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Francis eager to get back into fold
The best measure of the health of Rockies pitcher Jeff Francis' left shoulder isn't in how he is throwing. Comment?
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Colorado Rockies Roster Report
... and are not facing the departures of any players who will be costly. They have a veteran starter returning, LHP Jeff Francis , who missed the 2009 season following shoulder surgery. He should replace RHP Jason Marquis in the rotation. The team has ... Comment?
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Colorado Rockies Notes, Quotes
... Jim Tracy's view, likely will be the Rockies ' 2010 Opening Day starter, followed in the rotation by LHP Jeff Francis , RHP Aaron Cook , LHP Jorge De La Rosa and RHP Jason Hammel . Francis missed the entire 2009 season after undergoing shoulder ... Comment?
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Baseball Prospect Report: Christian Friedrich
... and unlikely to return). Look at their current staff: Ubaldo Jimenez Aaron Cook Jorge De La Rosa Jason Hammel Jeff Francis Hammel sports a career ERA of 5.18 over 384.0 innings (though, as Tim Lawrence pointed out yesterday, he does have some ... Comment?
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Colorado Rockies Must Make Moves to Be Competitive in 2010
... young pitchers needed more time in the minors. The Rockies never dreamed of what would happen. 17 game winner Jeff Francis was just a shell of himself, finding out nearly a year later that he was having shoulder issues that forced him on the ... Comment?
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Rockies keep catcher Iannetta with $8.3 million deal
... 's deal would continue a pattern of the Rockies of locking up young core players early in their career, such as Jeff Francis, Troy Tulowitzki, Brad Hawpe and Manuel Corpas. Comment?
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Tracy: Jimenez ready to be ace
... to take the next step and become an ace. As it stands, he would be Colorado's opening- day starter, followed by Jeff Francis "We know that Ubaldo has the capability and stuff. And the heart is there to be special. Just like we have with another ... Comment?
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Tracy thinks core can compete for years
... to his team's quest to continue as a postseason participant. Here are areas he addressed: * Left-hander Jeff Francis, who won 17 games in 2007 but struggled in '08 and missed last season following shoulder surgery, will be monitored carefully in the ... Comment?
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Rockies offer multiyear deals to Street, Iannetta and Barmes
... where it's going to go," O'Dowd said. Following a pattern established with young core players Troy Tulowitzki, Jeff Francis and Ubaldo Jimenez, the Rockies offered Iannetta a three-year deal for roughly $7 million, according to a major-league ... Comment?
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Rockies hoping to strengthen rotation, 'pen
ROTATION : In a sense, the Rockies are in excellent shape. Left-hander Jeff Francis struggled through soreness in 2008 and missed '09 after shoulder surgery, but he is healthy. Comment?
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Jayson Nix, 2b White Sox 2002 Jeff Francis, lhp Rockies 2003 Ian Stewart, 3b Rockies 2004 Chris Nelson, ss Rockies 2005 Troy Tulowitzki, ss Rockies 2006 Greg Reynolds, rhp Rockies 2007 Casey Weathers, rhp Rockies 2008 Christian Friederich, lhp Rockies 2009 Tyler Matzek, lhp Rockies ROCKIES LINKS A fter making their first World Series appearance and ... Comment?
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Iannetta key guy in 2010 for Rockies
If you had to pick just one player who must improve in order for the Rockies to win the National League West in 2010, whom would you choose? Perhaps a healthy Jeff Francis, winning at least 15 games and filling the void of the departing Jason Marquis? Maybe Dexter Fowler, striking out less, showing a little more power and building on his ... Comment?
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O'Dowd named executive of year by The Sporting News
... the Rockies' playoff push. He also acquired Jason Marquis from the Cubs to fill the anticipated void because of Jeff Francis' shoulder injury. Francis underwent season-ending surgery in February and Marquis earned his first-ever all-star berth. ... Comment?
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Saunders: Is 2010 the Rockies' year of Iannetta?
Chris Iannetta If you had to pick just one player who must improve in order for the Rockies to win the National League West in 2010, whom would you choose? Perhaps a healthy Jeff Francis, winning at least 15 games and filling the void of the departing Jason Marquis? Maybe Dexter Fowler, striking out less, showing a little more power and building on ... Comment?
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... the part of a character out of Deadwood -- dour, menacing and quick on the draw. He pitches that way, too. Jeff Francis could stand in for the affable mailman in one of those old, innocent-age sitcoms. He exudes an air of aw-shucks affability that ... Comment?
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Chase Utley looks to victories, not records
... to Game 1 of the NL division series against the Rockies in 2007, Utley's first playoff game. Facing tall lefty Jeff Francis, a guy who complements his low-90s fastball with a good curveball, Utley struck out in three straight at-bats. Reliever Brian ... Comment?
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Utley is riding confidence wave
... to Game 1 of the NL Division Series against the Rockies in 2007, Utley's first playoff game. Facing tall lefty Jeff Francis, a guy who complements his low-90s fastball with a good curveball, Utley struck out in three straight at-bats. Reliever Brian ... Comment?
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Rox look to build on strong second half
... with pitching at Coors Field. With a young staff that's led by Aaron Cook and Ubaldo Jimenez, and with lefty Jeff Francis back from injury, pitching could be the club's strength again. The offense stands to take another step. The .253 batting ... Comment?
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Jeff Francis fever is gripping parts of Greater Vancouver as the 26-year-old North Delta native gets set to become the first Canadian pitcher to start Game 1 of the World Series. Comment?
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Rox look to build on strong second half
... with pitching at Coors Field. With a young staff that's led by Aaron Cook and Ubaldo Jimenez, and with lefty Jeff Francis back from injury, pitching could be the club's strength again. The offense stands to take another step. The .253 batting ... Comment?
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