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[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 ...

[Purple Row] - The State of the Colorado Rockies (Pre-Free Agency)

Jabberwocky — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:09:45 GMT

... lowitzki (SS - COL) , Jason Giambi (1B - COL) , Carlos Gonzalez (CF - COL) , Jeff Francis (P - COL) , Franklin Morales (P - COL) , Jason Hammel (P - COL) , Seth Smith ...

[Brew Crew Ball] - MLBTR's Bad Contract Swap Meet

roguejim — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:22:59 GMT

... rtson wouldn’t be horrendous. Jeremy Bonderman would be a good risk to take. Jeff Francis also would probably be better than Suppan. I don’t think anything like this ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Bad Contract Swap Meet

Tim Dierkes — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:37:16 GMT

... 5MM Pat Burrell , Rays - one year, $9MM Kei Igawa , Yankees - two years $8MM Jeff Francis , Rockies - one year, $5.75MM Kyle Farnsworth , Royals - one year, $5MM Will ...

[Purple Row] - Monday Rockpile: Projecting pitchers, Bill James-style

Russ — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:47:22 GMT

... Huston Street (P - COL) , Ubaldo Jimenez (P - COL) , Aaron Cook (P - COL) , Jeff Francis (P - COL) , Jason Hammel (P - COL) , Taylor Buchholz (P - COL) , Rafael Beta ...

[ESPN] - Rockies' O'Dowd gets new deal

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:54:47 GMT

... in the West, but the Rockies figure to be in the mix again, particularly if Jeff Francis comes back reasonably strong from his shoulder injury. ...

[MLB - Rockies] - Rox look to build on strong second half

Thomas Harding — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:10:08 GMT

... RHP Jason Hammel, 10-8, 4.33 ERA • RHP Jason Marquis, 15-13, 4.04 ERA • LHP Jeff Francis (missed season because of shoulder surgery) No one expected such a solid yea ...

[Mack's Mets] - Minors Stuff

Mack — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:42:11 GMT

... 15-game winner Jason Marquis to free agency. And while the Rockies get lefty Jeff Francis back from shoulder surgery, there are no guarantees Francis can repeat his 1 ...

[The Denver Post] - Saunders: Rockies' offseason has numerous numbers challenges

Patrick Saunders The Denver Post — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:23:11 GMT

... 15-game winner Jason Marquis to free agency. And while the Rockies get lefty Jeff Francis back from shoulder surgery, there are no guarantees Francis can repeat his 1 ...

[Bleacher Report] - Will Jason Marquis Be a New York Met in 2010?

Wendy Adair — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:34:54 GMT

... focused. Jason Marquis will most likely be leaving the Colorado Rockies, as Jeff Francis is planning on returning to the team after missing most of the 2009 season w ...

[MLB - Rockies] - Rocky start ends in playoff berth

Thomas Harding — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:20:14 GMT

... even more impressive considering the injuries the team endured. Left-hander Jeff Francis, who won 17 games in 2007 but battled shoulder pain last season, underwent s ...

[Baseball Prospectus] - Kiss`Em Goodbye: Colorado Rockies by Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Prospectus — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:28:12 GMT

... n piece to replace Marquis, but there appears to be a reasonable chance that Jeff Francis will recover and be a productive member of the Colorado rotation next season ...

[Purple Row] - Looking back, looking forward: Rocktober Rumination

RockiesMagicNumber — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:51:45 GMT

... mey Carroll (2B - CLE) , Ian Stewart (3B - COL) , Matt Holliday (LF - STL) , Jeff Francis (P - COL) , Brian Fuentes (P - ANA) , Garrett Atkins (3B - COL) , Aaron Cook ...

[The Daily Camera] - Rockies hope foundation in place for more success

Associated Press — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:47:49 GMT

... the bullpen. Their farm system is stocked with more promising pitchers, and Jeff Francis, Manny Corpas, Taylor Buchholz and Alan Embree plan to return from injuries ...