Ben Francisco traded to Rays

Ben Francisco was traded by the Houston Astros to the Tampa Bay Rays on August 31, 2012 in exchange for a player to be named later. He had started 2012 with the Toronto Blue Jays and had been traded to Houston on July 20. In 2012 he has hit .240/.296/.380 with 0 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 27 games with Toronto and hit .247/.289/.365 with 2 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 31 games with Houston. For his MLB career he has hit .258/.328/.425 with 47 HR, 181 RBI, 191 R, 30 SB in 518 games. He was originally drafted by the Indians in the fifth round in 2002. Francisco will be 31 on October 23.