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Name	Team	Age
Bobby Matthews	Retired (1996, Age 34)	Died (2027, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 21 (1982)	LF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	0 years (16 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
66	61	61
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
92	61	80
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
37	67	46
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	12	2
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
48	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
10	0	10/20/1962
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
40 (40.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (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
1982	47	22	39	36	65	31	19
1983	53	24	41	41	66	36	27
1984	56	24	44	43	69	39	30
1985	67	27	48	48	73	42	38
1986	72	31	52	55	76	47	41
1987	79	35	56	58	77	49	48
1988	82	35	58	60	78	54	51
1989	86	36	59	64	80	57	55
1990	88	36	59	64	80	57	55
1991	89	36	59	65	80	57	57
1992	90	36	59	65	80	57	57
1993	90	36	59	66	80	58	57
1994	90	37	59	66	80	59	58
1995	92	37	60	67	80	61	61
1996	92	37	61	67	80	61	61

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1996-11-01	Bobby Matthews has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1988-06-16	The Chicago Cubs have waived Bobby Matthews.
1986-08-10	The Chicago Cubs have sent Bobby Matthews to the minors.
1986-07-02	Bobby Matthews of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1986-06-23	The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bobby Matthews to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Mark Johnson to the major league team.