#19 John Franco, Closer, 29 yrs, Syracuse Amazin' Mets

#19 John Franco, Closer, 29 yrs, Syracuse Amazin' Mets
Sunday, 10/29/2006

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John Franco

9/17/1977
29
USA,NY,Brooklyn
5"10
185

Closer
L
L

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Minimal
Average
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Normal

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Big League Contract
$ 4,392,857
2006 (Automatic)
4 Year(s), 128 Days (816 total Days)
71 Day(s)
5 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	90	72	89	87-90 Mph
Versus LHB	95	78	89
Versus RHB	89	70	89
Talent	10	6	10

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

3
49
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	21	6	1	40
Versus LHP	6	21	6	1	40
Versus RHP	7	21	6	1	40
Talent	2	2	2	2	4

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
2
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 2 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
5/21	@SYR	L 3-7		0.1	4	2	2	0	0
5/24	OCE	L 2-10		6	7	5	5	4	4
5/26	@CAB	W 7-4		1	1	0	0	1	0	SV
5/29	HOU	W 7-6		2	1	0	0	1	2	W
5/30	BAN	W 5-1		1	1	0	0	0	0
6/4	@ZZY	W 6-5		1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
7/10	TEX	L 10-11		1	3	2	2	0	1	L
9/7	@LAF	W 3-2		1	0	0	0	0	1
9/8	@LAF	W 12-5		2	2	0	0	0	2
9/10	STL	L 1-8		2	4	3	3	0	3

Pitching Stats 2006

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	27	0	1	3	2	6.57	38.1	54	33	28	15	31	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	27	0	1	3	2	6.57	38.0	54	33	28	15	31

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	12	4	33.3	27	9	16.4	12.7	7.3	3.5	11	6	54.5	11	4	36.4	6.96

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	58	20	4	0	1	11	12	4	8	0	0	0	.345	.375	.466	.841
vs. RHB	103	34	5	1	5	19	21	11	23	0	0	1	.330	.390	.544	.934

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	12	0	1	1	0	5.91	21.1	26	14	14	7	20
Road	15	0	0	2	2	7.41	17.0	28	19	14	8	11
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	9	0	0	1	0	8.64	8.1	17	10	8	4	8
May	13	0	1	1	1	5.87	23.0	28	18	15	11	16
June	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
July	1	0	0	1	0	18.00	1.0	3	2	2	0	1
August	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sept./Oct.	3	0	0	0	0	5.40	5.0	6	3	3	0	6

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1984	54	0	6	2	4	2.61	79.1	74	0	23	0	36	55	0	0	1.39	.000	CIN
1985	67	0	12	3	12	2.18	99.0	83	0	24	0	40	61	0	0	1.24	.000	CIN
1986	74	0	6	6	29	2.94	101.0	90	0	33	0	44	84	0	0	1.33	.000	CIN
1987	68	0	8	5	32	2.52	82.0	76	0	23	0	27	61	0	0	1.26	.000	CIN
2006	27	0	1	3	2	6.57	38.1	54	33	28	6	15	31	0	0	1.80	.387	SEA SYR
Total	290	0	33	19	79	2.95	399.2	377	33	131	6	162	292	0	0	1.35	.000

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2006, AA	14	0	0	0	2	0.75	12.0	6	2	1	0	2	25	0	0	0.67	.375
2006, AAA	12	0	2	0	0	2.40	15.0	8	4	4	0	4	21	0	0	0.80	.242

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1984	54	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CIN
1985	67	6	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	CIN
1986	74	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CIN
1987	68	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CIN
2006	27	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SEA SYR
Total	290	20	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200

Fielding Stats 2006

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

38.1

2.35

Player History

Drafted in 15th round, 425th overall pick, by St. Louis in 2005...
Drafted in 15th round, 425th overall pick, by Seattle in 2006...
Traded from Seattle to Syracuse on 6/16/2006 (Going to SYR: P Silver King, P Doug Jones, P John Franco. Going to SEA: P Andy Messersmith, P Dazzy Vance, P Rube Waddell)...

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