"My mechanics were all screwed up last year.. chalk [it] up as an aberration."-Jeff Francoeur on 790 The Zone this morning
Where was Jeff Francoeur last year? Where was he? What happened? Going into last season, look how amazing our lineup was set to be. Chipper and Tex and B-Mac and Frenchie in the middle! Power power power! But no! The entire outfield couldn't even match what Frenchie put up the year before! All by himself! We sent him to the minors sure big deal but what did that do? He came back same old same old without a game plan without a proven way to make contact with the ball. Some rookie out of Washington tossing soft balls up there and Frenchie's swingin at air! Air! So what's the problem?
What happened to our beloved Frenchie? Was it Pendleton? Did he mess with his swing (didn't he?) and screw him up? Did he mess with his game plan (was there a game plan?) and screw him up? Maybe it was all that muscle Jeff gained in the offseason. Oh he's the big football player! He can get bigger, stronger, faster - better! But Jeffrey forgot to take the steroids! All that weight slowed him down slowed down his swing! He was already a power hitter with a rocket arm and a smoking hot wife - why would he need to get bigger? But Jeff's a young guy right? Last season was an aberration right? He'll learn from his mistakes correct that swing speed up his game maybe take more hints from Chipper and B-Mac and less from Pendleton.... right?? I miss the old Jeffrey. Our rock in right field. Ok ok ok back on track here's the deal. Say we get Peavy. Yunel goes to San Diego. The Big Peav comes here. Sure looks great. Rotation instantly improves. But the lineup! My god there's huge holes! We already need an outfield a proven big-time run producer (or two) and now we need a shortstop? But Jeffrey!
If 2006 Jeffrey shows up next season with his 100 RBI and rocket arm and smokin hot wife then that fills a hole! A couple holes! Can Prado start at short or Infante or some kind of platoon I mean we did it at second for a few years after Marcus Giles forgot how to play baseball right? Go trade for some big time left fielder or sign up a guy like Burrell or Dunn or okay maybe not Burrell they hate him around here right and stick him in left and in that fourth or fifth spot and you're looking at Jeffrey in the sixth hole again! Kotchman could bat seventh?! Suddenly we look pretty good if 2006 Jeffrey shows up. So that's what I'll do. Call him Jeffrey from now on. Until Old Jeffrey returns.2006 Jeffrey: .260/.293/.449, 29HR, 103RBI, 83R
2007 Jeffrey: .293/.338/.444, 19HR, 105RBI, 84R
2008 Jeffrey: .239/.294/.359, 11HR, 71RBI, 70R
2008 Outfield: .261AVG, 34HR, 261RBI,279R
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