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Name	Team	Age
Bret Butler	Retired (2011, Age 38)	Died (2042, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (1995)	2B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Kirby Puckett League	0	14 years (88 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C-	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	3/7/1973
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (2B)
A  (84.8 %)	A  (84.5 %)	A- (79.2 %)

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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
1995	B-	B-	B	C+	A	D	C+
1996	B	B-	B	B-	A+	D	B
1997	B	B	B+	B-	A+	D+	B
1998	B+	B	B+	B-	A+	D+	B+
1999	A-	B+	A-	B	A+	C-	A-
2000	A-	B+	A-	B	A+	C-	A
2001	A-	B+	A	B	A+	C	A
2002	A-	B+	A	B	A+	C	A+
2003	A	B+	A	B	A+	C	A+
2004	A	A-	A	B	A+	C	A+
2005	A	A-	A	B	A+	C	A+
2006	A	A-	A	B	A+	C	A+
2007	A	A-	A	B+	A+	C	A+
2008	A-	B+	A	B+	A	C	A+
2009	A-	B+	A	B	A-	C	A+
2010	A-	B	A	B-	A-	C	A
2011	A-	B-	A-	B-	B+	C-	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2011-11-01	Bret Butler has retired from the Minnesota Twins
2011-05-02	The Minnesota Twins have designated Bret Butler for assignment.
2010-08-23	Bret Butler of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
2009-06-13	Bret Butler of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
2004-07-30	Bret Butler of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1997-04-01	The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bret Butler to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Kent Hrbek to the minors.
1996-09-07	The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bob Creamer to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Bret Butler to the minors.
1996-05-29	The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bret Butler to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Brian Harper to the minors.
1995-04-04	The Minnesota Twins have renamed Clay Griner to Bret Butler.