3B Maikel Franco #9
St. Louis Cardinals


Age: 31
Bats: R
Throws: R
League Date: 04/24/2024

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3B MAIKEL FRANCO #9 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
23 81 12 6 0 2 11 9 21 .148 .233 .296 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 55 55 60 55
Power 60 60 55 60
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 20
Errors: - 65 25
Arm: 20 75 25
Turn DP: - 45 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 70
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/23/2024 ARI Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/22/2024 ARI Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
04/21/2024 MIL Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/20/2024 MIL Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/19/2024 MIL Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/16/2024 @ OAK Loss, 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/15/2024 @ OAK Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/14/2024 @ ARI Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/13/2024 @ ARI Loss, 4-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/12/2024 @ ARI Win, 6-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Enjoys boating in the offseason.
Low: Leader
Player Info
Birthday:08/26/1992
Born in:Azua, AZU
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Contract Details:Click Here For Details
Salary:$2,420,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:30 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 57 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
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MLB PRO 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 23 81 12 6 0 2 11 4 9 21 .148 .233 .296 .530 .236 .148 49
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 90 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 8 0 0 0.0 5.9 2.26 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   18 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 8 0 0 0 .111 .158 .222 .380
Versus Right   63 10 4 0 2 9 3 8 13 0 0 0 .159 .254 .317 .571
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   8 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Last Week   18 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .056 .150 .111 .261
March   15 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 7 0 0 0 .133 .188 .200 .388
April   66 10 5 0 2 7 4 8 14 0 0 0 .152 .243 .318 .561
Spring Training   56 15 5 0 2 10 4 1 11 2 0 0 .268 .271 .464 .735
Last Year   475 99 17 0 10 50 38 34 119 6 5 0 .208 .258 .307 .566
2 Years Ago   453 103 25 0 20 69 48 45 112 6 1 2 .227 .296 .415 .711
Career   4179 1055 234 3 136 538 508 416 964 39 27 26 .252 .321 .408 .729
Home   41 6 3 0 1 4 3 1 8 0 0 0 .146 .167 .293 .459
Road   40 6 3 0 1 7 1 8 13 0 0 0 .150 .292 .300 .592
Grass   81 12 6 0 2 11 4 9 21 0 0 0 .148 .233 .296 .530
Day   37 6 3 0 1 5 2 3 8 0 0 0 .162 .225 .324 .549
Night   44 6 3 0 1 6 2 6 13 0 0 0 .136 .240 .273 .513
As Starter   81 12 6 0 2 11 4 9 21 0 0 0 .148 .233 .296 .530
Close/Late   18 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 .111 .273 .222 .495
Inning 1-3   28 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 8 0 0 0 .143 .200 .214 .414
Inning 4-6   31 6 2 0 2 6 3 3 8 0 0 0 .194 .265 .452 .716
Inning 7-9   22 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 5 0 0 0 .091 .231 .182 .413
0 Outs   24 4 3 0 0 0 1 5 6 0 0 0 .167 .310 .292 .602
1 Outs   32 5 1 0 1 6 2 2 6 0 0 0 .156 .206 .281 .487
2 Outs   25 3 2 0 1 5 1 2 9 0 0 0 .120 .185 .320 .505
Scoring Position   20 4 2 0 0 7 1 2 7 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Bases Empty   44 5 3 0 0 0 1 6 9 0 0 0 .114 .220 .182 .402
Runner on 1st   17 3 1 0 2 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 .176 .222 .588 .810
Runner on 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Two Strikes   41 4 2 0 2 8 3 3 21 0 0 0 .098 .159 .293 .452
First Pitch   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 0-1   11 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Count 0-2   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 1-1   5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1.600
Count 1-2   13 3 2 0 1 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 .231 .231 .615 .846
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   10 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .100 .100 .400 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   8 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 .000 .273 .000 .273
Behind in Count   34 5 3 0 1 8 2 0 14 0 0 0 .147 .147 .324 .471
Ahead in Count   12 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .167 .444 .250 .694
Batting 5th   13 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 .154 .267 .385 .651
Batting 6th   57 8 5 0 1 4 2 6 11 0 0 0 .140 .222 .281 .503
Batting 7th   11 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 5 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
Low Leverage   36 6 3 0 1 2 3 1 9 0 0 0 .167 .189 .333 .523
Medium Leverage   30 4 1 0 1 4 1 7 9 0 0 0 .133 .297 .267 .564
High Leverage   14 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .200 .286 .486
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 Chicago - MLB 22 9 27 5 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 .185 .185 .333 .519 39 37 -0.0
2016 Chicago - MLB 23 28 99 24 7 0 0 12 9 3 2 3 24 0 0 .242 .271 .313 .584 60 57 -0.2
2016 Atlanta - MLB 23 19 73 16 6 0 3 8 11 7 1 1 22 0 0 .219 .293 .425 .717 101 104 0.5
2016 Kansas City - MLB 23 55 215 55 8 2 5 19 28 16 1 3 53 0 0 .256 .306 .381 .688 87 84 0.6
2016 Total - MLB 23 102 387 95 21 2 8 39 48 26 4 7 99 0 0 .245 .295 .372 .667 83 81 1.0
2017 Kansas City - MLB 24 133 479 134 35 0 17 69 58 57 4 3 104 0 0 .280 .359 .459 .818 122 122 4.1
2018 Kansas City - MLB 25 22 84 28 8 0 1 16 15 19 0 2 16 0 0 .333 .448 .464 .912 153 157 1.3
2018 Toronto - MLB 25 134 511 133 29 0 28 79 60 51 5 3 90 0 0 .260 .332 .481 .813 122 124 4.6
2018 Total - MLB 25 156 595 161 37 0 29 95 75 70 5 5 106 0 0 .271 .350 .479 .829 127 129 5.9
2019 Toronto - MLB 26 159 609 163 43 1 17 74 83 62 1 2 140 0 0 .268 .335 .425 .761 109 108 4.8
2020 Toronto - MLB 27 126 475 135 23 0 14 56 74 52 3 2 107 0 0 .284 .357 .421 .778 108 109 3.6
2021 Toronto - MLB 28 152 598 148 23 0 19 70 80 61 7 8 147 0 0 .247 .320 .381 .702 92 93 2.6
2022 Toronto - MLB 29 122 453 103 25 0 20 69 48 45 2 6 112 0 0 .227 .296 .415 .711 93 91 1.7
2023 Toronto - MLB 30 72 269 55 4 0 7 27 21 23 0 2 73 0 0 .204 .265 .297 .563 58 56 -0.1
2023 San Diego - MLB 30 56 206 44 13 0 3 23 17 11 0 4 46 0 0 .214 .249 .320 .569 59 57 0.2
2023 Total - MLB 30 128 475 99 17 0 10 50 38 34 0 6 119 0 0 .208 .258 .307 .566 59 56 0.1
2024 St. Louis - MLB 31 23 81 12 6 0 2 11 4 9 0 0 21 0 0 .148 .233 .296 .530 50 49 -0.0
Total MLB 1110 4179 1055 234 3 136 538 508 416 26 39 964 0 0 .252 .321 .408 .729 99 99 23.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2012 Bluefield - R 19 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 196 227 0.1
2012 Vancouver - A- 19 21 80 20 4 1 3 14 14 15 2 0 22 0 0 .250 .381 .438 .819 116 118 0.5
2012 Clearwater - A+ 19 55 200 54 12 2 6 31 21 12 7 2 47 0 0 .270 .330 .440 .770 110 106 0.8
2012 Dunedin - A+ 19 23 98 20 5 0 1 8 15 6 1 0 26 0 0 .204 .257 .286 .543 48 47 -0.3
2012 Total - A+ 19 78 298 74 17 2 7 39 36 18 8 2 73 0 0 .248 .307 .389 .696 90 87 0.5
2013 Lansing - A 20 18 64 19 4 0 5 13 15 16 2 0 9 1 0 .297 .451 .594 1.045 183 186 1.1
2013 Bradenton - A+ 20 25 92 31 9 1 3 15 10 12 1 0 24 0 0 .337 .419 .554 .973 162 166 1.2
2013 Total - A+ 20 43 156 50 13 1 8 28 25 28 3 0 33 1 0 .321 .433 .571 1.004 171 175 2.3
2013 Altoona - AA 20 78 270 69 13 0 9 39 35 37 3 3 69 0 0 .256 .348 .404 .752 91 89 0.5
2014 Altoona - AA 21 36 127 35 11 1 3 24 19 18 4 3 32 0 0 .276 .375 .449 .824 111 111 0.6
2015 Birmingham - AA 22 123 426 90 25 3 11 56 64 76 9 4 116 0 0 .211 .340 .362 .701 86 84 0.7
2015 Charlotte - AAA 22 3 12 5 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 .417 .462 .583 1.045 164 174 0.2
2016 Charlotte - AAA 23 39 143 43 8 0 7 24 24 17 0 1 33 0 0 .301 .373 .503 .876 124 118 0.9
2020 Buffalo - AAA 27 2 11 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .636 1.053 201 211 0.2
Total IL 44 166 52 10 0 8 27 27 19 0 1 37 0 0 .313 .382 .518 .900 132 127
Total EL 114 397 104 24 1 12 63 54 55 7 6 101 0 0 .262 .357 .418 .775 98 96
Total SL 123 426 90 25 3 11 56 64 76 9 4 116 0 0 .211 .340 .362 .701 86 84
Total FLO 103 390 105 26 3 10 54 46 30 9 2 97 0 0 .269 .334 .428 .762 107 106
Total MID 18 64 19 4 0 5 13 15 16 2 0 9 1 0 .297 .451 .594 1.045 183 186
Total NWL 21 80 20 4 1 3 14 14 15 2 0 22 0 0 .250 .381 .438 .819 116 118
Total APP 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 196 227
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2018 Toronto - MLB 25 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -111 0.7
2019 Toronto - MLB 26 10 37 10 2 0 0 3 5 4 1 0 7 0 0 .270 .357 .324 .681 90 97 1.8
2020 Toronto - MLB 27 11 40 13 0 0 2 6 6 6 0 0 8 0 0 .325 .413 .475 .888 138 140 1.3
2021 Toronto - MLB 28 11 40 7 0 0 1 2 7 5 0 0 13 0 0 .175 .267 .250 .517 43 38 0.5
2022 Toronto - MLB 29 14 56 21 5 0 1 4 8 3 0 0 15 0 0 .375 .407 .518 .925 152 153 1.3
Total MLB 47 176 51 7 0 4 16 26 18 1 0 44 0 0 .290 .359 .398 .757 106 107
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Chicago - MLB 3B 9 8 5 10 0 15 0 1.000 66.0 2.05 +0.9 1.136
2016 Chicago - MLB 3B 26 26 5 36 9 44 3 .932 228.0 1.62 -0.1 .995
2016 Kansas City - MLB 3B 53 53 34 87 13 125 4 .968 464.1 2.35 +2.2 1.038
2016 Atlanta - MLB 3B 19 19 12 41 1 55 2 .964 173.2 2.75 +1.4 1.047
2017 Kansas City - MLB 3B 131 131 77 209 22 295 9 .969 1155.2 2.23 +4.8 1.035
2018 Toronto - MLB 3B 131 131 72 203 15 284 9 .968 1176.2 2.10 +5.8 1.044
2018 Kansas City - MLB 3B 22 22 17 34 5 53 2 .962 195.0 2.35 +0.8 1.035
2019 Toronto - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
2019 Toronto - MLB 3B 159 159 106 284 22 393 3 .992 1441.1 2.44 +13.7 1.079
2020 Toronto - MLB 3B 126 123 62 197 17 261 2 .992 1121.2 2.08 +6.7 1.047
2020 Toronto - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Toronto - MLB 3B 151 151 69 216 26 290 5 .983 1352.0 1.90 +3.7 1.037
2021 Toronto - MLB SS 1 1 1 2 0 4 1 .750 9.0 3.00 -0.4 .686
2022 Toronto - MLB 3B 113 109 45 203 20 253 5 .980 1021.2 2.18 +5.3 1.056
2022 Toronto - MLB SS 8 8 10 22 4 33 1 .970 68.0 4.24 -0.9 .897
2023 Toronto - MLB 3B 72 71 34 112 8 153 7 .954 642.2 2.04 +2.1 1.032
2023 San Diego - MLB 3B 56 56 25 108 13 138 5 .964 502.1 2.38 +3.0 1.048
2023 Toronto - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 St. Louis - MLB 3B 23 23 7 40 0 47 0 1.000 198.1 2.13 +2.8 1.073
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 1091 1082 570 1780 171 2406 56 .977 9739.1 2.17 +53.2 1.048
TOTAL SS 9 9 11 24 4 37 2 .946 77.0 4.09 -1.4 .872
PLAYER HISTORY
04/16/2012 Wins the FLO Player of the Week Award.
06/06/2012 Was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with CF Ezequiel Carrera, 2B Robert Andino, in exchange for CF Oswaldo Arcia, CF Desmond Henry.
07/18/2012 Injured (strained back), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (50).
05/02/2013 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with CL Dean Kiekhefer, CL Alan Farina, RF Brian Van Kirk, in exchange for CL Joel Hanrahan, $2,000,000.
05/11/2013 Injured (wrist tendinitis), out for one week.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 40 (60).
04/01/2014 Named the #63 prospect in the MLB
05/23/2014 Injured on 05/21/2014, diagnosed with a broken bone in the elbow, will miss 6 months.
12/23/2014 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Detroit Tigers, along with CL Joel Hanrahan, 2B Christian Colon, 1B Tyler Moore, SP Marlon Vance, in exchange for RF Miguel Velazquez.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 50 (60).
01/26/2015 Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Chicago White Sox, along with SP José Fierro, in exchange for SP Hector Santiago.
03/28/2015 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
09/21/2015 Won the 2015 International League Championship with the Charlotte Knights!
10/06/2015 Wins the 2015 SL SL Glove Wizard Award at 3B.
11/24/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $507,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 55 (60).
04/03/2016 Named the #90 prospect in the MLB
05/27/2016 Injured (hip flexor strain), day-to-day for one week.
07/05/2016 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Atlanta Braves, along with RP Nick McCully, C Victor Murphy, in exchange for SP Matthew Spalding, 3B Robert Ramirez.
07/31/2016 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Kansas City Royals, along with RP Nick McCully, SS Odubel Herrera, LF Alex Gordon, SP Steve White, in exchange for RF Armando Cabañas.
11/27/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $507,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (60).
04/14/2017 Injured (bruised thumb), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/12/2017 Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $80,800,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
09/03/2017 Injured on 09/02/2017, diagnosed with a quad strain, will miss 3 weeks.
11/07/2017 Wins the 2017 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at 3B.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (60).
04/25/2018 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with RP Felix Encarnacion, C Christian Bethancourt, in exchange for SP Kent Cook, SP Javier Mejía, SP Jake Mann, 3B Alfredo Morales, RF Jason Heyward.
07/14/2018 Was selected to the 2018 MLB Pro All-Star Game.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
11/05/2019 Wins the 2019 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at 3B.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
04/29/2020 Injured (Sprained knee), out for 3-4 weeks.
06/13/2020 Goes 0-4 against the Detroit Tigers, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
09/23/2020 Wins the 2020 International League Championship with the Buffalo Bisons!
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
07/27/2021 Goes 5-6 against the Boston Red Sox, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
11/12/2021 Wins the 2021 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at 3B.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
10/16/2022 Wins the 2022 MLB AL Divisional Series MVP Award.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
07/24/2023 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the San Diego Padres, along with SP Kaong Weng, in exchange for 3B Anthony Rendon.
11/04/2023 Executed his contract year option.
11/12/2023 Released by the San Diego Padres.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
01/27/2024 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,420,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
03/11/2024 Injured (hip soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2019 159 3
Year 2B Rank
2017 35 8
2018 37 8
2019 43 2
Year HR Rank
2018 29 10
Year SH Rank
2023 4 8
Year SF Rank
2021 8 4
Year EBH Rank
2018 66 8
Year ISO Rank
2018 .208 10
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