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Name	Team	Age
Jay Cato	Retired (1977, Age 34)	Died (2012, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42 (1965)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League	0	0 years (23 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C	B+	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C+	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	F	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	1/11/1943
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
1965	C-	C+	C	C+	D-	B	D-
1966	C-	C+	C	B-	D	B	D
1967	C-	B-	C	B-	D	B	D
1968	C	B-	C+	B-	D	B	D
1969	C	B-	C+	B-	D	B+	D
1970	C	B-	C+	B-	D	B+	D
1971	C	B-	C+	B-	D	B+	D
1972	C	B-	C+	B-	D	B+	D
1973	C	B-	C+	B-	D	B+	D
1974	C	B-	C+	B-	D	B+	D
1975	C	B-	C+	B-	D	B+	D
1976	C	B-	C+	B-	D	B+	D
1977	C	B-	C+	B-	D	B+	D

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1977-11-01	Jay Cato has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1969-06-20	The San Francisco Sentinels have waived Jay Cato.
1969-06-20	The San Francisco Sentinels have demoted Jay Cato to the minor leagues.
1969-05-24	The San Francisco Sentinels have promoted Jay Cato to the major league team. The San Francisco Sentinels have sent Allen Hogan to the minors.
1968-04-01	The San Francisco Sentinels have acquired Jay Cato from the waiver wire. The San Francisco Sentinels have waived Heath Riddle.
1967-04-04	The Seattle Green Socks have acquired Cliff Smith from the waiver wire. The Seattle Green Socks have waived Jay Cato.
1965-04-01	The Seattle Green Socks have renamed Jack Fischer to Jay Cato.