

As long as he can stay healthy, his at-bats should keep improving. 97-65, 1st AL East, Lost WS (4-1) to Phillies, 774 R, 180 HR, 3.82 ERA, 90 E, Mgr:Maddon, 3B:Longoria, SP:Jackson 14, CL:Percival 28, HR:Pena 31.Record: 97-65-0, Finished 1st in ALEast. When these two rivals meet at the end of May, the stage will be set for Franco to make his mark on this young season. The Rays are trapped in the loaded AL East behind the MLB’s hottest squad in 2022, the New York Yankees. He’s got a spark that can ignite any moment in the game and there is no telling how high his star could rise. But not until he returned from home plate with a smile, his gamble having paid off with a run scored.įranco looks like the best player on the field during most games, an impressive feat for a kid that couldn’t legally drink until two months ago. Of course, Linares and his staff were irked by this and had words with Franco after. USA Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco (5) slides awkwardly into home plate and injures his forehead. Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco (5), left, watches as second baseman Taylor Walls (6), right, saves a run by New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres (25), who stole third base, as. 6: The Cubs designated shortstop Andrelton Simmons for assignment today, the club. His enthusiasm for the game can land him in a little hot water at times, like when he ran all the way from first base straight through third base coach Rodney Linares’ stop sign earlier this season and made a break for home. 7: Simmons has been granted his unconditional release, per Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune.

This “take it easy” strategy doesn’t come naturally to Franco, who prides himself on pushing it to the limit. Franco, 20, originally signed with Tampa Bay. Passan notes that Franco does not have a no-trade clause in his contract.

Franco will have a 25 million club option for the 12th year. He’s doing what I’m asking him to do, so I appreciate it.” The Rays and shortstop Wander Franco are in agreement on an 11-year, 185 million contract extension, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Get a complete list of current starters and backup players from your favorite team and league on. “It’s 100 percent on me,” Cash said, adding that he tells all his young players, especially Franco “‘We’re playing a lot of baseball right now, manage your workload.’” Cash went on to talk about his request for the shortstop to slow up. 2022 Tampa Bay Rays depth chart for all positions. 9th: Díaz walked, Mejía scored, Chang to second, Siri to third. But Cash has his players’ backs on this one. Already, this plan has resulted in Franco not reaching first on a couple of occasions where he may have made it due to infield errors.
