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[Florida Marlins Sun-Sentinel Blogs] - Florida Marlins: One of several teams weary of four-year pacts to pitchers

Juan C. Rodriguez — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:58:05 GMT

... no (5 plus option), Ryan Dempster (4) Rockies -- Aaron Cook (4 plus option), Jeff Francis (4 plus option), Ubaldo Jimenez (4 plus 2 options), Manny Corpas (4 plus 2 o ...

[umpbump.com] - What They Need: Rockies

Paul Moro — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:02:12 GMT

... o handle CF (both UZR and +/- has him as a well below average defender). And Jeff Francis is going to be counted upon to take on much of the work load that free agent ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Free Agency Preview: Starting pitchers

Matthew Pouliot — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:51:03 GMT

... ez (Braves), Ted Lilly (Cubs), Joe Blanton (Phillies), Aaron Harang (Reds)*, Jeff Francis (Rockies)*, Jorge De La Rosa (Rockies), Kevin Millwood (Rangers), Hiroki Kur ...

[Inside the Rockies] - Rockies free agent possiblities?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:24:12 GMT

... pot.” Tracy answers, The loss of Marquis is taken care of with the return of Jeff Francis. Marquis was acquired as a one-year fill in while Francis healed. I am a BIG ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Odds & Ends: DeRosa, Smoltz, Indians

Mark Polishuk — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:42:08 GMT

... Indians Clint Barmes Colorado Rockies Houston Astros Ian Stewart Jason LaRue Jeff Francis John Smoltz Los Angeles Dodgers Mark DeRosa Minnesota Twins New York Mets St ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Odds & Ends: DeRosa, Smoltz, Indians

Mark Polishuk — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:40:29 GMT

... Indians Clint Barmes Colorado Rockies Houston Astros Ian Stewart Jason LaRue Jeff Francis John Smoltz Los Angeles Dodgers Mark DeRosa Minnesota Twins New York Mets St ...

[The Real Dirty Mets Blog] - Mets Need: Pitching!

CaseStreet — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:29:07 GMT

... Wolf 0.98 7.38 2.98 Bronson Arroyo 1.05 6.36 2.80 Joe Blanton 1.25 5.98 2.38 Jeff Francis 1.20 6.49 2.81 Roy Halladay 1.84 7.00 1.55 Aaron Harang 0.86 7.90 2.26 Cliff ...

[Purple Row] - The State of the Rockies: Post GM Meetings Update

Jabberwocky — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:23:31 GMT

... Iannetta (C - COL) , Troy Tulowitzki (SS - COL) , Manuel Corpas (P - COL) , Jeff Francis (P - COL) , Jason Hammel (P - COL) , Seth Smith (LF - COL) , Eric Young (LF ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Rockies Rumors: Hawpe, Betancourt, Torrealba

Mike Axisa — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:07:20 GMT

... e outfielder or first baseman. The team has received "glowing reports" about Jeff Francis , who is battling back from shoulder surgery and missed all of 2009. Full St ...

[Purple Row] - Rockies Preparing to Part with Fan Favorites

holly96 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:10:06 GMT

... l - 91 comments Read More: 2010 mlb hot stove , Yorvit Torrealba (C - COL) , Jeff Francis (P - COL) , Rafael Betancourt (P - COL) , Garrett Atkins (3B - COL) , Brad H ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Rockies Rumors: Hawpe, Betancourt, Torrealba

Mike Axisa — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:01:50 GMT

... e outfielder or first baseman. The team has received "glowing reports" about Jeff Francis , who is battling back from shoulder surgery and missed all of 2009. Full St ...

[The Denver Post] - Saunders: Is 2010 the Rockies' year of Iannetta?

Patrick Saunders The Denver Post — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:51:32 GMT

... n the National League West in 2010, whom would you choose? Perhaps a healthy Jeff Francis, winning at least 15 games and filling the void of the departing Jason Marqu ...

[Fox Sports: Ken Rosenthal] - Padres only open to dealing stars for right price

Ken Rosenthal — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:28:17 GMT

... nconsistent as Perez's. The good news is for the Rockies is that left-hander Jeff Francis is throwing well after missing all of last season while recovering from arth ...

[Fire Brand of the American League] - Theo’s “95-Win Team”, Beckett’s Extension, Falling Dominoes, and the Mailbag

Tim Daloisio — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:21:52 GMT

... orge De La Rosa, Joe Blanton, Ted Lilly adding depth, with the potential for Jeff Francis and Aaron Harang to enter due to contract options. Now, there are sure to be ...

[Purple Row] - Swing and a miss! –or- Jip Jip Jorge!

RockiesMagicNumber — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:47:43 GMT

... rge de la Rosa 193 2009 5 Ubaldo Jimenez 172 2008 6 Pedro Astacio 170 1998 7 Jeff Francis 165 2007 8 Darryl Kile 158 1998 9 Jason Jennings 142 2006 10 Denny Neagle 13 ...