Maikel Franco

  View image | gettyimages.com The MLB First Year Player Draft does not experience the same hype as the other drafts in the major sports.  Baseball is a different breed. Players need years of development and no one is major-league ready immediately. Over 1,000 players will be selected in the draft over hundreds of rounds, […]

  View image | gettyimages.com With the go-ahead run on third, the Phillies countered Bruce Bochy's pitching change for left-hander Javier Lopez with Jeff Francoeur. Francoeur has stepped up in clutch situations before this season and delivered again in the seventh inning.  Francoeur's two-run double broke the tie and helped the Phillies salvage the series […]

  View image | gettyimages.com In between Maikel Franco's heroics on Tuesday and Wednesday that helped the Phillies (21-35) get walk-off wins, the team has dropped nine other games in their last 11, including Friday night's series opener with the San Francisco Giants (). Franco has been one of the only highlights for the Phillies […]

  View image | gettyimages.com A line-drive single by Maikel Franco marked the Phillies first hit of the night. It was the seventh inning. When Franco stepped to the plate again in the ninth, he had a chance to be a hero for the second straight night. He delivered. Franco capped a four-run comeback for […]

  View image | gettyimages.com Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Maikel Franco all drove in runs in a four-run third inning for the Phillies. It was the heart of the order that kickstarted a big day for the Phillies offense at the plate. Franco's second major-league home run capped the four-run frame and in the […]

  View image | gettyimages.com Wednesday night's 4-2 win for the Phillies was their seventh in the last eight games and sets up an opportunity for a second straight series win. Thursday afternoon presents that chance as the Phillies (18-24) look to hand the Rockies (14-23) another loss at Coors Field.

Last season, Phillies third base prospect Maikel Franco played some games down the stretch at first base for the Reading Phillies.  However, Franco kept his third baseman's mitt and played third base in the winter league.   Despite there being much value in a right-handed third baseman, the Phillies apparently are moving Franco to first […]

Just a day after hitting his 29th home run for AA Reading, the Phillies' top offensive prospect is switching positions, at least for now, reports Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer.   Franco will likely spend the rest of Reading's season at first base.   The Reading Fightin Phils' season ends on Labor Day. So […]

Two top Phillies prospects Jesse Biddle and Maikel Franco, both currently in Double-A Reading have been selected for the 2013 Futures Game (played during All-Star Weekend) at Citi Field in New York. It's long been a great event that showcases some of the best prospects in the game. Biddle (ranked by many as the number […]