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Name	Team	Age
Ruben Whitson	Retired (2007, Age 34)	Died (2053, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 51 (1996)	RF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mookie Wilson League	0	0 years (9 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C-	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	C-	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	5/19/1973
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	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	C-	B-	D+	C+	C-	D+	C+
1997	C-	B-	D+	C+	C-	D+	C+
1998	C-	B	C-	C+	C	C-	B-
1999	C	B	C-	B-	C	C-	B-
2000	C	B	C-	B-	C	C-	B-
2001	C	B	C-	B-	C	C-	B-
2002	C	B	C-	B-	C	C-	B-
2003	C	B	C-	B-	C	C-	B-
2004	C	B	C-	B-	C	C-	B-
2005	C	B	C-	B-	C	C-	B-
2006	C	B	C-	B-	C	C-	B-
2007	C	B	C-	B-	C	C-	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2007-11-01	Ruben Whitson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1997-04-01	The Baltimore Behemoths have waived Ruben Whitson.
1996-10-03	The Baltimore Behemoths have sent Fred Gorsica to the minors. The Baltimore Behemoths have sent Billy Knothe to the minors. The Baltimore Behemoths have sent Ted Marshall to the minors. The Baltimore Behemoths have sent Frank Szekely to the minors. The Baltimore Behemoths have sent Ruben Whitson to the minors.
1996-09-22	The Baltimore Behemoths have promoted Ruben Whitson to the major league team. The Baltimore Behemoths have promoted Billy Knothe to the major league team.
1996-08-15	The Baltimore Behemoths have acquired Ruben Whitson from the waiver wire. The Baltimore Behemoths have waived Kevin Kush.
1996-04-21	The Tampa Bay Tangerines have waived Ruben Whitson.