Player Report for #44 Mario Franco

05/01/2025

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DH Mario Franco #44

GUBA Chicago Black Sox

Age: 33

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Good


	12-8, .600, 2.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
20	77	22	5	0	2	14	9	19	.286	.356	.429	1

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	13	13	13	7
Gap	16	15	16	8
Power	14	13	14	7
Eye	14	13	14	9
Avoid K's	9	9	9	5

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	2	1
Errors:	-	3	2
Arm:	1	4	3
Turn DP:	-	4	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	5	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Inst.:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	7
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
04/30/2025	@ BAL	Loss, 1-2	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0
04/29/2025	@ BAL	Win, 17-1	5	1	2	3	0	1	0	0
04/28/2025	@ BAL	Loss, 3-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
04/27/2025	@ VAL	Win, 15-7	5	1	1	1	0	1	2	0
04/26/2025	@ VAL	Loss, 1-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
04/25/2025	@ VAL	Win, 4-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
04/23/2025	@ VAN	Win, 11-3	2	3	2	1	0	2	0	1
04/22/2025	@ VAN	Win, 3-2	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
04/21/2025	@ VAN	Win, 3-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
04/20/2025	BIR	Win, 6-2	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Low
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Low
Greed:	Normal
Intelligence:	Very Low
Work Ethic:	Low

Mario Franco
Birthday:	05/14/1991
Born in:	Colima (San José)
Nationality:	Costa Rican
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	191 lbs
Local Popularity:	Well Known
National Pop.:	Fair

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$12,000,000
Signed Through:	2027 Season
Major Service:	12 Years, 67 Days
Service This Yr:	25 Days
40-Man Service:	12 Years, 67 Days
Pro Service:	14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Development
Development Report

Global Unified Baseball Association 2025 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WOBA	ISO	VORP
Overall	20	77	22	5	0	2	14	10	9	19	.286	.356	.429	.785	.342	.143	4.0
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	20	88	0	0	0	3	1	1	33	7	1	0	100.0	11.7	5.28
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		16	4	1	0	2	4	3	0	4	0	0	0	.250	.250	.688	.938
Versus Right		61	18	4	0	0	10	7	9	15	1	1	0	.295	.380	.361	.741
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		18	6	2	0	0	5	3	2	3	0	0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844
Last Week		22	6	2	0	0	3	3	2	7	1	0	0	.273	.320	.364	.684
April		77	22	5	0	2	14	10	9	19	1	1	0	.286	.356	.429	.785
Spring Training		42	12	3	0	1	11	10	10	12	1	0	1	.286	.426	.429	.854
Last Year		601	191	33	6	25	108	88	84	136	7	0	7	.318	.403	.517	.921
2 Years Ago		623	187	33	5	27	95	99	70	129	8	0	10	.300	.376	.499	.875
Career		7529	2271	462	48	271	1265	1024	686	1506	81	2	81	.302	.363	.484	.846
Home		31	9	0	0	2	6	3	2	5	0	1	0	.290	.333	.484	.817
Road		46	13	5	0	0	8	7	7	14	1	0	0	.283	.370	.391	.762
Grass		64	20	4	0	2	13	9	8	14	1	1	0	.313	.384	.469	.852
Turf		13	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	5	0	0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445
Night		77	22	5	0	2	14	10	9	19	1	1	0	.286	.356	.429	.785
Close/Late		16	6	0	0	2	5	2	1	4	1	1	0	.375	.389	.750	1.139
Inning 1-3		21	4	1	0	0	6	2	5	8	0	0	0	.190	.346	.238	.584
Inning 4-6		29	8	3	0	0	2	5	2	4	0	0	0	.276	.323	.379	.702
Inning 7-9		24	10	1	0	2	6	3	2	4	1	0	0	.417	.444	.708	1.153
Extra Innings		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
0 Outs		31	8	3	0	0	1	5	1	9	0	1	0	.258	.281	.355	.636
1 Outs		28	8	2	0	2	5	3	4	5	1	0	0	.286	.364	.571	.935
2 Outs		18	6	0	0	0	8	2	4	5	0	0	0	.333	.455	.333	.788
Scoring Position		15	8	2	0	0	12	5	4	3	1	0	0	.533	.600	.667	1.267
Bases Empty		50	11	2	0	2	2	5	3	13	0	0	0	.220	.264	.380	.644
Runner on 1st		12	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	.250	.357	.333	.690
Runner on 2nd		6	3	1	0	0	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238
Runner on 3rd		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Runner on 1st & 3rd		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		2	2	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500
Bases Loaded		2	1	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Two Strikes		41	8	2	0	1	6	4	5	19	1	0	0	.195	.277	.317	.594
First Pitch		11	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.364	.364	.455	.818
Count 0-1		8	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625
Count 0-2		7	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429
Count 1-0		4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Count 1-1		5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800
Count 1-2		8	4	0	0	1	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	.500	.500	.875	1.375
Count 2-0		4	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.500	2.000
Count 2-1		4	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Count 2-2		17	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	9	1	0	0	.118	.111	.176	.288
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Full Count		9	1	0	0	0	1	1	5	3	0	0	0	.111	.429	.111	.540
Behind in Count		23	7	2	0	1	4	2	0	7	0	0	0	.304	.304	.522	.826
Ahead in Count		12	6	1	0	1	6	5	4	0	0	0	0	.500	.625	.833	1.458
Batting 6th		77	22	5	0	2	14	10	9	19	1	1	0	.286	.356	.429	.785

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
2012 Washington - GUBA	21	28	111	26	9	0	1	11	4	3	0	0	27	0	0	.234	.254	.342	.597	62	-3.7
2013 Washington - GUBA	22	162	664	192	38	4	12	86	69	23	8	6	123	0	0	.289	.318	.413	.731	100	18.7
2014 Washington - GUBA	23	162	645	205	52	2	19	108	84	31	3	10	98	0	0	.318	.347	.493	.840	127	48.0
2015 Washington - GUBA	24	162	643	208	34	2	29	112	68	35	6	9	128	1	1	.323	.359	.518	.877	134	57.7
2016 Green Bay - GUBA	25	136	513	176	43	8	20	109	72	49	8	10	86	4	4	.343	.402	.575	.977	166	67.2
2017 Green Bay - GUBA	26	154	572	150	37	3	16	90	67	72	3	3	115	8	1	.262	.346	.421	.767	108	32.4
2018 Green Bay - GUBA	27	153	549	170	46	1	13	94	73	56	5	11	117	1	1	.310	.372	.468	.840	129	39.1
2019 Jackson - GUBA	28	149	583	158	35	3	26	96	85	56	6	4	121	1	0	.271	.339	.475	.814	122	29.8
2020 Chicago - GUBA	29	162	650	180	35	4	20	86	100	72	14	2	134	0	0	.277	.360	.435	.796	117	35.2
2021 Chicago - GUBA	30	160	653	205	23	6	37	134	103	63	3	5	133	1	0	.314	.374	.538	.912	147	63.1
2022 Chicago - GUBA	31	160	645	201	39	4	24	122	102	63	8	5	140	1	0	.312	.377	.496	.873	140	56.0
2023 Chicago - GUBA	32	162	623	187	33	5	27	95	99	70	10	8	129	0	0	.300	.376	.499	.875	142	55.5
2024 Chicago - GUBA	33	161	601	191	33	6	25	108	88	84	7	7	136	0	0	.318	.403	.517	.921	153	66.5
2025 Chicago - GUBA	34	20	77	22	5	0	2	14	10	9	0	1	19	1	0	.286	.356	.429	.785	118	4.0
Total GUBA		1931	7529	2271	462	48	271	1265	1024	686	81	81	1506	18	7	.302	.363	.484	.846	131	569.5

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
2011 Normandy - R	20	40	162	56	13	0	7	33	26	5	0	3	11	0	0	.346	.359	.556	.914	164	21.2
2012 Long Island - A	21	37	159	60	4	0	6	31	26	15	0	1	19	2	2	.377	.429	.516	.944	154	16.5
2012 Death Valley - AA	21	20	85	33	11	0	1	14	12	3	1	2	11	0	0	.388	.407	.553	.960	161	10.8
2012 Calgary - AAA	21	71	289	80	12	1	8	36	37	18	3	1	48	0	0	.277	.325	.408	.733	107	6.3
Total GUBAAAA		71	289	80	12	1	8	36	37	18	3	1	48	0	0	.277	.325	.408	.733	107	6.3
Total GUBAAA		20	85	33	11	0	1	14	12	3	1	2	11	0	0	.388	.407	.553	.960	161	10.8
Total GUBAA		37	159	60	4	0	6	31	26	15	0	1	19	2	2	.377	.429	.516	.944	154	16.5
Total GUBAR		40	162	56	13	0	7	33	26	5	0	3	11	0	0	.346	.359	.556	.914	164	21.2

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
2016 Green Bay - GUBA	25	5	18	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	0	0.0
2018 Green Bay - GUBA	27	6	24	8	3	0	0	4	4	3	0	0	2	0	1	.333	.407	.458	.866	0	0.0
2020 Chicago - GUBA	29	6	23	4	1	0	1	3	3	4	0	0	5	0	0	.174	.296	.348	.644	0	0.0
2021 Chicago - GUBA	30	17	62	22	2	0	4	14	13	9	1	2	8	0	0	.355	.432	.581	1.013	0	0.0
2022 Chicago - GUBA	31	13	56	19	9	1	0	5	5	3	0	0	15	0	0	.339	.373	.536	.909	0	0.0
2024 Chicago - GUBA	33	13	50	18	4	0	2	7	11	6	1	0	9	0	0	.360	.439	.560	.999	0	0.0
Total GUBA		60	233	75	19	1	7	34	36	26	2	2	42	1	1	.322	.392	.502	.894	145	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
2012 Washington - ML	DH	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00	0.0	.000
2013 Washington - ML	DH	162	162	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00	0.0	.000
2014 Washington - ML	DH	162	162	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00	0.0	.000
2015 Washington - ML	DH	162	162	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00	0.0	.000
2016 Green Bay - ML	1B	108	108	895	53	59	953	5	.995	925.1	9.22	0.0	.000
2016 Green Bay - ML	DH	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00	0.0	.000
2017 Green Bay - ML	1B	118	118	985	52	65	1049	12	.989	1008.2	9.25	0.0	.000
2017 Green Bay - ML	2B	4	4	5	6	1	12	1	.917	33.0	3.00	0.0	.000
2017 Green Bay - ML	DH	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00	0.0	.000
2018 Green Bay - ML	1B	141	135	1067	54	74	1129	8	.993	1182.0	8.54	0.0	.000
2018 Green Bay - ML	DH	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00	0.0	.000
2019 Jackson - ML	1B	120	120	919	66	92	994	9	.991	1047.2	8.46	0.0	.000
2021 Chicago - ML	1B	160	160	1588	83	120	1685	14	.992	1416.2	10.62	0.0	.000
2022 Chicago - ML	1B	103	103	975	49	87	1028	4	.996	908.2	10.14	0.0	.000
2023 Chicago - ML	1B	33	33	289	18	27	309	2	.994	286.0	9.66	0.0	.000

Player History
05/12/2011	Signed a 0-year minor league contract with the Paris Guillotines organization.
08/08/2011	Wins the GUBAR WL Player of the Week Award.
11/26/2011	Was traded by the Paris Guillotines to the Washington Bobwhites, along with SP M. Cosme, MR D. Hugues, in exchange for RF B. Gordon.
01/01/2012	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (4); Power: 5 (4); Eye: 3 (5).
01/01/2013	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (4); Power: 5 (4); Eye: 3 (5).
11/24/2013	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2014	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
06/08/2014	Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Black Sox, with 3 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
06/16/2014	Wins the GUBA MBBA Player of the Week Award.
07/05/2014	Goes 5-5 against the New York Knights, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
07/14/2014	Wins the GUBA MBBA Player of the Week Award.
08/01/2014	Wins the GUBA MBBA Batter of the Month Award.
11/30/2014	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000 through automatic renewal.
05/12/2016	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 4 weeks.
09/26/2016	Wins the GUBA MBBA Player of the Week Award.
11/22/2016	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,779,400 through arbitration.
07/15/2017	Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $69,040,000 with the Green Bay Wolves organization.
01/01/2018	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 7 (5).
01/01/2019	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 7 (5).
02/01/2019	Was traded by the Green Bay Wolves to the Jackson Gators, along with SP R. Escada, LF M. García, in exchange for C R. Ramírez, RF B. Fitchett, SP M. Dickson, LF F. Olivier.
07/27/2019	Injured (strained abdominal muscle), out for 2 weeks.
09/09/2019	Wins the GUBA MBBA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2020	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (8); Power: 14 (7); Eye: 13 (9).
03/20/2020	Was traded by the Jackson Gators to the Chicago Black Sox in exchange for CF R. Lozano, 2B B. Hall, MR I. Schotte.
04/08/2020	Injured (scratched cornea), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/28/2020	Wins the GUBA MBBA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2021	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (8); Power: 14 (7); Eye: 13 (9).
07/21/2021	Hits three home runs against the Jackson Gators, going 3-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/26/2021	Wins the GUBA MBBA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2022	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (8); Power: 14 (7); Eye: 13 (9).
06/01/2022	Wins the GUBA MBBA Batter of the Month Award.
06/17/2022	Suspended 3 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
06/20/2022	Injured (dehydration), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/06/2022	Was selected to the 2022 Global Unified Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/17/2022	Collects his 1000th career Global Unified Baseball Association RBI!
01/01/2023	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (7); Power: 14 (7); Eye: 13 (9).
05/10/2023	Injured (mild hip strain), day-to-day for one week.
08/01/2023	Collects his 2000th career Global Unified Baseball Association hit!
01/01/2024	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (7); Power: 14 (7); Eye: 14 (9).
06/03/2024	Wins the GUBA MBBA Player of the Week Award.
08/02/2024	Injured (thumb contusion), out for 2 days.
08/21/2024	Scores his 1000th career Global Unified Baseball Association run!
09/16/2024	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $36,000,000 with the Chicago Black Sox organization.
01/01/2025	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (7); Power: 14 (7); Eye: 14 (9).
03/16/2025	Injured (quadriceps strain), out for 5 days.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
2013	162	1
2014	162	1
2015	162	1
2020	162	1
2021	160	7
2022	160	5
2023	162	1
2024	161	9

Year	PA	Rank
2020	738	3
2021	726	7
2022	722	2
2023	711	7

Year	AB	Rank
2013	664	3
2020	650	7
2021	653	8
2022	645	6

Year	H	Rank
2014	205	4
2015	208	3
2021	205	7
2022	201	3

Year	TB	Rank
2021	351	4
2022	320	8
2023	311	7
2024	311	9

Year	2B	Rank
2014	52	3
2016	43	7
2018	46	2
2022	39	6

Year	HR	Rank
2021	37	6

Year	RBI	Rank
2014	108	10
2015	112	8
2021	134	1
2022	122	4
2024	108	8

Year	R	Rank
2020	100	8
2022	102	7
2023	99	7

Year	BB	Rank
2017	72	10
2020	72	9
2023	70	9
2024	84	9

Year	IBB	Rank
2014	10	6
2016	12	2
2017	20	1
2018	8	8
2019	7	9

Year	SF	Rank
2014	10	1
2015	9	6
2016	10	4
2018	11	3
2023	8	4

Year	EBH	Rank
2014	73	7
2016	71	8
2022	67	9
2023	65	6

Year	AVG	Rank
2014	.318	10
2015	.323	5
2016	.343	4
2018	.310	8
2021	.314	9
2022	.312	6
2024	.318	5

Year	OBP	Rank
2016	.402	8
2022	.377	9
2023	.376	10
2024	.403	5

Year	SLG	Rank
2016	.575	4
2021	.538	9
2023	.499	10

Year	RC	Rank
2015	117.12	10
2021	134.07	3
2022	123.49	4
2023	116.43	5
2024	132.28	4

Year	RC/27	Rank
2016	9.23	2
2018	6.80	7
2021	7.80	4
2022	7.23	6
2023	6.73	9
2024	8.34	4

Year	WOBA	Rank
2016	1.014	4
2021	.911	5
2023	.852	10
2024	.397	5

Year	OPS	Rank
2016	.977	3
2021	.912	7
2022	.873	10
2023	.875	8
2024	.921	8

Year	VORP	Rank
2015	57.7	7
2016	67.2	9
2021	63.1	6
2022	56.0	8
2023	55.5	7
2024	66.5	4