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Portrait of Francis Beltran

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
12 67 74.3 3 2 1 5.69 0.8
Birth Date11-29-1979
Height6' 6"
Weight255 lbs
Age44 years, 4 months, 21 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2002 CHN MLB 11 0 12.0 0 0 0 14 16 11 2 102 10.5 12.0 1.5 8.3 0% .333 2.50 7.20 7.50 111 5.50 118.1 0.0
2004 CHN 0 34 0 35.0 2 2 0 27 22 40 8 96 6.9 5.7 2.1 10.3 0% .232 1.40 5.51 4.63 95 3.86 79.7 0.7
2004 MON 0 11 0 14.3 0 0 1 20 5 8 3 102 12.6 3.1 1.9 5.0 0% .333 1.74 6.01 7.53 95 4.45 91.9 0.2
2008 DET MLB 11 0 13.0 1 0 0 13 6 9 3 109 9.0 4.2 2.1 6.2 0% .263 1.46 6.15 4.85 106 5.38 114.8 0.0
2004 TOT MLB 45 0 49.3 2 2 1 47 27 48 11 98 8.6 4.9 2.0 8.8 0% .000 1.50 5.66 5.47 95 4.03 83.2 0.8
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1999 EUG A- NWN 16 0 28.0 0 2 0 41 14 28 2 13.2 4.5 0.6 9.0 0% -.886 1.96 4.48 8.36 0 0.00 0.0
2000 LNS A MDW 16 0 17.7 1 1 0 24 19 16 0 12.2 9.7 0.0 8.1 0% -.686 2.43 4.69 9.66 0 0.00 0.0
2000 EUG A- NWN 25 0 43.7 2 2 8 28 20 52 1 5.8 4.1 0.2 10.7 0% -.360 1.10 3.05 2.68 0 0.00 0.0
2000 Lic Wnt DWL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 0.00 3.73 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
2001 DAY A+ FSL 21 18 95.3 6 9 0 93 40 72 10 8.8 3.8 0.9 6.8 0% -.675 1.40 4.34 5.01 0 0.00 0.0
2001 Lic Wnt DWL 2 0 3.3 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 19.1 2.7 0.0 2.7 0% -3.500 2.42 4.79 8.18 0 0.00 0.0
2002 CHN MLB NL 11 0 12.0 0 0 0 14 16 11 2 102 10.5 12.0 1.5 8.3 0% .333 2.50 7.20 7.50 111 5.50 118.1
2002 WTN AA SOU 39 0 41.7 2 2 23 28 19 43 2 6.0 4.1 0.4 9.3 0% .248 1.13 3.09 2.59 0 0.00 0.0
2003 IOW AAA PCL 31 2 48.7 6 2 4 46 19 33 2 8.5 3.5 0.4 6.1 0% .291 1.33 3.71 2.96 0 0.00 0.0
2003 lic Wnt DWL 11 0 10.7 2 0 1 5 5 11 1 4.2 4.2 0.8 9.3 0% -.235 0.93 3.67 2.52 0 0.00 0.0
2004 CHN MLB NL 34 0 35.0 2 2 0 27 22 40 8 96 6.9 5.7 2.1 10.3 0% .232 1.40 5.51 4.63 95 3.86 79.7
2004 MON MLB NL 11 0 14.3 0 0 1 20 5 8 3 102 12.6 3.1 1.9 5.0 0% .333 1.74 6.01 7.53 95 4.45 91.9
2004 EDM AAA PCL 6 0 6.0 0 0 3 4 2 8 0 6.0 3.0 0.0 12.0 0% .286 1.00 1.84 1.50 0 0.00 0.0
2004 IOW AAA PCL 6 0 6.3 0 0 4 5 1 6 1 7.1 1.4 1.4 8.6 0% .235 0.95 4.14 2.86 0 0.00 0.0
2006 NWO AAA PCL 4 0 6.1 0 0 0 6 5 4 0 84 8.9 7.4 0.0 5.9 0% .316 1.80 4.48 4.43 121 5.44 114.2
2006 NAT Rk GCL 6 1 7.1 0 0 0 7 2 5 0 93 8.9 2.5 0.0 6.3 0% .333 1.27 2.85 1.27 96 5.01 105.1
2007 NOR AAA INT 47 0 59.3 2 9 8 73 15 47 2 78 11.1 2.3 0.3 7.1 0% .350 1.48 2.88 4.70 87 5.46 112.0
2008 DET MLB AL 11 0 13.0 1 0 0 13 6 9 3 109 9.0 4.2 2.1 6.2 0% .263 1.46 6.15 4.85 106 5.38 114.8
2008 TOL AAA INT 37 0 44.0 3 5 3 44 11 38 5 88 9.0 2.3 1.0 7.8 0% .302 1.25 3.88 4.70 95 4.36 89.2
2009 MTR mex MEX 16 0 17.0 1 2 0 12 14 14 0 6.4 7.4 0.0 7.4 0% .250 1.53 4.32 2.12 0 0.00 0.0
2009 OAX mex MEX 29 0 32.7 3 4 7 43 6 25 2 11.8 1.7 0.6 6.9 0% .360 1.50 3.40 3.85 0 0.00 0.0
2010 CMP mex MEX 15 0 17.3 3 1 4 18 9 6 1 9.4 4.7 0.5 3.1 0% .298 1.56 5.23 2.08 0 0.00 0.0
2010 CAR Wnt PWL 11 0 13.7 0 0 0 11 9 5 0 7.2 5.9 0.0 3.3 0% .244 1.46 4.05 4.60 0 0.00 0.0
2011 OKL AAA PCL 5 0 6.3 0 0 0 16 4 5 2 22.7 5.7 2.8 7.1 0% .519 3.16 9.14 19.89 114 9.53 194.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 181 0.4586 0.4807 0.8046 0.6265 0.3571 0.9038 0.6571 0.1954
Career1810.45860.48070.80460.62650.35710.90380.65710.1954

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2005-04-04 2005-10-02 15-DL 181 161 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2005-03-11
2004-08-25 2004-09-09 15-DL 15 14 Right Shoulder Inflammation -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2005 SFN $318,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$318,500
1 yrTotal$318,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 63 d

Details
  • signed as a free agent from DT 1/15/09 (minor-league contract, $0.475M major league)
  • designated for assignment 8/26/08 contract purchased 8/13/08 designated for assignment 4/15/08 contract purchased 4/5/08 signed as a free agent from BAL 12/1/07 (minor-league contract)
  • signed as a free agent from WAS 1/07 (minor-league contract)
  • sent to minor-league camp 3/06
  • sent outright to Triple-A 1/06
  • re-signed 1/06, 1 year/$M (06)
  • re-signed 2/05, 1 year/$0.3185M (05) acquired in trade from CHC 7/04 optioned to Triple-A 7/04 recalled 4/04 optioned to Triple-A 3/04 optioned to Triple-A 6/03 recalled 6/03 optioned to Triple-A 3/03 recalled 8/02 optioned to Triple-A 7/02 recalled 6/02 contract purchased 11/01

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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BP Annual Player Comments

YearComment
2006 The former Cubs flamethrower missed all of `05 recuperating from Tommy John surgery, but he`s supposed to be completely ready to step into a bullpen role this summer. When he`s on, he can dial it up into the mid-90s, mixing a hard, boring sinker with a slider or curve. In other words, it`s the stuff of a potentially dominant reliever. A slow start wouldn`t be a surprise, but once he gets sharp, watch out.
2005 The 2004 Caribbean World Series MVP, Beltran is still young, but even with plus heat, he lacks the control to make him a big future contributor. As a relief prospect his potential contributions are limited as is. He's an option for cheap innings at close to league average, but without improvement, he'll become a wanderer as soon as he hits arbitration eligibility.
2004 Beltran was shut down in July with bicep tendinitis, and never returned. He hasn't pitched in winter ball this season, as he had in the past, so there's a question as to what his status will be to start the season. Beltran complements mid-90s heat with a good slider. The Cubs hope he can become Octavio Dotel Lite, but his command has never been big league caliber, and his strikeout rate was down at Iowa, perhaps presaging the injury.
2003 The Cubs’ pen is already crowded with the various veterans being hauled in or kept around, but Beltran may still get a shot. Not many people throw in the mid-90s, and can support it with a mid-80s slider or the occasional forkball. Among relief prospects (almost an oxymoron), Beltran’s stock is probably only behind that of K-Rod and Franklyn German.
2002 The Cubs’ Dominican scouting doesn’t get a lot of attention, but Oneri Fleita’s Latin American player-development program has done a good job producing results that top the team’s earlier commitment to Venezuela. Beltran joins Juan Cruz and Wilton Chavez as one of the more prominent signings by scout Jose Serra. Beltran’s tool is that he can pump gas up around 97 mph; he’s been added to the 40-man roster for that reason alone.

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Francis Beltran threw 198 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2009, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2009, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (91mph), also mixing in a Splitter (82mph), Slider (80mph) and Change (82mph).