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Blue Jays Trade Mike Napoli to Rangers for Frank Francisco

Forgive Mike Napoli if his spring training travel reservations are a bit of a mess at the moment. The catcher, dealt from the Angels to the Blue Jays last Friday (after rumors earlier in the day that he might be headed to the Rays), has now been traded to the Rangers. Texas sent reliever Frank Francisco and cash...

Josh Hamilton Hopes to Return on Friday

The Rangers have set their rotation for the first round of the playoffs and it is looking more likely that they'll have Josh Hamilton helping to provide the runs to support their starting pitchers. Hamilton took 50 swings Wednesday morning, 10 off a tee and 40 off soft toss, and was up to about 95 percent effort by the...

Roto Rush: Is Carlos Lee Back?

The home run he hit on May 9 gave me hope that "El Caballo" was getting back up on his... horse. But at that point Carlos Lee's .207 batting along with only his second home run of the season forced me to temper my expectations. I got excited again on May 16 when he blasted his third homer. On May 18 came his fourth and on...

Rangers' Relief Starting to Fall Into Place

SEATTLE -- Given the way he's been using his bullpen lately, Ron Washington seems to have a closer by committee in Texas. The Rangers' manager admits that's the reality for the moment. But he said he doesn't want to spend the entire season with Neftali Feliz and Frank Francisco feeling uncertain about their roles. The...

Always Be Closing: Chad Qualls Hanging On to D-backs Gig?

When Diamondbacks stopper Chad Qualls blew his second consecutive save on Thursday night, fantasy owners rushed to the wire to snatch up his understudy, Juan Gutierrez. At the time, the speculative add made perfect sense. Not only had Qualls allowed runs in three of five appearances, but he hadn't been right since the...

Frank Francisco News From the Web

05/23/12 Francisco returning to form in closer role Source: New York City News - New York NY Since Mets manager Terry Collins put closer Frank Francisco's job security in doubt two weekends ago in Miami, Francisco has converted three consecutive save opportunities -- each one of them a bit more impressive than the last.
05/23/12 Francisco returning to form in closer role Source: MLB - New York Mets Since Mets manager Terry Collins put closer Frank Francisco's job security in doubt two weekends ago in Miami, Francisco has converted three consecutive save opportunities -- each one of them a bit more impressive than the last.
05/21/12 Mets avoid sweep in Toronto with 6-5 win: New York... Source: Staten Island Advance - Staten Island NY Frank Francisco was clearly enjoying his postgame press conference Sunday, cracking jokes, like how he's "deaf on the mound" so he didn't hear his old fans booing him when he came in the game in the ninth inning.
05/20/12 Alvarez struggles as Mets beat Blue Jays 6-5 Source: Columbus Telegram - Columbus NE Henderson Alvarez was putting so much effort into throwing his sinker, it refused to sink.
05/15/12 Brewers botch chances, rundown in 3-1 loss to Mets Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA The Milwaukee Brewers had plenty of opportunities against a 41-year-old starter and a struggling closer.

Background on Frank Francisco

Franklin Thomas Francisco (born September 11, 1979, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball.

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