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Richie Shaffer

 
Age: 28
Bats/Throws: R/R
6' 3" / 218
1B/DH
Birthdate: 3/15/1991 (28 y, 10 m, 13 d)
Drafted: 2012 June Amateur Draft - Round: 1, Pick: 25, Overall: 25, Team: Tampa Bay Rays
Service Time: 0.103
Reported as the pre-2020 value.
0 years and 103 days days of service time.
  
MiLB Options: 2
Reported as the pre-2019 season number of waiver options remaining.
RotoWire News: Shaffer signed a minor-league contract with the Brewers on Thursday, Jim Goulart of Brewerfan.net reports. (7/20/2018)
4/12/2016
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Richard Shaffer and Detecting Improvement by Chris Mitchell
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Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+BsROffDefWAR
2012Rays (A-)3313842526011.6 %22.5 %.179.386.308.406.487.416164    
2013Rays (A+)12251911557366.7 %20.4 %.145.299.254.308.399.32399    
2014Rays (AA)119491195864411.4 %24.2 %.218.261.222.318.440.344112    
2015Rays (AA)3917572227313.1 %28.0 %.208.340.262.362.470.385137    
2015Rays (AAA)69282194245111.0 %26.2 %.311.303.270.355.582.415166    
2015Rays31884116011.4 %36.4 %.203.256.189.307.392.309970.2-0.1-0.70.2
2016Rays (AAA)119496114948413.1 %27.2 %.140.303.227.329.367.321103    
2016Rays205415409.3 %33.3 %.188.367.250.315.438.3211020.00.1-1.20.1
2017Indians (AAA)131546306989412.3 %34.4 %.238.302.227.338.464.357123    
2018Brewers (AA)155945705.1 %39.0 %.309.286.218.271.527.350120    
2018Brewers (AAA)1958296017.2 %34.5 %.188.231.167.310.354.30678    
2018Indians (AAA)32125491306.4 %34.4 %.147.214.164.216.310.23743    
Total- - -5114251610010.6 %35.2 %.197.304.213.310.410.314990.10.0-1.80.3

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
2012Rays (A-)331171383625524252616131410100.308
2013Rays (A+)12246951911974331115573352106690460.254
2014Rays (AA)11942749195442841958645611195211040.222
2015Rays (AA)3914917539221007222723049111330.262
2015Rays (AAA)69244282662917119424531374340311.270
2015Rays31748814730411610032310201.189
2016Rays (AAA)1194284969759270114948650135120841.227
2016Rays204854125601545018010001.250
2017Indians (AAA)131463546105561813069896721881231940.227
2018Brewers (AA)155559124314573023100100.218
2018Brewers (AAA)194858833029610020000100.167
2018Indians (AAA)3211612519105049138043010500.164
Total- - -511221422612905161015050320202.213

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwGDPwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
2012Rays (A-)11.6 %22.5 %0.52.308.406.487.893.1794.8.386  -0.2259.9.416164
2013Rays (A+)6.7 %20.4 %0.33.254.308.399.707.1454.2.299  1.057-0.5.32399
2014Rays (AA)11.4 %24.2 %0.47.222.318.440.759.2185.0.261  0.7636.6.344112
2015Rays (AA)13.1 %28.0 %0.47.262.362.470.832.2083.8.340  0.5277.3.385137
2015Rays (AAA)11.0 %26.2 %0.42.270.355.582.937.3113.1.303  -0.44919.7.415166
2015Rays11.4 %36.4 %0.31.189.307.392.699.2032.4.2560.40.2-0.410-0.3.30997
2015Average7.7 %20.4 %0.38.254.317.405.721.1504.8.299     .313 
2016Rays (AAA)13.1 %27.2 %0.48.227.329.367.695.1402.7.303  0.2551.7.321103
2016Rays9.3 %33.3 %0.28.250.315.438.752.1882.1.3670.10.3-0.460.1.321102
2016Average8.2 %21.1 %0.39.255.322.417.739.1624.9.300     .318 
2017Indians (AAA)12.3 %34.4 %0.36.227.338.464.802.2383.7.302  0.77714.4.357123
2018Brewers (AA)5.1 %39.0 %0.13.218.271.527.798.3092.6.286  0.081.4.350120
2018Brewers (AAA)17.2 %34.5 %0.50.167.310.354.665.1882.3.231  0.06-1.6.30678
2018Indians (AAA)6.4 %34.4 %0.19.164.216.310.526.1470.9.214  0.06-8.0.23743
Total- - -10.6 %35.2 %0.30.213.310.410.720.1972.3.3040.50.5-0.916-0.2.31499

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%Pull%Cent%Oppo%Soft%Med%Hard%
2012Rays (A-)1.0019.0 %40.5 %40.5 %29.4 %11.8 %  55.2 %29.9 %14.9 %   
2013Rays (A+)0.6315.0 %32.8 %52.2 %20.9 %5.8 %  50.3 %22.3 %27.4 %   
2014Rays (AA)0.7615.1 %36.7 %48.2 %32.0 %12.9 %  54.7 %19.6 %25.7 %   
2015Rays (AA)1.0331.0 %35.0 %34.0 %26.5 %20.6 %  39.2 %35.3 %25.5 %   
2015Rays (AAA)0.8124.4 %33.7 %41.9 %23.6 %26.4 %  51.2 %27.0 %21.8 %   
2015Rays0.7614.0 %37.2 %48.8 %19.0 %19.0 %6.3 %0.0 %41.9 %25.6 %32.6 %25.6 %44.2 %30.2 %
2016Rays (AAA)0.8919.9 %37.7 %42.5 %29.8 %8.9 %  45.8 %23.1 %31.2 %   
2016Rays1.0812.9 %45.2 %41.9 %15.4 %7.7 %7.1 %0.0 %41.9 %29.0 %29.0 %16.1 %58.1 %25.8 %
2017Indians (AAA)0.5221.0 %27.2 %51.8 %23.8 %21.0 %  44.8 %28.3 %26.9 %   
2018Brewers (AA)0.539.4 %31.3 %59.4 %21.1 %21.1 %  48.5 %21.2 %30.3 %   
2018Brewers (AAA)0.6222.2 %29.6 %48.1 %7.7 %15.4 %  53.6 %28.6 %17.9 %   
2018Indians (AAA)0.9712.9 %42.9 %44.3 %12.9 %12.9 %  55.4 %24.3 %20.3 %   
Total- - -0.8813.5 %40.5 %45.9 %17.6 %14.7 %6.7 %0.0 %41.9 %27.0 %31.1 %21.6 %50.0 %28.4 %

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2012Rays (A-)34341610   77184261
2013Rays (A+)1201915540   208742950
2014Rays (AA)1121474647   65111381789
2015Rays (AA)3534319   288440728
2015Rays (AAA)58724217   4346681102
2015Rays162164100142222364
2016Rays (AAA)1101245837   80012352035
2016Rays14134210061130191
2017Indians (AAA)751435834   90613652271
2018Brewers (AA)101934   83164247
2018Brewers (AAA)81361   110143253
2018Indians (AAA)303194   181346527
Total- - -3034106200203352555

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
2015Rays-0.11-1.351.24-2.08-0.180.950.819-0.300.18
2016Rays0.08-0.870.940.500.051.040.161-0.130.20
Total- - --0.03-2.222.19-1.58-0.140.990.7410-0.430.39

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2015Rays47.0% (91.4)14.3% (82.1)4.9% (84.8)11.3% (75.6)18.7% (82.4)3.8% (82.0)  
2016Rays46.1% (92.8)21.5% (83.8)4.2% (86.5)7.3% (78.7)10.5% (84.1)10.5% (84.5)  
Total- - -46.7% (91.9)16.8% (82.8)4.7% (85.3)9.9% (76.4)15.9% (82.8)6.1% (83.5)  

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2015Rays27.8 %15.7 %2.5 %3.0 %0.3 %3.6 %14.8 %12.4 %  20.1 %   
2016Rays30.4 %12.6 %0.5 %9.4 % 1.6 %25.7 %5.8 %1.6 % 12.6 %   
Total- - -28.7 %14.6 %1.8 %5.2 %0.2 %2.9 %18.6 %10.1 %0.5 % 17.5 %   

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2015Rays91.991.684.281.487.289.482.575.7  82.2  
2016Rays93.192.389.784.4 91.384.177.783.3 84.7  
Total- - -92.391.884.883.387.289.783.376.183.3 82.9  

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FC%FS%SI%CH%SL%CU%CS%KN%SB%XX%
2015Rays26.7 %5.0 %3.9 %20.1 %18.5 %14.3 %11.6 %    
2016Rays33.0 %5.3 %10.1 %13.8 %10.1 %21.3 %6.4 %    
Total- - -28.9 %5.1 %6.0 %18.0 %15.6 %16.7 %9.8 %    

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFCvFSvSIvCHvSLvCUvCSvKNvSB
2015Rays92.185.082.892.183.083.176.1   
2016Rays94.087.985.393.085.084.279.9   
Total- - -92.886.084.292.383.483.676.9   

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2015Rays4.3-0.90.00.0-3.4-0.3 2.54-1.81-0.230.05-4.96-2.24 
2016Rays3.8-0.30.3-0.8-1.1-1.0 4.37-0.623.24-5.47-5.34-4.86 
Total- - -8.2-1.20.2-0.7-4.4-1.3 3.16-1.290.84-1.35-5.05-3.78 

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2015Rays3.01.80.4-0.5-0.2-0.2-2.20.5  -3.3  
2016Rays-0.62.1-0.10.3 0.7-0.5-0.4-0.2 -0.9  
Total- - -2.34.00.3-0.2-0.20.5-2.60.1-0.2 -4.2  

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2015Rays2.943.244.33-4.33-22.45-1.28-4.031.05  -4.56  
2016Rays-1.078.96-5.631.65 23.13-0.92-3.21-5.05 -3.69  
Total- - -1.484.943.33-0.61-22.453.30-2.550.21-5.05 -4.34  

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFCwFSwSIwCHwSLwCUwCSwKNwSB
2015Rays3.5-0.4-0.11.3 -1.80.0   
2016Rays-0.60.7-0.84.4 -1.1-0.5   
Total- - -2.90.3-0.95.7 -2.9-0.5   

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFC/CwFS/CwSI/CwCH/CwSL/CwCU/CwCS/CwKN/CwSB/C
2015Rays3.61-1.98-0.591.85-5.01-3.460.10   
2016Rays-0.986.71-4.4616.79-5.59-2.77-4.17   
Total- - -1.821.12-2.825.77-5.14-3.16-0.85   

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2015Rays26.9 %59.5 %40.1 %37.9 %72.7 %58.9 %40.7 %61.4 %16.5 %
2015Average30.6 %66.9 %46.9 %64.9 %86.7 %78.8 %44.8 %60.9 %9.9 %
2016Rays32.3 %71.6 %51.8 %29.0 %70.6 %57.6 %49.7 %74.1 %22.0 %
2016Average30.3 %66.7 %46.5 %63.9 %86.3 %78.2 %44.6 %60.3 %10.1 %
Total- - -28.5 %64.2 %44.1 %34.8 %71.8 %58.4 %43.8 %66.2 %18.4 %

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2015Rays26.3 %57.9 %40.1 %33.3 %75.0 %59.6 %43.7 %20.7
2015Average30.9 %64.4 %46.9 %62.9 %87.1 %78.8 %47.8 %22.1
2016Rays35.2 %67.0 %51.8 %31.3 %70.2 %57.6 %52.4 %22.5
2016Average30.6 %63.9 %46.5 %62.1 %86.5 %78.1 %47.8 %22.7
Total- - -29.1 %61.4 %44.1 %32.6 %73.0 %58.8 %46.7 %21.3

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2015Rays27.5 %57.2 %39.9 %37.9 %74.7 %60.0 %41.9 %21.3
2016Rays40.6 %62.0 %51.1 %28.2 %77.2 %57.3 %48.9 %22.7
Total- - -31.6 %59.0 %43.7 %34.0 %75.7 %58.9 %44.3 %21.8

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2015Rays (AAA)1B1919164.0136131  15          
2015Rays1B10875.164600042023    1.000 
2016Rays (AAA)1B1915143.213642  14          
2016Rays1B11877.064711061061    .986 
2017Indians (AAA)1B2610110.010250  10          
2018Brewers (AA)1B1212101.19341  10          
2018Indians (AAA)1B4432.02930  5          
2018Brewers (AAA)1B121291.27462  12          
Total- - -1B2116152.112813110103084    .993 
2012Rays (A-)3B2424207.014374  2          
2013Rays (A+)3B108108930.05420118  16          
2014Rays (AA)3B109109948.17320526  15          
2015Rays (AA)3B3434300.128473  4          
2015Rays (AAA)3B4241366.045658  7          
2015Rays3B8446.0661013300     .923 
2016Rays (AAA)3B6765570.0381069  14          
2016Rays3B4114.2400000000     1.000 
2017Indians (AAA)3B1818141.06244  5          
2018Indians (AAA)3B3116.0230  0          
Total- - -3B12560.21061013300     .941 
2015RaysLF117.0000000000     .000 
2017Indians (AAA)LF5749438.18664  1          
2018Brewers (AA)LF3325.0210  0          
2018Indians (AAA)LF111187.02302  0          
2018Brewers (AAA)LF2112.0000  0          
Total- - -LF117.0000000000     .000 
2015Rays (AAA)RF3327.01400  0          
2015RaysRF205.0200000000     1.000 
2016Rays (AAA)RF2825228.03144  1          
2016RaysRF217.0100000000     1.000 
2017Indians (AAA)RF2624208.24722  0          
2018Indians (AAA)RF6650.01601  0          
2018Brewers (AAA)RF102.2000  0          
Total- - -RF4112.0300000000     1.000 
2015RaysOF3112.0200000000     1.000 
2016RaysOF217.0100000000     1.000 
Total- - -OF5219.0300000000     1.000 

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSZrCERArSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZFSRFRMARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2015Rays1B75.1   0 -10-1119.81810  0.1-0.10.20.34.1
2016Rays1B77.0   0 00096.6673   0.00.5-0.6-0.2-6.9
Total- - -1B152.1   0 -10-12015.75040  0.10.4-0.40.1-0.1
2015Rays3B46.0   0 010551.00010  0.20.3-0.10.411.8
2016Rays3B14.2   0 01100 0    0.00.00.00.0
Total- - -3B60.2   0 021551.00010  0.20.3-0.10.412.2
2015RaysLF7.0    000000 00 0.0 0.00.00.02.0
Total- - -LF7.0    000000 00 0.0 0.00.00.02.0
2015RaysRF5.0    0000221.00000 0.0 0.10.00.119.2
2016RaysRF7.0    000000 1  0.2 0.00.00.215.3
Total- - -RF12.0    0000221.00010 0.2 0.10.00.329.8
2015RaysOF12.0    0000221.00000 0.0 0.10.00.121.5
2016RaysOF7.0    000000 1  0.2 0.00.00.215.3
Total- - -OF19.0    0000221.00010 0.2 0.10.00.428.7

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnImpossible (0%)Remote (1-10%)Unlikely (10-40%)Even (40-60%)Likely (60-90%)Routine (90-100%)
2015Rays1B75.10.0%      (1)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (2)100.0%     (1)0.0%      (1)100.0%    (15)
2016Rays1B77.00.0%      (1)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (2)0.0%     (0)100.0%      (1)94.1%    (17)
Total- - -1B152.10.0%      (2)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (4)100.0%     (1)50.0%      (2)96.9%    (32)
2015Rays3B46.00.0%      (1)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (1)0.0%     (1)0.0%      (0)100.0%    (11)
2016Rays3B14.20.0%      (0)0.0%      (0)100.0%      (1)0.0%     (0)0.0%      (0)100.0%      (2)
Total- - -3B60.20.0%      (1)0.0%      (0)50.0%      (2)0.0%     (1)0.0%      (0)100.0%    (13)
2015RaysLF7.00.0%      (3)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (0)0.0%     (0)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (0)
Total- - -LF7.00.0%      (3)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (0)0.0%     (0)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (0)
2015RaysRF5.00.0%      (0)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (0)0.0%     (0)0.0%      (0)100.0%      (3)
2016RaysRF7.00.0%      (3)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (0)0.0%     (0)0.0%      (0)100.0%      (1)
Total- - -RF12.00.0%      (3)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (0)0.0%     (0)0.0%      (0)100.0%      (4)
2015RaysOF12.00.0%      (3)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (0)0.0%     (0)0.0%      (0)100.0%      (3)
2016RaysOF7.00.0%      (3)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (0)0.0%     (0)0.0%      (0)100.0%      (1)
Total- - -OF19.00.0%      (6)0.0%      (0)0.0%      (0)0.0%     (0)0.0%      (0)100.0%      (4)

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamInnVotesInstinctsFirst StepSpeedHandsReleaseArm StrengthArm AccuracyOverallFSR
2015Rays133.1355485057566461560
Total- - -133.1355485057566461560

Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingPositionalOffenseDefenseLeagueReplacementRARWARDollarsSalary
2015Rays-0.30.20.8-1.5-0.1-0.70.32.62.10.2$1.8 
2016Rays0.20.00.0-1.20.1-1.20.21.60.80.1$0.7 
Total- - --0.10.10.9-2.70.0-1.80.54.22.90.3$2.4 

Drafts
  • 2012 June Amateur Draft - Round: 1, Pick: 25, Overall: 25
    • Team: Tampa Bay Rays
    • School: Clemson
  • 2009 June Amateur Draft - Round: 25, Pick: 16, Overall: 757
    • Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
    • School: Providence Sr HS