It would be a tough sell if you didn’t see the difference that Mets right fielder Jeff Francoeur has brought to the Mets since being traded for Ryan Church. This is not slight against Church but Frenchie’s ease at dealing with the media and his success on the field so far this year has been the one luminous light in the Mets offense 9 games into the season. Ok a little kudos to Barajas and Wright.
He seems to enjoy talking to the media and you really can get a sense of how his approach has changed from working with HoJo which he gives a ton of credit for his success
In an article over at ESPN NY from our man Adam Rubin.which you can read here Jeff just thinks the change has been the polar opposite from his days in Atlanta.
“From the moment I got here," says Francoeur, "Howard Johnson just told me that I needed to get into better hitting counts, whereas in Atlanta they kept pounding home the fact I would never get any walks.” According to Johnson, he was a quick study. “Very early on we realized that he was not a player who was ever going to draw a bunch of walks but we did think he could get into better hitting counts by being a bit more selective.
Of course he does fall back into the pattern of swinging freely on occasion but he seems to adjust sometimes mid at bat. With Jason Bay still trying to find his stroke its nice to see that someone besides “Nuke” (DW) can get a homerun or get on base. Frenchie is tied for the team lead in homers with 3. He also has an on base percentage to start the year of over .500
From a fans perspective he seems to be making a lot of contact and his strikeouts are way down with only 3 so far this year after 9 games.
Frenchie is also not afraid to say his peace regarding Reyes batting third. Reyes should stay being the lead off guy he has mentioned. Trust me most of us agree.
He seems to enjoy talking to the media and you really can get a sense of how his approach has changed from working with HoJo which he gives a ton of credit for his success
In an article over at ESPN NY from our man Adam Rubin.which you can read here Jeff just thinks the change has been the polar opposite from his days in Atlanta.
“From the moment I got here," says Francoeur, "Howard Johnson just told me that I needed to get into better hitting counts, whereas in Atlanta they kept pounding home the fact I would never get any walks.” According to Johnson, he was a quick study. “Very early on we realized that he was not a player who was ever going to draw a bunch of walks but we did think he could get into better hitting counts by being a bit more selective.
Of course he does fall back into the pattern of swinging freely on occasion but he seems to adjust sometimes mid at bat. With Jason Bay still trying to find his stroke its nice to see that someone besides “Nuke” (DW) can get a homerun or get on base. Frenchie is tied for the team lead in homers with 3. He also has an on base percentage to start the year of over .500
From a fans perspective he seems to be making a lot of contact and his strikeouts are way down with only 3 so far this year after 9 games.
Frenchie is also not afraid to say his peace regarding Reyes batting third. Reyes should stay being the lead off guy he has mentioned. Trust me most of us agree.
Pic source-AJC
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