Franklin Morales
| Franklin Morales | |
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| Boston Red Sox – No. 46 | |
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| Born: January 24, 1986 San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| August 18, 2007 for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win-Loss | 8-12 |
| Earned run average | 4.61 |
| Strikeouts | 145 |
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Franklin Miguel Morales (born January 24, 1986, in San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela) is an Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. A power-throwing left-hander, Morales was seen as one of the leading prospects in the Rockies farm system. He has a very good fastball, but his control is still developing.[citation needed] He had come up as a starting pitcher, and in 2010 was moved into the bullpen to serve as the Rockies closer.
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[edit] Baseball career
[edit] Colorado Rockies
He made his Major League debut on August 18, 2007, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up one run, but got a no-decision. In 2007, Morales was selected to the All-Star Futures Game at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
Morales is known for his very distinctive and effective pickoff-move.
On April 29, 2008, Morales was optioned to the Colorado Rockies Triple-A affiliate Colorado Springs Sky Sox in response to sub-par performance during the early 2008 Major League season.
In spring training in 2009, Morales led all pitchers in pickoffs, with 5, in 28 innings.[1]. He began the regular season in the starting rotation, but after struggling early he was optioned to the AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox. He was called back up and has been pitching from the bullpen since July 7.
Morales was moved into the bullpen to serve as the team's closer, where as of April 13, 2010, he has gone 2 for 2 in save situations.
[edit] Boston Red Sox
On May 19, 2011, Morales was acquired by the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later or cash considerations.[1] On May 22, he made his debut appearance for the Red Sox in a game against the Chicago Cubs.
On January 16, 2012, Morales signed a one-year deal worth $850K with the Red Sox, avoiding arbitration.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Stanwood, Greg (2011-05-19). "The Franklin Morales Era Concludes: Traded to Red Sox". Purple Row. SB Nation. http://www.purplerow.com/2011/5/19/2180627/the-franklin-morales-era-concludes-traded-to-red-sox. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ Bopp, Justin (January 16, 2012). "Red Sox Sign Franklin Morales to 1-Year, $850K Deal". MLB Daily Dish. http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2012/1/16/2712589/red-sox-franklin-morales-to-1-year-850k-deal.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Boston Red Sox players
- Colorado Rockies players
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- People from Guárico
- Casper Rockies players
- Asheville Tourists players
- Modesto Nuts players
- Tulsa Drillers players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
