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Post by elguapo on Nov 20, 2014 10:31:22 GMT -5
He's basically Pedro Alvarez lite, . Lite or heavy? I think a weigh-off is in order.
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Post by moonstone2 on Nov 20, 2014 12:00:30 GMT -5
Can't be assigned to the minors anyways due to 7+ minor league seasons. I think it's likely they will non-tender him and try to sign him to a minor league deal and see if they can get him to make more contact this year. When Fransisco made contact last year he hit a home run 9.5% of the time. Nelson Cruz only did that 8.5% of the time, so you can see that the upside is considerable if they can get his contact rate above 70%.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Nov 20, 2014 13:10:46 GMT -5
The way I see Francisco being picked up is that he could actually be placed in a platoon at 3rd with Middlebrooks, if somehow we strike out with the Panda. I will be surprised if he ever makes Fort Myers this spring. Ben is just protecting himself in case things go wrong this winter. He is an "insurance" policy. he is platoon, for sure. most would argue there is no room for both Mdbks and Francisco. An alternative is Weeks ... his strong side appears to be batting RH. But he has never played 3B. The lineup vs. LHP would be Weeks SS Xander 3B which is never going to happen. Holt and Francisco doesn't work well. Never has 3B been so problematic.
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