C Craig Lafer #44
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2015
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C CRAIG LAFER #44 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
44 137 30 7 0 2 19 16 42 .219 .303 .314 1 -0.3
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 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 40
Errors: - 30 45
Arm: 35 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
08/15/2015 ALB Win, 5-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/10/2015 @ WIN Loss, 4-5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/08/2015 @ WIN Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/2015 MXC Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/03/2015 MXC Loss, 1-7 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
08/02/2015 MXC Loss, 0-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/31/2015 @ OTT Loss, 6-10 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
07/30/2015 @ OTT Win, 5-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/29/2015 @ OTT Loss, 5-10 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/28/2015 @ OTT Win, 7-5 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Lafer has a high baseball IQ.
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:9 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:70 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 95 Days
Pro Service:15 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 2015 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 44 137 30 7 0 2 19 13 16 42 .219 .303 .314 .617 .293 .095 67
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 41 155 1 0 0 2 1 1 43 9 1 0 100.0 14.1 3.44 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   34 8 3 0 0 6 6 8 9 0 0 0 .235 .381 .324 .704
Versus Right   103 22 4 0 2 13 7 8 33 1 1 1 .214 .274 .311 .585
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   40 8 2 0 1 7 3 5 10 1 1 1 .200 .298 .325 .623
July   83 17 5 0 1 10 10 9 28 0 0 0 .205 .283 .301 .584
August   14 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 .357 .438 .357 .795
Spring Training   27 4 0 0 1 3 4 4 12 0 1 1 .148 .281 .259 .541
Last Year   254 57 7 1 4 28 26 42 67 2 2 5 .224 .343 .307 .650
2 Years Ago   273 58 10 1 6 36 23 37 79 2 0 8 .212 .322 .322 .644
Career   1416 316 63 2 35 164 149 194 377 10 3 22 .223 .324 .345 .669
Home   71 18 2 0 2 12 7 11 18 0 0 1 .254 .361 .366 .728
Road   66 12 5 0 0 7 6 5 24 1 1 0 .182 .236 .258 .494
Grass   40 5 2 0 0 3 4 2 18 0 0 0 .125 .167 .175 .342
Turf   97 25 5 0 2 16 9 14 24 1 1 1 .258 .354 .371 .725
Day   19 11 2 0 0 8 1 2 3 0 0 0 .579 .619 .684 1.303
Night   118 19 5 0 2 11 12 14 39 1 1 1 .161 .254 .254 .508
As Starter   135 28 7 0 2 15 13 16 42 1 1 1 .207 .294 .304 .598
As Reliever / Substitution   2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Pinch Hitting   2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   26 10 1 0 1 6 3 4 5 0 0 1 .385 .484 .538 1.022
Inning 1-3   40 8 1 0 1 6 3 3 10 1 0 0 .200 .250 .300 .550
Inning 4-6   52 8 3 0 0 4 4 4 18 0 1 0 .154 .214 .212 .426
Inning 7-9   44 13 3 0 1 9 6 9 14 0 0 1 .295 .426 .432 .858
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   47 11 0 0 1 6 3 5 13 0 1 1 .234 .321 .298 .619
1 Outs   46 10 4 0 0 5 7 8 14 1 0 0 .217 .327 .304 .632
2 Outs   44 9 3 0 1 8 3 3 15 0 0 0 .205 .255 .341 .596
Scoring Position   38 10 3 0 1 17 5 3 10 1 1 0 .263 .310 .421 .731
Bases Empty   70 16 2 0 0 0 5 9 25 0 0 0 .229 .316 .257 .574
Runner on 1st   29 4 2 0 1 2 3 4 7 0 0 1 .138 .265 .310 .575
Runner on 2nd   10 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .100 .182 .400 .582
Runner on 3rd   9 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 .111 .100 .222 .322
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 4 2 0 0 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 .800 .833 1.200 2.033
Two Strikes   69 8 3 0 0 2 5 6 42 0 0 0 .116 .187 .159 .346
First Pitch   23 10 1 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .435 .435 .609 1.043
Count 0-1   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .250 .583
Count 0-2   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   15 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Count 1-1   9 4 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .444 .400 1.000 1.400
Count 1-2   31 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 0 0 0 .065 .065 .129 .194
Count 2-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-1   9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   14 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 .333 .750 .333 1.083
Full Count   18 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 12 0 0 0 .111 .333 .111 .444
Behind in Count   45 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 25 0 1 1 .089 .109 .133 .242
Ahead in Count   28 6 1 0 0 4 3 10 0 0 0 0 .214 .421 .250 .671
Batting 7th   51 8 1 0 1 4 4 6 16 1 1 0 .157 .241 .235 .477
Batting 8th   75 20 6 0 1 13 7 8 22 0 0 1 .267 .345 .387 .732
Batting 9th   11 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490
Low Leverage   53 10 3 0 0 2 3 5 22 0 0 0 .189 .259 .245 .504
Medium Leverage   59 12 3 0 1 4 6 7 13 1 1 0 .203 .284 .305 .589
High Leverage   25 8 1 0 1 13 4 4 7 0 0 1 .320 .433 .480 .913
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 93 92 1.3
2015 Detroit - Semi 34 44 137 30 7 0 2 19 13 16 1 1 42 1 0 .219 .303 .314 .617 66 67 -0.3
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 445 1416 316 63 2 35 164 149 194 22 10 377 9 2 .223 .324 .345 .669 91 90
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
2015 Detroit - Semi C 41 41 347 30 0 378 1 .997 359.0 9.45 -1.2 .915 3 47 16 34.0
2015 Detroit - Semi LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 749 718 5741 535 33 6303 27 .996 6443.0 8.77 +7.7 1.002 36 911 269 29.5
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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 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.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
04/08/2015 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,580 with the Detroit Chargers organization.
08/22/2015 Released by the Detroit Chargers.
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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