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Birth Date	1-24-1986
Height	6' 1"
Weight	210 lbs

Age	38 years, 9 months, 30 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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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
2007	COL	MLB	8	8	39.3	3	2	0	34	14	26	2	103	7.8	3.2	0.5	5.9	0%	.269	1.22	3.73	3.43	101	4.93	102.1	0.4
2008	COL	MLB	5	5	25.3	1	2	0	28	17	9	2	105	9.9	6.0	0.7	3.2	0%	.286	1.78	5.55	6.39	137	8.31	177.3	-0.8
2009	COL	MLB	40	2	40.0	3	2	7	38	23	41	4	104	8.6	5.2	0.9	9.2	0%	.309	1.53	4.10	4.50	120	6.59	141.4	-0.6
2010	COL	MLB	35	0	28.7	0	4	3	28	24	27	5	100	8.8	7.5	1.6	8.5	0%	.284	1.81	6.31	6.28	147	8.47	191.3	-1.2
2011	BOS	0	36	0	32.3	1	1	0	30	11	31	4	107	8.4	3.1	1.1	8.6	0%	.302	1.27	3.95	3.62	111	4.55	105.7	0.1
2011	COL	0	14	0	14.0	0	1	0	10	8	11	2	113	6.4	5.1	1.3	7.1	0%	.211	1.29	4.99	3.86	114	4.70	109.4	0.0
2012	BOS	MLB	37	9	76.3	3	4	1	64	30	76	11	102	7.5	3.5	1.3	9.0	0%	.262	1.23	4.34	3.77	110	5.30	121.4	-0.2
2013	BOS	MLB	20	1	25.3	2	2	0	24	15	21	2	104	8.5	5.3	0.7	7.5	0%	.310	1.54	4.57	4.62	114	4.90	117.3	-0.1
2014	COL	MLB	38	22	142.3	6	9	0	166	65	100	24	123	10.5	4.1	1.5	6.3	0%	.315	1.62	5.38	5.37	126	7.38	181.1	-4.6
2015	KCA	MLB	67	0	62.3	4	2	0	58	14	41	4	105	8.4	2.0	0.6	5.9	0%	.277	1.16	3.48	3.18	106	4.12	96.2	0.4
2016	TOR	MLB	5	0	4.0	0	1	0	3	2	2	1	106	6.8	4.5	2.3	4.5	25%	.182	1.25	6.85	9.00	168	9.37	207.4	-0.2
2011	TOT	MLB	50	0	46.3	1	2	0	40	19	42	6	109	7.8	3.7	1.2	8.2	0%	.000	1.27	4.26	3.69	112	4.59	106.8	0.1
Career		MLB	305	47	490.0	23	30	11	483	223	385	61	110	8.9	4.1	1.1	7.1	42%	.292	1.44	4.67	4.56	119	6.12	141.7	-6.8

Statistics for All Levels

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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-
2004	CAS	Rk	PIO	15	15	65.0	6	4	0	92	39	82	8		12.7	5.4	1.1	11.4	0%	.447	2.02	5.43	7.62	0	0.00	0.0
2005	ASH	A	SAL	21	15	96.3	8	4	1	73	48	108	6	76	6.8	4.5	0.6	10.1	0%	-.394	1.26	3.63	3.08	88	3.91	77.1
2006	MOD	A+	CLF	27	26	154.2	10	9	0	126	89	179	9	74	7.4	5.2	0.5	10.4	0%	.305	1.39	4.14	3.68	95	3.63	76.2
2007	COL	MLB	NL	8	8	39.3	3	2	0	34	14	26	2	103	7.8	3.2	0.5	5.9	0%	.269	1.22	3.73	3.43	101	4.93	102.1
2007	TUL	AA	TXS	17	17	95.7	3	4	0	77	45	77	8	102	7.2	4.2	0.8	7.2	0%	.262	1.27	4.32	3.48	103	4.42	90.6
2007	CSP	AAA	PCL	3	3	17.0	2	0	0	20	13	16	1	123	10.6	6.9	0.5	8.5	0%	.422	1.94	4.70	3.71	113	7.26	148.9
2008	COL	MLB	NL	5	5	25.3	1	2	0	28	17	9	2	105	9.9	6.0	0.7	3.2	0%	.286	1.78	5.55	6.39	137	8.31	177.3
2008	CSP	AAA	PCL	21	21	110.3	10	5	0	108	82	83	14	120	8.8	6.7	1.1	6.8	0%	.298	1.72	6.02	5.47	126	6.33	129.4
2009	COL	MLB	NL	40	2	40.0	3	2	7	38	23	41	4	104	8.6	5.2	0.9	9.2	0%	.309	1.53	4.10	4.50	120	6.59	141.4
2009	CSP	AAA	PCL	8	8	41.3	2	2	0	39	19	37	4	117	8.5	4.1	0.9	8.1	0%	.304	1.40	4.51	3.49	96	4.07	85.7
2009	CAR	Wnt	VWL	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	0%	.000	0.00	1.68	0.00	0	0.00	0.0
2010	COL	MLB	NL	35	0	28.7	0	4	3	28	24	27	5	100	8.8	7.5	1.6	8.5	0%	.284	1.81	6.31	6.28	147	8.47	191.3
2010	CSP	AAA	PCL	24	0	30.3	3	0	1	20	19	34	3		5.9	5.6	0.9	10.1	0%	.239	1.29	4.70	2.67	0	0.00	0.0
2011	BOS	MLB	AL	36	0	32.3	1	1	0	30	11	31	4	107	8.4	3.1	1.1	8.6	0%	.302	1.27	3.95	3.62	111	4.55	105.7
2011	COL	MLB	NL	14	0	14.0	0	1	0	10	8	11	2	113	6.4	5.1	1.3	7.1	0%	.211	1.29	4.99	3.86	114	4.70	109.4
2011	PAW	AAA	INT	6	0	6.3	0	0	0	3	3	6	1		4.3	4.3	1.4	8.5	0%	.118	0.95	5.28	1.42	101	3.58	73.1
2011	CAR	Wnt	LVB	21	0	22.0	0	1	6	8	4	26	0		3.3	1.6	0.0	10.6	0%	.174	0.55	1.06	0.00	0	0.00	0.0
2012	BOS	MLB	AL	37	9	76.3	3	4	1	64	30	76	11	102	7.5	3.5	1.3	9.0	0%	.262	1.23	4.34	3.77	110	5.30	121.4
2013	BOS	MLB	AL	20	1	25.3	2	2	0	24	15	21	2	104	8.5	5.3	0.7	7.5	0%	.310	1.54	4.57	4.62	114	4.90	117.3
2013	GRN	A	SAL	1	1	3.0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	104	3.0	6.0	0.0	3.0	0%	.125	1.00	4.80	0.00	118	4.05	88.0
2013	PME	AA	EAS	3	2	8.0	1	0	0	10	2	7	0	104	11.3	2.3	0.0	7.9	0%	.400	1.50	2.32	1.13	83	5.83	126.7
2013	PAW	AAA	INT	5	2	11.3	0	1	0	5	3	12	3	98	4.0	2.4	2.4	9.5	0%	.087	0.71	5.31	4.76	107	2.48	53.9
2014	COL	MLB	NL	38	22	142.3	6	9	0	166	65	100	24	123	10.5	4.1	1.5	6.3	0%	.315	1.62	5.38	5.37	126	7.38	181.1
2015	KCA	MLB	AL	67	0	62.3	4	2	0	58	14	41	4	105	8.4	2.0	0.6	5.9	0%	.277	1.16	3.48	3.18	106	4.12	96.2
2016	TOR	MLB	AL	5	0	4.0	0	1	0	3	2	2	1	106	6.8	4.5	2.3	4.5	25%	.182	1.25	6.85	9.00	168	9.37	207.4
2016	DUN	A+	FSL	2	0	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0		4.5	9.0	0.0	13.5	50%	.250	1.50	3.25	0.00	103	4.24	93.6
2016	BUF	AAA	INT	9	0	9.0	1	0	0	6	4	6	1		6.0	4.0	1.0	6.0	50%	.217	1.11	4.61	2.00	107	3.60	79.5
2017	MVA	AAA	MEX	8	6	39.0	6	0	0	34	12	27	3		7.8	2.8	0.7	6.2	0%	.272	1.18	4.28	1.62	0	0.00	0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2008	471	0.4904	0.3843	0.8840	0.5887	0.1875	0.9191	0.7778	0.1160
2009	699	0.4893	0.4163	0.7595	0.5789	0.2605	0.8182	0.6344	0.2405
2010	557	0.5171	0.4201	0.8162	0.6042	0.2230	0.8678	0.6667	0.1838
2011	767	0.5033	0.4420	0.7640	0.6114	0.2703	0.8051	0.6699	0.2360
2012	1334	0.4828	0.4520	0.7413	0.6211	0.2942	0.7975	0.6305	0.2587
2013	440	0.4750	0.4114	0.7238	0.5885	0.2511	0.7886	0.5862	0.2762
2014	2390	0.5289	0.4548	0.7967	0.6353	0.2522	0.8555	0.6303	0.2033
2015	949	0.5111	0.4289	0.8280	0.6041	0.2457	0.8942	0.6579	0.1720
2016	59	0.5424	0.4407	0.9231	0.6250	0.2222	1.0000	0.6667	0.0769
Career	7666	0.5063	0.4369	0.7878	0.6135	0.2549	0.8438	0.6475	0.2122

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
2013-06-23	2013-08-10	15-DL	48	41	Left	Chest	Strain	Pectoral	-	-
2013-03-22	2013-05-28	15-DL	67	52	-	Low Back	Recovery From Cartilage Injury	Bulging Disc	-	-
2013-02-28	2013-03-22	Camp	22	0	-	Low Back	Cartilage Injury	Bulging Disc	-	-
2013-02-19	2013-02-27	Camp	8	0	-	Low Back	Stiffness		-	-
2012-08-24	2012-10-04	60-DL	41	37	Left	Shoulder	Fatigue		-	-
2012-02-28	2012-03-21	Camp	22	0	Left	Shoulder	Weakness		-	-
2011-05-26	2011-06-28	15-DL	33	28	Left	Forearm	Strain		-
2011-04-15	2011-04-16	DTD	1	1	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-	-
2010-05-06	2010-06-02	15-DL	27	24	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation		-
2009-04-22	2009-06-12	15-DL	51	47	Left	Shoulder	Strain		-
2009-01-22	2009-01-22	Off	0	0		Low Back	Soreness	Almost All Last Season	-
2007-05-02	2007-05-23	Minors	21	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2016	TOR	$2,000,000
2015	KCA	$1,850,000
2014	COL	$1,712,500
2013	BOS	$1,487,500
2012	BOS	$850,000
2011	COL	$424,000
2010	COL	$406,000
2009	COL	$402,000
2008	COL	$391,000

Years	Description	Salary
9 yr	Previous	$9,523,000
9 yr	Total	$9,523,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
7 y 7 d	Boras Corp.	1 year/$2M (2016)

Details

1 year (2016). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 3/4/16 (minor-league contract). Salary of $2.3M in majors. May earn additional $1.5M in performance bonuses. May opt out of contract 3/28/16 if not on Major League roster. Released by Milwaukee 3/28/16 after exercising opt-out clause. Signed by Toronto as a free agent 4/3/16 (1 year/$2M). DFA by Toronto 8/1/16. Released 8/9/16.
1 year/$1.85M (2015). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 2/19/15 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.85M in majors. May earn additional $0.85M in performance bonuses. Contract selected by Kansas City 4/5/15.
1 year/$1.7125M (2014). Re-signed by Colorado 1/16/14 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1.4875M (2013). Re-signed by Boston 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Colorado in trade from Boston 12/18/13.
1 year/$0.85M (2012). Signed by Boston 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.424M (2011). Re-signed by Colorado 3/11. Acquired by Boston in trade from Colorado 5/20/11.
1 year (2010). Re-signed by Colorado 3/5/10.
1 year/$0.402M (2009). Re-signed by Colorado 3/4/09 (split contract, $71,966 in minors).
1 year/$0.391M (2008). Re-signed by Colorado 2/08.
1 year (2007). Contract purchased by Colorado 8/18/07.
Signed by Colorado 11/02 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic. $40,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCT	W	SV	G	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	8.7	2.4	54	49.5	43	23	37	6	.258	1.32	4.06	4.39	-7.4	-0.8
80^o	7.5	2	47	43.5	41	22	32	5	.273	1.43	4.47	4.84	-8.6	-0.9
70^o	6.6	1.7	43	39.4	39	21	29	5	.284	1.51	4.78	5.18	-9.3	-1.0
60^o	5.9	1.5	39	35.9	37	20	27	5	.293	1.58	5.05	5.47	-9.6	-1.0
50^o	5.3	1.3	36	32.8	35	19	24	5	.302	1.65	5.31	5.75	-9.7	-1.1
40^o	4.8	1.2	32	29.7	33	18	22	4	.311	1.72	5.57	6.03	-9.7	-1.1
30^o	4.2	1	29	26.5	31	17	20	4	.320	1.80	5.85	6.34	-9.5	-1.0
20^o	3.5	0.8	25	22.9	28	15	17	4	.331	1.89	6.19	6.72	-9.2	-1.0
10^o	2.7	0.6	20	18.1	24	13	13	3	.347	2.03	6.68	7.25	-8.3	-0.9
Weighted Mean	5.2	1.3	35	32.1	34	18	24	4	.300	1.63	5.27	5.71	-9.4	-1.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2018-06-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is it worth holding onto Nate Pearson for speculative purposes or move onto some other high ceiling high risk SP prospect who's actually playing? (earpbartman from WC)	I think he is worth holding onto, but it's a weird injury, so I wouldn't fault you for moving on to like I dunno Franklin Morales. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Paul, please list a few pitchers that could have that Kris Medlen like run in the 2nd half. And maybe some bullpen arms that if they move into a starting role, could have real value in mixed leagues. Oh and hello Curtis! (andtinez from Houston)	Franklin Morales (Rubby or Webster, too, but neither is currently in their pen) and Tony Cingrani (obv, but he fits the model now) are currently in pens. Guys who could just make a big run who aren't currently in a rotation: Erasmo Ramirez, Trevor Rosenthal (prob more 2014 if he's gonna be an SP again), Alex Colome, and Tim Stauffer. http://pauls.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/hiandrew.jpg (Paul Sporer)
2011-12-02 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Kevin can you give us the prospect you were most wrong about in terms of you thinking he wasn't very good and he became a star and the reverse of that? You loved him and he stunk? (Walton Goggins from NYC)	There's been a lot. Franklin Morales? Andy LaRoche? Brandon Wood? (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-08-04 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What is Franklin Morales' ultimate ceiling and role? (FrankieFan from Denver)	Quality starting pitcher. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-04-08 15:00:00 (link to chat)	I heard Franklin Morales had a drop in velocity last season, does he have it back or is he just having a good day? (Bill from Toronto)	I'm optimistic. Reports out of Venezuela this winter were very encouraging. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-04-10 16:30:00 (link to chat)	Hey Christina, any thoughts on Ubaldo Jimenez and Franklin Morales so far this year? They've thrown a combined 13IP 8H 1ER 4BB 1HR 14K. Sample size + control problems. But those K numbers look pretty good. (Jason from Devner)	You don't need me or even Kevin to tell you those guys are talented; it's just a good bit of news for the Rox that in the year Jeff Francis is out, those two might be squared away to join Aaron Cook and give the team a trio they can project playing key roles years into the future. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-07-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	No mention recently of Franklin Morales that I can find anywhere on BP. Since he's one of Kevin's darlings, I find the silence maddening. Sure, young pitchers are going to struggle, but this is awful! And if I may indulge, shouldn't the Reds sign Dunn for 3 years, put him in LF, Bruce in RF, and find a decent CF? This team is close enough to contending with the talent they have that leaving 2 giant holes in the OF (the result of trading Dunn) would be a mistake. Do you agree? (rgrunder from dayton, oh)	Hey, between the struggling that's explicable in any environment, and the possible exaggeration of that encouraged by having to pitch in Coors Field, I think it's OK to chill. People were in a hurry to write off Edinson Volquez not so long ago, after all. As for Dunn, the seeming disinterest in him is sort of fascinating, to the point that yes, it might be interesting to see if he'd agree to a multi-year deal to stay put, since it might now cost the Reds less than it would have a year ago. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-04-29 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Franklin Morales ever going to turn it around? (jrfukudome from Chicago)	Franklin Morales is two months older than I am. He has plenty of time to turn it around, though it won't happen in Colorado if he can't A) cut down on the walks and B) induce grounders like he did last year. He's a lefty with excellent stuff, and Kevin Goldstein ranked him #13 on his top 100 prospects this year. Give him some time to learn on the job, and we'll talk after that. (Marc Normandin)
2008-04-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)	KG--your articles and prospect updates are getting me through law school--thank you! What do you expect Franklin Morales's line to look like at the end of the year? Big split between the first and second half? Could he have some value in a fairly deep mixed league as a match-up guy? (Matt from Saint Paul)	Dude, quit reading me and study more. We need good lawyers. Gimme a 4.61 ERA, 173.2 IP, 173 H, 78 BB, 148 Ks. Wait, 146 Ks. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-03-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Steve, what are your thoughts on the development of Franklin Morales? Does he end up needing a good portion of the year in AAA? What is his ceiling? Thanks. (Dan from NYC)	He's pitched well in small exposures this spring, but I worry about consistency in the short term. As with many young lefties there are control issues to sort out. His ceiling is quite high-Guru Goldstein pegged him at #13 overall on his top 100 prospect list, with great stuff. I think it's all down to command. Humidor and great defense or no, a pitcher is not going to survive at Coors by walking guys. (Steven Goldman)
2008-03-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Ronny Cedeno and Eric Patterson--are they in the Cubs' plans for '08? Should they be? If I may indulge one more, what do you expect from Franklin Morales in '08 and down the road? Thanks! (jromero from seattle)	At the moment it certainly doesn't seem like either is the Cub's first choice for a starting spot in the middle infield. Theriot would be pretty easy to displace at short, but Cedeno, as good as his minor-league numbers are, simply hasn't hit in his major-league opportunities. As for Patterson, the Cubs are even deeper at 2B, with Mark De Rosa and Mike Fontenot, another Piniella favorite ahead of him. Patterson's got youth and more upside, but the other two were a pretty capable tandem last year, and PECOTA likes both of them - they're .360 OBPs and average-plus fielders, whereas Patterson's a .340 OBP type with below-average D. Morales - as critical a part of the Rox run last year, I see him struggling a little bit. He's got to cut down the walks to succeed at Coors. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-01-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What makes Franklin Morales so superior to Jake McGee? I'm not insinuating that he isn't -- I'd just like to hear you contrast the two. (doog7642 from Blaine, MN)	Is there some kind of Jake McGee fan club that I'm unaware of, and if so, have they called for some kind of fatwa against me? I have a million McGee questions. And while I say this alot about guys, I'll say it again here -- I have McGee as the No. 40 prospect in baseball -- how is that an insult? Now let's compare him to Morales. Both are lefties, both have plus-plus velocity. After that, Morales easily wins on better breaking ball, and wins again with better changeup. There are a number of people who think McGee's limited arsenal make him a reliever in the end, and I get no such opinions when talking to scouts about Morales. That's the big difference. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-01-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	how good can Ubaldo Jimenez be in 08? (tycobb from ga)	Really good, because the arm strength is there and a good second half is going to leave him with the requisite amount of confidence. But for Ubaldo, everything is going to be about fastball command. In analyzing Franklin Morales, Kevin Goldstein talked about Morales realizing he's better 93-95 than 96-98, a lesson I'm not sure Ubaldo has yet grasped. (Bryan Smith)
2008-01-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you see Franklin Morales splitting time this season between the Rockies and the minors in light of their recent pitcher signings? What is his best comparable at this point in his development? (Rob from Newton, NJ)	He was rushed last season, getting by on talent about half the time, and not so much the other half. Start him back at Double-A, then move him up, and if he succeeds all year, slot him into the rotation in August. The only defense of the Wells/Redman signings is that it allows then to execute that kind of plan with Morales. Comp? Hmmmm...Arthur Rhodes? I'm probably getting too caught up in his lefthandedness. He also reminds me a little of Kelvim Escobar, if that helps. (Joe Sheehan)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	TedSox9 (Bristol, England.): Just watched Franklin Morales close out the Brewers - Rockies game, he was throwing 96 consistently from the start (even though he was pretty erratic). Could Morales potentially take over from Fuentes on a full-time basis in your opinion? I have to say that I didn't watch that particular game, but this sounds like a good candidate for "Just because you throw 96, it does not make you a good closer" the same way that being fast doesn't make you a good leadoff hitter. (Russell A. Carleton)
2009-10-12 15:00:00	Phillies/Rockies Playoffs Roundtable	ssimon (Pelham, NY): KG - do the Rockies have a Joba/Hughes issue with Franklin Morales? And we don't hear about it because it's not in NY? Not quite, at least from where I sit. After a tantalizing debut in 2007, Morales had a horrible 2008, and just as he was making some positive strides he hurt his shoulder early in the year, so he spent a couple months in the minors before coming up and doing what he probably should have done last year: pitch relief. I can see your point in that Tracy sees his future as a closer, and maybe that's how it's going to be, but the reason there isn't as much hype surrounding him is because he hasn't shown nearly as much on the big stage, either in the rotation or relief. Kevin may have something to add. (Jay Jaffe)

PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Franklin Morales threw 8,643 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2016, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2016, he relied primarily on his Sinker (89mph), Cutter (83mph) and Curve (74mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (89mph) and Splitter (82mph).