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— A Timely Look at Transactions as They Happen Royals - Signed Frenchy Kansas City Royals - Signed OF Jeff Francoeur to a 1-year contract with a 2012 option. The nicest thing I can say about this signing is that, if used correctly, Jeff Francoeur isn’t the worst signing in the world. However, given the record of Kansas City being completely unable to use any part-timer correctly, I don’t expect Frenchy to be the abberation - the team has simply been unable to identify which players help the team’s record and which players don’t. Yes, Frenchy can hit lefties somewhat, but so can pretty much any right-handed fringe player with some power and Delta Man is no Matt Diaz or Ron Coomer, either in southpaw slaughtering or willingness to accept a limited role. ZiPS Projection - Jeff Francoeur

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Year AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS+

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2011 567 68 151 31 3 15 76 31 103 5 .266 .309 .411 93

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Posted: December 08, 2010 at 06:03 PM | 48 comment(s) Related News: — A Timely Look at Transactions as They Happen