There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Franco's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 82.3 off his slider.
113 and 100 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .317 expected average against them, against .243 on his breaking balls.
113 of his fastballs thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Franco is weak: 86.6 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
242 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 126th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Franco gives up is hit hard, 77th percentile.
242 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
30.4% of the contact right-handers make against Franco is hit hard, against 36.8% of what left-handers make.
128 pitches to right-handed hitters, 114 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Franco lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 73rd percentile.
242 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 144th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Franco have gone to centre field.
19 of 44 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Franco projects a .307 average, 69th percentile.
242 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 168th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36.4% of the contact against Franco with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.3% with the bases empty.
66 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 176 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.7 mph off the bat against Franco and left-handers 87.6.
23 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .298 average against Franco and left-handers to .318.
128 pitches to right-handed hitters, 114 to left-handed hitters.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Franco's stuff spins at 2,334 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
242 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 198th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Franco's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 82.3 off his slider.
113 and 100 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .317 expected average against them, against .243 on his breaking balls.
113 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Franco is weak: 86.6 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
242 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 126th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Franco gives up is hit hard, 77th percentile.
242 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Franco projects a .307 average, 69th percentile.
242 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 168th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
30.4% of the contact right-handers make against Franco is hit hard, against 36.8% of what left-handers make.
128 pitches to right-handed hitters, 114 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .298 average against Franco and left-handers to .318.
128 pitches to right-handed hitters, 114 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Franco lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 73rd percentile.
242 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 144th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Franco have gone to centre field.
19 of 44 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.7 mph off the bat against Franco and left-handers 87.6.
23 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36.4% of the contact against Franco with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.3% with the bases empty.
66 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 176 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Franco's stuff spins at 2,334 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
242 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 198th in MLB.
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