Follow the Prospects: Christian Franklin, OF

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Does he go to Spring Training with a shot to make the 40-man should Jacob Young have a bad spring?

he has to be added to the 40 man roster this November before the rule 5 draft or he's gone. No way he's not taken.

I think he has a shot at making the team out of spring training if Young is dealt. If Young is not dealt, then it would be hard for Franklin to beat him out. If it is close at all, then they play a service time game.

[nobleisthyname]

Ranked the 29th best team prospect by FanGraphs.

Hit

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Raw Power

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Game Power

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Run

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Fielding

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Throw

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FV

40/45

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50/50

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35/40

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50/50

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60/60

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55

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40

Franklin has tracked an an overachieving tweener outfielder since signing, with above-average offensive performances at each minor league level (including Triple-A) despite lacking a show-stopping tool. He was traded to Washington as part of last summer’s Michael Soroka deal and is at Triple-A Rochester as of this update.

Franklin doesn’t give away at-bats, he hits the ball hard (though often on the ground), and he plays with great effort and motor. His hands are authoritative, and his hard-hit rate has been comfortably plus for the last two seasons, but he probably won’t hit for much game power with this swing (which produces a ton of opposite field contact, especially against fastballs) except against lefties. A plus corner defender, Franklin’s speed is a bit stretched in center field. He’s an OBP-driven part-time outfielder who should play a role mashing lefties and upgrading his team’s corner outfield defense late in games.

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 26
Team rank: 18
Current level: AAA

March/April recap

Games played at position
LF: 10
RF: 8
CF: 5
DH: 3

PA

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AVG

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OBP

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SLG

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HR

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SB

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K%

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BB%

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ISO

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OPS

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wRC+

117

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.260

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.393

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.302

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0

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5

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22.2%

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16.2%

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.042

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.695

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100

[Smithian]

I feel like he is behind RHIII in #4 OF contention?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I feel like he is behind RHIII in #4 OF contention?

It  may be just lefty / righty, whatever the need is. There's also Crews.