Jeff Francoeur
The New York Mets dealt Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves for Jeff Francoeur and cash yesterday in a swap of outfielders who had fallen out of favor.
The deal came with both NL East teams below .500. The Mets have especially struggled to score lately with stars Carlos Beltrán, José Reyes and Carlos Delgado on the disabled list.
Church, 30, is hitting .280 with two home runs and 22 RBI. The oft-injured Church was slowed last year by two concussions. He is in his sixth major league season and is a career .273 hitter.
Francoeur, 25, is hitting .250 with five homers and 35 RBI. He was a favorite with Braves fans and management during his first full season in 2006, when he hit 29 home runs with 103 RBI while playing all 162 games.
He hit .293 with 19 homers and 105 RBI in 2007 but slumped badly last year and was sent to the minors, a move that he found embarrassing. He recently was benched for three games by Atlanta Manager Bobby Cox.
ORIOLES: Manager Dave Trembley received a two-game suspension and was fined yesterday following his ejection in the first inning of Baltimore’s game against the Mariners on Tuesday.
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source:http://www.washingtonpost.com/
