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Francisley Bueno

32-Year-Old Pitcher – Kansas City Royals

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After spending the last six years in the minor leagues, the 31-year-old southpaw finally received an opportunity to pitch in the majors when injuries got the better of the Royals' bullpen. He proved h...

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LEAGUE: AAA    40 MAN: YES   BATS: L   THROWS: L   HT: 5' 10"   WT: 215   DOB: 3/5/1981   BORN: Havana, Cuba   COLLEGE: None   DRAFTED: No   Show ContractHide Contract

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Francisley Bueno Contract Information:

Agreed to a minor league contract with the Royals in December of 2011.

March 27, 2013  –  Francisley Bueno News

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Francisley Bueno Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G GS SH IP H ER HR K BB W L SV BS HLD ERA WHIP
2006 25 AA MIS 17 14 0 80.3 77 32 10 84 19 1 7 0 3.59 1.20
2007 26 AA MIS 22 19 0 112.7 132 46 8 77 26 4 6 0 3.67 1.40
2007 26 AAA RIC 3 3 0 19.3 19 6 3 19 3 1 0 0 2.79 1.14
2008 27 AAA RIC 19 14 0 84.3 100 49 8 59 29 2 6 0 5.23 1.53
2008 27 MAJ ATL 1 0 0 2.3 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.71 2.57
2009 28 AAA GWI 33 5 0 54.7 47 19 1 33 21 4 1 1 3.13 1.24
2012 31 AAA Oma 35 0 0 55.2 43 17 5 54 15 1 4 6 0 0 2.75 1.05
2012 31 MAJ KC 18 0 0 17.3 16 3 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 4 1.56 1.04
2013 32 AAA Oma 13 1 0 24.2 22 8 4 23 11 1 0 0 0 0 2.92 1.36
AccuScore ROS Projections MAJ   Subscribe now to see the 2013 Rest Of Season AccuScore projections for Francisley Bueno
3-Year Averages MAJ   18 0 0 17.3 16 3 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 4 1.56 1.04
Career  (View All) MAJ   19 0 0 19.7 21 5 1 8 3 1 1 0 2.29 1.22

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Francisley Bueno Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G GS IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 GB/FB Ratio Strand % Fastball ERA FIP BABIP
2006 25 AA MIS 17 14 80.3 9.41 2.13 4.42 1.12 74.4% 3.59 3.51 .320
2007 26 AA MIS 22 19 112.7 6.15 2.08 2.96 0.64 74.7% 3.67 3.53 .340
2007 26 AAA RIC 3 3 19.3 8.84 1.40 6.33 1.40 84.2% 2.79 3.72 .311
2008 27 AAA RIC 19 14 84.3 6.30 3.09 2.03 0.85 66.1% 5.23 4.14 .340
2008 27 MAJ ATL 1 0 2.3 3.86 3.86 1.00 3.86 0.20 80% 88.6 MPH 7.71 9.24 .418
2009 28 AAA GWI 33 5 54.7 5.43 3.46 1.57 0.16 73.1% 3.13 3.60 .275
2012 31 AAA Oma 35 0 55.2 8.80 2.45 3.60 0.82 77.4% 2.75 3.40 .272
2012 31 MAJ KC 18 0 17.3 3.63 1.04 3.50 0.00 2.27 83.3% 91.1 MPH 1.56 2.91 .276
2013 32 AAA Oma 13 1 24.2 8.55 4.09 2.09 1.49 86.2% 2.92 4.94 .285
3-Year Averages MAJ   18 0 17.3 3.63 1.04 3.50 0.00 83.3% 1.56 2.74 .276
Career MAJ   19 0 19.7 3.66 1.37 2.67 0.46 82.6% 2.29 3.52 .296

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2013 Stat Review for Francisley Bueno    As compared to the top 250 relief pitchers in 2012 (min 20 in)

K/BB/HR Stats

A collection of stats that measure different skills.

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2.09 K/BB
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8.55 K/9
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4.09 BB/9
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0.0 MPH Fastball
TERRIBLE
1.5 HR/9
POOR
0.00 GB/FB Ratio
EXTREME FLYBALLER
ERA/WHIP/FIP

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2.92 ERA
GOOD
1.36 WHIP
WEAK
4.94 FIP
POOR
BABIP/Strand

Balls in play avg. and % of runners left stranded.

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.285 BABIP
AVERAGE
86.2% Strand Rate
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Worst Matchups for Francisley Bueno (by OPS against, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Sam Fuld TB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Alexi Casilla BAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Denard Span WAS 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.500 2.500
Mitch Moreland TEX 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Dustin Ackley SEA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Alfonso Soriano CHI-N 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Rafael Furcal STL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Matt Carpenter STL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Danny Worth DET 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Joe Mauer MIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000

Best Matchups for Francisley Bueno (by OPS against, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Nick Markakis BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Ben Zobrist TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Brendan Ryan SEA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Elliot Johnson KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Ryan Roberts TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Nate McLouth BAL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Travis Hafner NY-A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Mark Reynolds CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jose Lobaton TB 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jesus Montero SEA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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Francisley Bueno: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Bueno (wrist) reported no problems Sunday after bruising his left wrist in Saturday's exhibition, the Kansas City Star reports.

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Though believed not to be serious, Bueno suffered a bruised wrist when he used his pitching hand to knock down a sharp ground ball hit back towards the mound, the Kansas City Star reports. "We'll check him tomorrow," manager Ned Yost said Saturday, "but we don't anticipate it being anything."

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Bueno is headed for winter ball and will pitch for the Licey Tigers in the Dominican Republic, the Kansas City Star reports.

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Bueno failed to record and out as he gave up one run on two hits in the 10th inning to take the loss against the Twins on Friday.

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Bueno will begin serving a two-game suspension Sunday, Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reports.

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The Royals recalled Bueno from Triple-A Omaha on Monday, according to the team's official Twitter page. In 55.2 innings at Triple-A Omaha, Bueno had a 2.75 ERA and a 54:15 K:BB ratio.

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Bueno was sent back to the minors Saturday.

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Bueno has been recalled from Triple-A Omaha according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star on Twitter.

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Bueno was called up in August when the Braves were desperate for relievers, but his numbers at Triple-A didn't merit the promotion. At age 28 next season, there isn't much upside and he'll just add depth in the minors.