Jeff Francoeur was traded to the Texas Rangers yesterday for a minor league prospect. He was very mediocre in parts of two seasons with the Mets, but he brought some much needed camaraderie to the clubhouse and seems to have been a good teammate. Francouer's problem is that he has no plate discipline and cannot hit right handed pitchers. His splits are vast. He's got good speed and arguably the best arm from right field in Major League Baseball. He will ht the occasional bomb, but he strikes out a lot and teams will pitch around better hitters to get to him. I'm not quite sure why the Rangers felt they needed to pick him up, but I wish Frenchy well. I would love to see him do some damage to the Yankees in the playoffs...
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