DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
More photos » by Charles Krupa - AP Browse more photos » What I'm about to say has absolutely no bearing on Evan Longoria 's accomplishment. He is one of the few winners of the mark of "defensive excellence" that actually deserves to be crowned. Here's what the Rays presser had on Longo: "It's the one award that I've wanted to win since I started pro ball," Longoria...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Dan from the Mets Police remembers the ticker tape parade held for the Mets on October 28, 1986. Meanwhile, Paul over at Mets Fans Forever dissects the Mets outfield, and feels Carlos Beltran is the “one sure thing.” …without question Paul, provided his knee can hold up…even though i like Jeff Francoeur, Beltran is the only one [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
In a post to Amazin Avenue, Sam Page lists 13 moves he would make as GM of the Mets, to re-shape the team for 2010. …i can support page’s plan… i like it… he assumes a lot, though, such as suggesting the Royals even wanting Luis Castillo; that the Cubs will want to acquire Jeff Francoeur [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Jeff Francoeur underwent a surgical operation on his left thumb today, according to Marty Noble of MLB.com: The thumb injury which, at times, seemed to make Jeff Francoeur a better hitter has been repaired. The Mets right fielder underwent surgery to repair a tear of the collateral ligament in his left thumb Monday in Atlanta. Francoeur [...]
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Mets right fielder Jeff Francoeur had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb on Monday but is expected to be ready for spring training.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
New York Mets outfielder Jeff Francoeur underwent successful surgery to repair a tear of the collateral ligament in his left thumb Monday in Atlanta.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Mets right fielder Jeff Francoeur has undergone thumb surgery and is expected to be ready for spring training.
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Jason Heyward was named the top prospect in baseball by Baseball America and will enter the 2010 season as a 20 year old. View full size photo uploaded October 28, 2009 It wasn't long ago that the Braves felt they were set for years with Jeff Francoeur in right field. But declining and outright poor performances by him over the last few years finally caused the team to cut ties in the middle of the...
Capitol Avenue Club (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Straightforward. With a bit of possible bias (see NL ROY, though my NL Cy ballot is straightforward, no bias whatsoever). NL MVP 1. Albert Pujols 2. Chase Utley 3. Hanley Ramirez 4. Ryan Zimmerman 5. Prince Fielder 6. Troy Tulowitzki 7. Adrian Gonzalez 8. Derrek Lee 9. Pablo Sandoval 10. Matt Kemp NL LVP 1. Garret Anderson 2. Alfanso Soriano 3. Emilio Bonifacio 4. Jeff Francoeur 5. Edgar Renteria NL...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
More photos » by Tom Mihalek - AP Browse more photos » When considering the 2009 season of Garret Anderson , I think it's more useful to look at the alternatives to Anderson that the Braves were considering, or at least rumored to be considering. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 2009 - Garret Anderson 135 496 52 133 27 0 13 61 27 73 1 0 .268 .303 .401 G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB...
Sabernomics (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
According to the 2010 Bill James Handbook, Kelly Johnson projects to hit .274/.354/.445. That sounds about right to me. It’s also better than Jeff Francoeur’s »»
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
At the end of the season there was a report that Jeff Francoeur would seek a three year deal and that the Mets were actually entertaining the idea. This would forgo his last two years of arbitration and his first year of free agency. The answer as to why Francoeur would do this is easy, job security but for the Mets it's not so clear. There are two ways the Mets could be looking at it: 1) They could...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Links for Wednesday... Kevin Towers has a standing offer from the Red Sox, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. For now, Towers plans on taking a few months off. Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic crafts an offseason plan for the Diamondbacks, who have a decent amount of money to work with. We did our Offseason Outlook for the team back in September. J.C. Bradbury of Sabernomics says tendering...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
When Jeff Francoeur was traded to the Mets , I figured he would play out the season and be non-tendered. A massive disappointment for his hometown Braves , this is a player who was one of the top 5 least valuable players in all of baseball in 2008. At the time of the trade, he was on his way to another sub-replacement level season. The previous 2 sentences are the main reasons why I was so befuddled...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
If Adam Rubin's information is accurate and I have no reason to believe it's not, since he always appears to be spot on in my book, then the Mets are looking for a right handed platoon partner for Murphy at first base... I've felt that one of Omar's biggest failures since after the 2006 season is his inability to make in-season adjust specifically by making smaller role player moves in-season. Look...
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