P Tom 'Grasshopper' Franzoni #5
Syracuse Scorpions ABA
Age: 42 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
11/07/2015
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P TOM 'GRASSHOPPER' FRANZONI #5 - AGE: 42 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
38 0 2-3 0 3.42 50.0 47 5 17 33 1.28 -0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 35 40 40
Movement 60 55 65 60
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 50 50
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 40
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 25
Defense 30
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/05/2015 GH Loss, 7-13 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/2015 GH Loss, 3-6 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
10/02/2015 GH Win, 7-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2015 @ BRO Loss, 6-8 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 Loss
09/23/2015 GH Win, 5-4 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
09/22/2015 GH Win, 3-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Win
09/12/2015 CHA Loss, 0-5 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
09/11/2015 CHA Loss, 4-7 1.1 3 1 1 0 1
09/06/2015 NO Win, 4-1 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
08/26/2015 VAC Win, 2-1 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
You won't find him telling a lot of jokes.
Low: Leader
Birthday:09/08/1973
Born in:Sun City Center, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$47,200
Signed Through:2016 Season
Major Service:21 Years, 8 Days
Service This Yr:187 Days
40-Man Service:21 Years, 154 Days
Pro Service:22 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2015 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 38 0 2 3 0 3.42 50.0 47 19 19 5 17 33 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 2 0.0 38 15 11.88 8.46 5.94 3.06 4.26 1.28 120 -0.3 .271        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 81 20 8 0 2 10 5 15 0 0 2 .247 .307 .420 .727      
vs. RHB 112 27 7 1 3 9 12 18 0 0 0 .241 .315 .402 .716      
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2015 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 8 0 1 1 0 4.66 9.2 8 5 5 2 5 9  
May 5 0 0 0 0 1.50 6.0 6 1 1 0 1 8  
June 5 0 0 1 0 2.08 8.2 9 2 2 0 1 3  
July 7 0 0 0 0 2.70 10.0 10 3 3 0 4 4  
August 4 0 0 0 0 3.52 7.2 4 3 3 1 2 4  
September 6 0 1 1 0 7.94 5.2 9 5 5 2 4 5  
October 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
Spring Training 10 0 0 1 2 0.93 9.2 6 1 1 0 3 13  
Last Year 54 0 1 14 21 3.54 56.0 43 24 22 2 32 75  
2 Years Ago 30 0 2 4 16 3.73 31.1 26 19 13 6 12 42  
Career 971 0 71 85 511 2.26 1070.1 713 310 269 66 384 1470  
Home 24 0 2 1 0 2.73 29.2 28 9 9 3 10 21  
Road 14 0 0 2 0 4.43 20.1 19 10 10 2 7 12  
Grass 38 0 2 3 0 3.42 50.0 47 19 19 5 17 33  
Day 10 0 0 2 0 5.25 12.0 8 7 7 2 7 9  
Night 28 0 2 1 0 2.84 38.0 39 12 12 3 10 24  
As Reliever / Substitution 38 0 2 3 0 3.42 50.0 47 19 19 5 17 33  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2000 Bailey Hall - ABA 26 71 0 8 3 38 1.38 84.2 51 14 13 5 20 123 0 0 0.84 .275 1.83 4.3 315
2001 Phoenix - ABA 27 73 0 3 10 41 2.05 74.2 50 19 17 3 29 119 0 0 1.06 .326 1.56 4.2 203
2002 Brooklyn - ABA 28 78 0 5 12 41 3.73 82.0 64 39 34 8 40 116 0 0 1.27 .306 2.85 2.5 107
2003 Brooklyn - ABA 29 87 0 5 6 50 2.25 100.0 61 25 25 6 36 139 0 0 0.97 .268 2.08 4.2 167
2004 San Diego - ABA 30 77 0 7 5 39 1.08 91.1 48 13 11 3 26 133 0 0 0.81 .250 1.62 4.4 347
2005 San Diego - ABA 31 65 0 4 2 44 1.52 71.0 41 13 12 4 23 88 0 0 0.90 .240 2.31 2.5 260
2006 San Diego - ABA 32 78 0 3 4 55 1.77 71.1 44 15 14 2 30 108 0 0 1.04 .294 1.57 3.9 224
2007 San Diego - ABA 33 54 0 7 5 28 1.42 57.0 32 13 9 4 17 80 0 0 0.86 .237 2.25 2.3 289
2008 San Diego - ABA 34 31 0 5 2 13 4.11 30.2 27 14 14 4 9 37 0 0 1.17 .295 3.56 0.4 98
2009 San Diego - ABA 35 66 0 7 5 39 2.62 75.2 50 23 22 5 22 99 0 0 0.95 .269 2.30 2.7 154
2010 Milwaukee - ABA 36 47 0 3 2 27 1.62 50.0 29 12 9 2 24 70 0 0 1.06 .262 2.27 2.0 256
2011 Grand Haven - ABA 37 58 0 8 4 25 1.89 76.1 43 22 16 3 27 122 0 0 0.92 .284 1.29 3.4 195
2012 Grand Haven - ABA 38 12 0 0 0 2 3.55 12.2 9 5 5 1 6 15 0 0 1.18 .276 3.45 0.1 112
2012 Austin - ABA 38 52 0 1 4 32 2.26 55.2 48 21 14 3 14 71 0 0 1.11 .326 2.20 2.4 176
2012 Total - ABA 38 64 0 1 4 34 2.50 68.1 57 26 19 4 20 86 0 0 1.13 .317 2.43 2.5 159
2013 Syracuse - ABA 39 30 0 2 4 16 3.73 31.1 26 19 13 6 12 42 0 0 1.21 .270 3.81 0.2 101
2014 Syracuse - ABA 40 54 0 1 14 21 3.54 56.0 43 24 22 2 32 75 0 0 1.34 .306 2.69 1.0 92
2015 Syracuse - ABA 41 38 0 2 3 0 3.42 50.0 47 19 19 5 17 33 0 0 1.28 .271 4.26 -0.3 104
Total ABA 971 0 71 85 511 2.26 1070.1 713 310 269 66 384 1470 0 0 1.02 .280 2.25 40.2 171
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2004 San Diego - ABA 30 1 0 0 1 0 108.00 0.1 3 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 12.00 1.000 6.20 -0.0 3
2005 San Diego - ABA 31 12 0 1 1 3 0.56 16.0 8 2 1 1 8 14 0 0 1.00 .175 3.56 0.2 703
2006 San Diego - ABA 32 3 0 1 0 1 0.00 5.0 2 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 1.00 .286 0.81 0.3 999
2008 San Diego - ABA 34 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1.20 .500 0.20 0.1 999
2012 Austin - ABA 38 4 0 0 0 3 0.00 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0.25 .000 1.39 0.2 999
Total ABA 21 0 2 2 8 1.67 27.0 14 6 5 1 14 34 0 0 1.04 .220 2.56 227.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2000 Bailey Hall - ABA P 70 0 0 9 1 9 0 1.000 84.2 0.96 +0.0 .997
2001 Phoenix - ABA P 73 0 1 8 0 11 2 .818 74.2 1.08 -0.5 .910
2002 Brooklyn - ABA P 75 0 5 11 0 16 0 1.000 82.0 1.76 -0.0 1.008
2003 Brooklyn - ABA P 86 0 7 6 0 13 0 1.000 100.0 1.17 +0.1 1.004
2004 San Diego - ABA P 77 0 3 6 1 11 2 .818 91.1 0.89 +0.1 1.007
2005 San Diego - ABA P 65 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 71.0 1.14 +0.3 1.025
2006 San Diego - ABA P 77 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 71.1 0.50 -0.0 1.030
2007 San Diego - ABA P 54 0 0 8 0 8 0 1.000 57.0 1.26 +0.7 1.033
2008 San Diego - ABA P 30 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 30.2 0.59 -0.2 1.041
2009 San Diego - ABA P 66 0 1 10 0 12 1 .917 75.2 1.31 -0.2 .865
2010 Milwaukee - ABA P 46 0 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 50.0 1.44 +0.1 1.052
2011 Grand Haven - ABA P 58 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 76.1 0.35 +0.9 1.029
2012 Grand Haven - ABA P 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.2 0.00 -0.4 .000
2012 Austin - ABA P 52 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 55.2 0.81 -0.7 .517
2013 Syracuse - ABA P 30 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 31.1 1.44 -0.4 1.027
2014 Syracuse - ABA P 52 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 56.0 0.48 -0.6 1.031
2015 Syracuse - ABA P 36 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 50.0 0.90 -1.0 1.083
TOTAL P 959 0 33 86 2 124 5 .960 1070.1 1.00 -2.1 .978
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2000 Drafted in the 2000 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 3, 51st overall pick) by San Jose Jokers.
05/17/2000 Injured on 05/16/2000, diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain, is day-to-day.
07/01/2000 Wins the ABA AC Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/09/2000 Was selected to the 2000 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/01/2000 Wins the ABA AC Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/27/2000 Wins the 2000 ABA AC Reliever of the Year Award.
10/31/2000 Wins the 2000 ABA AC Cy Young Award.
11/10/2000 Became a free agent.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
02/05/2001 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $192,000 with the Phoenix Gladiators organization.
06/09/2001 Injured (Torn fingernail), day-to-day for 5 days.
12/27/2001 Was traded by the Phoenix Gladiators to the Brooklyn Bandicoots in exchange for RF Ivan Herrera, LF Rogelio Sanchez, SP Justin Eaglin, 1B Jeff Pluto, RF Marco Sanchez.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
05/15/2002 Injured (Inner ear infection), day-to-day for 4 days.
10/21/2002 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
04/25/2003 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/13/2003 Was selected to the 2003 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
11/09/2003 Finished 2nd in 2003 ABA NC Reliever of the Year Award voting.
11/23/2003 Became a free agent.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50).
01/05/2004 Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $400,200 with the San Diego Strippers and Gold organization.
06/01/2004 Wins the ABA NC Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/11/2004 Was selected to the 2004 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/14/2004 Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/18/2004 Injured on 09/15/2004, diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinitis, will miss 3 weeks.
11/05/2004 Wins the 2004 ABA NC Reliever of the Year Award.
11/09/2004 Finished 3rd in 2004 ABA NC Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
06/23/2005 Was selected to the 2005 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
11/07/2005 Finished 2nd in 2005 ABA NC Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
04/03/2006 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 6 days.
08/29/2006 Earns his 300th career American Baseball Association save!
10/30/2006 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
11/08/2006 Wins the 2006 ABA NC Reliever of the Year Award.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
09/19/2007 Injured on 09/17/2007, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 8-9 months.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
02/11/2008 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 months.
11/04/2008 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
07/01/2009 Wins the ABA NC Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/12/2009 Was selected to the 2009 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10/03/2009 Injured on 09/30/2009, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 2-3 months.
11/20/2009 Became a free agent.
12/20/2009 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $80,000 with the Milwaukee Eskimos organization.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (55).
05/15/2010 Earns his 400th career American Baseball Association save!
07/11/2010 Was selected to the 2010 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/18/2010 Injured on 08/14/2010, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 2 weeks.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
03/22/2011 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/25/2011 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50).
04/22/2012 Was traded by the Grand Haven Fireflies to the Austin Desperados in exchange for SP Brad Goodman.
11/26/2012 Became a free agent.
12/04/2012 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $188,800 with the Syracuse Scorpions organization.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
02/24/2013 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
02/25/2013 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 2 weeks.
06/20/2013 Injured on 06/18/2013, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 7-8 months.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
06/10/2014 Earns his 500th career American Baseball Association save!
07/31/2014 Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl.
09/10/2014 Injured on 09/09/2014, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
03/28/2015 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
04/04/2015 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2001 73 8
2002 78 5
2003 87 2
2004 77 4
2006 78 6
Year L Rank
2014 14 8
Year SV Rank
2000 38 1
2001 41 2
2002 41 4
2003 50 1
2004 39 3
2005 44 2
2006 55 1
2007 28 4
2009 39 3
2010 27 7
2011 25 9
2012 34 5
2013 16 10
2014 21 10
Year RA Rank
2001 73 8
2002 78 5
2003 87 2
2004 77 4
2006 78 6
2009 66 10
Year GF Rank
2000 59 2
2001 66 2
2002 66 3
2003 66 4
2004 58 4
2005 55 2
2006 63 2
2007 44 5
2009 56 2
2010 38 7
2011 49 7
2012 45 5
2014 37 8
Year WAR Rank
2000 2.9 7
2006 4.0 10
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