blueworkhorse.com - 7/5/2008
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While something had to be done to try to reverse Jeff Francoeur's troubles at the plate, unexpectedly demoting him may hurt the Braves in the long run.
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On Francoeur, Low Notes, and High Notes
Section 435 —
... I salute Bobby Cox and Frank Wren for their decision to send Francoeur down in spite of whatever bad blood it might cause. Francoeur’s reaction was incredibly childish, so let’s hope it was just a reaction and he sees the wisdom of the move. ( ...
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Francoeur Heading to AA Mississippi —
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In some breaking news reported by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Braves will be or already have demoted OF Jeff Francoeur to AA Mississippi. The reason for the demotion will be for Francoeur to work with former coach and mentor, Phillip Wellman. The Braves will apparently promote Jason Perry (not Brandon Jones?) to replace Francoeur.
This is quite the shame for Francoeur that his ...
Braves send Jeff Francoeur down —
Lone Star Ball
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...
Morning Roundup for 7/4 (Francoeur, Konerko, Petit and more) —
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Lots of little news floating around this morning, so let’s take a look at what is going on.
According to Carroll Rogers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (click here for the article), the Atlanta Braves have indeed demoted Jeff Francoeur down to Double A. The opted to send him there, as opposed to Triple A, so “he [...]
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