A couple years ago, Jeff Francoeur looked like a player on the verge of becoming a superstar with the Atlanta Braves. The home grown outfielder had 29 homers and 103 RBIs as a 22-year-old in 2006.
But now at 25, Francoeur has struggled for the last year and a half. On Friday, the Braves decided to go in a new direction. They traded Francoeur to the New York Mets for Ryan Church.
On the season, Francoeur is hitting .250 with five homers, 35 RBIs and 32 runs. After hitting 29 homers in 2006, his power numbers have dropped considerably. In 2007, he …read more

Ryan Church is talking crap about the Washington Nationals (hat tip to Capitol Punishment). Lastings Milledge is doing the same about the New York Mets.
In case you forgot, these two were traded for each other in November. First up, Mr. Church:
They’d play me, sit me, play me, make a trade, sit me… It’s a business, and I totally understand that, and not everybody is going to like it. But I think I lost about 100-something at-bats, and there was a reason for that. People who were there know [what that reason was]. You could see it. There’s a business side.
The …read more