Led the Padres minor league system with 25 home runs and 102 RBI, spending the entire season with San Antonio (AA)...Produced a .258/.322/.464 slash line in 135 games played with the Missions...set a career high in runs scored (79), games played, home runs, RBI, walks (48) and total bases (235)...Led the club in runs, doubles (27), home runs, RBI and slugging percentage and tied with teammate Luis Urias for most hits on the club (131)...His 235 total bases led the Texas League and his 135 games played tied for the most in the league...Had four multi-home run games in 2017, the most he's ever had in a single season...his 53 extra-base hits also set a career high...Stole two bases in a game for the first time of his career on 6/10 vs. Corpus Christi...Collected a career-high seven RBI on 7/31 vs. Corpus Christi...Made his fourth career postseason stint, going 4-for-18 (.222) with two doubles, one home run and four RBI, all against Midland...Participated in the Arizona Fall League, where he went 5-for-30 (.167) with a home run and four RBI in eight games played...sustained a broken hamate bone in his left wrist and underwent surgery. Based on Statcast data, his expected wOBA is much higher in scenarios with no runners. Those aren’t quite run expectancies, because they’re the percentage chance of the event happening*run expectancy. He looks like he has no confidence with RISP when he is behind in the count. Split the season between the AZL Padres (R) and Eugene (A), appearing in a combined 57 games and batting . 17 de marzo de 2015: RF Franmil Reyes assigned to San Diego Padres. Any views and opinions expressed are his own. 2019 - Ronald Acuna Jr.--- Compare All Similar Batters. Played the full season with Fort Wayne, accruing a career-high 508 at-bats in 128 games played...His 126 hits were the second-most on the team. Among the top five seasons in solo shots, four of them have come in this decade; the other came when hitting was so scarce that baseball lowered the mound the following season. That, of course, changes significantly when there are two outs, as now a player must get a hit (or reach via an error) in order for the run to score. RF Franmil Reyes assigned to San Antonio Missions from Lake Elsinore Storm. So how valuable is a solo shot? combo to face the left-handed hitting Kipnis and Franmil Reyes. FILE - In this June 26, 2019, file photo, San Diego Padres' Franmil Reyes follows through on a two run home run against the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth inning of a baseball game, in Baltimore. Reyes connected to left-center on a 1-1 pitch from Bryan Shaw (4-6) for his 12th homer. He is contributing more to the team’s run support a lot more than with runners on, as if he (or the team) knows that the team’s run expectancy is higher when he is batting with nobody on. Based on this chart, it seems obvious that ANY player should try to hit a home run with none on and two outs. San Diego Padres recalled Franmil Reyes from El Paso Chihuahuas. Yes, we’re going to miss Franmil here in San Diego, but the big man has some growing to do as a hitter. RF Franmil Reyes assigned to Fort Wayne TinCaps from AZL Padres. San Diego Padres signed free agent OF Franmil Reyes to a minor league contract. In addition, his contact rate seems to keep improving. Evan Boyd is a research analyst at STATS LLC. An increase in overall HRs will naturally lead to a slightly larger increase in solo HRs, since more bases-empty situations will arise in the middle of high run scoring environment games. In 1975, Singleton, fresh to the Orioles from the Expos, hit 15 home-runs, all solo shots. So what we have observed is no different than what should be expected. (via Ian D’Andrea). 5 de abril de 2016: RF Franmil Reyes assigned to Lake Elsinore Storm from Fort Wayne TinCaps. Cleveland Indians outfielder Franmil Reyes has returned to the team after being asked to temporarily stay away out of precaution. I didn’t get through the article, but is it possible that his power is so obvious now that they’re not giving him anything to hit when runners are on? Remove the effect of who’s on base changing over time. Positions: Rightfielder and Designated Hitter Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-5, 265lb (196cm, 120kg) . Franmil Reyes. Franmil Reyes went 2-for-3 with a homer, a double, and a walk in the Padres’ 5-2 win over the Marlins on Friday.. Kenley Jansen earns one-out save on Friday. by Handedness, Franmil Reyes and the Rise of the Solo Shot. FILE - In this June 26, 2019, file photo, San Diego Padres' Franmil Reyes follows through on a two run home run against the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth inning of a baseball game, in Baltimore. Seller 100% positive. Keep in mind that it is not as if on-base percentage is down compared to what league rates have been historically – in fact, it is up from last year (.318 major league average in 2018 and .334 in 2019). The run expectancy increases when you have more men on base, and decreases when there are more outs in the inning. In 1881, 46 of the 76 home runs (60.5 percent) came without runners on, before decreasing to 44.4 percent the following season. The homerun increase therefore creates a greater share of solo shots. Based on his 24 home runs and 18 solo shots, and with a team that does not score often, that may be its plan of attack. He has hit 24 career home runs, and 18 of them have been solo shots. In fact, only one of his home runs came when he did not have multiple plate appearances, and that home run was a two-run shot. Franmil Reyes, left, shares a laugh with Manuel Margot before a game. MLB baseball news, rumors and Fantasy advice from the experts at CBSSports.com. He previously played for the San Diego Padres. Suppose then the batter hits a single, putting a man on first with one out. June 2, 2012: Franmil Reyes assigned to DSL Padres. When Franmil hits with no one on base(Table 3), he increases his wOBA by 100 points. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on Franmil Reyes of the Cleveland Among players with at least 100 plate appearances in each split since last season, Reyes has one of the largest differences: Franmil Reyes is just one of many players with the type of pop to hit a home run often, so why not attack with no runners on, especially if pitchers might throw him a fastball more often with nobody on. Percentile Rankings. I looked at the percentage of home runs that were solo shots in the live-ball era (since 1920), and solo-shot percentage appears to be a continuing phenomenon. Latest on Cleveland Indians designated hitter Franmil Reyes including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN (The ball appeared less lively in 2018, but the early season numbers in 2019, and research into the ball, suggest that we’ve returned to a livelier ball yet again.) He has the potential to hit one out every single plate appearance, so he might as well swing for the fences every time. He’s young and he can hit dingers. But Reyes is not the only one who appears to be hitting more solo shots – it is a trend that is going up in baseball.