Franchy Cordero

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cordero and the second or maternal family name is Vargas.
Franchy Cordero
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Cordero with the El Paso Chihuahuas in 2019
Boston Red Sox
Outfielder
Born: (1994-09-02) September 2, 1994 (age 27)
Azua, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 27, 2017, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.221
Home runs13
Runs batted in45
Teams

Franchy Cordero Vargas (born September 2, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2017 with the San Diego Padres and has also played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals and Red Sox. Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 226 pounds (103 kg), he bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

Career[]

San Diego Padres[]

Cordero signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in November 2011. He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Dominican Summer League Padres and spent the whole season there, batting .270 with one home run and 38 RBIs in 61 games. In 2013, he played for the Arizona League Padres where he slashed .333/.381/.511 with three home runs and 17 RBIs in 35 games. Cordero started 2014 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps and was demoted to the Eugene Emeralds during the season.[1][2] In 83 total games between the two teams he batted .255 with nine home runs and 44 RBIs.

He spent 2015 with Fort Wayne where he compiled a .243 batting average with five home runs and 34 RBIs in 126 games. Cordero opened the 2016 season with the Lake Elsinore Storm. During July of the same season, he was promoted to the San Antonio Missions. He also played four games for the El Paso Chihuahuas at the end of the season. In 137 games between the three clubs he batted .290/.344/.450 with 11 home runs and 54 RBIs. The Padres added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[3]

Cordero began the 2017 season with El Paso. The Padres promoted Cordero to the Major Leagues on May 27, 2017, as regular center fielder Manuel Margot went to the disabled list with a strained calf.[4] He made his major league debut that day, striking out against Stephen Strasburg as a pinch hitter.[5] Cordero started hot, collecting 19 hits in his first 17 games, but then only had one hit in his final 10 games before he was sent back to El Paso on Margot's return.[6] He returned to the Padres for 3 more games in July when Margot was on the paternity list, but finished the season with El Paso. In 93 games for El Paso he slashed .326/.369/.603 with 17 home runs and 64 RBIs,[7] and in 30 games for the Padres he batted .228/.276/.424 with three home runs and nine RBIs, making 22 starts in center and one in left.

Cordero began 2018 on the disabled list with a groin injury,[8] and reported to the Padres after he was activated in early April. He was the Padres regular starter in left field before he was sent to the disabled list on May 28 with forearm soreness.[9] Cordero began a rehab assignment in El Paso in June, but pain in his right elbow led to the diagnosis of a bone spur after an MRI.[10] Surgery on the elbow ended Cordero's Major League season, but he played in the Dominican Winter League.[11] He finished the regular season hitting .237/.307/.439 with 9 home runs, making 22 starts in left field, 10 in center, and 4 in right. On April 20, he hit the second-longest home run in MLB for 2018, at 489 feet.[12]

Kansas City Royals[]

On July 16, 2020, the Padres traded Cordero and Ronald Bolaños to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Tim Hill.[13] On August 9, 2020, he was placed on the 10-day injured list, but was then transferred to the 45-day injured list on August 10, after suffering a wrist injury.[14] Overall with the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Cordero batted .211 with two home runs and seven RBIs in 16 games.[15]

Boston Red Sox[]

On February 10, 2021, the Royals traded Cordero to the Boston Red Sox as part of a three-team trade in which the Royals acquired Andrew Benintendi and cash considerations. The Red Sox also acquired Josh Winckowski and three players to be named later, and the New York Mets acquired Khalil Lee.[16] During spring training, Cordero was on the COVID-19 related injured list from February 22 until March 30.[17][18] After batting .179 in 34 games with Boston, Cordero was optioned to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox on May 27.[19] After hitting .329 in 44 games in Triple-A,[20] Cordero was recalled to Boston on July 22.[21] He was optioned back to Worcester on August 16,[22] and recalled briefly in early September.[23] Overall during the regular season, Cordero appeared in 48 games for Boston, batting .189,[24] and 78 games for Worcester, where he had a .300 average.[25] On October 21, Cordero was designated for assignment by the Red Sox;[26] he cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A four days later.[27]

Scouting report[]

Cordero is considered to have elite speed, leading all the minor leagues in triples in 2016 and 2017, and ranking in the top 3% of qualified major league players in sprint speed in 2017.[28] He has also shown elite power, ranking 35th in average batted ball exit velocity in 2017, and 20% of his batted balls exiting at or above 105 mph (169 km/h).[29]

Personal life[]

Cordero is a second cousin to fellow major leaguer Socrates Brito.[30]

References[]

  1. ^ "TinCaps SS Cordero still a teenager, but a talented one". Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Fox Sports. "Franchy Cordero continues to impress on offense, despite defensive woes". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  3. ^ Sanders, Jeff. "Youth served as Padres set 40-man roster". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Cassavell, AJ (May 27, 2018). "Padres call up Cordero for center field duty". MLB.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Lin, Dennis. "With Manuel Margot on DL, Franchy Cordero gets first call-up". Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Cassavell, AJ (July 19, 2018). "Cordero eyes consistency in return to Padres". MLB.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Franchy Cordero Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  8. ^ Cassavell, AJ (March 24, 2018). "Cordero to start season on DL". MLB.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  9. ^ Cassavell, AJ (May 28, 2018). "Cordero goes on DL with Renfroe returning". MLB.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  10. ^ Varela, Ashley (June 30, 2018). "Report: Franchy Cordero likely to undergo season-ending surgery". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  11. ^ Center, Bill (December 10, 2018). "Cordero, Myers, Renfroe, Jankowski, Reyes, Pirela Prepared to Play Left in 2019". FriarWire. mlblogs.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  12. ^ Statcast | MLB.com
  13. ^ "Royals land slugging OF Cordero from SD". Mlb.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  14. ^ RotoWire Staff. "Royals' Franchy Cordero: Transferred to 60-day injured list". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  15. ^ "Franchy Cordero Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. September 23, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "Boston Red Sox send Andrew Benintendi to Kansas City Royals in 3-team deal". ESPN.com. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  17. ^ Polishuk, Mark (February 22, 2021). "Red Sox Claim Joel Payamps, Place Franchy Cordero On COVID Injured List". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  18. ^ @RedSox (March 30, 2021). "The #RedSox today announced the following roster moves:" (Tweet). Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ McWilliams, Julian (May 27, 2021). "Red Sox option struggling outfielder Franchy Cordero to Triple A Worcester". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  20. ^ Mastrodonato, Jason (July 22, 2021). "Red Sox recall Franchy Cordero to play some first base, Danny Santana to the injured list". Boston Herald. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via MSN.com.
  21. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. July 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  22. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. August 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  23. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. September 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  24. ^ "Franchy Cordero Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  25. ^ "Franchy Cordero Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  26. ^ @PeteAbe (October 21, 2021). "#RedSox reinstated RHP Phillips Valdez from the COVID-19 Related Injured List. OF Franchy Cordero was DFA'd" (Tweet). Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Twitter.
  27. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. October 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  28. ^ Petriello, Mike (April 22, 2018). "The most interesting rookie you need to know more about". MLB.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  29. ^ Sullivan, Jeff (January 31, 2018). "The Most Exciting Player on the Padres". FanGraphs.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  30. ^ "Franchy Cordero, Socrates Brito are 2nd cousins". MLB.com. March 29, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

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