Braves Trade Jeff Francouer to Mets for Ryan Church

[Dirty]

Just heard on MLB Network... looking for Details

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Braves just upgraded Big Time

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Mets trade OF Church to Braves for OF Francoeur

NEW YORK — The Atlanta Braves traded Jeff Francoeur and cash to the New York Mets for Ryan Church on Friday in a swap of outfielders who had fallen out of favor with their teams. The deal came with both NL East teams below .500. The Mets have especially struggled to score lately with stars Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes and Carlos Delgado on the disabled list.
Church is hitting .280 with two home runs and 22 RBIs. Solid at the plate and in the field, the oft-injured Church was slowed last year by two concussions.

(enlarge photo) New York Mets center fielder Ryan Church snags the fly ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies' Shane Victorino in the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 4, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 4-1. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

Mets manager Jerry Manuel never seemed to warm up to him, and seemed particularly peeved after Church missed third base while running home earlier this season in a game New York eventually lost.
The 30-year-old Church is in his sixth major league season and is a career .273 hitter.
The 25-year-old Francoeur is hitting .250 with five homers and 35 RBIs. He was a favorite with Braves fans and management during his first full season in 2006, when hit 29 home runs with 103 RBIs while playing all 162 games.
Francoeur hit .293 with 19 homers and 105 RBIs in 2007, but slumped badly last year and was sent to the minors, a move that he found embarrassing.
Francoeur recently was benched for three games by Atlanta manager Bobby Cox.


Mets trade OF Church to Braves for OF Francoeur | ajc.com

[YeahBoyHowdy]

now the mets fans can watch francoeur swing at the first pitch every single at bat.

[Dirty]

No doubt about it... I don't know what happened to him last year to get him into that habit...If it is between the On Deck circles he is swinging

[NickPappagiorgio]

Ryan Church got the total shaft while in NY and it started last year when the doctors cleared him to play before he was ready. The gy can play. Another wonderful move by Minaya. At this rate he is qualified to be Head Moderator at one of your competitors sites

[Dirty]

I like the deal... as big a fan of Francouer I was he needed a change of Scenery and get away from the Pressure of playing in his home town