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Name	Team	Age
Jim Willis	Retired (1959, Age 33)	Died (1986, Age 61)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 10, Pick 146 (1950)	2B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	6 years (33 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	A+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B-	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	12/26/1925
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (LF)
A  (91.4 %)	C+ (48.8 %)	D+ (27.9 %)

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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
1950	B-	C+	C+	C	A	C	A+
1951	B-	B-	C+	C	A	C	A+
1952	B-	B-	B-	C+	A	C+	A+
1953	B	B-	B-	C+	A	C+	A+
1954	B	B-	B-	C+	A	C+	A+
1955	B	B-	B-	C+	A	C+	A+
1956	B	B-	B-	C+	A	C+	A+
1957	B	B-	B-	C+	A	C+	A+
1958	B	B-	B-	C+	A	C+	A+
1959	B	B-	B-	C+	A	C+	A+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1959-11-01	Jim Willis has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1959-07-15	The Cleveland Indians have waived Jim Willis.
1959-05-21	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Mike Wells to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Jim Willis for assignment.
1958-04-22	The Cleveland Indians have renamed Omar Vizquel to Jim Willis.
1958-04-15	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Omar Vizquel to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Jose Darcy for assignment.
1958-04-15	The Cleveland Indians have acquired Omar Vizquel from the waiver wire.
1958-04-11	The New York Hurricanes have waived Omar Vizquel.
1958-04-01	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Kenny "Speedy" Lofton to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Mike Schmidt to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Lou Gehrig for assignment. The New York Hurricanes have designated Omar Vizquel for assignment.
1953-05-16	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Omar Vizquel to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent Bobby Doerr to the minors.
1952-09-05	The New York Hurricanes have sent Omar Vizquel to the minors.
1952-08-12	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Manny Warner to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Omar Vizquel to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Derek Lee for assignment.
1952-07-22	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Derek Lee to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Luis Aparicio to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent Omar Vizquel to the minors. The New York Hurricanes have designated Willie McCovey for assignment.
1952-06-22	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Andre Dawson to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Juan Rosario to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Omar Vizquel to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent Luis Aparicio to the minors. The New York Hurricanes have designated Sandy Koufax for assignment. The New York Hurricanes have designated Joe Carter for assignment.
1952-04-15	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Luis Aparicio to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent Omar Vizquel to the minors.
1950-06-19	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Joe Girardi to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Sammy Sosa to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Omar Vizquel to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent Craig Biggio to the minors. The New York Hurricanes have sent Mike Piazza to the minors. The New York Hurricanes have sent Darrin Erstad to the minors.
1950-06-06	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Craig Biggio to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent Omar Vizquel to the minors.
1950-04-01	The New York Hurricanes have renamed Jim Willis to Omar Vizquel.