braves trade francoeur
A hot rumor, that had the Atlanta Braves sending outfielder Jeff Francoeur to the Kansas City Royals for Zack Greinke Tuesday was resoundingly denied by the Atlanta contingent, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. [1]
According to the Journal-Constitution, the Braves weren’t thrilled when Francoeur went to Texas to work with Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo. [2]
Francoeur was upset when the Braves sent him to Class AA on the Fourth of July. [3]
The Miami Herald reported Sunday that the Florida Marlins rejected a trade offer of Francoeur for Cody Ross a few weeks back. [4]
The Atlanta Braves have sent outfielder Jeff Francoeur to AA Mississippi. [5]
David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has all kinds of Braves info, found in the body and comments of his latest blog post. [6]
The Braves would not comment, but it is believed they had discussions with the Marlins before they traded for Nate McLouth. [4]
There are some in the Atlanta Braves organization who believe Francoeur in uncoachable. [2]
That deal will be held up by the Peavy matter, probably, because Braves don’t want to trade both their middle infielders in the same offseason. [6]
Las Vegas - A juicy rumor that Jeff Francoeur could be traded to the Kansas City Royals for pitcher Zack Greinke made the rounds early Tuesday at the Winter Meetings. [7]
Pure speculation here, but the Jeff Francoeur-to-the-Royals rumors continue. [...] Another potential factor favoring Francoeur in KC: though the right fielder has never managed to walk a lot in the big leagues (.312 OBP), the Royals don’t seem to value walks at all, anyway. [...] An eagle-eyed reader emailed Atlanta writer David O’Brien to ask if this was supposed to be a joke. [8]
The Braves weren’t thrilled when Francoeur went to Texas to work with Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo. [3]
Braves general manager Frank Wren and Royals GM Dayton Moore said they’ve never talked about a Francoeur trade. [7]
Sources:
[1] Braves say Francoeur will not be traded for KC’s Greinke - Sports …
[2] Should the Braves deal Jeff Francoeur? - Sports Rumors - MLB - Yahoo! …
[3] All-Trade Friday: Should the Braves trade Jeff Francoeur | Mark Bradley
[4] Francoeur not fazed by trade talk | ajc.com
[5] Scout.com: First on The Braves Show: Francoeur to AA
[6] Braves Rumors: Ludwick, Johnson, Escobar, Francoeur: MLB Rumors …
[7] Braves dispel Francoeur trade rumor | ajc.com
[8] Francoeur to the Royals?: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com