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Name	Team	Age
Butch Koupal	Retired (2029, Age 35)	Died (2073, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 28 (2015)	RP	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	4 years (66 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
65	45	12
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
4	2	23
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
42	25	10
Endurance	Velocity	Control
24	73	58
Leadership	Mentor Value
16	39
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
89	0	12/19/1993
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
2015	19	51	45
2016	20	57	50
2017	20	60	54
2018	22	65	56
2019	22	67	58
2020	23	70	60
2021	23	70	60
2022	24	72	61
2023	25	74	63
2024	25	74	64
2025	25	74	64
2026	25	74	66
2027	25	75	67
2028	25	71	63
2029	24	71	58

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2029-11-01	Butch Koupal has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2028-06-01	The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Butch Koupal.
2028-05-20	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Roy Wapnick to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Doug Kelly to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Danny Broaca to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Reggie Strobel to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Chester Willhite to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Garber to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Butch Koupal for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Ed Thompson for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Craig Joost for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Mickey Sisk for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Greg Katz for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Jackie Welch for assignment.
2024-04-01	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Carlos Kellner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Butch Koupal to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Al Davanon to the major league team.
2024-04-01	A trade has been completed between the New York knights and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Sled Miles, Jim Romero, Butch Koupal, Draft Pick 2025 Round 2 NYA (Matt Gray) from the New York knights in exchange for Rick Palmer. Protest This Trade.
2023-04-05	The New York knights have placed Butch Koupal on the trade block.
2020-06-01	The New York knights have sent Don Mayer to the minors. The New York knights have sent Butch Koupal to the minors.
2020-05-06	The New York knights have promoted Butch Koupal to the major league team.
2020-04-01	The New York knights have sent Butch Koupal to the minors.
2020-04-01	The New York knights have promoted Butch Koupal to the major league team. The New York knights have promoted Don Mayer to the major league team. The New York knights have promoted Tommy Anson to the major league team. The New York knights have designated Jake Peters for assignment.