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Name	Team	Age
Sam Torkelson	Retired (2016, Age 34)	68
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (2000)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	6 years (3 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B-	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B-	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	3/19/1982
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
C+ (45.5 %)	F  (2.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (3B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
2004	OAK	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	3
2005	OAK	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
2006	OAK	0	0	6	0	4	1	0	5	0
2007	OAK	0	0	5	0	34	0	3	1	2
2008	OAK	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	6
2009	OAK	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	2
2010	OAK	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2016-11-01	Sam Torkelson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2011-04-22	The Oakland Athletics have waived Sam Torkelson.
2011-04-01	The Oakland Athletics have promoted Carlos Lustbader to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Chris Markell to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have designated Sam Torkelson for assignment. The Oakland Athletics have designated Paul Stein for assignment.
2008-08-28	Sam Torkelson of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
2005-06-21	The Oakland Athletics have promoted Sam Torkelson to the major league team.
2004-07-30	The Oakland Athletics have sent Sam Torkelson to the minors.
2004-04-03	The Oakland Athletics have promoted Sam Torkelson to the major league team.