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Name	Team	Age
Tom Esser	Retired (2000, Age 34)	Died (2044, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 61 (1991)	1B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Tim Raines League	0	0 years (4 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	B	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	4/1/1966
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
1991	C	B-	C	B-	C+	D+	C
1992	C	B-	C	B-	C+	C-	C
1993	C+	B-	C	B-	C+	C-	C+
1994	C+	B-	C	B-	C+	C-	C+
1995	C+	B-	C	B-	C+	C-	C+
1996	C+	B-	C	B-	C+	C-	C+
1997	C+	B-	C	B-	C+	C-	C+
1998	C+	B-	C	B-	C+	C-	C+
1999	C+	B-	C	B-	C+	C-	C+
2000	C+	B-	C	B-	C+	C-	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2000-11-01	Tom Esser has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1991-07-23	The Detroit Tigers have waived Tom Esser.
1991-04-05	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Spike Owens to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Tom Esser to the minors.
1991-04-01	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Tom Esser to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Frank McClendon to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Ron Kleinhans to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Spike Owens to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Mike Hampton to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Gregg Jefferies to the minors.