1B Craig Lafer #44
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/2009
1B CRAIG LAFER #44 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
84 289 68 13 0 9 28 42 71 .235 .339 .374 1 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 4 4 4 4
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 5 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 25
Errors: - 30 25
Arm: 45 35 35
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 45 Left Field: -
1st Base: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/2009 OTT Loss, 5-7 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 1
09/27/2009 OTT Win, 7-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/2009 OTT Win, 8-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/2009 @ COL Loss, 5-10 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 0
09/23/2009 @ COL Win, 10-7 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/2009 @ COL Win, 5-1 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/21/2009 @ COL Loss, 6-12 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/2009 @ VAC Loss, 1-9 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2009 @ VAC Loss, 0-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2009 @ VAC Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Craig is seldom out-witted.
High: Intelligence
Birthday:05/18/1981
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,200
Signed Through:2010 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 75 Days
Service This Yr:109 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 95 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2000, 5th Pick in Round 11
SEMI-PRO BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2009 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 84 289 68 13 0 9 28 39 42 71 .235 .339 .374 .713 .322 .138 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 83 336 4 2 0 5 0 1 108 22 1 0 100.0 39.1 4.65 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   76 9 1 0 0 3 10 9 24 0 0 3 .118 .239 .132 .370
Versus Right   213 59 12 0 9 25 29 33 47 1 0 1 .277 .375 .460 .835
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   51 12 1 0 4 7 7 7 13 0 0 0 .235 .328 .490 .818
July   85 18 5 0 1 10 11 10 25 1 0 2 .212 .306 .306 .612
August   79 17 3 0 3 9 10 11 23 0 0 1 .215 .319 .367 .686
September   74 21 4 0 1 2 11 14 10 0 0 1 .284 .404 .378 .783
Spring Training   95 21 2 0 3 8 8 9 22 1 0 0 .221 .286 .337 .623
Last Year   175 39 9 0 9 25 21 29 40 2 0 0 .223 .330 .429 .759
Career   464 107 22 0 18 53 60 71 111 3 0 4 .231 .336 .394 .730
Home   138 31 11 0 4 17 20 19 38 1 0 3 .225 .329 .391 .720
Road   151 37 2 0 5 11 19 23 33 0 0 1 .245 .349 .358 .706
Grass   240 55 12 0 7 26 33 33 62 1 0 4 .229 .331 .367 .698
Turf   49 13 1 0 2 2 6 9 9 0 0 0 .265 .379 .408 .787
Night   289 68 13 0 9 28 39 42 71 1 0 4 .235 .339 .374 .713
As Starter   288 67 12 0 9 28 39 42 71 1 0 4 .233 .337 .368 .705
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Pinch Hitting   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Close/Late   54 14 3 0 2 3 8 12 17 0 0 1 .259 .403 .426 .829
Inning 1-3   85 14 3 0 1 4 9 14 24 0 0 1 .165 .290 .235 .525
Inning 4-6   112 32 5 0 4 17 17 13 22 1 0 2 .286 .367 .438 .805
Inning 7-9   84 20 4 0 3 6 11 12 22 0 0 1 .238 .340 .393 .733
Extra Innings   8 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 .250 .455 .750 1.205
0 Outs   105 30 6 0 3 7 13 6 26 1 0 2 .286 .333 .429 .762
1 Outs   98 24 6 0 3 12 17 23 25 0 0 0 .245 .388 .398 .786
2 Outs   86 14 1 0 3 9 9 13 20 0 0 2 .163 .287 .279 .566
Scoring Position   72 13 3 0 1 18 9 12 17 1 0 2 .181 .310 .264 .574
Bases Empty   170 37 6 0 7 7 21 21 40 0 0 2 .218 .311 .376 .687
Runner on 1st   47 18 4 0 1 3 9 9 14 0 0 0 .383 .482 .532 1.014
Runner on 2nd   23 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 4 0 0 0 .130 .286 .174 .460
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .286 .200 .486
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 5 0 0 0 2 3 3 6 0 0 1 .200 .310 .200 .510
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   9 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 5 0 0 1 .111 .273 .222 .495
Two Strikes   141 20 4 0 4 13 16 20 71 1 0 1 .142 .252 .255 .507
First Pitch   48 17 5 0 2 5 9 1 0 0 0 1 .354 .380 .583 .963
Count 0-1   23 8 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 .348 .375 .609 .984
Count 0-2   26 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 13 0 0 0 .115 .115 .269 .385
Count 1-0   19 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .300 .316 .616
Count 1-1   32 12 1 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Count 1-2   44 5 0 0 1 5 3 0 26 0 0 0 .114 .114 .182 .295
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   16 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .312 .500
Count 2-2   46 7 2 0 2 5 5 0 26 1 0 1 .152 .167 .326 .493
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 .167 .722 .167 .889
Full Count   25 5 1 0 0 2 7 20 6 0 0 0 .200 .556 .240 .796
Behind in Count   93 16 1 0 4 9 8 0 39 0 0 1 .172 .181 .312 .493
Ahead in Count   45 11 3 0 0 4 5 21 0 0 0 1 .244 .493 .311 .804
Batting 5th   14 3 0 0 1 4 2 2 5 0 0 1 .214 .353 .429 .782
Batting 6th   264 64 12 0 8 24 37 39 63 1 0 3 .242 .345 .379 .724
Batting 7th   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
Batting 9th   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Low Leverage   126 29 5 0 5 10 19 23 27 0 0 1 .230 .353 .389 .742
Medium Leverage   107 26 5 0 2 6 15 14 24 1 0 0 .243 .328 .346 .674
High Leverage   56 13 3 0 2 12 5 5 20 0 0 3 .232 .328 .393 .721
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2005 St. Louis - PBC 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 202 373 0.0
2006 St. Louis - PBC 25 35 105 22 6 0 3 13 9 6 1 3 22 0 0 .210 .252 .352 .605 65 56 -0.3
2007 St. Louis - PBC 26 12 31 6 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 13 1 0 .194 .235 .226 .461 33 25 -0.1
Total PBC 48 136 28 7 0 3 16 10 9 1 4 35 1 0 .206 .253 .324 .577 58 51 -0.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2000 Lincoln - R+ 19 88 284 53 9 0 4 20 15 40 5 3 73 2 1 .187 .295 .261 .556 60 64 -0.7
2001 Salt Lake City - A 20 67 198 48 6 0 3 19 17 18 4 1 28 2 0 .242 .317 .318 .635 86 79 -0.6
2002 Milwaukee - A+ 21 37 93 27 2 0 10 20 16 3 0 0 17 0 0 .290 .312 .634 .947 169 177 1.2
2003 Kansas City - AA 22 88 308 77 10 0 7 29 32 31 4 3 81 0 1 .250 .324 .351 .674 93 93 0.4
2004 Arizona - AAA 23 53 152 31 5 0 2 13 12 12 3 0 39 0 0 .204 .275 .276 .552 60 59 -0.1
2005 Arizona - AAA 24 72 275 69 12 1 7 33 29 22 6 1 48 2 1 .251 .319 .378 .697 104 106 1.8
2008 Quebec City - Semi 27 51 175 39 9 0 9 25 21 29 0 2 40 0 0 .223 .330 .429 .759 113 106 1.8
2009 Quebec City - Semi 28 84 289 68 13 0 9 28 39 42 4 1 71 1 0 .235 .339 .374 .713 102 103 2.6
Total AAA 125 427 100 17 1 9 46 41 34 9 1 87 2 1 .234 .304 .342 .646 88 89
Total AA 88 308 77 10 0 7 29 32 31 4 3 81 0 1 .250 .324 .351 .674 93 93
Total A+ 37 93 27 2 0 10 20 16 3 0 0 17 0 0 .290 .312 .634 .947 169 177
Total A 67 198 48 6 0 3 19 17 18 4 1 28 2 0 .242 .317 .318 .635 86 79
Total R+ 88 284 53 9 0 4 20 15 40 5 3 73 2 1 .187 .295 .261 .556 60 64
Total SPBC 135 464 107 22 0 18 53 60 71 4 3 111 1 0 .231 .336 .394 .730 106 104
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2000 Lincoln - R+ C 88 88 558 59 10 620 3 .995 753.1 7.37 +1.3 .861 2 62 20 32.3
2001 Salt Lake City - A C 23 22 131 22 3 153 0 1.000 196.1 7.01 +2.0 1.022 0 23 13 56.5
2001 Salt Lake City - A 1B 33 30 270 14 38 285 1 .996 278.2 9.17 -0.1 1.026
2002 Milwaukee - A+ C 31 20 152 7 3 159 0 1.000 206.2 6.92 -0.5 .670 0 24 3 12.5
2002 Milwaukee - A+ 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2002 Milwaukee - A+ 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2003 Kansas City - AA C 48 44 281 19 1 302 2 .993 385.1 7.01 +0.0 1.014 2 36 5 13.9
2003 Kansas City - AA 1B 44 44 361 16 41 378 1 .997 374.0 9.07 +0.3 1.001
2004 Arizona - AAA C 35 33 217 14 0 232 1 .996 301.2 6.89 -0.0 1.002 2 17 2 11.8
2004 Arizona - AAA 1B 5 5 39 3 7 42 0 1.000 43.0 8.79 +0.5 1.216
2005 Arizona - AAA C 72 72 499 40 7 543 4 .993 640.0 7.58 -0.8 .787 5 62 16 25.8
2005 St. Louis - Pro 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
2006 St. Louis - Pro C 31 29 251 20 1 271 0 1.000 264.0 9.24 -0.4 1.158 0 50 8 16.0
2006 St. Louis - Pro 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
2007 St. Louis - Pro C 8 7 72 2 0 74 0 1.000 70.0 9.51 -0.1 .969 0 13 2 15.4
2007 St. Louis - Pro 1B 4 0 9 0 3 9 0 1.000 8.0 10.12 0.0 .000
2008 Quebec City - Semi C 50 50 436 33 0 471 2 .996 442.2 9.54 +3.1 1.195 1 41 13 31.7
2009 Quebec City - Semi C 83 83 711 67 2 779 1 .999 740.0 9.46 +2.9 1.277 5 102 34 33.3
TOTAL C 469 448 3308 283 27 3604 13 .996 4000.0 8.08 +7.5 1.000 17 430 116 27.0
TOTAL 1B 90 79 682 33 89 717 2 .997 708.2 9.08 +0.6 1.021
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2000 Drafted in the 2000 first-year player draft out of high school (Eisenhower; Blue Island, IL) by the St. Louis Lions. (Round 11, Pick 5, 125th overall pick).
07/22/2000 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 3 (5).
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
09/07/2002 Hits 4 home runs against the Providence Roosters, going 4-5 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored!
09/09/2002 Wins the U24 Player of the Week Award.
09/18/2002 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
10/01/2002 Wins the U24 Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
11/07/2004 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
08/29/2005 Was selected to the 2005 PBC Reserve League One All-Star Game.
09/07/2005 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/16/2005 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/11/2005 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
06/06/2006 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the St. Louis Lions development complex.
11/20/2006 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
06/07/2008 Released by the St. Louis organization.
07/21/2008 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,200 with the Quebec City Admirals organization.
11/20/2008 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $6,200.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
10/29/2009 Wins the 2009 SPBC Great Glove Award at C.
11/20/2009 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $6,200.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2008 3 4
2009 2 9
Year SF Rank
2006 3 5
Year WAR Rank
2009 2.6 10
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