Chad Saftner   Shortstop | Toronto Polar Bears Hitting This guy can't hit a watermelon with a lampost. Saftner always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency. Baserunning & Defense Saftner plays a near-flawless shortstop, making very few errors. His arm is accurate enough. He's at his best in situations where a base has to be stolen, such as the late innings of close games. 2025 Outlook I can't say I know what The Toronto Polar Bears were doing locking this guy up to a long term contract. A questionable call at best. AA isn't the right place for Saftner. Expect the Toronto Polar Bears to send him down for some minor retooling.           -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating 2017 TOR SS 28 32 80 52 47 52 47 49 55 19 0 Low Minors 52 66 . 207 2018 TOR SS 30 36 80 52 47 52 47 49 55 20 0 Low Minors 60 68 . 216 2019 TOR SS 36 37 80 52 47 52 47 49 55 21 0 Low Minors 66 72 . 226 2020 TOR SS 43 40 80 52 47 52 47 49 55 22 0 Low Minors 75 72 . 242 2021 TOR SS 43 46 80 52 47 52 47 49 55 23 0 Low Minors 83 72 . 251 2022 TOR SS 43 49 80 52 47 52 47 49 55 24 0 Low Minors 83 72 . 255 2023 TOR SS 43 49 80 52 47 52 47 49 55 25 0 Low Minors 83 72 . 253 2024 TOR SS 43 49 80 52 47 52 47 49 55 26 0 Low Minors 83 72 . 251 2025 TOR SS 43 49 80 52 47 52 47 49 55 27 0 AA/AAA 83 72 . 249 Ratings Delta                   +1           -2

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG 2015 17 USX 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000 2 0 1.00 .000 1.00 .000 .000 0 .000 .000 2016 18 USX 160 587 110 100 22 0 7 62 47 145 208 1.434 70 3 .350 .244 .594 .147 .178 14 .981 .170 2017 19 USX 152 594 134 125 26 3 11 74 69 145 158 1.090 95 6 .380 .320 .700 .169 .222 17 .977 .210 Totals     319 1181 246 225 48 3 18 136 116 292 366 1.253 167 9 .365 .282 .647 .158 .200 31 .979 .191

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 .000

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 .000

Chad Saftner's Career Highlights

Year Details 2017 3rd round - 84th overall selection by Toronto Polar Bears in the 2017 Amateur Draft

Chad Saftner's Comparable Players

Player Names Scott Maider 91.6% Kevin Izatt 88.5% Ryan Bahr 86.1%

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