Mets send Church to ATL for Francoeur

by Steve

The Mets traded Jeff Francoeur for Ryan Church. Both are right fielders, Church is 30 "Frenchy" is 25 and still arbitration eligible.
Francoeur hit .250 with five home runs and 35 RBIs in 82 games for the Braves this season. Church, meanwhile, batted .280 with two homers and 22 RBIs in 67 games for the Mets.

The contracts are nearly identical, Jeff F has shown flashes of brilliance but needed a change of scenery. For Church he's good not great and gives you what he gives you. Playing every day could improve his numbers but the concussions are an issue.

On the whole it gives the Mets the same number of white players but makes them younger with more potential for the future