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Franklin Gutierrez

Seattle Mariners

1983/02/21 26

6-2 190

Caracas, Venezuela

R / R

5

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2009 Mariners 153 565 85 160 24 1 18 70 46 122 16 5 .283 .339 .425

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Scouting Report

Assets
  • Uses his quick bat to turn on inside pitches and crank them. His power is still growing and he's quick on the bases. Owns an outstanding arm.
Flaws
  • Has very little plate discipline. In particular, he struggles with breaking pitches. Must show more consistency in all aspects of the game.
Career Potential
  • A solid everyday right-fielder.

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Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions

July 24, 2009 Missed 1 game (elbow injury).
July 23, 2009 Elbow injury, day-to-day.
June 13, 2009 Missed 2 games (left knee injury).
June 11, 2009 Left knee injury, day-to-day.
March 2, 2009 Re-signed by the Seattle Mariners to a one-year contract.
December 10, 2008 Acquired from the Cleveland Indians.
February 28, 2008 Signed by the Cleveland Indians to a one-year contract.
May 31, 2007 Recalled from Buffalo (AAA).
May 19, 2007 Optioned to Buffalo (AAA).
May 5, 2007 Recalled from Buffalo (AAA).
April 13, 2007 Missed 6 games and optioned to Buffalo (AAA).
April 1, 2007 Strained left hamstring, 15-day DL.
February 28, 2007 Re-signed by the Cleveland Indians to a one-year contract.
September 5, 2006 Recalled from Buffalo (AAA).
August 25, 2006 Optioned to Buffalo (AAA).
August 9, 2006 Recalled from Buffalo (AAA).
July 13, 2006 Optioned to Buffalo (AAA).
June 16, 2006 Recalled from Buffalo (AAA).
March 24, 2006 Optioned to Buffalo (AAA).
March 1, 2006 Re-signed by the Cleveland Indians to a one-year contract.
August 31, 2005 Recalled from Buffalo (AAA).
March 18, 2005 Optioned to Buffalo (AAA).
March 3, 2005 Re-signed by the Cleveland Indians to a one-year contract.
November 19, 2004 Contract purchased from Akron (AA).
April 4, 2004 Acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
March 19, 2004 Assigned by the Los Angeles Dodgers to their minor league camp.

Trades

December 10, 2008 A three-team deal: the Seattle Mariners traded J.J. Putz, Sean Green and Jeremy Reed to the New York Mets; the Cleveland Indians traded Franklin Gutierrez to Seattle and the Mets traded Aaron Heilman, Jason Vargas, Maikel Cleto, Endy Chavez, Ezekiel Carrera and Mike Carp to the Mariners; New York traded Joe Smith to the Indians and Seattle traded Luis Valbuena to Cleveland.
April 4, 2004 Cleveland Indians traded Milton Bradley to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Franklin Gutierrez and a player to be named (Andrew Brown-May 19th.)
November 18, 2000 Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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