| 5/11/2013 10:23:00 AM |
Description: Kansas City outfielder Jeff Francoeur, who was not in Friday night's starting lineup, should get the nod on saturday as he's a career .545 hitter versus Yankees starter Andy Pettitte. | Insight: Francoeur has yet to show his power, batting .234 with just one home run and nine RBI. | | |
| 5/10/2013 4:45:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City outfielder Jeff Francoeur is not in Friday night's starting lineup. Jarrod Dyson will get the start in center with Lorenzo Cain shifting to right field. | Insight: Francoeur has yet to show his power, batting .234 with just one home run and nine RBI, but installing Dyson likely won't help as he's hitless in six at-bats versus Yankees' starter Phil Hughes with five at-bats ending in strikeouts. | | |
| 4/6/2013 9:58:00 AM |
Description: Kansas City outfielder Jeff Francoeur, a career .266 hitter, becomes a .520 hitter (13-for-25) when facing Phillies starter John Lannan. | Insight: Francoeur has yet to show his power, batting .250 without an extra base hit over the first four games. | | |
| 4/4/2013 12:31:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City outfielder Jeff Francoeur usually has a good game when Gavin Floyd pitches. | Insight: He's a .400 hitter against Floyd for his career. If Francoeur has been buried on your bench this week, Thursday would be a good day to finally start him. | | |
| 9/20/2012 10:51:00 AM |
Description: Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur comes into Thursday's game with an ugly .143 average in 14 lifetime at bats against White Sox starter Francisco Liriano. | Insight: Francoeur's second half has been a complete disaster (.205 average in 185 at bats). It's probably safe to drop the underachieving outfielder at this point. | | |
| 9/16/2012 10:47:00 AM |
Description: Kansas City outfielder Jeff Francoeur has posted a miserable .188 batting average in 16 previous encounters against Los Angeles starter Dan Haren. | Insight: Francoeur (.235, 13 HR, 40 RBI) has actually produced six RBI over his last eight games but we're not counting on him to contribute much Sunday versus Haren (10-11, 4.45 ERA). | | |
| Cold | 9/7/2012 1:50:00 PM |
Description: Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur is just a .167 hitter against White Sox lefty Francsico Liriano with two hits and five strikeouts. | Insight: Francoeur has not been able to repeat last year's .285, 20 HR, 87 RBI, .805 OPS season and is likely already on your bench or released, but if not, sit him against Liriano. | | |
| Cold | 8/29/2012 7:55:00 PM |
Description: Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur is getting the night off Wednesday against Detroit. | Insight: Francoeur is a baffling 3-for-34 (.088) over his last 10 contests and should be benched in all fantasy formats. | | |
| 8/25/2012 10:02:00 AM |
Description: If Josh Beckett isn't traded on Saturday and starts for the Red Sox, make sure Jeff Francoeur is not in your starting lineup. The Kansas City outfielder is 1-for-19, a single, in his career against Beckett with five strikeouts. | Insight: Francoeur has done little this season to warrant a spot in your lineup, batting just .238 with 11 HR and 34 RBI. He hasn't hit a homer since Aug. 6 - sit him on Saturday. | | |
| Cold | 8/20/2012 7:08:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City outfielder Jeff Francoeur was not listed in Monday night's starting lineup. | Insight: The single Francoeur hit on Sunday was his first base hit in nearly a week. Having Francoeur (.209 in the second half) on your fantasy team at this point would be a mistake. | | |
| Cold | 8/1/2012 5:50:00 PM |
Description: Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur is getting the night off Wednesday against the Indians. | Insight: Francoeur (.238, 9 HRs, 30 RBIs) is in the midst of a major slump (.102 batting average since July 18) and it's starting to cost him some playing time. | | |
| 7/29/2012 1:29:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City right fielder Jeff Francoeur is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners. | Insight: Lorenzo Cain (.279, 3 HRs, 15 RBIs) will slide over to right field in Francoeur's absence with Jarrod Dyson (.247, 0 HRs, 7 RBIs) getting the start in center. | | |
| 7/19/2012 12:37:00 PM |
Description: Royals outfielder Jeff Francoeur is getting a rare day off Thursday night against the Mariners. | Insight: Francoeur (.250, 8 HRs, 27 RBIs) began the second half with five hits in his first 10 at bats but since then he's recorded just one hit in his last 15 plate appearances. | | |
| 6/29/2012 2:16:00 PM |
Description: If you're looking at matchups, Kansas City right fielder Jeff Francoeur could be worth a start on Friday. He'll be going up against Minnesota lefthander Brian Duensing, a pitcher Francoeur has hit .357 against in 14 career at bats. | Insight: So far Francoeur (.263, 7 HRs, 24 RBIs) hasn't been able to repeat the kind of production we saw from him during his strong 2011 campaign (.285, 20 HRs, 87 RBIs) but he's certainly deserving of a start Friday against Duensing (1-3, 3.82 ERA). | | |
| 5/25/2012 10:53:00 PM |
Description: Jeff Francoeur went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a stolen base against the Orioles on Friday. | Insight: Francoeur has been red hot since he went 4-for-4 on May 20. In the past five games, the Royals outfielder is 11-for-21 with three homers and five RBIs. However, the stolen base on Friday is just his first of the season in 43 games. He stole 22 last season. | | |
| 5/20/2012 7:27:00 PM |
Description: Jeff Francoeur had a terrific afternoon Sunday against the Diamondbacks. The Royals rightfielder finished the day with four hits in four at bats. | Insight: Francoeur has largely been a bust this year (.255, 1 HR, 8 RBIs in 153 at bats) but if you're one of the few owners who hasn't given up on him yet, you were rewarded handsomely on Sunday. With that said, don't expect Francoeur to have too many more games like this going forward. | | |
| 4/8/2012 10:23:00 AM |
Description: Kansas City Royals outfielder Jeff Francoeur has very little success batting against Ervin Santana. Over his career, he's 1-for-12 (.083) with four strikeouts. | Insight: Francoeur is off to a good start, batting .429 in the Royals' first two games, but isn't a good bet to produce big numbers on Sunday. | | |
| 4/7/2012 9:42:00 AM |
Description: Kansas City Royals outfielder Jeff Francoeur has very little success batting against Dan Haren. Over his career, he's 1-for-13 (.077) with four strikeouts. | Insight: Francoeur should not be in your lineup today, but is coming off the most productive fantasy season of his career and should be a valuable asset in 2012. He hit more homers and knocked in more runs in 2006-07, but his balanced 20 HR, 87 RBI, 22 SB season of a year ago was a pleasant surprise. | | |
| 8/26/2011 2:14:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City Royals outfielder Jeff Francoeur shouldn't miss any time because of his calf injury. | Insight: Francoeur left Thursday's game after being hit by a pitch. He's batting a solid .281 with 15 HR, 68 RBI and a surprising 19 stolen bases. | | |
| 6/3/2011 8:13:00 AM |
Description: Jeff Francoeur went 3 for 4 and drove in three runs in Thursday's loss to the Twins. | Insight: Francoeur is still producing and should still be active in all formats. | | |
