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Name	Team	Age
Ben Householder	Retired (2019, Age 35)	65
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17 (2002)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	7 years (31 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+	B+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	C	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	10/28/1984
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %)	D+ (23.7 %)	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
2002	D	C-	C	B-	A+	F	C
2003	D+	C	C+	B	A+	F	C+
2004	C-	C+	C+	B+	A+	D	B-
2005	C	B-	B-	B+	A+	D	B
2006	C+	B-	B-	B+	A+	D+	B+
2007	C+	B	B-	B+	A+	C-	B+
2008	C+	B	B-	A-	A+	C-	A-
2009	B-	B	B	A-	A+	C-	A-
2010	B-	B+	B	A-	A+	C	A-
2011	B-	B+	B	A-	A+	C	A
2012	B	B+	B	A-	A+	C+	A
2013	B	A-	B	A-	A+	C+	A
2014	B	A-	B+	A-	A+	C+	A
2015	B	A-	B+	A-	A+	C+	A
2016	B	A-	B+	A-	A+	C+	A+
2017	B	A-	B+	A-	A+	C+	A+
2018	B	A-	B+	A-	A+	C+	A+
2019	B-	A-	B	A-	A+	C+	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2019-11-01	Ben Householder has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals
2019-09-07	Ben Householder of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
2019-05-22	Ben Householder of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
2019-05-08	The St. Louis Cardinals have placed Ben Householder on the trade block.
2019-04-03	Ben Householder of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
2018-09-21	Ben Householder of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 55 days.
2014-05-16	Ben Householder of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
2013-07-31	Ben Householder of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
2012-03-05	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Ben Householder to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Jim Stanton for assignment.