#17 John Franco, Closer, 25 yrs, Nappanee Nubs Saturday, 7/26/2009
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight : Position : Bats : Throws : | John Franco 3/3/1984 25 Australia 5"10 175 Closer L L | Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating : | Minimal Average None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 5.0 Stars |
Contract & Roster Status
Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years : | Big League Contract $ 100,000 2009 (Automatic) 0 Year(s), 61 Days (61 total Days) 61 Day(s) 0 Year(s), 77 Days (77 total Days) 1 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left |  |
Pitching Ratings
Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity
Overall | 59 | 72 | 54 | 91-94 Mph
Versus LHB | 73 | 76 | 56 |
Versus RHB | 56 | 71 | 54 |
Talent | 91 | 125 | 94 |
Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 2 59 4 |  | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider |
Batting Ratings
Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's
Overall | 1 | 40 | 3 | 12 | 7
Versus LHP | 1 | 40 | 3 | 12 | 7
Versus RHP | 1 | 40 | 3 | 12 | 7
Talent | 1 | 40 | 3 | 12 | 7
Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type : | 2 5 2 1 Spray Hitter | Fielding Ratings P : 8 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec |  |  |  |
6/27 | SS | W 5-4 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | W |  |  |  |
7/2 | @BA | W 10-3 |  | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |  |  |  |
7/7 | WW | W 3-2 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | W |  |  |  |
7/9 | WW | L 0-11 |  | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
7/10 | CC | W 5-4 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |
7/14 | @SS | L 8-9 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |  |  |  |  |
7/16 | @SS | W 12-4 |  | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
7/21 | @DF | W 10-1 |  | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
7/23 | AV | W 7-3 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
7/25 | AV | W 5-2 |  | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Pitching Stats 2009
Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS%
Overall | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.07 | 14.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0
Projected | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3.07 | 23.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 14 |  |  |  |  |
Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC
| 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 16 | 8 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1.20
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS
vs. LHB | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .357 | .500
vs. RHB | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .225 | .297 | .522
| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K
Home | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.45 | 11.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6
Road | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3
This Week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1
Last Week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
June | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3
July | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 8.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6
Career Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams
2009 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.07 | 14.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | .195 | NB
Total | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.07 | 14.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | .195 |
Career Minor League Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP
2008, AA | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1.26 | 35.2 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 | .298
2009, AAA | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.62 | 16.2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 | .295
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
Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Fielding Stats 2009
Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO%
Pitcher | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.2 | 3.68 |  |  |  |
Player History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Nappanee in 2008... Earned first career win on 6/18/2009...
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