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Satchel Paige League
9-3-2042
Arthur Franco Shortstop
Retired (2026, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .270 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .758 Status Retired (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1481 Age 53 (OS 53) Date of Birth 04-04-1989
HR 134 Drafted Round 1, Pick 19
(2010)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(136 games)
RBI 580
SB 275
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A- WS Rings 0
1B D- (7.7%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B C- (34.3%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF B- (56.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
Notes: 2 Gold Gloves. 1 Time All-Star.
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2014 CLE
121
492
68
126
26
2
7
42
54
 92 3 1
23
 17 12
.692
.333
.360
.104
.256
2015 CLE
142
598
80
146
21
3
9
44
75
 97 1 1
21
 12 20
.663
.329
.334
.090
.244
2016 CLE
142
598
94
151
23
9
10
51
69
 104 2 1
34
 8 18
.703
.331
.371
.119
.253
2017 CLE
125
513
66
124
24
5
11
44
55
 85 0 1
27
 11 11
.687
.315
.372
.131
.242
2018 CLE
142
603
117
190
30
7
18
72
64
 96 2 3
43
 14 7
.859
.381
.478
.163
.315
2019 CLE
142
592
92
152
31
6
13
65
72
 115 0 1
37
 20 13
.732
.337
.395
.139
.257
2020 CLE
142
590
98
174
26
12
22
72
58
 108 3 1
27
 12 8
.852
.360
.492
.197
.295
2021 CLE
142
600
105
177
31
7
18
67
64
 99 1 4
39
 15 14
.822
.362
.460
.165
.295
2022 CLE-STL
126
429
76
123
28
6
13
52
47
 83 0 1
14
 6 5
.827
.356
.471
.184
.287
2023 STL
130
120
22
27
3
2
3
17
12
 17 1 0
0
 2 4
.659
.301
.358
.133
.225
2024 STL
120
142
23
42
9
4
4
30
17
 21 2 2
5
 1 2
.874
.374
.500
.204
.296
2025 STL-CIN
98
207
34
49
5
2
6
24
25
 43 0 1
5
 2 4
.685
.318
.367
.130
.237
2026 PHI
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total
1572
5484
875
1481
257
65
134
580
612
 960 15 17
275
 120 118
.758
.344
.414
.144
.270
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2026-11-01Arthur Franco has retired from the Philadelphia Athletics
2026-09-11The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Arthur Franco to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Charlie Leonard to the major league team.
2026-04-28The Philadelphia Athletics have acquired Arthur Franco from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Athletics have waived Monte Hancock.
2026-04-21The Cincinnati Mavericks have waived Arthur Franco.
2026-04-01The Cincinnati Mavericks have designated Arthur Franco for assignment.
2025-08-10The Cincinnati Mavericks have acquired Arthur Franco from the waiver wire.
2025-08-03The St. Louis Browns have promoted Mike Jackson to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have designated Arthur Franco for assignment.
2022-09-17Arthur Franco of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
2022-06-15Trade #1836606 has been completed between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Dragons. The Cleveland Dragons receive Draft Pick 2023 Round 2 STL (Hikaru Ishihara), Draft Pick 2023 Round 1 SF (Syl Zarilla) from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Arthur Franco.
2018-06-17The Cleveland Dragons have placed Arthur Franco on the trade block.
2017-06-10Arthur Franco of the Cleveland Dragons is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
2014-04-26Arthur Franco of the Cleveland Dragons is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
2014-04-01The Cleveland Dragons have promoted Arthur Franco to the major league team. The Cleveland Dragons have designated Ralph Lambeth for assignment.