jeff francoeur Stories - Talking Chop
Jeff Francoeur Lives In The Now
When projecting the future performance of the Mets, no one gives me fits like Jeff Francoeur. While some people deny it, players follow career trends, things regress, and variability plays a big role in both how players and teams perform. Statistical analysis of baseball seemingly revolves around...
Phillies vs Braves: April 5,7,8
This past October before the World Series, I wrote an article on the Phillies and Rays' players, and looked through their splits to introduce everyone to the detailed skills of the two teams facing each other. It was a sort of advanced scouting by statistics experiment, and people seemed to get a...
Braves send Jeff Francoeur down
Jeff Francoeur has reportedly been demoted by the Atlanta Braves down to AA, in the wake of a pretty terrible first half of the season. Pretty big crash for a guy viewed as an up and coming star...he's just 24, and is in his 4th season in the majors, but has just a 661 OPS on the year...
Minor League Update - 6/14
Here's a quick Minor League update for Saturday. Lars Anderson (LAN A+)205 pa, .317/.408/.502, 7 hr, 34 rbi I still don't think the power is there for Lars yet, but it's getting there. I kind of have a feeling once he gets promoted to AA Portland he's going to mash the ball and still put up a...
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