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Franklin

Kansas City Preseason: Franklin is a solidly built 5-foot-11, 170-pound SS/RHP who showed well in all facets of his game. In the infield, Franklin has a good approach to the baseball with quick, fluid footwork. He shows soft hands with a clean transfer as well as short and quick arm action, recording a top throw of 79-mph. At the plate, Franklin has a balanced and quite approach, showing quick hand speed with line drives to all fields. He produces barrel whip through the zone and has some power for a player of his size. On the mound, Franklin comes from a ¾ arm slot with quick arm speed and short arm action. His fastball was thrown in the 79-81 mph range with slight arm side run. He showed near fastball arm speed with a 10-to-4 breaking ball (63-66 mph) that stayed down in the zone. His changeup appears to be his best pitch, with fastball arm action thrown 69-72 mph with late arm side run and some sink. Franklin also ran a 4.38 home to first. 

Premier Underclass: The 5-foot-11, 170-pound is an athletic player who impressed with versatility in the field, at the plate, and on the mound. At shortstop, Franklin has a good approach to the ball with fundamental footwork , soft hands and a clean transfer while playing through the ball and delivering accurate throws across the diamond (77 mph). Offensively, he starts with an open stance with a short stride. Franklin has a strong lower half and takes a short, level path to the ball with good extension through contact, driving the ball gap to gap. On the mound, Franklin comes from a high ¾ arm slot with quick arm speed. He throws a heavy fastball consistently for a strike (75-78 mph) and a 69-72 mph change up with arm side movement and sink. Franklin also throws a 11-to-5 breaking ball, that when he commanded, looked to be an effective pitch. Additionally, Franklin showed this athletic ability running a 7.03 60.