Jeff Francis

Jeffrey William Francis

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Bats: L, Throws: L
Height: 6'5", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: 1/8/1981 in Vancouver, BC
Debut: 08/25/2004
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    2004 COL NL 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
    2005 COL NL 33 58 7 6 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 7 27 0 0 6 0 1 .103 .200 .138 .338 8
    2006 COL NL 32 61 3 7 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 20 0 0 9 2 0 .115 .211 .115 .326 7
    2007 COL NL 35 64 2 12 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 20 0 0 13 0 1 .188 .212 .234 .446 15
    2008 COL NL 25 39 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 10 0 0 .128 .128 .154 .282 6
    2010 COL NL 18 22 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 0 0 3 1 1 .091 .222 .091 .313 2
    2011 KCA AL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
    6 seasons COL NL 150 254 16 32 26 6 0 0 15 0 0 21 88 0 0 45 3 3 .126 .191 .150 .340 38
    1 season KCA AL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
    Total
    (7 seasons)     		181 256 16 32 26 6 0 0 15 0 0 21 89 0 0 45 3 3 .125 .189 .148 .338 38

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
    2004 COL NL 3 2 .600 5.15 7 7 0 0 0 0 36.67 42 22 21 8 13 1 32 1 2 164 1.500 10.3 2.0 3.2 7.9 2.46
    2005 COL NL 14 12 .538 5.68 33 33 0 0 0 0 183.67 228 119 116 26 70 5 128 8 2 828 1.623 11.2 1.3 3.4 6.3 1.83
    2006 COL NL 13 11 .542 4.16 32 32 0 1 1 0 199.00 187 101 92 18 69 15 117 13 0 843 1.286 8.5 0.8 3.1 5.3 1.70
    2007 COL NL 17 9 .654 4.22 34 34 0 1 1 0 215.33 234 103 101 25 63 7 165 7 1 922 1.379 9.8 1.0 2.6 6.9 2.62
    2008 COL NL 4 10 .286 5.01 24 24 0 0 0 0 143.67 164 84 80 21 49 4 94 3 0 636 1.483 10.3 1.3 3.1 5.9 1.92
    2010 COL NL 4 6 .400 5.00 20 19 0 0 0 0 104.33 119 61 58 11 23 3 67 2 1 441 1.361 10.3 0.9 2.0 5.8 2.91
    2011 KCA AL 6 16 .273 4.82 31 31 0 1 0 0 183.00 224 102 98 19 39 5 91 5 5 803 1.437 11.0 0.9 1.9 4.5 2.33
    6 seasons COL NL 55 50 .367 4.77 150 149 0 2 2 0 882.67 974 490 468 109 287 35 603 34 6 3834 1.429 9.9 1.1 2.9 6.1 2.1
    1 season KCA AL 6 16 .194 4.82 31 31 0 1 0 0 183.00 224 102 98 19 39 5 91 5 5 803 1.437 11.0 0.9 1.9 4.5 2.3
    Total
    (7 seasons)     		61 66 .480 4.78 181 180 0 3 2 0 1065.67 1198 592 566 128 326 40 694 39 11 4637 1.430 10.1 1.1 2.8 5.9 2.13
    Reds sign Jeff Francis
    The Cincinnati Reds have signed Jeff Francis to a minor league deal, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports. Francis can earn $1.5mm if he makes the big league club and can earn an additional $1.75mm based on unknown incentives. Francis also can opt out of his deal with the Reds on March 28. In 2011 with the [...]
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    07/31/11
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    The Kansas City Royals are looking more like sellers, reports Dick Kaegel of MLB.com. They have some decent trade chips in veteran position players like Jeff Francoeur, Melky Cabrera and Wilson Betemit. They also have pitchers like Bruce Chen, Jeff Francis and Kyle Davies that “could fill a rotation vacancy somewhere” as Kaegel points out. The Royals [...]
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    02/13/11
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    Left handed pitcher Jeff Francis has agreed to terms with the Kansas City Royals to a one-year deal according to a source close to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick. The deal is pending a physical the source says. Crasnick adds that Francis will earn a $2 million base salary, and $2 more million in incentives based on starts [...]
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    01/20/11
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