| #39 Michael Luft, First Base, 36 yrs, Detroit Tigers Monday, 4/10/2081
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 | Michael Luft 
 1/24/2045
 36
 USA
 6"2
 200
 
 First Base
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 | Big League Contract $ 8,312,100
 2082
 15 Year(s), 133 Days (2713 total Days)
 8 Day(s)
 17 Year(s)
 Not eligible
 
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |  | Overall | 83 | 71 | 65 | 61 | 83 |  | Versus LHP | 75 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 81 |  | Versus RHP | 87 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 84 |  | Talent | 80 | 80 | 62 | 52 | 91 |  | 
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 Pull Hitter
 
 | Fielding Ratings 1B : 65 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.)
 Catcher Arm : 5
 Infield Arm : 23
 Outfield Arm : 11
 
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot |  |  |  | 4/3 | @CLE | W 8-3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 |  |  |  | 4/5 | @CLE | L 8-9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 |  |  |  | 4/6 | @LAA | L 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 |  |  |  | 4/7 | @LAA | W 7-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 |  |  |  | 4/8 | @LAA | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 |  |  |  | 4/9 | @LAA | L 3-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 |  |  |  | 
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |  | Overall | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .240 | .269 | .400 | .669 | .579 | .160 |  | Projected | 162 | 675 | 162 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 54 | 54 | 27 | 135 | .240 | .269 | .400 | .669 | .579 | .160 |  | 
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |  | Overall | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.8 | 3.9 |  | 
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|  | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | vs. LHP | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 |  | vs. RHP | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .300 | .421 | .721 |  | Close/Late | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |  | Scoring Position | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |  | Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |  | 
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|  | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | Road | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .240 | .269 | .400 | .669 |  | Last Week | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .240 | .269 | .400 | .669 |  | March/April | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .240 | .269 | .400 | .669 |  | 
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |  | 2065 | 87 | 250 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .322 | .428 | .750 | DET |  | 2066 | 155 | 569 | 164 | 48 | 5 | 17 | 120 | 97 | 63 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .288 | .359 | .480 | .839 | DET,AL |  | 2067 | 121 | 450 | 148 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | .329 | .399 | .502 | .901 | DET |  | 2068 | 155 | 615 | 175 | 36 | 2 | 22 | 106 | 87 | 62 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .285 | .347 | .457 | .804 | DET SDN |  | 2069 | 161 | 617 | 173 | 30 | 4 | 12 | 83 | 87 | 77 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .280 | .366 | .400 | .766 | SDN |  | 2070 | 161 | 619 | 175 | 39 | 0 | 19 | 115 | 99 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .351 | .438 | .789 | SDN |  | 2071 | 155 | 568 | 179 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 94 | 87 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .395 | .474 | .868 | SDN |  | 2072 | 162 | 625 | 162 | 44 | 3 | 16 | 74 | 88 | 67 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .332 | .416 | .748 | BOS |  | 2073 | 161 | 606 | 184 | 47 | 5 | 19 | 118 | 98 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .371 | .492 | .863 | BOS |  | 2074 | 162 | 622 | 152 | 36 | 2 | 15 | 95 | 69 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .305 | .381 | .686 | BOS STL |  | 2075 | 143 | 568 | 154 | 34 | 1 | 25 | 116 | 90 | 64 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .271 | .346 | .467 | .812 | STL |  | 2076 | 156 | 592 | 167 | 43 | 3 | 26 | 136 | 105 | 55 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .282 | .342 | .497 | .839 | STL |  | 2077 | 155 | 570 | 167 | 35 | 3 | 24 | 103 | 105 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .378 | .491 | .869 | STL KCA,AL |  | 2078 | 144 | 516 | 163 | 44 | 4 | 19 | 107 | 86 | 60 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .316 | .395 | .527 | .922 | KCA |  | 2079 | 158 | 568 | 176 | 47 | 3 | 25 | 114 | 97 | 56 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 4 | 0 | .310 | .371 | .535 | .906 | DET |  | 2080 | 154 | 569 | 169 | 34 | 3 | 15 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 6 | 1 | .297 | .373 | .446 | .820 | DET |  | 2081 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .269 | .400 | .669 | DET |  | Total | 2396 | 8949 | 2584 | 600 | 47 | 290 | 1558 | 1367 | 947 | 98 | 98 | 391 | 21 | 8 | .289 | .360 | .464 | .823 |  |  | 
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | 2064, A | 78 | 282 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 31 | 47 | 23 | 3 | 0 | .294 | .388 | .433 | .821 |  | 2065, A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .600 | .000 | .600 |  | 2065, AA | 37 | 142 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .310 | .393 | .599 | .992 |  | 2065, AAA | 14 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .189 | .246 | .377 | .623 |  | 
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | 2072 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 |  | 2073 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .364 | .614 |  | 2077 | 11 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .385 | .333 | .718 |  | 2078 | 9 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .438 | .550 | .625 | 1.175 |  | Total | 26 | 99 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .414 | .424 | .838 |  | 
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |  | First Base | 6 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 1.000 | 51.2 | 8.36 |  |  |  |  |  | 
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| Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Detroit in 2064... Injured on 5/8/2065 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 4 days...
 Had first career hit on 6/5/2065, off James Capps (SEA)...
 Hit first career homerun on 6/14/2065, off Steven Rushton (TEX)...
 Was selected to the 2066 Allstar game...
 Injured on 5/31/2067 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks...
 Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Seattle on 9/11/2067...
 Traded from Detroit to San Diego on 7/29/2068 (Going to DET: P  Ralph Gardiner. Going to SDN: 1B Michael Luft)...
 2/1/2069: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,528,571 through salary arbitration...
 2/1/2070: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,528,571 through salary arbitration...
 2/1/2071: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,535,714 through salary arbitration...
 Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/2071, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
 Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Colorado on 5/12/2071...
 Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against San Francisco on 8/23/2071...
 Signed as a free agent by Boston on 2/3/2072 to a 7-year deal worth $13,000,000 per year...
 Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 7/1/2073...
 Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against New York (A) on 9/12/2073...
 Traded from Boston to St. Louis on 4/2/2074 (Going to STL: 1B Michael Luft, CF Erick Maynor, P  Harry Gregg, P  Albert Tarango, P  Andres Leon. Going to BOS: 1B Thomas Rolle, P  Kenneth Causey)...
 Drove in 6 runs against Milwaukee on 9/8/2074...
 Injured on 6/15/2075 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 3 weeks...
 Hit 3 homeruns against Milwaukee, driving in 5 runs on 7/22/2076...
 Traded from St. Louis to Kansas City on 2/17/2077 (Going to KCA: 1B Michael Luft. Going to STL: P  Derek Rumble, P  Cornelius Ruth)...
 Was selected to the 2077 Allstar game...
 Had 2000th career hit on 7/18/2077, off Luis Ozuna (BAL)...
 Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/2077, hitting .407 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
 Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/4/2079 to a 4-year deal worth $8,312,100 per year...
 
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| AVG 2067 - .329 - 1st
 2071 - .315 - 10th
 2078 - .316 - 8th
 2079 - .310 - 7th
 2080 - .297 - 7th
 
 | OBP 2067 - .399 - 3rd
 2078 - .395 - 6th
 
 | SLG 2079 - .535 - 8th
 
 | OPS 2067 - .901 - 8th
 2078 - .922 - 8th
 
 | Hits 2073 - 184 - 10th
 2079 - 176 - 7th
 2080 - 169 - 7th
 
 |  | Doubles 2066 - 48 - 8th
 2073 - 47 - 8th
 
 | RBI 2066 - 120 - 7th
 2076 - 136 - 4th
 2079 - 114 - 8th
 
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