Frankie De La Cruz #45

Nickname "Frankie" was given to him while pitching in the Tigers organization.

2011

Spent most of the year at Triple-A Nashville, going 7-6 with a 3.88 ERA in 25 games (23 starts). ... Led Nashville with 126 strikeouts. ... Was named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for 7/18-7/24. ... Contract was selected by Milwaukee on 8/11. ... Went 0-0 with a 2.77 ERA in 11 relief appearances with the Brewers while holding opponents to a .213 batting average. ... Following the season pitched for Estrellas in the Dominican Winter League.

2010

Pitched for the Yakult Swallows of the Japanese Central League and went 0-0 with a 7.84 ERA in 9 relief appearances. ... Following the season pitched for Estrellas in the Dominican Winter League.

2009

Was traded to San Diego in exchange for a player to be named on 3/26. ... For the first time in his career made an Opening Day roster. ... Went 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA in 3 relief appearances with San Diego before he was designated for assignment on 4/27 ... was outrighted to Triple-A Portland on 4/30. ... Went 2-6 with a 3.12 ERA and 9 saves in 48 games (4 starts) at Portland. ... Held Pacific Coast League opponents to a .208 batting average. ... Was released on 12/1.

2008

Spent most of the year at Triple-A Albuquerque, where he went 13-8 with a 4.34 ERA in 25 starts ... his 13 wins led the Pacific Coast League. ... Was named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for 6/9-6/15. ... Was recalled by Florida on 5/25 and optioned back to Albuquerque that same day after making his first Major League start in Game 2 of a doubleheader vs. San Francisco ... he received no decision in the Marlins' 5-4 win (3ip, 2h, 2r, 2er, 4bb, 1k). ... Had two other stints with the Marlins, which came from 6/25-7/2 and 9/2-end of season. ... Went 0-0 with an 18.00 ERA in 6 games (1 start) with Florida.

2007

Split the season between Double A Erie and Triple A Toledo, with the exception of two brief stints in the Tigers bullpen...Opened the season in Erie's starting rotation, starting 10 games before having his option transferred to Toledo on June 2...tied for third in the Eastern League with two complete games for the SeaWolves...Struck out a season-high 10 batters on April 27 at Bowie -- matched the high with 10 strikeouts on May 4 versus Harrisburg, firing a two-hit shutout...tied for the lead in the Eastern League with one shutout...Posted a 2-3 record and 2.48 ERA (40.0IP/11ER) in starts during May -- third in the Eastern League with 37 strikeouts during the month, while he tied for seventh with a 2.48 ERA...Assigned to the bullpen after joining the Mud Hens on June 2 -- after allowing three runs in an inning of work on June 4 at Buffalo in his first outing with Toledo, he did not allow a run in 7.2 innings as he earned two wins over his next three outings June 7-14...Recalled by the Tigers from Toledo on June 18 -- made his major league debut that evening at Washington, working a scoreless inning of relief...Optioned back to Toledo by the Tigers on July 1...Compiled a 2.30 ERA (15.2IP/4ER) in 10 outings during July with the Mud Hens...Recalled by the Tigers from Toledo on August 11 -- did not appear in the game that night versus Oakland before being optioned back to Toledo following the game...Had his option transferred from Toledo to Erie on August 24 -- started one game with the SeaWolves, allowing an unearned run in three innings of work at Harrisburg...Had his option transferred from Erie to Toledo on August 30...Started one game for Toledo during the International League playoffs -- did not figure in the decision after allowing two runs in 5.2 innings, while he fanned eight batters.

2006

Split time between the starting rotation and bullpen at Double A Erie, before being promoted to Triple A Toledo on August 31...Compiled a 4-1 record and 2.70 ERA (63.1IP/19ER) in 12 starts for the SeaWolves...finished 1-5 with a 4.54 ERA (41.2IP/21ER) in 26 relief outings...Did not allow a run in eight straight outings April 30- May 20, tossing 15.1 innings...Posted a 1.50 ERA (18.0IP/3ER) in 10 outings (two starts) during May...Recorded a season-best four-game winning streak July 1-August 1...Finished 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA (26.1IP/5ER) in seven appearances (four starts) during July...Fanned a season-high nine batters on August 24 at Binghamton...Started five games during August for the SeaWolves, posting a 2-1 record and 2.97 ERA (33.1IP/11ER)...Finished 1-1 with a 5.73 ERA (11.0IP/7ER) in two starts for Toledo during the International League playoffs...Took the loss in his start for Toledo against Tucson in the Triple A championship game on September 19 -- allowed two runs on five hits in 5.1 innings...Named the sixth-best prospect and rated as possessing the best fastball and curveball in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.

2005

Pitched the majority of the season at Single A Lakeland, with the exception of one appearance for Double A Erie...Split time at Lakeland between the starting rotation and bullpen -- finished 1-1 with a 5.13 ERA (40.1IP/23ER) in 10 starts and 3-2 with a 2.11 ERA (55.1IP/13ER) in 30 relief appearances...Topped all Florida State League relievers with a .162 batting average against (32x197) and 8.46 baserunners per nine innings...Fanned a season-best eight batters in his start on May 30 vs. Jupiter.. Compiled a 1.85 ERA (34.0IP/7ER) over a 20-appearance stretch June 28-August 17, fanning 35 batters...Promoted to Erie on July 8 -- made one appearance for the SeaWolves before returning to Lakeland on July 12...In nine outings during July for Lakeland, he posted a 1-0 record and 0.53 ERA (17.0IP/1ER)...De La Cruz fanned 21 batters, while limiting the opposition to a .091 batting average (5x55)...Made three appearances (one start) during the Florida State League playoffs and posted a 4.15 ERA (8.2IP/4ER) and nine strikeouts...Limited lefthanded opposition in the Florida State League to a .175 batting average (22x126), while righties hit .200 (44x220).

2004

Tied for fifth in the Midwest League with 54 appearances for Single A West Michigan in 2004, while he finished fifth with 17 saves...Combined to post a 2.87 ERA (31.1IP/10ER) in 31 outings during April, May and June, before recording a 5.16 ERA (22.2IP/13ER) in 23 appearances during July, August and September...Posted 14 straight scoreless outings May 15-June 20, registering two wins and five saves during the 16.1- inning scoreless stretch...Finished 1-0 with a 2.13 ERA (12.2IP/3ER) and six saves in 12 games during June -- limited league opposition to a .116 batting average (5x43)...Appeared in two games during the Midwest League playoffs, posting a 0-1 record and 2.25 ERA (4.0IP/1ER)...Named the ninth-best prospect in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.