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[Philly.com: High Cheese] - First Look: Spring Training Roster/Depth Chart Breakdown

David Murphy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:28:50 GMT

... YBE IN '11 : Brown, Berry Center Field SH Shane Victorino (30 on Nov. 30) RH Ben Francisco (29 on Oct. 23) LH DeWayne Wise (32 on Feb. 24) LH Chris Duffy (30 on April ...

[The Plain Dealer] - Former Cleveland Indians pitching ace Cliff Lee has minor foot surgery

Starting Blocks — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:23:48 GMT

... he had on the foot was an Ace bandage. The Indians traded Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco to the Philadelphia Phillies on July 29 for four prospects. Lee went 4-0 in ...

[The Philadephia Inquirer & Daily News] - Bob Ford: Now, pressure's on Phillies to play three

Bob Ford Inquirer Sports ColumnistBy Bob Ford Inquirer Sports Columnist — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:31:43 GMT

... to ace Roy Halladay, the Phillies have acquired Aumont, Ramirez, Gillies and Ben Francisco, while shipping out Kyle Drabek, Michael Taylor, Travis d'Arnaud, Carlos Car ...

[The Cleveland Fan] - Plowing Through a Lazy Sunday Indians The best Browns, Cavs, Indians, and Buckeyes coverage on the web!

Paul Cousineau — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:42:27 GMT

... ow you how Garko is regarded around the league), Carl Pavano, Paul Byrd, and Ben Francisco were just included in a sentence bemoaning players who have been traded in a ...

[The DiaTribe] - Plowing Through a Lazy Sunday

Paul Cousineau — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:37:53 GMT

... ow you how Garko is regarded around the league), Carl Pavano, Paul Byrd, and Ben Francisco were just included in a sentence bemoaning players who have been traded in a ...

[Tribe Matters] - Sizemore wants to remain an Indian for years to come

Stephanie Storm — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:58:53 GMT

... her Victor Martinez. There’s also Rafael Betancourt, Paul Byrd, Casey Blake, Ben Francisco, Ryan Garko and more. The list goes on and on and on. One of the few men lef ...

[SB Nation: The Good Phight] - Phillies Top 30 Prospects, '10 Edition: #10 thru #1

PhillyFriar — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:18:04 GMT

... t of the year in Reading, and it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if Ben Francisco replaced Jayson Werth to begin 2011, with Brown honing his craft in Lehigh V ...

[The Plain Dealer] - Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore discusses infamous photos, 2010 season

Paul Hoynes, The Plain Dealer — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:01:08 GMT

... ourt, Carl Pavano, Paul Byrd, Edward Mujica, Kelly Shoppach, Mark DeRosa and Ben Francisco probably all felt the same at one time. Over the past two years, they were t ...

[SB Nation: The Good Phight] - Top 30 Prospects, '10 Edition: #20 thru #11

PhillyFriar — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:54:37 GMT

... rtainly be on the big league roster at this point if not for the presence of Ben Francisco. His future may lie elsewhere, but Mayberry has definite value to offer a ma ...

[FanGraphs] - Changing Lineup Cards

Matthew Carruth — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:24:02 GMT

... DeRosa Victor Martinez Travis Hafner Jhonny Peralta Shin-Soo Choo Ryan Garko Ben Francisco Asdrubal Cabrera Wedge used that order five times in 2009. Arizona ran out t ...

[Beerleaguer] - Phillies once discussed trading for Franklin Gutierrez

J. Weitzel — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:20:10 GMT

... I asked Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. how they arrived at the decision to get Ben Francisco as part of July's Cliff Lee 4-for-2: "We had been looking for a right-handed ...

[Philly.com: High Cheese] - Report Card Time: Grading the Offseason

David Murphy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:02:24 GMT

... Schneider will provide a steady veteran influence and capable bat, while OF Ben Francisco performed well in the second half of the regular season after joining the Ph ...

[MLBlogs: The Zo Zone] - The 2010 Payroll

Todd Zolecki — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:37:56 GMT

... banez - $11.5 million Shane Victorino - $5 million Jayson Werth - $7 million Ben Francisco - unsigned Ross Gload - $1 million Rotation Roy Halladay - $15.75 million, m ...

[Philly.com: The Phillies Zone] - Phillies are likely done making moves, Amaro says

Matt Gelb — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:24:21 GMT

... oint and contracts still need to be signed with J.A. Happ, Kyle Kendrick and Ben Francisco. Contreras signed for $1.5 million and Amaro said the team will use him as a ...

[Courier Post: Philled In] - PHILLIES’ 2010, 2011 PAYROLL UPDATES

Scott Lauber — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:44:04 GMT

... $1.25 million), Ross Gload ($1 million), Juan Castro ($700,000). J.A. Happ , Ben Francisco , and assuming they make the team, Kyle Kendrick and/or Antonio Bastardo , S ...