C Craig Lafer #44
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2013
C CRAIG LAFER #44 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
82 273 58 10 1 6 36 37 79 .212 .322 .322 1 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 4
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 40
Errors: - 30 45
Arm: 40 35 40
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 40 Left Field: 35
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
09/30/2013 @ GB Win, 6-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/29/2013 @ GB Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2013 @ GB Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2013 @ GB Win, 5-1 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/25/2013 @ DET Loss, 6-8 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/2013 @ DET Loss, 5-6 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/23/2013 @ DET Win, 5-4 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/22/2013 @ DET Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2013 @ ALN Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/19/2013 @ ALN Loss, 2-8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Craig is known for his superior intelligence.
High: Intelligence
Birthday:05/18/1981
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 75 Days
Service This Yr:110 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 95 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2000, 5th Pick in Round 11
SEMI-PRO BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2013 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 82 273 58 10 1 6 36 23 37 79 .212 .322 .322 .644 .302 .110 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 82 320 8 1 0 9 0 2 88 17 1 0 100.0 29.7 3.54 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   71 12 2 0 1 7 5 4 23 0 0 2 .169 .234 .239 .473
Versus Right   202 46 8 1 5 29 18 33 56 2 0 6 .228 .350 .351 .701
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   46 7 0 0 0 3 2 7 13 2 0 2 .152 .281 .152 .433
July   76 15 6 0 1 11 4 8 17 0 0 2 .197 .291 .316 .606
August   76 19 1 1 3 14 8 10 25 0 0 0 .250 .337 .408 .745
September   75 17 3 0 2 8 9 12 24 0 0 4 .227 .363 .347 .709
Spring Training   62 20 2 0 1 8 3 9 18 0 0 1 .323 .417 .403 .820
Last Year   38 9 2 0 1 6 1 3 11 0 0 3 .237 .341 .368 .709
2 Years Ago   35 9 1 0 0 0 3 0 11 0 0 0 .257 .257 .286 .543
Career   1025 229 49 1 29 117 110 136 268 7 0 16 .223 .322 .358 .680
Home   128 27 6 0 1 20 9 16 38 1 0 4 .211 .315 .281 .597
Road   145 31 4 1 5 16 14 21 41 1 0 4 .214 .327 .359 .686
Grass   234 48 8 1 4 32 17 32 71 2 0 8 .205 .319 .299 .618
Turf   39 10 2 0 2 4 6 5 8 0 0 0 .256 .341 .462 .802
Day   55 8 0 0 1 5 4 5 15 0 0 2 .145 .242 .200 .442
Night   218 50 10 1 5 31 19 32 64 2 0 6 .229 .341 .353 .694
As Starter   273 58 10 1 6 36 23 37 79 2 0 8 .212 .322 .322 .644
Close/Late   65 12 1 0 1 8 8 15 18 0 0 0 .185 .338 .246 .584
Inning 1-3   77 15 5 0 1 6 6 11 21 0 0 3 .195 .319 .299 .617
Inning 4-6   106 26 4 1 3 17 7 8 33 2 0 3 .245 .311 .387 .698
Inning 7-9   85 16 1 0 2 13 9 17 22 0 0 2 .188 .337 .271 .607
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
0 Outs   89 20 4 1 3 9 11 8 22 1 0 4 .225 .314 .393 .707
1 Outs   77 17 3 0 1 8 7 14 20 1 0 2 .221 .351 .299 .650
2 Outs   107 21 3 0 2 19 5 15 37 0 0 2 .196 .306 .280 .587
Scoring Position   69 20 5 0 2 31 9 11 18 2 0 1 .290 .386 .449 .835
Bases Empty   135 21 3 1 4 4 11 23 42 0 0 5 .156 .301 .281 .582
Runner on 1st   69 17 2 0 0 1 3 3 19 0 0 2 .246 .297 .275 .573
Runner on 2nd   18 5 1 0 0 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 .278 .409 .333 .742
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 9 4 0 2 15 5 5 4 0 0 0 .391 .500 .826 1.326
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Bases Loaded   9 1 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 2 0 1 .111 .231 .111 .342
Two Strikes   129 10 2 0 0 6 7 15 79 1 0 3 .078 .189 .093 .282
First Pitch   36 10 2 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .297 .583 .881
Count 0-1   27 9 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .357 .444 .802
Count 0-2   25 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 20 0 0 1 .080 .115 .120 .235
Count 1-0   25 10 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .423 .520 .943
Count 1-1   24 5 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .208 .269 .250 .519
Count 1-2   42 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 24 1 0 1 .071 .091 .071 .162
Count 2-0   7 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .857 1.429
Count 2-1   11 7 1 0 2 11 4 0 0 1 0 1 .636 .615 1.273 1.888
Count 2-2   35 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 21 0 0 1 .057 .083 .086 .169
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 3 1 0 0 2 1 15 0 0 0 0 .214 .621 .286 .906
Full Count   27 3 0 0 0 0 3 15 14 0 0 0 .111 .429 .111 .540
Behind in Count   94 14 1 0 1 8 5 0 44 1 0 3 .149 .173 .191 .365
Ahead in Count   57 24 5 1 2 17 8 21 0 1 0 2 .421 .580 .649 1.229
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Batting 6th   40 11 2 0 2 7 4 8 15 0 0 0 .275 .396 .475 .871
Batting 7th   89 20 2 0 1 6 10 12 26 0 0 4 .225 .343 .281 .624
Batting 8th   126 26 5 1 3 20 9 13 32 1 0 3 .206 .294 .333 .627
Batting 9th   15 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 5 1 0 1 .067 .211 .133 .344
Low Leverage   106 18 3 0 3 6 5 10 30 0 0 2 .170 .254 .283 .537
Medium Leverage   108 26 3 1 3 15 10 17 33 0 0 5 .241 .369 .370 .740
High Leverage   58 14 4 0 0 15 8 10 16 2 0 1 .241 .352 .310 .662
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 .713 104 103 2.6
2010 Detroit - Semi 29 61 215 46 14 0 4 22 23 25 1 2 56 1 0 .214 .296 .335 .631 78 71 0.8
2011 Detroit - Semi 30 15 35 9 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 1 0 .257 .257 .286 .543 56 50 0.1
2012 Ottawa - Semi 31 28 38 9 2 0 1 6 1 3 3 0 11 0 0 .237 .341 .368 .709 102 105 0.4
2013 Saskatoon - Semi 32 82 273 58 10 1 6 36 23 37 8 2 79 1 0 .212 .322 .322 .644 87 89 1.3
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 321 1025 229 49 1 29 117 110 136 16 7 268 4 0 .223 .322 .358 .680 94 92
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
2010 Detroit - Semi C 58 57 541 50 1 592 1 .998 524.0 10.15 +1.1 .927 4 95 33 34.7
2011 Detroit - Semi C 6 6 48 9 1 57 0 1.000 53.0 9.68 +1.0 .000 1 12 8 66.7
2011 Detroit - Semi 1B 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 1.012
2011 Detroit - Semi LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Ottawa - Semi C 13 5 64 10 0 74 0 1.000 59.0 11.29 +1.3 .932 0 12 8 66.7
2012 Ottawa - Semi LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Saskatoon - Semi C 82 82 713 85 2 806 8 .990 728.0 9.87 -0.9 .946 7 167 53 31.7
TOTAL C 628 598 4674 437 31 5133 22 .996 5364.0 8.58 +10.0 .987 29 716 218 30.4
TOTAL 1B 92 79 684 33 90 719 2 .997 712.2 9.05 +0.6 1.021
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 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.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
01/07/2010 Was traded by the Quebec City Admirals to the Detroit Chargers in exchange for LF Josh Brown.
10/09/2010 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/26/2010 Wins the 2010 SPBC Great Glove Award at C.
11/20/2010 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $6,200.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
06/13/2011 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the Detroit Chargers development complex.
11/20/2011 Became a free agent.
12/22/2011 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Saskatoon Moose organization.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
03/30/2012 Was traded by the Saskatoon Moose to the Ottawa Capitals in exchange for RF Antonio Garcia.
05/11/2012 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Ottawa Capitals development complex.
11/20/2012 Became a free agent.
12/31/2012 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Winnipeg Buffaloes organization.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
04/01/2013 Was traded by the Winnipeg Buffaloes to the Saskatoon Moose, along with RP Steven van Laarhoven, in exchange for C Andy Davis and SP Jonathan Guerra.
11/20/2013 Became a free agent.
12/22/2013 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Allentown Fleetwings organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2008 3 4
2009 2 9
2010 3 5
Year HP Rank
2013 8 3
Year SF Rank
2006 3 5
Year WAR Rank
2009 2.6 10
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