Craig Franz  
Starting Pitcher | Cobourg Stampeders

Pitching
Franz can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He's average in terms of controlling the running game. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Franz is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Franz has some pop in his swing.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2015 OWE 81 74 60 37 45 48 46 52 51 47 0 0 66 46 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 62 247
2016 CRE 81 76 65 43 45 48 46 52 51 53 0 0 71 57 0 0 23 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 65 285
2017 CRE 81 77 72 52 45 48 46 52 51 53 0 0 74 62 0 0 24 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 69 312
2018 CRE 81 84 79 56 45 48 46 52 51 53 0 0 76 66 0 0 25 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 73 337
2019 CRE 81 84 79 57 45 48 46 52 51 56 0 0 77 68 0 0 26 1 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 73 345
2020 CRE 81 86 79 60 45 48 46 52 51 58 0 0 78 70 0 0 27 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 73 355
2021 CRE 81 86 79 62 45 48 46 52 51 59 0 0 78 71 0 0 28 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 73 358
2022 CRE 81 86 79 62 45 48 46 52 51 60 0 0 78 72 0 0 29 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 73 360
2023 COB 81 86 79 63 45 48 46 52 51 60 0 0 78 72 0 0 30 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 73 360
2024 COB 81 86 79 63 45 48 46 52 51 60 0 0 79 72 0 0 31 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 73 360
2025 COB 81 86 79 63 45 48 46 52 51 60 0 0 79 72 0 0 32 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 73 359
Ratings Delta                                 +1 +1             -1

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2013 20 USF 10 10 0 0 41 41 11 2 226 5.2 267 28 160 124 0 0 4.94 0.78 1.89 .298 .464 .297 .299 5.89
2014 21 USF 14 11 0 0 35 35 10 5 225.1 6.1 235 22 137 148 0 0 5.92 1.08 1.65 .266 .410 .259 .271 5.79
2015 22 USF 18 12 0 0 41 41 15 3 240.1 6.0 267 28 151 155 0 0 5.81 1.03 1.74 .279 .436 .278 .279 5.69
Totals     42 33 0 0 117 117 36 10 691.2 6.0 769 78 448 427 0 0 5.56 0.95 1.76 .281 .437 .277 .282 5.80

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2016 23 PYOR 8 5 2 0 28 18 10 1 131 4.2 130 24 41 45 8 4 3.09 1.10 1.31 .257 .463 .253 .259 4.74
Totals     8 5 2 0 28 18 10 1 131 4.2 130 24 41 45 8 4 3.09 1.10 1.31 .257 .463 .253 .259 4.74

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2016 23 CRE 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 13 4.1 17 3 8 1 1 0 0.69 0.13 1.92 .315 .556 .500 .167 9.69
2017 24 CRE 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 16 8.0 13 4 5 7 0 0 3.94 1.40 1.13 .220 .475 .192 .242 3.94
2018 25 CRE 3 10 1 0 17 15 3 2 79 4.2 108 15 26 28 2 1 3.19 1.08 1.70 .325 .533 .307 .339 6.49
2019 26 CRE 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7.2 7.2 4 0 4 1 0 0 1.25 0.25 1.11 .143 .286 .133 .154 1.17
2020 27 CRE 2 1 1 1 11 1 0 0 27 2.1 31 7 3 9 3 0 3.00 3.00 1.26 .298 .548 .316 .288 6.00
2021 28 CRE 3 2 2 1 24 0 0 0 46.2 2.0 49 5 12 16 18 6 3.12 1.33 1.32 .272 .450 .200 .313 3.66
2022 29 CRE 3 5 7 3 44 6 1 0 103.1 2.1 120 21 21 31 13 4 2.71 1.48 1.37 .284 .509 .320 .257 5.40
2023 30 COB 8 10 1 0 32 28 8 2 185.1 5.2 211 31 33 63 4 0 3.06 1.91 1.32 .284 .467 .319 .258 4.32
2024 31 COB 9 12 5 1 41 20 12 1 174.1 4.1 223 35 39 69 25 11 3.57 1.77 1.50 .311 .531 .342 .286 5.11
2025 32 COB 11 10 0 0 33 33 16 2 217 6.2 245 33 46 75 0 0 3.11 1.63 1.34 .285 .466 .297 .276 4.02
Totals     42 51 17 6 208 107 42 8 869.1 4.1 1021 154 197 300 66 22 3.11 1.52 1.40 .292 .493 .315 .276 4.80

Transfer History for Craig Franz
Date Transferred with Franz To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
May 22 2016 Adam Murray
Clay Ledesma
 Creston Kokanee 1st Rd 2016 - 6th pick
2nd Rd 2016 - 34th pick
 Owen Sound Crusaders
May 21 2023 Carl Sawyer
Youngy Hairsteins
 Cobourg Stampeders 1st Rd 2023 - 2nd pick
2nd Rd 2023 - 20th pick
3rd Rd 2023 - 58th pick
 Creston Kokanee

Craig Franz's Career Highlights
Year Details
2015 1st round - 17th overall selection by Owen Sound Crusaders in the 2015 Amateur Draft

Craig Franz's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
September 3, 2023 8 Strained elbow ligament 24% Disabled List

Craig Franz's Comparable Players
Player Names
Tige Grohmann 96.6% Matthew Wasdell 96.4% Mohammed Farry 95.7% Carey Tirabassi 95.2% Toad Abare 94.3%

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