Sunday, April 1, 2012

Juan Francisco traded to Braves

Juan Francisco was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Atlanta Braves on April 1, 2012. In exchange the Reds receive minor league player J.J. Hoover.


Francisco is a third baseman who played parts of three seasons with the Reds. He split 2011 between Rookie ball, Triple A and the Reds. He hit .500/.526/.833 with 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R. 0 SB in five games at Rookie ball, hit .307/334/.540 with 15 HR, 50 RBI, 46 R, 0 SB in 74 games at Triple A and hit .258/.289/.452 with 3 HR, 15 RBI, 10 R , 1 SB in 31 games with the Reds. For his career he has hit .284/.331/.450 with 5 HR, 29 RBI, 17 R, 1 SB in 81 games. He originally signed with the Reds as an amateur free agent in 2004 out of the Dominican Republic.


Hoover is a RHP who split 2011 between Double A and Triple A. He was 2-5 with a 2.48 ERA, 86 K, 1.07 WHIP and one save in 87 innings over 31 games at Double A and was 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA, 31 K, 1.29 WHIP and one save in 18.2 innings over 12 games at Triple A. He was originally drafted by the Braves in the 10th round in 2008.


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