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Name	Team	Age
Jim Estes	Retired (1998, Age 34)	Died (2035, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 27 (1986)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League	0	2 years (30 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C-	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	B	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	2/18/1964
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	3
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
1986	D	B+	C-	B+	C+	D	B-
1987	D+	B+	C-	A-	C+	D+	B-
1988	D+	A-	C-	A-	C+	D+	B-
1989	D+	A-	C-	A-	C+	D+	B
1990	C-	A-	C-	A	C+	D+	B
1991	C-	A-	C	A	B-	D+	B
1992	C-	A-	C	A	B-	C-	B+
1993	C-	A-	C	A	B-	C-	B+
1994	C-	A-	C	A	B-	C-	B+
1995	C-	A-	C	A	B-	C-	B+
1996	C-	A-	C	A	B-	C-	B+
1997	C-	A-	C	A	B-	C-	B+
1998	C-	A-	C	A	B-	C-	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1998-11-01	Jim Estes has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1995-07-09	The Philadelphia Green Men have waived Jim Estes.
1995-05-23	The Philadelphia Green Men have acquired Jim Estes from the waiver wire.
1995-04-11	The Brooklyn Superbas have waived Jim Estes.
1995-04-11	The Brooklyn Superbas have acquired Jim Estes from the waiver wire.
1995-04-01	The San Francisco Bridge Years have waived Jim Estes.
1991-04-27	The San Francisco Bridge Years have promoted Ron Nops to the major league team. The San Francisco Bridge Years have sent Jim Estes to the minors.
1990-04-29	The San Francisco Bridge Years have promoted Jim Estes to the major league team.
1990-04-11	The San Francisco Bridge Years have demoted Jim Estes to the minor leagues.
1989-05-20	Jim Estes of the San Francisco Bridge Years is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1988-09-26	The San Francisco Bridge Years have promoted Jim Estes to the major league team.
1988-05-12	The San Francisco Bridge Years have promoted Harvey Davanon to the major league team. The San Francisco Bridge Years have sent Jim Estes to the minors.
1988-04-01	The San Francisco Bridge Years have auto-promoted Jim Estes to the major leagues.
1987-06-11	The San Francisco Bridge Years have sent Jim Estes to the minors.
1987-05-22	The San Francisco Bridge Years have promoted Jim Estes to the major league team. The San Francisco Bridge Years have promoted Derek Domino to the major league team.
1986-04-29	The San Francisco Bridge Years have acquired Jim Estes from the waiver wire.
1986-04-19	The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Jim Estes.
1985-10-06	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers receive Draft Pick 1988 Round 3 TEX (Frank Plodinec) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Draft Pick 1986 Round 2 PIT (Jim Estes). Protest This Trade.
1985-10-05	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers receive Draft Pick 1986 Round 2 PIT (Jim Estes) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Draft Pick 1988 Round 3 TEX (Frank Plodinec). Protest This Trade.