3B Chris 'Lank' Saari #59
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
12/31/2016
3B CHRIS 'LANK' SAARI #59 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
31 66 10 1 0 1 7 6 19 .152 .230 .212 0 -0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 4
Gap 5 6 5 5
Power 5 6 5 5
Eye 5 6 5 5
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 40
Errors: - 45 40
Arm: 40 45 55
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 45 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 25 Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 30 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/2016 @ PIT Loss, 6-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2016 MIN Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/2016 MIN Win, 7-6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/2016 MIN Loss, 0-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/2016 @ BKN Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/09/2016 @ BKN Loss, 5-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2016 @ BKN Win, 8-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/2016 @ SEA Win, 11-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/29/2016 SA Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/2016 SA Win, 6-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Chris, as a leader, has real charisma.
Personality Class: Captain
Birthday:10/24/1982
Born in:Montgomery, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 22 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 22 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2000, 10th Pick in Round 3
PBC RESERVE LEAGUE ONE 2016 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 31 66 10 1 0 1 7 5 6 19 .152 .230 .212 .442 .212 .061 19
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 12 74 1 0 0 1 0 1 14 2 0 1 0.0 3.3 1.52 -0.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   36 7 1 0 1 7 2 3 8 1 0 1 .194 .268 .306 .574
Versus Right   30 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 11 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   7 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .571 .571 1.000 1.571
July   22 3 0 0 0 3 3 4 6 0 0 1 .136 .296 .136 .433
August   24 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 1 0 0 .083 .080 .125 .205
September   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
Last Year   175 37 6 2 6 25 23 25 59 2 2 2 .211 .314 .371 .685
Career   1610 419 90 5 74 260 252 178 483 16 3 19 .260 .338 .460 .798
Home   27 6 1 0 1 3 2 1 6 0 0 0 .222 .250 .370 .620
Road   39 4 0 0 0 4 3 5 13 1 0 1 .103 .217 .103 .320
Grass   54 10 1 0 1 6 4 5 12 0 0 0 .185 .254 .259 .513
Turf   12 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 1 0 1 .000 .133 .000 .133
Day   22 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 8 0 0 1 .136 .240 .273 .513
Night   44 7 1 0 0 5 3 4 11 1 0 0 .159 .224 .182 .406
As Starter   43 7 0 0 1 5 5 5 12 0 0 1 .163 .265 .233 .498
As Reliever / Substitution   23 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 1 0 0 .130 .160 .174 .334
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
2008 Washington - PBC 25 28 50 11 2 0 3 7 3 6 1 0 18 1 1 .220 .316 .440 .756 106 111 0.2
2011 Washington - PBC 28 9 12 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 .083 .200 .083 .283 -20 -16 -0.2
2011 El Paso - PBC 28 8 27 8 3 0 2 8 5 3 0 0 7 0 0 .296 .367 .630 .996 162 147 0.2
2011 Total - PBC 28 17 39 9 3 0 2 11 7 5 0 1 10 0 0 .231 .311 .462 .773 101 93 0.0
2012 El Paso - PBC 29 55 184 45 7 0 6 21 21 18 1 0 78 1 3 .245 .315 .380 .696 88 93 0.4
2013 El Paso - PBC 30 7 12 2 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 .167 .231 .500 .731 92 92 -0.0
2013 Philadelphia - PBC 30 8 30 7 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 11 0 0 .233 .258 .333 .591 64 63 -0.2
2013 Total - PBC 30 15 42 9 1 0 2 3 6 2 0 0 17 0 0 .214 .250 .381 .631 73 72 -0.2
2014 St. Louis - PBC 31 11 30 4 0 0 1 2 4 7 0 1 13 0 0 .133 .289 .233 .523 43 52 -0.1
Total PBC 126 345 78 13 0 14 44 41 38 2 2 136 2 4 .226 .305 .386 .690 86 89 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 Colorado Springs - R+ 17 88 290 70 6 1 9 35 43 27 5 3 67 0 0 .241 .314 .362 .676 93 95 1.6
2001 Colorado Springs - R+ 18 88 327 96 17 1 13 47 38 25 2 3 67 4 2 .294 .345 .471 .815 128 129 3.0
2002 DC - R+ 19 33 88 22 3 0 7 15 9 4 1 1 15 1 0 .250 .287 .523 .810 139 144 1.0
2002 El Paso - A 19 52 160 49 12 0 3 13 17 12 4 1 28 1 1 .306 .367 .438 .805 137 140 2.2
2003 Richmond - A 20 88 319 80 14 0 13 40 36 32 3 3 65 0 3 .251 .322 .417 .739 109 108 1.5
2004 Richmond - A 21 12 41 8 3 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 11 1 0 .195 .312 .268 .581 72 78 0.3
2004 Virginia Beach - A+ 21 76 211 59 7 1 3 21 22 19 0 0 45 1 0 .280 .339 .365 .704 111 111 1.0
2005 Virginia Beach - A+ 22 88 344 86 14 1 9 36 34 41 3 4 75 1 0 .250 .332 .375 .707 104 98 1.3
2006 Baltimore - AAA 23 80 291 77 23 0 7 33 43 26 2 2 99 1 3 .265 .327 .416 .743 95 98 0.6
2007 Baltimore - AAA 24 88 327 103 20 1 24 69 60 42 9 4 94 5 2 .315 .403 .602 1.006 167 175 4.0
2009 Baltimore - AAA 26 86 341 83 22 0 10 44 44 33 1 0 102 1 1 .243 .312 .396 .708 91 91 0.3
2010 Baltimore - AAA 27 88 348 90 15 1 21 63 64 40 4 5 96 4 3 .259 .338 .489 .826 121 123 1.8
2011 Baltimore - AAA 28 17 62 19 3 1 5 19 13 6 0 2 14 0 0 .306 .357 .629 .986 158 159 0.5
2015 Montreal - AAA 32 62 175 37 6 2 6 25 23 25 2 2 59 0 0 .211 .314 .371 .685 79 82 -0.0
2016 Montreal - AAA 33 31 66 10 1 0 1 7 5 6 1 1 19 0 1 .152 .230 .212 .442 20 19 -0.7
Total AAA 452 1610 419 90 5 74 260 252 178 19 16 483 11 10 .260 .338 .460 .798 113 116
Total A+ 164 555 145 21 2 12 57 56 60 3 4 120 2 0 .261 .334 .371 .706 106 103
Total A 152 520 137 29 0 16 55 57 51 7 4 104 2 4 .263 .335 .412 .747 115 115
Total R+ 209 705 188 26 2 29 97 90 56 8 7 149 5 2 .267 .325 .433 .757 115 117
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2012 El Paso - PBC 29 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 219 232 -0.0
2013 El Paso - PBC 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total PBC 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 219 232
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2000 Colorado Springs - R+ 3B 88 88 37 157 24 203 9 .956 712.2 2.45 -0.3 .982
2001 Colorado Springs - R+ 3B 88 88 46 166 12 213 1 .995 754.0 2.53 +6.7 1.039
2002 El Paso - A 3B 52 52 28 85 7 115 2 .983 412.0 2.47 +4.1 1.025
2002 DC - R+ 3B 29 28 11 39 2 50 0 1.000 215.1 2.09 +0.8 1.033
2003 Richmond - A 2B 3 3 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 18.2 3.38 -0.2 .900
2003 Richmond - A 3B 85 85 44 152 18 201 5 .975 746.0 2.36 -1.9 .962
2004 Virginia Beach - A+ 2B 4 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 -0.3 .000
2004 Richmond - A 2B 4 4 7 5 1 12 0 1.000 35.0 3.09 -0.0 1.052
2004 Virginia Beach - A+ 3B 76 75 27 112 12 146 7 .952 584.1 2.14 -1.3 .991
2004 Richmond - A 3B 8 8 4 14 6 18 0 1.000 67.0 2.42 +1.0 1.144
2005 Virginia Beach - A+ 2B 74 74 144 173 50 324 7 .978 637.1 4.48 -4.8 .960
2005 Virginia Beach - A+ 3B 23 14 11 31 4 43 1 .977 146.0 2.59 +0.2 1.030
2006 Baltimore - AAA 2B 73 73 135 132 30 270 3 .989 574.2 4.18 -3.6 .962
2006 Baltimore - AAA 3B 7 7 8 15 1 23 0 1.000 62.0 3.34 -0.1 1.023
2007 Baltimore - AAA 2B 88 88 139 212 52 357 6 .983 706.1 4.47 -4.8 .975
2007 Baltimore - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Washington - Pro C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2008 Washington - Pro 2B 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 6.2 4.05 +0.0 .968
2008 Washington - Pro 3B 8 8 10 15 0 25 0 1.000 76.0 2.96 -0.2 1.017
2008 Washington - Pro SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Baltimore - AAA C 4 4 30 4 1 34 0 1.000 34.0 9.00 +0.3 1.844 1 6 2 33.3
2009 Baltimore - AAA 1B 16 16 115 7 5 122 0 1.000 137.2 7.98 -0.1 1.004
2009 Baltimore - AAA 2B 4 2 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 23.0 3.52 -0.5 .931
2009 Baltimore - AAA 3B 36 36 22 54 5 80 4 .950 325.1 2.10 -0.3 .968
2010 Baltimore - AAA C 5 5 42 5 0 47 0 1.000 44.2 9.47 +0.4 .000 0 7 3 42.9
2010 Baltimore - AAA 1B 79 77 612 34 54 648 2 .997 670.1 8.67 +0.9 1.030
2010 Baltimore - AAA 2B 2 2 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.2 .924
2010 Baltimore - AAA 3B 7 4 1 13 1 14 0 1.000 40.0 3.15 +0.3 1.016
2011 Washington - Pro C 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.2 .000 0 1 1 100.0
2011 Baltimore - AAA C 3 3 36 2 0 38 0 1.000 27.0 12.67 +0.1 .000 1 6 1 16.7
2011 Washington - Pro 1B 5 3 24 1 5 25 0 1.000 29.0 7.76 +0.0 .992
2011 El Paso - Pro 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2011 Baltimore - AAA 1B 13 11 76 7 1 85 2 .976 96.2 7.73 -0.7 .881
2011 Baltimore - AAA 2B 3 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.1 .978
2011 Washington - Pro 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 El Paso - Pro 3B 8 8 9 7 0 17 1 .941 59.0 2.44 -0.9 .797
2011 Baltimore - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 El Paso - Pro C 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 -0.1 .000 0 1 0 0.0
2012 El Paso - Pro 3B 48 45 29 54 6 84 1 .988 376.0 1.99 -0.7 1.010
2012 El Paso - Pro SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 El Paso - Pro RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.0 .969
2013 El Paso - Pro C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2013 El Paso - Pro 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.1 .953
2013 Philadelphia - Pro 3B 8 8 4 15 2 20 1 .950 69.2 2.45 -1.0 .961
2014 St. Louis - Pro 1B 5 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 12.0 5.25 +0.0 1.001
2014 St. Louis - Pro 3B 10 9 5 9 1 15 1 .933 75.0 1.68 -0.9 .895
2015 Montreal - AAA C 4 3 31 7 0 38 0 1.000 29.0 11.79 +0.9 .000 0 9 7 77.8
2015 Montreal - AAA 1B 53 41 342 23 30 367 2 .995 395.1 8.31 +2.0 1.079
2015 Montreal - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Montreal - AAA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 0.0 .000
2016 Montreal - AAA C 1 1 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 +0.1 .000 0 2 1 50.0
2016 Montreal - AAA 1B 8 3 59 6 3 66 1 .985 52.2 11.11 -0.4 .942
2016 Montreal - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Montreal - AAA 3B 5 5 3 13 2 17 1 .941 44.0 3.27 -0.5 .930
TOTAL C 22 16 156 20 1 176 0 1.000 155.0 10.22 +1.8 1.844 2 32 15 46.9
TOTAL 1B 180 151 1236 78 98 1321 7 .995 1395.2 8.47 +1.8 1.024
TOTAL 2B 259 246 439 545 136 1000 16 .984 2035.2 4.35 -14.0 .966
TOTAL 3B 590 568 299 951 103 1284 34 .974 4768.1 2.36 +5.3 .998
TOTAL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.0 .969
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2000 Drafted in the 2000 first-year player draft out of high school (Columbus (GA) High School; Columbus, GA) by the Denver Cutthroats. (Round 3, Pick 10, 34th overall pick).
06/07/2000 Named the #67 prospect in the PBC
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 2 (4).
06/07/2001 Named the #61 prospect in the PBC
08/29/2001 Was selected to the 2001 Under 20 Development League All-Star Game.
08/31/2001 Was selected to the 2001 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
10/14/2001 Named the #46 prospect in the PBC
10/18/2001 Wins the 2001 U20 Great Glove Award at 3B.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 2 (4).
06/07/2002 Named the #53 prospect in the PBC
08/02/2002 Named the #47 prospect in the PBC
08/11/2002 Was traded by the Denver Cutthroats to the Washington Warriors, along with SP John Hunter, SS Steve Spoon, SP Chad Roytman, and CF Mendel Ederveen, in exchange for RF Joey Aumock and CF Jarred Grubic.
08/26/2002 Wins the U20 Player of the Week Award.
09/01/2002 Was selected to the 2002 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
10/08/2002 Wins the 2002 Under 22 Development League Under 22 Cup with the El Paso Diablos!
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 2 (4).
06/07/2003 Named the #48 prospect in the PBC
08/02/2003 Named the #46 prospect in the PBC
09/01/2003 Was selected to the 2003 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (4).
06/07/2004 Named the #79 prospect in the PBC
09/01/2004 Was selected to the 2004 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 3 (4).
06/07/2005 Named the #85 prospect in the PBC
07/04/2005 Wins the U24 Player of the Week Award.
08/02/2005 Named the #66 prospect in the PBC
09/01/2005 Was selected to the 2005 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
10/20/2005 Named the #90 prospect in the PBC
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 4 (5).
09/01/2006 Was selected to the 2006 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
08/02/2007 Named the #69 prospect in the PBC
08/13/2007 Wins the RL1 Player of the Week Award.
08/29/2007 Was selected to the 2007 PBC Reserve League One All-Star Game.
10/01/2007 Wins the RL1 Batter of the Month Award.
10/16/2007 Wins the 2007 RL1 Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
10/19/2007 Wins the 2007 RL1 Most Valuable Player Award.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
01/02/2008 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the Washington Warriors development complex.
06/07/2008 Named the #90 prospect in the PBC
11/20/2008 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
12/05/2008 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Washington Warriors development complex.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
11/20/2009 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
08/02/2010 Wins the AAA Player of the Week Award.
08/23/2010 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/18/2010 Goes 5-7 against the San Diego Roadrunners, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
10/20/2010 Wins the 2010 PBC Reserve League One Championship Cup with the Baltimore Schooners!
11/20/2010 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
07/12/2011 Hits three home runs against the Providence Roosters, going 4-5 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored!
09/18/2011 Was claimed off waivers by El Paso while with Washington.
10/27/2011 Wins the 2011 Pro Circuit Cup with the Washington Warriors.
11/20/2011 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
11/20/2012 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
06/20/2013 Was claimed off waivers by Philadelphia while with El Paso.
07/10/2013 Was claimed off waivers by El Paso while with Philadelphia.
08/04/2013 Was claimed off waivers by Philadelphia while with El Paso.
08/24/2013 Was claimed off waivers by El Paso while with Philadelphia.
10/23/2013 Wins the 2013 Pro Circuit Cup with the El Paso Diablos.
11/20/2013 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
05/23/2014 Was claimed off waivers by St. Louis while with El Paso.
07/12/2014 Released by the St. Louis Lions.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
05/29/2015 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Titans organization.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
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