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Wander Franco SS  

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PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date3-1-2001
Height5' 10"
Weight189 lbs
Age23 years, 1 months, 25 days
BatsB
ThrowsR
2015
2016
2017
2018
-1.12019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2018 PRI Rk APP 61 273 .262 .352 .394 .346 115 24.4 8.7 2.7 166 0 -5.3 -0.4 20.0 2.4
2019 BGR A MID 62 272 .248 .329 .366 .318 103 19.4 7.5 2.2 158 0 -1.0 0.1 15.2 2.6
2019 PCH A+ FSL 52 223 .247 .320 .362 .346 97 18.6 6.0 2.1 175 0 8.1 4.3 14.8 3.9

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2018 PRI Rk APP 273 242 46 85 10 7 11 142 57 27 19 4 3 .351 .418 .587 .236 2 0
2019 PCH A+ FSL 223 192 40 65 11 2 3 89 24 26 15 4 5 .339 .408 .464 .125 5 0
2019 BGR A MID 272 233 42 74 16 5 6 118 29 30 20 14 9 .318 .390 .506 .189 7 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA

Injury History  —  No longer being updated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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2033 TBA $2,000,000
2032 TBA $25,454,546
2031 TBA $25,454,546
2030 TBA $25,454,546
2029 TBA $25,454,546
2028 TBA $25,454,546
2027 TBA $22,454,545
2026 TBA $15,454,545
2025 TBA $8,454,545
2024 TBA $2,454,545
2023 TBA $2,454,545
2022 TBA $1,454,545
2021 TBA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$3,909,090
2019Current$2,454,545
3 yrPvs + Cur$6,363,635
9 yrFuture$175,636,365
12 yrTotal$182,000,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 104 dMVP Sports11 years/$182M (2022-32), 2033 option

Details
  • 11 years/$182M (2022-32), plus 2033 club option. Signed extension with Tampa Bay 11/27/21. $5M signing bonus ($2.5M each paid 12/1/21 and 6/1/22). 22:$1M, 23:$2M, 24:$2M, 25:$8M, 26:$15M, 27:$22M, 28-32:$25M annually, 33:$25M club option ($2M buyout). 2028-33 salaries may increase $3M annually with a top five finish in the previous season's MVP vote (maximum total increase of $18M). Assignment bonus: $3M if traded before April 2, 2029 and $2M if traded on April 2, 2029 or thereafter (Franco is in line to earn right to block any trade as a 10-and-5 player in late June 2031). Milestones at signing: Largest deal for player with less than 1 year of service time. Largest contract in club history. Placed on restricted list 8/14/23 (MLB investigation).
  • 1 year (2021). Contract selected by Tampa Bay 6/22/21.
  • Signed by Tampa Bay 7/2/17 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic. $3.825M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCT PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ VORP FRAA WARP
90o 405 45 94 8 3 18 54 14 75 0 0 .243 .268 .419 77 7.2 SS -2 0.5
80o 377 40 83 7 3 16 48 13 72 0 0 .230 .255 .399 66 0.1 SS -2 -0.2
70o 358 36 73 6 2 14 43 11 69 0 0 .213 .236 .364 59 -4.5 SS -2 -0.7
60o 341 32 67 6 2 13 40 10 67 0 0 .205 .227 .355 52 -8.0 SS -2 -1.1
50o 325 30 61 5 2 12 36 9 65 0 0 .196 .217 .340 46 -11.0 SS -2 -1.4
40o 309 27 56 5 2 11 33 8 63 0 0 .188 .208 .329 39 -13.6 SS -2 -1.6
30o 292 24 50 4 2 10 30 8 60 0 0 .177 .199 .312 33 -16.0 SS -2 -1.9
20o 273 21 42 4 1 8 26 7 57 0 0 .160 .180 .274 25 -18.4 SS -2 -2.1
10o 245 17 35 3 1 7 22 5 52 0 0 .148 .164 .257 14 -20.9 SS -1 -2.4
Weighted Mean3323163521238106600.197.221.33948-9.7SS -2-1.2

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