One of our other big name returners this season is Gresia Franco. Last year she had a tremendous season playing third base, outfield and also pitched from time to time. She was one of the few players to never miss a game and was voted the girls Most Valuable Player for her efforts. Not only did she get a lot of clutch hits that helped RPA go to the playoffs but she also filled in everywhere she was needed. When she was not playing the hot corner she filled in for us in the outfield and made some spectacular plays there as well.
When we did not have our pitcher she volunteered to take the mound also and got us to victory in the only game she has pitched. She along with Don Skramovsky were the only 2 fill in pitchers we had last year and both of them went 1-0. Besides holding a .1000 win percentage she had a very good year fielding the hot corner. Teammates have dubbed her “replay” because of one game where she had 2 softballs screech right at her and she made both catches with ESPN highlight worthy dives. This year she is looking to split time in the infield between 2nd and 3rd base and really hold it down for us.
She also was a great recruiter and had her sisters and brother fill in for us when we were short on players. Her entire family played great at the games they filled in for us and she also leads RPA in most family members recruited. Our analysts and statisticians say this record will never be broken. We can all say it is Cal Ripken like. With her MVP performance last year coach and general manager knew from the get go that we needed to sign her to a long term deal. Within a week of the offseason we are proud to say we signed her for 6 years and 45 million. The sky is the limit for her and experts predict this year she will lead the league in hits, replays, and fans at games which would only drive her stock up for the MVP again this year.
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