Junior FrancoOF
Amarillo Sod Poodles
Age 23
L/L
5'9" / 165 lbs
AA
HR -5%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034
peak 0.6 · 2029
wRC+†84
AVG/OBP/SLG.218 / .271 / .329
PA320
HR6
SB10
K%24
BB%6
MLB%2%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
60→60
PWR
45→45
SPD
50→50
EYE
42↘40
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.6peak
2029
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2029
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2034
First FA Year 2035
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +0.6 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +0.6 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | +0.5 | $2M | +$1M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | +0.3 | $1M | +$0.8M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | +0.1 | $0.5M | +$0.1M |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $4M | $9M | +$5M | ||
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | ROK | ACL D-backs | 94 | 84 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .202 | .280 | .333 | .613 | .131 | .333 | 38 | 9 | .276 | 69 | -3 | +2 | +0 | -1 | +3 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 19 | A | Visalia Rawhide | 448 | 421 | 89 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 150 | 4 | 28 | 8 | .211 | .256 | .330 | .586 | .119 | .298 | 33 | 5 | .256 | 54 | -23 | +2 | +0 | -3 | +13 | -1.1 |
| 2023 | 20 | A+ | 2 teams | 268 | 249 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 93 | 3 | 10 | 6 | .177 | .229 | .265 | .494 | .088 | .265 | 35 | 5 | .220 | 26 | -22 | -0 | +0 | -2 | +8 | -1.7 |
| 2024 | 21 | A+ | 2 teams | 400 | 369 | 73 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 102 | 3 | 32 | 8 | .198 | .254 | .276 | .531 | .079 | .254 | 26 | 6 | .237 | 40 | -27 | +3 | +0 | -2 | +11 | -1.5 |
| 2025 | 22 | A+ | 2 teams | 286 | 267 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 5 | .228 | .277 | .348 | .626 | .120 | .259 | 17 | 6 | .269 | 64 | -12 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +8 | -0.5 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 23 | AA | Amarillo Sod Poodles | 61 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .304 | .350 | .464 | .814 | .161 | .421 | 30 | 3 | .354 | 129 | +2 | +0 | +0 | -0 | +2 | 0.3 |
| ROS | 23 | MLB | ARI | 259 | 239 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 65 | 3 | 8 | 3 | .234 | .288 | .356 | .644 | .121 | .292 | 25 | 6 | .281 | 73 | -8 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +7 | -0.2 |
| TOT | 23 | MLB | ARI | 320 | 295 | 73 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 83 | 5 | 10 | 4 | .247 | .300 | .376 | .676 | .129 | .322 | 26 | 5 | .295 | 84 | -6 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +9 | 0.2 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 24 | MLB 11% | ARI | 366 | 335 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 80 | 4 | 11 | 4 | .236 | .295 | .361 | .656 | .125 | .286 | 22 | 7 | .293 | 83 | -7 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +10 | 0.2 |
| 2028 | 25 | MLB 26% | ARI | 411 | 375 | 90 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 89 | 4 | 12 | 4 | .240 | .301 | .371 | .672 | .131 | .287 | 22 | 7 | .299 | 87 | -6 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +12 | 0.4 |
| 2029 | 26 | MLB 44% | ARI | 440 | 400 | 96 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 96 | 5 | 12 | 4 | .240 | .304 | .372 | .677 | .133 | .288 | 22 | 7 | .302 | 90 | -5 | +1 | +0 | -3 | +12 | 0.6 |
| 2030 | 27 | MLB 59% | ARI | 450 | 409 | 98 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 98 | 5 | 12 | 4 | .240 | .304 | .377 | .681 | .137 | .288 | 22 | 7 | .303 | 90 | -5 | +1 | +0 | -3 | +13 | 0.6 |
| 2031 | 28 | MLB 69% | ARI | 452 | 410 | 98 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 100 | 5 | 11 | 4 | .239 | .305 | .376 | .681 | .137 | .288 | 22 | 8 | .302 | 89 | -5 | +1 | -1 | -3 | +13 | 0.5 |
| 2032 | 29 | MLB 77% | ARI | 446 | 405 | 96 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 100 | 5 | 10 | 3 | .237 | .302 | .368 | .670 | .131 | .288 | 22 | 7 | .300 | 88 | -6 | +1 | -1 | -3 | +13 | 0.3 |
| 2033 | 30 | MLB 85% | ARI | 439 | 398 | 95 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 100 | 5 | 8 | 3 | .239 | .305 | .372 | .677 | .133 | .287 | 23 | 8 | .297 | 86 | -7 | +0 | -2 | -3 | +12 | 0.1 |
| 2034 | 31 | MLB 91% | ARI | 426 | 387 | 89 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 98 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .230 | .296 | .351 | .647 | .121 | .286 | 23 | 8 | .294 | 83 | -8 | +0 | -3 | -3 | +12 | -0.1 |
| 2035 | 32 | MLB | ARI | 408 | 371 | 85 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 96 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .229 | .294 | .345 | .639 | .116 | .285 | 24 | 7 | .290 | 80 | -9 | +1 | -4 | -2 | +12 | -0.3 |
| 2036 | 33 | MLB | ARI | 379 | 344 | 77 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 92 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .224 | .290 | .334 | .624 | .110 | .284 | 24 | 7 | .284 | 76 | -10 | +0 | -4 | -2 | +11 | -0.6 |
| 2037 | 34 | MLB | ARI | 335 | 304 | 67 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .220 | .286 | .329 | .615 | .109 | .283 | 25 | 7 | .279 | 71 | -11 | +0 | -5 | -2 | +9 | -0.8 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 6307 | 5767 | 1310 | 229 | 37 | 131 | 432 | 1529 | 64 | 193 | 62 | .227 | .288 | .348 | .636 | .121 | .285 | 24 | 7 | .284 | 75 | -176 | +14 | -20 | -38 | +179 | -4.1 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 594 | 136 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 158 | 7 | 20 | 6 | .229 | .291 | .354 | .645 | .125 | .287 | 24 | 7 | .284 | 75 | -18 | +2 | -2 | -4 | +18 | -0.4 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | ROK | ACL D-backs | 94 | 79 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .304 | .409 | .519 | .928 | .215 | .407 | 26 | 14 | .403 | 167 | +7 | +2 | — | — | +3 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 19 | A | Visalia Rawhide | 448 | 409 | 104 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 33 | 112 | 4 | 28 | 8 | .254 | .316 | .406 | .722 | .152 | .316 | 25 | 7 | .322 | 104 | +2 | +2 | — | — | +13 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 20 | A+ | Hillsboro Hops | 247 | 222 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 56 | 3 | 9 | 6 | .230 | .305 | .351 | .656 | .122 | .288 | 23 | 9 | .297 | 85 | -4 | -1 | — | — | +7 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 20 | A | Visalia Rawhide | 21 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .278 | .578 | .056 | .444 | 48 | 10 | .257 | 55 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.0 |
| 2024 | 21 | A+ | Hillsboro Hops | 215 | 195 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 21 | 3 | .241 | .305 | .333 | .638 | .092 | .289 | 20 | 8 | .288 | 79 | -5 | +3 | — | — | +6 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 21 | A | Visalia Rawhide | 185 | 161 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 5 | .286 | .375 | .416 | .791 | .130 | .331 | 17 | 11 | .356 | 130 | +6 | +0 | — | — | +5 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 22 | AA | Amarillo Sod Poodles | 26 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .160 | .192 | .160 | .352 | .000 | .182 | 12 | 4 | .166 | -15 | -3 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.2 |
| 2025 | 22 | A+ | Hillsboro Hops | 260 | 230 | 69 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 5 | .300 | .371 | .470 | .840 | .170 | .325 | 13 | 10 | .370 | 142 | +12 | +0 | — | — | +7 | 2.0 |
Career Path Comps
What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection
| Scouting | At Match Age | Next 3 Yrs | Peak 3 Yrs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Age | HIT | PWR | SPD | EYE | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR |
| Junior Franco (OGILVIE) | 23 | 60 | 45 | 50 | 40 | .218/.271/.329 | .111 | .275 | 6 | 10 | 24% | 6% | 66 | -0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Forrest Wall 2019 · AA |
23 | 45→55 | 41→45 | 52→70 | 41 | .216/.272/.312 | .096 | .296 | 8 | 21 | 29% | 6% | 61 | -1.0 | .219/.279/.330 | .111 | .311 | 9 | 21 | 30% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .260/.332/.371 | .111 | .354 | 9 | 50 | 27% | 9% | 98 | +1.0 |
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✕Troy Montgomery 2018 · AA |
23 | 47→56 | 43→40 | 51→50 | 47 | .228/.290/.339 | .111 | .289 | 10 | 13 | 24% | 8% | 76 | +0.0 | .229/.298/.317 | .088 | .320 | 6 | 12 | 28% | 9% | 73 | -0.1 | .247/.323/.318 | .070 | .360 | 2 | 15 | 29% | 10% | 82 | +0.3 |
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✕Daryl Jones 2010 · AA |
23 | 49→55 | 41→45 | 51→50 | 44 | .233/.298/.333 | .100 | .307 | 8 | 14 | 26% | 7% | 78 | +0.2 | .218/.284/.323 | .105 | .291 | 9 | 12 | 27% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .200/.269/.305 | .105 | .267 | 9 | 13 | 27% | 7% | 56 | -0.7 |
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●Shane Peterson 2011 · AA |
23 | 49→58 | 41→50 | 53→50 | 43 | .233/.292/.330 | .097 | .306 | 8 | 11 | 26% | 6% | 75 | -0.0 | .234/.306/.347 | .113 | .310 | 10 | 13 | 26% | 8% | 85 | +0.7 | .247/.322/.364 | .117 | .346 | 10 | 13 | 29% | 9% | 94 | +1.1 |
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✕Rafael Ortega 2014 · AA |
23 | 46→54 | 40→55 | 52→55 | 43 | .221/.265/.313 | .092 | .277 | 7 | 21 | 23% | 5% | 58 | -1.2 | .231/.284/.314 | .083 | .283 | 5 | 18 | 19% | 7% | 66 | -0.6 | .236/.310/.400 | .164 | .280 | 19 | 17 | 22% | 9% | 96 | +1.1 |
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✕Jordany Valdespin 2011 · AA |
23 | 48→54 | 42→50 | 49→55 | 38 | .233/.263/.340 | .107 | .286 | 8 | 15 | 22% | 3% | 63 | -0.8 | .252/.286/.387 | .135 | .302 | 14 | 23 | 21% | 4% | 86 | +0.8 | .259/.298/.407 | .148 | .300 | 17 | 28 | 20% | 4% | 94 | +0.8 |
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✕Carlos Alvarez 2011 · AAA |
23 | 46 | 43→45 | 48→45 | 44 | .227/.282/.333 | .106 | .288 | 11 | 11 | 25% | 6% | 71 | -0.3 | .233/.294/.362 | .129 | .292 | 13 | 10 | 24% | 8% | 84 | +0.6 | .249/.327/.336 | .087 | .300 | 6 | 6 | 18% | 9% | 89 | +0.4 |
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●Brice Turang 2023 · AAA |
23 | 50→60 | 42→45 | 55→60 | 47 | .240/.298/.344 | .104 | .301 | 10 | 23 | 23% | 8% | 80 | +0.4 | .245/.306/.349 | .104 | .302 | 10 | 31 | 21% | 8% | 85 | +0.7 | .273/.346/.393 | .120 | .333 | 12 | 35 | 20% | 10% | 107 | +1.7 |
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✕Nick Gordon 2019 · AAA |
23 | 47→56 | 40→50 | 51→55 | 40 | .227/.269/.326 | .100 | .298 | 7 | 14 | 26% | 5% | 63 | -0.8 | .231/.273/.343 | .112 | .299 | 9 | 19 | 25% | 5% | 69 | -0.4 | .251/.296/.382 | .131 | .320 | 10 | 19 | 24% | 4% | 87 | +0.5 |
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✕Ji Hwan Bae 2022 · AA |
23 | 48→53 | 41→45 | 54→60 | 43 | .230/.288/.333 | .103 | .317 | 7 | 22 | 29% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 | .242/.301/.350 | .108 | .317 | 8 | 29 | 24% | 7% | 82 | +0.5 | .248/.310/.350 | .103 | .323 | 8 | 33 | 24% | 8% | 84 | +0.5 |
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✕Tristan Peters 2023 · AA |
23 | 47→50 | 43→45 | 54→50 | 49 | .225/.293/.348 | .122 | .288 | 9 | 14 | 24% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .227/.293/.350 | .123 | .284 | 10 | 12 | 22% | 8% | 80 | +0.4 | .224/.293/.346 | .123 | .275 | 10 | 11 | 21% | 8% | 75 | +0.0 |
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✕Mason Williams 2015 · AA |
23 | 47→54 | 40→45 | 48→55 | 46 | .225/.269/.316 | .091 | .263 | 7 | 14 | 18% | 6% | 59 | -1.1 | .244/.284/.319 | .075 | .294 | 4 | 16 | 17% | 5% | 66 | -0.6 | .250/.295/.373 | .123 | .304 | 14 | 7 | 22% | 6% | 81 | +0.3 |
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✕Kyle Waldrop 2015 · AA |
23 | 49→58 | 46→50 | 48→50 | 40 | .242/.280/.376 | .134 | .308 | 13 | 11 | 26% | 5% | 81 | +0.4 | .228/.263/.336 | .108 | .300 | 10 | 7 | 26% | 4% | 63 | -0.9 | .222/.260/.315 | .093 | .289 | 9 | 3 | 26% | 4% | 54 | -1.1 |
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✕Dwight Smith Jr. 2016 · AA |
23 | 51→53 | 41→50 | 50 | 49 | .243/.297/.343 | .100 | .290 | 7 | 10 | 19% | 7% | 79 | +0.3 | .242/.294/.354 | .112 | .296 | 9 | 9 | 20% | 7% | 81 | +0.4 | .248/.308/.381 | .134 | .295 | 13 | 9 | 20% | 7% | 92 | +0.9 |
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●Roger Bernadina 2007 · A |
23 | 44→54 | 41→45 | 52→60 | 46 | .215/.281/.311 | .096 | .281 | 9 | 20 | 26% | 8% | 65 | -0.7 | .249/.305/.347 | .098 | .332 | 8 | 29 | 25% | 7% | 83 | +0.6 | .263/.320/.391 | .127 | .327 | 12 | 31 | 22% | 7% | 97 | +1.4 |
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✕Ramón Flores 2015 · AAA |
23 | 49→57 | 42→45 | 48→50 | 48 | .235/.295/.346 | .111 | .289 | 8 | 9 | 21% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .237/.305/.343 | .106 | .285 | 9 | 7 | 19% | 9% | 83 | +0.6 | .247/.321/.343 | .096 | .295 | 9 | 8 | 18% | 9% | 86 | +0.5 |
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✕Yairo Muñoz 2018 · AAA |
23 | 45→54 | 44→50 | 49→55 | 39 | .227/.258/.344 | .117 | .276 | 12 | 13 | 23% | 4% | 63 | -0.8 | .253/.298/.381 | .128 | .313 | 13 | 14 | 23% | 6% | 90 | +1.0 | .270/.315/.386 | .116 | .325 | 11 | 18 | 20% | 5% | 92 | +0.6 |
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●Josh Kroeger 2006 · MLB |
23 | 43→53 | 44→50 | 51→50 | 38 | .217/.257/.336 | .119 | .283 | 12 | 15 | 28% | 5% | 61 | -1.0 | .231/.270/.368 | .137 | .290 | 14 | 11 | 25% | 5% | 75 | -0.0 | .257/.303/.411 | .154 | .301 | 18 | 15 | 21% | 6% | 97 | +1.3 |
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●Will Brennan 2022 · AA |
24 | 49→59 | 40→45 | 48→50 | 47 | .235/.298/.336 | .100 | .286 | 7 | 12 | 20% | 7% | 79 | +0.3 | .268/.315/.386 | .118 | .307 | 10 | 15 | 16% | 6% | 98 | +1.6 | .278/.321/.398 | .120 | .311 | 10 | 16 | 14% | 5% | 100 | +1.4 |
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✕Brennon Lund 2019 · AA |
24 | 51→55 | 41→45 | 53→50 | 42 | .241/.292/.339 | .098 | .318 | 8 | 16 | 26% | 6% | 76 | +0.1 | .217/.270/.335 | .118 | .302 | 10 | 11 | 30% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .194/.245/.319 | .125 | .273 | 12 | 6 | 32% | 5% | 50 | -1.0 |