#40 Karl "The Protector" Franz, Closer, 26 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals

#40 Karl "The Protector" Franz, Closer, 26 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals
Wednesday, 7/16/2010

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Karl Franz
The Protector
6/9/1984
26
Liberal, KS
6"3
190

Closer
R
R

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1.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
2010 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 105 Days (277 total Days)
105 Day(s)
1 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	0	0	0	86-89 Mph
Versus LHB	0	0	0
Versus RHB	0	0	0
Talent	10	8	7

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

3
34
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	0	0	0	0	0
Versus LHP	0	0	0	0	0
Versus RHP	0	0	0	0	0
Talent	4	3	1	3	2

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6
5
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
6/14	@CHN	L 1-4		0.2	1	0	0	0	1
6/22	POR	L 4-5		1	2	0	0	0	2
6/26	PIT	L 5-9		0.1	2	3	3	2	1
6/29	NYN	L 5-6		0	2	2	0	0	0
7/3	@SFG	W 7-6		1	2	2	2	0	0
7/5	@SDP	L 3-4		0.1	2	0	0	0	0
7/6	@SDP	W 6-4		2	1	0	0	1	1
7/12	LAD	W 3-2		1	1	0	0	1	1	SV
7/13	LAD	W 2-1		1	0	0	0	0	2	SV
7/15	HOU	L 7-9		1	1	1	1	0	0

Pitching Stats 2010

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	43	0	1	0	3	3.48	44.0	40	19	17	25	57	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	78	0	2	0	5	3.48	80.0	73	35	31	46	104

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	17	5	37.5	43	11	13.3	8.2	11.7	5.1	9	1	11.1	15	7	46.7	4.60

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	78	21	7	0	2	11	5	9	26	0	0	0	.269	.341	.436	.777
vs. RHB	91	19	4	0	6	14	14	16	31	0	0	0	.209	.324	.451	.775

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	21	0	0	0	3	3.48	20.2	19	10	8	13	31
Road	22	0	1	0	0	3.47	23.1	21	9	9	12	26
This Week	1	0	0	0	0	9.00	1.0	1	1	1	0	0
Last Week	2	0	0	0	2	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	1	3

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	14	0	0	0	1	2.08	13.0	12	3	3	9	15
May	12	0	0	0	0	4.20	15.0	11	7	7	7	22
June	11	0	1	0	0	3.72	9.2	10	6	4	7	16
July	6	0	0	0	2	4.26	6.1	7	3	3	2	4

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2009	83	0	4	3	6	4.93	76.2	73	46	42	18	32	104	0	0	1.37	.320	SLN
2010	43	0	1	0	3	3.48	44.0	40	19	17	8	25	57	0	0	1.48	.308	SLN
Total	126	0	5	3	9	4.40	120.2	113	65	59	26	57	161	0	0	1.41	.315

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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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
2009	83	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	SLN
2010	44	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SLN
Total	127	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	.200	.200	.200	.400

Fielding Stats 2010

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

44.0

0.82

Player History

Drafted in 4th round, 87th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1999...
Injured on 8/3/1999 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
Released by Cincinnati on 5/16/2006...
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by St. Louis in 2009...
Earned first career win on 5/8/2009...
Had first career hit on 7/15/2009, off Smokey Creekmore (CHN)...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

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