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Franklin Morales	#56 \| Pitcher \| Colorado Rockies

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Throws: L Bats: L
Born: Jan 24, 1986, San Juan de los Morros,

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May 12, 2008
Franklin Morales contributed five innings in a combined no-hitter with three Triple-A Colorado Springs relievers on Sunday.

April 30, 2008
Franklin Morales has been sent down to Triple-A, according to the Denver Post. Infielder Omar Quintanilla has been called up from Triple-A Colorado Springs.

April 29, 2008
The Rockies will option struggling Franklin Morales to Triple-A Colorado Springs, according to MLB.com. The 22-year-old holds a 6.39 ERA after five starts, showing that he needs more seasoning in the minors. "He needs to go back to dominating the strike zone with his fastball," pitching coach Bob Apodaca said on MLB.com. "Let alone strikes, he has to learn what it takes to make quality strikes with his fastball."

April 23, 2008
Franklin Morales allowed eight hits and a walk which resulted in three runs in six innings against the Cubs in a no-decision.

April 12, 2008
Franklin Morales had a brutal outing on Saturday as he was hit around the yard to the tune of seven hits and seven runs in just four innings.

April 12, 2008
Rookie Franklin Morales will be looking for his first win today as he challenges the Diamondbacks, according to MLB.com. He was solid in his first outing(was dealt a no decision), as he only allowed two hits over six innings, with no walks and two strikeouts. He faced Arizona in that game as well.

April 6, 2008
Colorado rookie Franklin Morales held the Diamondbacks to two hits over six innings in his first start of the 2008 season. The left-hander struggled this spring (6.65 ERA and a 1.80 WHIP in 21.2 innings) but showed his potential with a strong showing on Sunday night.

March 27, 2008
Franklin Morales has earned the No. 5 spot in the Colorado rotation, this according to the team website. The left-hander struggled this spring (6.65 ERA and a 1.80 WHIP in 21 2/3 innings), but he's one of the best pitching prospects in baseball and is worth a flyer in all leagues despite the fact he just turned 22 in January.

March 25, 2008
With the rotation in Colorado still unsettled and the need for worthy arms prevailing as a top concern, Franklin Morales impressed early and disappointed in a major way late in the Rockies' 2-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox in Cactus League action today. Morales pitched through four strong innings, allowing just two hits. However, in the fifth, Morales fell apart, giving up four runs before getting roped in by manager Clint Hurdle. While the result is disturbing, Hurdle remained positive in reviewing Morales' day. âDownhill playing, pitching with intent, better focus, sharper breaking ball,â said Hurdle. âFour innings, you couldnât ask anymore improvement from what weâve seen. The fifth inning got a little bit away from him.â Still, Morales has allowed 14 combined earned runs in his last three outings.

March 15, 2008
Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said that despite a poor outing Friday, Franklin Morales still has a chance to leave spring training with a rotation spot, according to the Denver Post. "Does he still have time to get back on track to pitch in the season? Sure he does," said Hurdle. "All he's got to do is have one good outing next time and your story will be different." He gave up nine runs (five earned) on 10 hits, including two homers. He also walked two and was also called for a balk, so clearly he needs to get more focused if he's going to turn things around.

March 14, 2008
Franklin Morales got the start for the Rockies today and gave little indication that a position on the major league roster on opening day was eminent, giving up nine runs on 10 hits (though only five of those runs were earned) through 2 2/3 innings, walking two and collecting two strikeouts with a wild pitch and a balk. To be fair, Morales has looked much better in his spring starts in recent weeks. The hope was to see Morales battle and earn a spot in the bullpen. At this point, it is difficult to determine what may happen over the next two weeks.

March 9, 2008
Franklin Morales was awarded a start over the injured Jason Hirsch and he effectively seized the opportunity as he only allowed one run and three hits over four innings, with three strikeouts. He has an ERA of 2.00 over nine innings and should solidify a spot in the Rockies bullpen at the start of the season.

February 11, 2008
Rockies pitching coach Bob Apodaca confirmed that top prospect Franklin Morales could start the season in the bullpen, noting that "there's a long history of teams doing this with (top prospects), especially the Dodgers," according to the Denver Post. The Rockies are trying to protect their prodigal left-hander from injury but keeping him from throwing too many innings, but we'll have to see how spring training shakes out before we get a read on where Morales will end up. Triple-A remains a possibility, as well.

February 10, 2008
Franklin Morales is the Rockies' great exception, reports the Denver Post. At 22, logic screams that he should spend part of this season in Triple-A, refining his mechanics, majoring in humility, but like unlike other scrutinized prospects, Morales defied experts last season by succeeding in the big leagues after struggling to win games in Double-A. Morales needs only to capture a sliver of command and understand he doesn't have to throw every pitch 100 MPH to be effective at the top level. When the Rockies report to Tucson this week Morales will begin his fight for the final spot in the rotation. His competition will be Kip Wells, Mark Redman and Josh Towers. A productive spring for the young Morales would allow Colorado to realistically compete for another trip to the Fall Classic.

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