C Craig Lafer #44
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2014
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C CRAIG LAFER #44 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
80 254 57 7 1 4 28 42 67 .224 .343 .307 4 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 4
Gap 4 4 5 4
Power 4 4 4 4
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
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: 30
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: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/2014 @ VAN Loss, 7-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/2014 @ VAN Loss, 5-7 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/28/2014 @ VAN Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2014 @ VAN Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/2014 @ LV Win, 7-1 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/23/2014 @ LV Loss, 3-6 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
09/22/2014 @ LV Loss, 0-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2014 GB Loss, 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2014 GB Loss, 2-3 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 0
09/18/2014 GB Loss, 1-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Lafer is a real smart player.
Birthday:05/18/1981
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 75 Days
Service This Yr:110 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 95 Days
Pro Service:14 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 2014 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 80 254 57 7 1 4 28 26 42 67 .224 .343 .307 .650 .301 .083 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 79 303 5 3 0 2 2 2 78 12 4 2 66.7 30.7 4.04 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   55 14 4 0 1 6 5 7 13 1 1 2 .255 .354 .382 .736
Versus Right   199 43 3 1 3 22 21 35 54 1 1 3 .216 .340 .286 .627
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   43 11 2 1 0 8 3 8 12 1 0 1 .256 .377 .349 .726
July   73 19 2 0 2 7 10 12 19 0 1 1 .260 .372 .370 .742
August   65 14 2 0 2 9 6 12 19 1 1 1 .215 .342 .338 .680
September   73 13 1 0 0 4 7 10 17 0 0 2 .178 .294 .192 .486
Spring Training   64 10 4 1 1 8 7 11 20 1 0 2 .156 .295 .297 .592
Last Year   273 58 10 1 6 36 23 37 79 2 0 8 .212 .322 .322 .644
2 Years Ago   38 9 2 0 1 6 1 3 11 0 0 3 .237 .341 .368 .709
Career   1279 286 56 2 33 145 136 178 335 9 2 21 .224 .326 .348 .674
Home   114 29 4 1 1 13 12 19 25 1 0 2 .254 .368 .333 .701
Road   140 28 3 0 3 15 14 23 42 1 2 3 .200 .323 .286 .609
Grass   90 17 2 0 1 6 9 14 27 0 2 2 .189 .311 .244 .556
Turf   164 40 5 1 3 22 17 28 40 2 0 3 .244 .360 .341 .702
Day   75 17 1 0 4 9 12 13 20 0 1 2 .227 .356 .400 .756
Night   179 40 6 1 0 19 14 29 47 2 1 3 .223 .338 .268 .606
As Starter   253 56 7 1 4 28 26 42 67 2 2 5 .221 .341 .304 .645
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   66 12 1 0 1 4 6 12 18 0 1 1 .182 .316 .242 .559
Inning 1-3   68 20 3 0 3 15 11 10 18 1 1 1 .294 .388 .471 .858
Inning 4-6   92 19 2 1 0 7 6 13 24 1 0 3 .207 .321 .250 .571
Inning 7-9   82 15 2 0 1 6 8 18 22 0 0 1 .183 .337 .244 .581
Extra Innings   12 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
0 Outs   86 14 0 0 1 3 9 13 23 0 2 2 .163 .287 .198 .485
1 Outs   77 17 3 0 1 11 7 16 20 2 0 2 .221 .361 .299 .660
2 Outs   91 26 4 1 2 14 10 13 24 0 0 1 .286 .381 .418 .799
Scoring Position   70 17 2 1 1 25 6 9 14 2 2 0 .243 .321 .343 .664
Bases Empty   146 31 5 0 3 3 16 27 41 0 0 4 .212 .350 .308 .659
Runner on 1st   38 9 0 0 0 0 4 6 12 0 0 1 .237 .356 .237 .592
Runner on 2nd   27 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 5 0 2 0 .111 .200 .148 .348
Runner on 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 4 0 0 1 5 2 0 4 0 0 0 .308 .308 .538 .846
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .556 1.056
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 4 0 1 0 8 2 5 1 0 0 0 .444 .643 .667 1.310
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 .200 .143 .200 .343
Two Strikes   118 9 2 0 0 4 5 20 67 0 0 2 .076 .221 .093 .315
First Pitch   33 11 3 0 2 6 7 3 0 1 0 1 .333 .395 .606 1.001
Count 0-1   21 10 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .476 .500 .619 1.119
Count 0-2   18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 .056 .056 .056 .111
Count 1-0   27 12 1 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 .444 .444 .593 1.037
Count 1-1   18 6 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .316 .500 .816
Count 1-2   43 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 22 0 0 1 .070 .091 .093 .184
Count 2-0   10 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .182 .100 .282
Count 2-1   18 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   36 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 0 0 1 .083 .108 .083 .191
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 .222 .632 .222 .854
Full Count   21 2 1 0 0 0 2 20 11 0 0 0 .095 .537 .143 .679
Behind in Count   82 14 2 1 0 8 2 0 37 0 0 2 .171 .190 .220 .410
Ahead in Count   64 21 1 0 1 10 12 19 0 0 1 1 .328 .488 .391 .879
Batting 5th   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Batting 6th   49 8 0 0 1 4 6 10 15 0 1 0 .163 .305 .224 .530
Batting 7th   33 6 0 0 0 2 3 5 8 0 0 1 .182 .308 .182 .490
Batting 8th   146 35 4 1 2 19 14 26 37 2 1 3 .240 .362 .322 .683
Batting 9th   19 6 3 0 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 1 .316 .350 .632 .982
Low Leverage   112 26 5 0 1 3 6 12 29 0 0 1 .232 .312 .304 .616
Medium Leverage   86 17 1 1 2 11 14 23 27 0 1 4 .198 .389 .302 .692
High Leverage   54 13 1 0 1 14 5 5 11 2 1 0 .241 .295 .315 .610
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 1.000 202 374 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 -0.5
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 -0.1
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 .759 113 107 1.9
2009 Quebec City - Semi 28 84 289 68 13 0 9 28 39 42 4 1 71 1 0 .235 .339 .374 .713 104 104 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 0.7
2011 Detroit - Semi 30 15 35 9 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 1 0 .257 .257 .286 .543 56 49 0.1
2012 Ottawa - Semi 31 28 38 9 2 0 1 6 1 3 3 0 11 0 0 .237 .341 .368 .709 102 106 0.4
2013 Saskatoon - Semi 32 82 273 58 10 1 6 36 23 37 8 2 79 1 0 .212 .322 .322 .644 88 90 1.3
2014 Calgary - Semi 33 80 254 57 7 1 4 28 26 42 5 2 67 4 2 .224 .343 .307 .650 91 92 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 401 1279 286 56 2 33 145 136 178 21 9 335 8 2 .224 .326 .348 .674 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
2014 Calgary - Semi C 80 79 720 68 2 792 4 .995 720.0 9.85 -1.1 1.162 4 148 35 23.6
TOTAL C 708 677 5394 505 33 5925 26 .996 6084.0 8.73 +8.9 1.008 33 864 253 29.3
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.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
03/22/2014 Was traded by the Allentown Fleetwings to the Calgary Caracals, along with LF Raul Torres, in exchange for RF Raita Kimura, CF Jon Acevedo, and 3B Sukeichi Sakai.
11/20/2014 Became a free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2008 3 4
2009 2 9
2010 3 5
2014 3 5
Year HP Rank
2013 8 3
2014 5 10
Year SF Rank
2006 3 5
Year WAR Rank
2009 2.6 10
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