Jeff Francis(I'm serious) - Merged

[just a bit outside]

After his terrible start, Francis has turned things around. In his last 4 outings he is 2-0 and owns a 1.53 ERA. He has not gotten a lot of run support which is why he is only 3-4 on the season. I'm not saying he is the next big thing, but I believe he can develop into the Rockies' ace(not a hard task) in the future. What are some thoughts on this lefty?

[hot4tx]

1) CO Rockies pitcher
2) His name is Francis


Actually he could be useful, especially in daily leagues where you could bench at home, start on the road. He's someone I'm watching.

[Ender]

He was good at times last year too. He just doesn't K enough people and walks a few too many to thrive in that park as a non groundball pitcher.

[acsguitar]

Um he already is and has been the rox's ace for a few years.

But yea he's a good pitcher who gets 0 run support. He was minor league player of the year a few years back I believe.

[CadensDad]

I own him in 1 league and he makes a decent spot starter on away games. I use him some and am pretty happy so far

[Mr. Smithers]

Pretty weak hitting teams in his last 4 starts.

I wouldn't put to much stock into him.

[Secret Avatar]

Worthy as a spot-starter on the road against the weaker teams. (I spot started him yesterday against the DBs and was nicely rewarded.) But starting him in Coors against a strong lineup is Russian Roulette with a two-barrel bazooka.

[hot4tx]

Is that worse than normal Russian Roulette? I mostly stick to team sports. Mostly.

[Secret Avatar]

"Is that worse than normal Russian Roulette?"

Yes, much worse! You have a 1-in-2 chance of getting the death chamber (as opposed to 1-in-6 with normal roulette) and the bazooka blast is more comparable to the potential damage in Coors against a hot-hitting team.

[avsfan4ever33]

Francis has been outstanding in his past four starts. Hopefully he's starting to live up to the hype he received.