#19 John Franco, Closer, 30 yrs, Seattle Rainiers - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#19 John Franco, Closer, 30 yrs, Seattle Rainiers
Thursday, 11/1/2007

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John Franco

9/17/1977
30
USA,NY,Brooklyn
5"10
185

Closer
L
L

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3 / 6 (Well Known)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Normal
3.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 4,392,857
2009
5 Year(s), 171 Days (1031 total Days)
172 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
9/10	ZZY	L 1-2		2	0	0	0	0	1
9/11	ZZY	L 5-15		1	3	3	3	1	1
9/13	@HOU	W 8-6		0.2	1	0	0	0	0
9/14	@HOU	L 1-4		1	1	2	0	0	0
9/20	POR	L 2-6		1	0	0	0	0	3
9/23	@JIM	W 3-2		2	1	0	0	0	2
9/25	@UTA	W 9-6		0	2	1	1	0	0
9/26	@UTA	W 5-0		2	1	0	0	0	2
9/30	@SYR	L 0-3		1	1	1	1	0	0
10/5	OAK	W 10-9		1.1	2	1	1	0	0	W

Pitching Stats 2007

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	66	0	6	6	27	4.26	63.1	65	35	30	22	55	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	66	0	6	6	27	4.26	63.0	65	35	30	22	55

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	42	8	77.1	66	46	12.8	9.2	7.8	3.1	10	5	50.0	17	5	29.4	3.90

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	69	16	6	0	2	9	10	4	19	0	0	1	.232	.269	.406	.675
vs. RHB	180	49	10	4	3	24	25	18	36	0	0	2	.272	.343	.422	.766

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	33	0	3	2	16	4.45	30.1	24	15	15	16	24
Road	33	0	3	4	11	4.09	33.0	41	20	15	6	31
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	15	0	1	0	11	1.88	14.1	9	3	3	7	10
May	8	0	1	1	4	4.70	7.2	10	4	4	1	8
June	13	0	1	3	5	8.10	10.0	16	10	9	6	9
July	8	0	1	1	2	4.15	8.2	10	4	4	4	7
August	10	0	1	1	5	4.00	9.0	6	6	4	2	8
Sept./Oct.	12	0	1	0	0	3.95	13.2	14	8	6	2	13

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
2007	66	0	6	6	27	4.26	63.1	65	35	30	5	22	55	0	0	1.37	.317	SEA
Total	329	0	38	22	104	2.82	424.2	388	35	133	5	169	316	0	0	1.31	.000

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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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
Total	329	15	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267

Fielding Stats 2007

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

63.1

1.85

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)...
Drafted in 16th round, 468th overall pick, by Seattle in 2006...

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