Jose Franco Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 257 lbs | Age: 25

MLB Pipeline Rank

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	WHIP
2026	1	0	4.43	10	0	0	20.1	15	1.72
1 Season	1	0	4.43	10	0	0	20.1	15	1.72

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2026	10	1-0	4.43	20.1	15	1.72
1 Season	10	1-0	4.43	20.1	15	1.72

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Pitch Usage

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Standard MLB Batting Statistics

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Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

	Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
	2026	CIN	NL	93	1	0	4.43	10	0	0	20.1	19	11	10	3	16	15	1.72
	1 Season	CIN	NL	93	1	0	4.43	10	0	0	20.1	19	11	10	3	16	15	1.72

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	RF	FPCT%
2026	CIN	NL	P	10	0	20.1	2	1	0	1	0		.500
1 Season	CIN	NL	P	10	0	20.1	2	1	0	1	0		.500

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Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

No Minor League Hitting Statistics.

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2019	DSL Reds	DSL	ROK	3	1	2.20	14	14	0	57.1	50	19	14	1	14	59	1.12
2021	Daytona Tortugas	A SE	A	2	5	6.71	19	11	0	59.0	50	45	44	12	42	77	1.56
2022	Daytona Tortugas	FSL	A	1	6	4.44	20	13	0	77.0	76	38	38	13	39	104	1.49
2024	2 Teams		Minors	2	3	3.52	22	22	0	76.2	62	30	30	7	26	90	1.15
2024	Daytona Tortugas	FSL	A	1	0	3.64	8	8	0	29.2	27	12	12	4	9	41	1.21
2024	Dayton Dragons	MID	A+	1	3	3.45	14	14	0	47.0	35	18	18	3	17	49	1.11
2025	2 Teams		Minors	10	4	3.11	31	26	0	110.0	85	47	38	14	54	118	1.26
2025	Chattanooga Lookouts	SOU	AA	7	2	2.76	14	12	0	58.2	42	20	18	4	26	66	1.16
2025	Louisville Bats	INT	AAA	3	2	3.51	17	14	0	51.1	43	27	20	10	28	52	1.38
2026	Louisville Bats	INT	AAA	3	3	3.72	14	8	1	55.2	43	24	23	5	29	54	1.29
	DSL Reds	DSL	ROK	3	1	2.20	14	14	0	57.1	50	19	14	1	14	59	1.12
	Louisville Bats	INT	AAA	6	5	3.62	31	22	1	107.0	86	51	43	15	57	106	1.34
	Chattanooga Lookouts	SOU	AA	7	2	2.76	14	12	0	58.2	42	20	18	4	26	66	1.16
	Dayton Dragons	MID	A+	1	3	3.45	14	14	0	47.0	35	18	18	3	17	49	1.11
	Daytona Tortugas	FSL	A	4	11	5.11	47	32	0	165.2	153	95	94	29	90	222	1.47
Career Minors	5 Teams			21	22	3.86	120	94	1	435.2	366	203	187	52	204	502	1.31

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2019	DSL Reds	DSL	ROK	P	14	14	57.1	13	2	9	2	1	.846
2021	Daytona Tortugas	A SE	A	P	19	11	59.0	5	2	2	1	0	.800
2022	Daytona Tortugas	FSL	A	P	20	13	77.0	9	4	5	0	1	1.000
2024	2 Teams		Minors	P	22	22	76.2	8	5	2	1	0	.875
2024	Daytona Tortugas	FSL	A	P	8	8	29.2	2	1	0	1	0	.500
2024	Dayton Dragons	MID	A+	P	14	14	47.0	6	4	2	0	0	1.000
2025	2 Teams		Minors	P	31	26	110.0	13	5	8	0	1	1.000
2025	Chattanooga Lookouts	SOU	AA	P	14	12	58.2	3	1	2	0	0	1.000
2025	Louisville Bats	INT	AAA	P	17	14	51.1	10	4	6	0	1	1.000
2026	Louisville Bats	INT	AAA	P	14	8	55.2	11	7	4	0	0	1.000
	DSL Reds	DSL	ROK	P	14	14	57.1	13	2	9	2	1	.846
	Louisville Bats	INT	AAA	P	31	22	107.0	21	11	10	0	1	1.000
	Chattanooga Lookouts	SOU	AA	P	14	12	58.2	3	1	2	0	0	1.000
	Dayton Dragons	MID	A+	P	14	14	47.0	6	4	2	0	0	1.000
	Daytona Tortugas	FSL	A	P	47	32	165.2	16	7	7	2	1	.875
Career Minors	5 Teams			P	120	94	435.2	59	25	30	4	3	.932

Scouting Report

2026

Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 40 | Overall: 45

Franco’s signing for $10,000 back in October 2018 didn’t exactly create any buzz and it took a while for him to be on any kind of radar. He repeated the Single-A Florida State League in 2021 and '22 following the pandemic and then missed the next season after Tommy John surgery. Things clicked for him in 2025 as he made his Double-A debut, pitching his way to Triple-A, as he topped 100 innings for the first time in his career and was rewarded by being added to the 40-man roster during the offseason.

The 6-foot-2 Franco has an effective three-pitch mix at his disposal. He has plenty of velocity, averaging 95 mph with his heater and topping out at 98, with a little arm side run and moderate life. He gets a ton of miss (43 percent rate) and chase (37 percent), according to Synergy, with his 82-87 mph slider, and while his changeup is his third pitch, he can miss bats with the spin-killer he throws in the upper 80s.

Franco is a strong and physical presence on the mound, and he showed in 2025 that he can maintain his stuff through a full season. It plays up because of some deception, but he struggles with his command. Now on the roster, the Reds will get a look at whether his stuff keeps ticking up in more of a multi-inning swing role.

2025

Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 40 | Overall: 40

The Reds 2018-19 international signing period could turn out to be some of the best bargain shopping any team has done in that market. It starts, of course, with getting star Elly De La Cruz for $65,000. They also got reliever Luis Mey for $50,000, and he touched the big leagues for the first time in 2025. Not far behind him is Franco, who received just $10,000 to join the Reds in October of 2018. It’s been a slow climb for the right-hander, spending two years in Single-A Daytona in 2021 and 2022 following the pandemic, then missing the 2023 season following Tommy John surgery. He’s taken a nice step forward in 2025, pitching very well during his first taste of Double-A and earning a bump up to Triple-A as a result.

From a pure stuff perspective, the 6-foot-2 Franco has an arsenal that gives him a chance to start. His fastball averages around 95 mph and tops out at 98 mph with decent spin and induced vertical break. He gets above-average spin on his 82-87 mph slider, which misses a good amount of bats, and he does a nice job of killing spin on his effective 86-90 mph changeup, giving him a third at least average offering.

Strong and physical, Franco provides strong presence on the mound. Whether he can land in the back end of a big league rotation will depend on his command and control, which regressed a bit in 2025. If starting doesn’t work out, his stuff could play well in a bullpen role.

Awards

SOU Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
05/04/2025

DSL Mid-Season All-Star

Year	Team
2019

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	07/29/2026	Cincinnati Reds optioned RHP Jose Franco to Louisville Bats.
	07/29/2026	Louisville Bats placed RHP Jose Franco on the 7-day injured list.
	07/28/2026	Cincinnati Reds recalled RHP Jose Franco from Louisville Bats.
	07/28/2026	Cincinnati Reds activated RHP Jose Franco.
	05/26/2026	Louisville Bats activated RHP Jose Franco.
	05/23/2026	Cincinnati Reds optioned RHP Jose Franco to Louisville Bats.
	05/17/2026	Cincinnati Reds recalled RHP Jose Franco from Louisville Bats.
	05/08/2026	Cincinnati Reds optioned RHP Jose Franco to Louisville Bats.
	04/25/2026	Cincinnati Reds recalled RHP Jose Franco from Louisville Bats.
	04/10/2026	Cincinnati Reds optioned RHP Jose Franco to Louisville Bats.
	03/25/2026	Cincinnati Reds recalled RHP Jose Franco from Louisville Bats.
	03/06/2026	Cincinnati Reds optioned RHP Jose Franco to Louisville Bats.
	03/05/2026	RHP Jose Franco assigned to Cincinnati Reds Prospects.
	11/13/2025	RHP Jose Franco assigned to Navegantes del Magallanes.
	11/06/2025	Cincinnati Reds selected the contract of RHP Jose Franco from Louisville Bats.
	06/24/2025	RHP Jose Franco assigned to Louisville Bats from Chattanooga Lookouts.
	04/02/2025	RHP Jose Franco assigned to Chattanooga Lookouts.
	09/24/2024	Dayton Dragons activated RHP Jose Franco from the 7-day injured list.
	09/04/2024	Dayton Dragons placed RHP Jose Franco on the 7-day injured list.
	05/28/2024	RHP Jose Franco assigned to Dayton Dragons from Daytona Tortugas.
	05/28/2024	Dayton Dragons activated RHP Jose Franco.
	04/03/2024	RHP Jose Franco assigned to Daytona Tortugas.
	11/06/2023	Daytona Tortugas activated RHP Jose Franco.
	04/06/2023	RHP Jose Franco roster status changed by Daytona Tortugas.
	09/23/2022	Daytona Tortugas activated RHP Jose Franco from the 7-day injured list.
	09/23/2022	Daytona Tortugas activated RHP Jose Franco from the 7-day injured list.
	08/13/2022	Daytona Tortugas placed RHP Jose Franco on the 7-day injured list retroactive to August 12, 2022. Right elbow strain.
	08/13/2022	Daytona Tortugas placed RHP Jose Franco on the 7-day injured list.
	05/26/2021	Daytona Tortugas activated RHP Jose Franco.
	05/26/2021	Daytona Tortugas activated RHP Jose Franco.
	05/26/2021	RHP Jose Franco assigned to Daytona Tortugas from AZL Reds.
	09/20/2019	RHP Jose Franco assigned to AZL Reds from DSL Reds.
	07/13/2019	RHP Jose Franco assigned to DSL NL All-Stars.
	05/31/2019	RHP Jose Franco assigned to DSL Reds.
	10/16/2018	Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Jose Franco to a minor league contract.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	vs Left				10			10.2	50	10			1	10	8	1.88	.250	.400	.425	.825
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	vs Right				10			9.2	43	9			2	6	7	1.55	.250	.349	.500	.849

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	March	0	0.00	1	1.2	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	.429	.429	.429	.858
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	April	0	7.00	4	9.0	43	10	8	7	2	8	9	2.00	.294	.419	.588	1.007
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	May	0	4.50	4	6.0	29	5	3	3	1	6	4	1.83	.217	.379	.478	.857
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	July	1	0.00	1	3.2	14	1	0	0	0	2	2	0.82	.083	.214	.083	.297
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Pre All-Star	0	5.40	9	16.2	79	18	11	10	3	14	13	1.92	.281	.405	.531	.936
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Post All-Star	1	0.00	1	3.2	14	1	0	0	0	2	2	0.82	.083	.214	.083	.297

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Bases Empty	10	9.1	45	9	0	8	8	1.82	.243	.378	.351	.729
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Bases Loaded	1	0.2	3	1	0	0	1	1.50	.333	.333	.333	.666
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Runner at 1st	9	6.0	24	7	2	1	5	1.33	.304	.333	.696	1.029
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	4	1.2	6	0	0	1	0	0.60	.000	.167	.000	.167
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	3	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Runner at 2nd	5	0.1	5	1	1	3	0	12.00	.500	.800	2.000	2.800
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	2	0.2	3	1	0	0	1	1.50	.500	.333	.500	.833
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Runner at 3rd	3	0.1	3	0	0	2	0	6.00	.000	.667	.000	.667
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Scoring Position	8	5.0	23	3	1	6	2	1.80	.188	.391	.375	.766

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Home Games	1	0	5.84	5	0	0	12.1	56	13	8	8	3	8	8	1.70	.277	.375	.574	.949
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Away Games	0	0	2.25	5	0	0	8.0	37	6	3	2	0	8	7	1.75	.207	.378	.276	.654
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Day Games	0	0	7.00	5	0	0	9.0	45	11	8	7	2	9	8	2.22	.306	.444	.611	1.055
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Night Games	1	0	2.38	5	0	0	11.1	48	8	3	3	1	7	7	1.32	.200	.313	.325	.638
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Leading Off Inning				10			4.0	21	4			0	5	4	2.25	.250	.429	.375	.804
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Late / Close				1			1.0	5	0			0	2	0	2.00	.000	.400	.000	.400

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	No Outs	10	7.1	32	5	0	6	7	1.50	.192	.344	.269	.613
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	One Out	10	7.1	35	10	3	5	6	2.05	.345	.429	.724	1.153
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Two Outs	10	5.2	25	4	0	4	2	1.41	.190	.320	.333	.653

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Fourth Inning	0.00	1	1.0	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	2.00	.250	.400	.250	.650
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Fifth Inning	0.00	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Sixth Inning	0.00	4	4.0	13	2	0	0	0	0	4	0.50	.154	.154	.154	.308
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Seventh Inning	5.06	6	5.1	29	9	4	3	1	4	2	2.44	.375	.448	.625	1.073
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Eighth Inning	7.50	6	6.0	28	5	5	5	1	6	7	1.83	.227	.393	.500	.893
Cincinnati Reds	MLB	Ninth Inning	6.00	3	3.0	15	2	2	2	1	5	0	2.33	.200	.467	.600	1.067

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	vs Left				14			26.1	118	19			4	19	21	1.44	.196	.339	.361	.700
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	vs Right				13			29.0	119	24			1	10	33	1.17	.226	.294	.330	.624

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	April	0	1	11.57	2	2	0	7.0	35	11	9	9	1	3	9	2.00	.355	.429	.484	.913
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	May	0	0	1.08	3	0	1	8.1	35	4	2	1	0	5	10	1.08	.143	.286	.143	.429
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	June	1	1	2.14	5	2	0	21.0	82	15	5	5	1	7	22	1.05	.205	.280	.315	.595
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	July	2	1	3.72	4	4	0	19.1	85	13	8	8	3	14	13	1.40	.183	.318	.394	.712
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	First Half	1	1	3.45	9	4	1	31.1	128	23	13	12	2	13	34	1.15	.205	.297	.304	.601
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Second Half	2	2	4.07	5	4	0	24.1	109	20	11	11	3	16	20	1.48	.220	.339	.396	.735

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Bases Empty	14	31.0	134	24	4	16	31	1.29	.205	.306	.368	.674
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Bases Loaded	3	2.0	7	1	0	1	1	1.00	.250	.286	.500	.786
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Runner at 1st	13	12.0	50	8	0	8	13	1.33	.195	.340	.244	.584
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	9	4.1	19	6	0	0	3	1.38	.333	.368	.389	.757
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 3rd	6	2.0	8	1	1	1	2	1.00	.143	.250	.571	.821
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Runner at 2nd	8	2.1	10	2	0	1	2	1.29	.222	.300	.222	.522
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	5	1.0	5	1	0	1	2	2.00	.250	.400	.500	.900
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Runner at 3rd	3	1.0	4	0	0	1	0	1.00	.000	.250	.000	.250
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Scoring Position	12	12.2	53	11	1	5	10	1.26	.244	.321	.378	.699

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Home Games	0	2	5.55	7	3	1	24.1	114	24	16	15	0	16	23	1.64	.258	.377	.333	.710
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Away Games	3	1	2.30	7	5	0	31.1	123	19	8	8	5	13	31	1.02	.173	.260	.355	.615
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Day Games	0	0	1.80	2	0	0	5.0	19	3	1	1	1	1	6	0.80	.167	.211	.389	.600
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Night Games	3	3	3.91	12	8	1	50.2	218	40	23	22	4	28	48	1.34	.216	.326	.341	.667
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Leading Off Inning				14			13.0	56	10			1	6	10	1.23	.204	.304	.286	.590
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Late / Close				2			5.0	20	3			1	3	5	1.20	.176	.300	.529	.829

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	No Outs	14	19.1	83	19	2	7	17	1.34	.253	.325	.347	.672
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	One Out	14	18.2	81	16	2	11	15	1.45	.239	.346	.403	.749
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Two Outs	14	17.2	73	8	1	11	22	1.08	.131	.274	.279	.553

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	First Inning	0.00	8	8.0	31	1	0	0	0	7	9	1.00	.042	.258	.042	.300
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Second Inning	10.24	10	9.2	47	9	11	11	0	7	8	1.66	.243	.383	.297	.680
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Third Inning	1.80	10	10.0	42	11	3	2	0	4	8	1.50	.289	.357	.316	.673
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Fourth Inning	4.00	9	9.0	41	8	4	4	1	5	7	1.44	.235	.341	.412	.753
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Fifth Inning	5.06	7	5.1	24	6	3	3	3	2	5	1.50	.273	.333	.773	1.106
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Sixth Inning	1.80	5	5.0	19	4	1	1	0	0	5	0.80	.211	.211	.263	.474
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Seventh Inning	0.00	4	3.2	11	0	0	0	0	1	7	0.27	.000	.091	.000	.091
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Eighth Inning	6.00	3	3.0	15	3	2	2	1	3	2	2.00	.250	.400	.750	1.150
Louisville Bats	Triple-A	Ninth Inning	0.00	2	2.0	7	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.50	.143	.143	.143	.286

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2026-03-30	Cincinnati Reds	Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0.00	1	1.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.80
March	Cincinnati Reds		0	0.00	1	1.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.80
2026-04-07	Miami Marlins	Cincinnati Reds	0	0.00	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1.36
2026-04-09	Miami Marlins	Cincinnati Reds	0	3.18	1	2.0	4	3	2	0	3	2	2.12
2026-04-26	Cincinnati Reds	Detroit Tigers	0	4.70	1	2.0	2	2	2	1	2	2	2.09
2026-04-29	Cincinnati Reds	Colorado Rockies	0	5.91	1	3.0	4	3	3	1	1	3	1.97
April	Cincinnati Reds		0	7.00	4	9.0	10	8	7	2	8	9	2.00
2026-05-02	Pittsburgh Pirates	Cincinnati Reds	0	5.40	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.89
2026-05-05	Chicago Cubs	Cincinnati Reds	0	4.97	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.89
2026-05-07	Chicago Cubs	Cincinnati Reds	0	4.30	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1.77
2026-05-23	Cincinnati Reds	St. Louis Cardinals	0	5.40	1	2.0	3	3	3	1	3	1	1.92
May	Cincinnati Reds		0	4.50	4	6.0	5	3	3	1	6	4	1.83
2026-07-28	Cincinnati Reds	Cleveland Guardians	1	4.43	1	3.2	1	0	0	0	2	2	1.72
July	Cincinnati Reds		1	0.00	1	3.2	1	0	0	0	2	2	0.82

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2026-04-16	Louisville Bats	Toledo Mud Hens	0	1	18.00	1	1	0	3.0	7	6	6	0	1	3	2.67
2026-04-21	Iowa Cubs	Louisville Bats	0	0	11.57	1	1	0	4.0	4	3	3	1	2	6	2.00
April	Louisville Bats		0	1	11.57	2	2	0	7.0	11	9	9	1	3	9	2.00
2026-05-10	Louisville Bats	Nashville Sounds	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.56
2026-05-14	Louisville Bats	Indianapolis Indians	0	0	6.75	1	0	1	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	6	1.33
2026-05-28	Louisville Bats	St. Paul Saints	0	0	5.87	1	0	0	3.1	3	2	1	0	4	2	1.50
May	Louisville Bats		0	0	1.08	3	0	1	8.1	4	2	1	0	5	10	1.08
2026-06-02	Memphis Redbirds	Louisville Bats	0	0	5.12	1	0	0	4.0	1	1	1	0	2	3	1.34
2026-06-07	Memphis Redbirds	Louisville Bats	0	0	4.84	1	0	0	3.0	3	1	1	1	1	4	1.34
2026-06-13	Louisville Bats	Iowa Cubs	0	0	4.10	1	1	0	4.0	2	0	0	0	2	3	1.29
2026-06-19	Gwinnett Stripers	Louisville Bats	1	0	3.45	1	1	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	0	5	1.15
2026-06-26	Louisville Bats	St. Paul Saints	0	1	3.72	1	0	0	5.0	7	3	3	0	2	7	1.24
June	Louisville Bats		1	1	2.14	5	2	0	21.0	15	5	5	1	7	22	1.05
2026-07-02	Columbus Clippers	Louisville Bats	1	0	3.27	1	1	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	3	4	1.21
2026-07-08	Louisville Bats	Omaha Storm Chasers	0	0	3.97	1	1	0	4.0	4	5	5	0	6	0	1.32
2026-07-17	St. Paul Saints	Louisville Bats	0	1	4.17	1	1	0	4.1	5	3	3	3	2	6	1.35
2026-07-22	Toledo Mud Hens	Louisville Bats	1	0	3.72	1	1	0	6.0	2	0	0	0	3	3	1.29
July	Louisville Bats		2	1	3.72	4	4	0	19.1	13	8	8	3	14	13	1.40

Statcast Statistics

Season	Age	Pitches	Batted Balls	Barrels	Barrel %	Barrel/PA	Exit Velocity	Max EV	Launch Angle	LA Sweet- Spot %	xBA	xSLG	wOBA	xwOBA	xwOBAcon	HardHit%	K%	BB%	ERA	xERA
2026	25	348	62	6	10.0	6.5	88.0	108.9	19.7	30.6	.236	.391	.363	.347	.346	33.9	16.3	16.3	4.43	5.19
Player		348	62	6	10.0	6.5	88.0	108.9	19.7	30.6	.236	.391	.363	.347	.346	33.9	16.3	16.3
MLB					7.6	4.9	88.6	122.9	12.5	33.3	.243	.407	.315	.316	.369	37.1	22.2	8.4

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Franco relies on 3 pitches.

Four Seamer

(46.0%) ,

Slider

(40.5%) ,

Changeup

(13.5%) ,

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Pitch Tracking

Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	AIR %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Pull GB %	Straight GB %	Oppo GB %	Pull AIR %	Straight AIR %	Oppo AIR %
		AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups				All Batted Balls			Batted Ball Breakdown
2026	33.9	66.1	33.9	22.6	9.7	41.9	29.0	29.0	22.6	9.7	1.6	19.4	19.4	27.4
Player	33.9	66.1	33.9	22.6	9.7	41.9	29.0	29.0	22.6	9.7	1.6	19.4	19.4	27.4
MLB	44.1	55.9	24.2	24.6	7.1	37.5	37.3	25.1	20.7	17.5	5.8	16.8	19.7	19.2

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season	Weak %	Topped %	Under %	Flare/Burner %	Solid %	Barrel %	Barrel/PA
2026	1.6	19.4	33.9	25.8	6.5	10.0	6.5
Player	1.6	19.4	33.9	25.8	6.5	10.0	6.5
MLB	4.0	32.3	25.0	24.4	5.9	7.6	4.9

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.

						Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)				Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2026	4-Seam Fastball	CIN	R	160	95.1	13.8	0.6	10.1ARM	2.6	16.6	0.9	10.1ARM	2.3
2026	Changeup	CIN	R	47	88.3	26.6	-4.7	15.7ARM	1.7	8.6	-4.8	15.7ARM	1.5
2026	Slider	CIN	R	141	85.1	36.5	-0.2	3.2GLV	-0.9	1.1	0.3	3.2GLV	-0.5

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2026	4-Seam Fastball	-0.6	-1	160	46.0	48	.243	.514	.405	9.6	12.5	17.6	.280	.504	.417	45.2
2026	Slider	-0.5	-1	141	40.5	36	.219	.375	.299	28.8	22.2	21.1	.164	.240	.243	24.0
2026	Changeup	-2.8	-1	47	13.5	8	.429	.571	.469	37.5	12.5	11.1	.313	.443	.375	16.7

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

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Spin Direction

Year	Pitch Type	Pitches	MPH	Active Spin %	Total Movement (In.)	Spin-Based	Observed	Deviation
2026	Changeup	47	88.3	98	18.3	1:45	2:15	-30
2026	4-Seam Fastball	159	95.1	97	19.3	1:15	1:00	15
2026	Slider	140	85.1	18	3.8	10:00	8:45	75

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.

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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All
2026		92	348	3	-1	-3	-2	-3
Player		92	348	3	-1	-3	3	-3

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Statcast Pitching Run Value (Leveraged)

These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All	+/- Due To Leverage
2026		92	348	4	-1	-3	-1	-2	1
Player		92	348	4	-1	-3	4	-2	1

Plate Discipline

Season	Pitches	Zone %	Zone Swing %	Zone Contact %	Chase %	Chase Contact %	Edge %	1st Pitch Strike %	Swing %	Whiff %	Meatball %	Meatball Swing %
2026	348	45.7	69.8	86.5	23.3	61.4	35.3	53.3	44.5	20.6	8.3	82.8
Player	348	45.7	69.8	86.5	23.3	61.4	35.3	53.3	44.5	20.6	8.3	82.8
MLB		48.7	67.0	82.7	28.6	57.9	42.6	61.2	47.3	25.0	7.3	76.2

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year	Pitching	Fastball	Breaking	Off Speed	xERA	Fastball MPH	Fastball Spin	Curve Spin	Avg EV	Chase%	Whiff%	K%	BB%	Barrel%	Hard- Hit%	GB%	Extension
	Run Value				Pitching
2026						60	72										49

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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year	Team	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2026		24.86	3	2.3	1	3	1	1	33.3
Player		24.86	3	2.3	1	3	1	1	33.3

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.

Standard

Year	Team	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2026		24.86	3	2.1	1	3	1	1	33.3
Player		24.86	3	2.1	1	3	1	1	33.3

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2026	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	2	1
Player	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	2	1

Standard

Year	HR
2026	3	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1
Player	3	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2026	Shades	92	.363	43	10	23.3	49	37	75.5

! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

		Bases Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2026		90	15.4	41.1%	1.1%	59	18.6	1.7%	1.7%

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