AJC: Francoeur fitted with contact lens to help batting (RR)
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
AJC: Francoeur fitted with contact lens to help batting (RR) Searching for answers to his extended slump, Braves right fielder Jeff Francoeur was fitted Monday for a single contact lens for his right eye. His vision in the eye has deteriorated since Francoeur was struck in the face by a pitch while squaring to bunt in a 2004 minor league game, and he thinks it might be a cause for the wide gap between his offensive statistics in day and night games. “It’s been tough, but I try to stay positive,” he said. “There’s so much of the season left. We can really take off. They need me ...
Jeff Francoeur Trying a Contact Lens to Snap His Batting Woes
FanHouse —
... Francoeur is being fitted with a contact lens for his right eye in an effort to help him with a better approach at the plate. His vision in the eye has steadily deteriorated since he got plunked in the head in 2004. ...
Frenchy's Cheaters
ShysterBall —
Jeff Francoeur is having a hell of a time at the plate, and the Braves think they have a solution: Searching for answers to his extended slump, Braves right fielder Jeff Francoeur was fitted Monday for a single contact lens for his right eye. His vision in the eye has deteriorated since Francoeur was struck in the face by a pitch while squaring to bunt in a 2004 minor league game, and he thinks it might be a cause for the wide gap between his offensive statistics in day and night games. “It’s been tough, but I try to stay positive,” he said. ...
UTK Wrap: Slugger Recoveries and Ace Injuries by Will Carroll
Baseball Prospectus —
... /0) The interesting part of Francouer needing one contact isn't that he got it done, as detailed well by Dave O'Brien , but that it took this long for the Braves to figure out what he needed and then get it done. It's not clear if Francoeur didn't tell them he wasn't picking up the rotation of the ball, but it's been clear for a while that his odd day/night split had to have some sort of explanation. Optics is one of the lesser-known areas in sports medicine, so a lot of people will be watching Francoeur and checking their stat page for players with day/night splits of their ...
Will Carroll...Interesting As Always
The Outsiders Look at the Insides of Baseball —
... The interesting part of Francouer needing one contact isn't that he got it done, as detailed well by Dave O'Brien, but that it took this long for the Braves to figure out what he needed and then get it done. It's not clear if Francoeur didn't tell them he wasn't picking up the rotation of the ball, but it's been clear for a while that his odd day/night split had to have some sort of explanation. Optics is one of the lesser-known areas in sports medicine, so a lot of people will be watching Francoeur and checking their stat page for players with day/night splits of their own. ...
