A-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A+	0	2/8/1973
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	3	4
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (2.7 %)	F  (0.0 %)	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
1996	B+	C-	B+	C+	B+	C+	D+
1997	B+	C	B+	C+	B+	C+	C-
1998	A-	C+	A-	C+	B+	B-	C
1999	A-	C+	A-	B-	A-	B-	C
2000	A	B-	A	B-	A-	B	C+
2001	A	B-	A	B-	A-	B	C+
2002	A+	B-	A	B	A-	B	C+
2003	A+	B-	A	B	A-	B	B-
2004	A+	B-	A	B	A-	B	B-
2005	A+	B-	A	B	A-	B	B-
2006	A+	B-	A	B	A-	B	B-
2007	A+	B-	A	B	A-	B+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2007-11-01	Otis Bates has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2007-10-13	The Oakland Odd have designated Otis Bates for assignment.
2004-03-25	The Oakland Odd have promoted Otis Bates to the major league team. The Oakland Odd have promoted Ken Hemond to the major league team.
2003-04-20	The Oakland Odd have acquired Otis Bates from the waiver wire.
2003-04-01	The Los Angeles Freeways have waived Otis Bates.
2001-04-15	The Los Angeles Freeways have promoted Scott Krenchicki to the major league team. The Los Angeles Freeways have sent Otis Bates to the minors.
2000-05-23	The Los Angeles Freeways have promoted Otis Bates to the major league team.
1995-05-24	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Chinese assassins and the Los Angeles Stars. The Los Angeles Stars receive Bob Radcliff, Graham Frith (Optioned), Draft Pick 1997 Round 3 CHA (Pokey Swaggerty), Draft Pick 1996 Round 2 CHA (Otis Bates) from the Chicago Chinese assassins in exchange for Bob Cunningham.