Born on March 5, 1973 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Ryan Franklin (Ryan Ray Franklin) played for the Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 7 year career. Franklin broke into the bigs on May 15, 1999 with the Seattle Mariners, and put up a 3.56 ERA in 78.1 innings pitched in 2001, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ryan Franklin's best season was 2003, when he posted a 3.57 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 99 batters.
On August 2, 2005, Franklin was suspended for ten games for violation of Major League Baseball's steroid policy. [1]
Franklin was also one of the players named by former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski in the Mitchell Report. Radomski claimed that he was referred to Franklin by teammate Ron Villone, and that Franklin requested (and received) Anvar and Deca-Durabolin. Franklin has denied these allegations and maintains that his 2005 positive test was a result of a laboratory testing mishap.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1999
SEA
A
6
0
0
0
4.76
6
6
6
0
0
0
11.1
10
2
8
1
0
1
2001
SEA
A
38
0
5
1
3.56
60
32
31
0
0
0
78.1
76
13
24
4
2
4
2002
SEA
A
41
12
7
5
4.02
65
62
53
0
0
0
118.2
117
14
22
1
0
5
2003
SEA
A
32
32
11
13
3.57
99
93
84
2
1
0
212
199
34
61
3
1
9
2004
SEA
A
32
32
4
16
4.90
104
116
109
2
1
0
200.1
224
33
61
1
0
10
2005
SEA
A
32
30
8
15
5.10
93
110
108
2
1
0
190.2
212
28
62
4
3
7
2006
PHI
N
46
0
1
5
4.58
25
28
27
0
0
0
53
59
10
17
4
1
4
2006
CIN
N
20
0
5
2
4.44
18
14
12
0
0
0
24.1
27
3
16
6
1
0
2006
TOT
N
66
0
6
7
4.54
43
42
39
0
0
0
77.1
86
13
33
10
2
4
2007
STL
N
69
0
4
4
3.04
44
28
27
0
0
1
80
70
8
11
0
2
3
Total
NL
135
0
10
11
3.78
87
70
66
0
0
1
157.1
156
21
44
10
4
7
Total
AL
181
106
35
50
4.34
427
419
391
6
3
0
811.1
838
124
238
14
6
36
Total
316
106
45
61
4.25
514
489
457
6
3
1
968.2
994
145
282
24
10
43
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1999
SEA
A
P
6
0
11.1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2001
SEA
A
P
38
0
78.1
8
5
0
0
0
0
5
2
0
1.000
2002
SEA
A
P
41
12
118.2
9
13
1
0
0
0
6
5
1
.957
2003
SEA
A
P
32
32
212
10
18
0
2
0
1
6
6
5
1.000
2004
SEA
A
P
32
32
200.1
16
19
3
2
0
1
7
9
3
.921
2005
SEA
A
P
32
30
190.2
14
13
0
0
0
2
7
5
2
1.000
2006
PHI
N
P
46
0
53
4
7
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
.917
2006
CIN
N
P
20
0
24.1
0
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1.000
2006
TOT
N
P
66
0
77.1
4
10
1
0
0
3
4
3
1
.933
2007
STL
N
P
69
0
80
4
8
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
1.000
Total
P
316
106
968.2
66
87
5
6
0
8
37
32
13
.968
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1999
SEA
A
6
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2001
SEA
A
38
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2002
SEA
A
41
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2003
SEA
A
32
4
1
1
0
0
.250
.250
.250
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2004
SEA
A
32
3
0
0
0
0
.000
.250
.000
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
2005
SEA
A
32
4
0
0
0
0
.000
.200
.000
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
PHI
N
46
2
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2006
CIN
N
20
2
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2006
TOT
N
66
4
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
2007
STL
N
69
2
0
1
0
1
.500
.500
.500
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
135
6
0
1
0
0
.167
.167
.167
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
Total
AL
181
11
1
1
0
0
.091
.231
.091
0
0
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
Total
316
17
1
2
0
0
.118
.211
.118
0
0
2
8
0
2
0
0
0
Transactions
Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 25th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1991).
Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 23rd round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1992 - signed May 21, 1993).
Granted free agency (December 21, 2005).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (January 13, 2006).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with cash to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for a player to be named later (August 7, 2006); Philadelphia Phillies received Zac Stott (August 9, 2006).
