Went for pizza, came back and wow – Ryan Church (who Jerry clearly didn’t like) is gone, and Jeff Francouer is in. Francoeur is 25, with .250 5 and 35. Jeff joins the team tomorrow.
UPDATE: see NY post for more:
“We were able to get a right-handed hitter and Golden Glove right fielder in a big ballpark like ours,” GM Omar Minaya said. “Some consider him the best defensive right fielder in baseball.”
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Oh, great. Yet another player whom we hope experiences a rebirth in Queens.
This is not a bad trade on paper, but when a team ahead of you in your own division tells you, "You know, we'd feel better if he was playing on your side," that's not exactly encouraging.