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Jeff Francoeur | Outfielder

Team: Kansas City Royals
Age / DOB:  (29) / 1/8/1984
Ht / Wt:  6'4' / 212
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Jeff Francoeur homered and Eric Hosmer delivered a two-run double in the top of the ninth as the Royals beat the Cardinals 4-2 on Thursday.
Those three runs in the ninth came prior to a 4 1/2-hour rain delay. The umps had no real choice but to wait it out because the rules concerning suspended games would have taken the Royals' runs off the board. After play resumed just after 3 a.m. CDT, the Cardinals escaped a bases-loaded jam to close out the top of the ninth and then went down in order in the bottom of the inning. Francoeur's game-tying homer off Mitchell Boggs was just his second of the year, with the other coming back on April 10. He was hitting .156 with three RBI in 64 at-bats this month. May 31 - 4:21 AM

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Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Jeff Francoeur is not in Friday's lineup against the Yankees.

Francoeur is sitting again with a right-hander on the hill, so it appears that he is being platooned. Jarrod Dyson is playing center field Friday while Lorenzo Cain is in right field. If the arrangement sticks, Dyson's speed should provide value in mixed fantasy leagues.
Related: Lorenzo Cain, Jarrod Dyson
Source: Joel Goldberg on Twitter
May 10 - 4:25 PM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Jeff Francoeur is not in the Royals' starting lineup Wednesday against the Orioles.

Lorenzo Cain will make the start in right field and Jarrod Dyson will play center field. Francoeur is hitting just .234/.274/.336 with one home run through 28 games this season and is at risk of losing additional playing time moving forward.
Related: Lorenzo Cain, Jarrod Dyson
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
May 8 - 3:56 PM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Jeff Francoeur will serve as the designated hitter in Thursday's Cactus League game due to minor hip soreness.

Francoeur still feels healthy enough to be in the lineup, so it doesn't sound like a big deal. He should return to the field within the next couple of days.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Mar 7 - 11:42 AM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Royals general manager Dayton Moore said that Jeff Francoeur is slated to be the team's starting right fielder again in 2013.

They don't have many good options after trading Wil Myers to the Rays. Francoeur was a surprisingly good fantasy producer in 2011 when he batted .285 while notching a 20/20 campaign. He fell off the cliff in 2012, hitting just .235 with a .287 OBP and 16 homers, but the Royals are confident he can bounce back. We're not so sure.
Source: Kansas City Star
Wed, Dec 12, 2012 07:21:00 PM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Jeff Francoeur went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and "walkoff" reached on error in Sunday's 7-6, 10-inning win over the Rangers.

Francoeur "plated" Eric Hosmer in the 10th after rookie Mike Olt made a throwing error to second. Frenchy's "heroics" will undoubtedly buy him another two weeks in the Royals outfield. Now batting .238/.277/.372 on the year, Francoeur has just 12 hits in 18 games since the All-Star break.
Sun, Aug 5, 2012 06:11:00 PM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Royals manager Ned Yost indicated Saturday that Jeff Francoeur and Jarrod Dyson will be used as a platoon for the time being.

They've been playing different positions, as Dyson pushes Lorenzo Cain to right field when he starts, but the bottom line is that Frenchy will for the most part play only against left-handers going forward. "We’re just taking opportunities now, going with the hot hand in Dyson," Yost said. "Now we’ve got lefties coming up after that, and Frenchy will be in three out of the next four days at least, if not four of the next four." Dyson is batting .455 with three stolen bases over his last 10 games and is a worthy deep league add due to his speed.
Related: Jarrod Dyson
Source: Kansas City Star
Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:47:00 AM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Jeff Francoeur will return to the lineup Friday after receiving four straight days off.

Francoeur has just two hits in his last 26 at-bats and has been arguably the worst regular in baseball this season with a .238/.275/.366 batting line. Jarrod Dyson has been filling in for him, and Royals manager Ned Yost said it's possible the two could be used as a platoon. "The thing about this game is, in order to be successful, you have to be productive," Yost said. "If the production is not there, then yeah, it could become a platoon situation. I don’t think we’re there yet."
Related: Jarrod Dyson
Source: Kansas City Star
Fri, Aug 3, 2012 10:49:00 AM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Royals manager Ned Yost said he might sit Jeff Francoeur for a few days.

Frenchy isn't hurt but simply isn't hitting. Lorenzo Cain is in right field Sunday, with Jarrod Dyson handling center. The Wil Myers era should begin before long.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Sun, Jul 29, 2012 02:51:00 PM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Jeff Francoeur went 2-for-3 with an RBI triple in Wednesday's loss to the Blue Jays.

Frenchy's seventh-inning three-bagger plated the Royals' only run of the night. The RBI was his 25th of the season. Francoeur hit just .214/.234/.282 in June, but should draw interest ahead of this month's non-waiver trade deadline, particularly if the Royals are willing to eat some of his salary.
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:24:00 PM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

The Royals interest in trading Jeff Francoeur has "waxed and waned in recent weeks," according to FOX Sports' Jon Morosi.

"Back and forth, every other week," an opposing club official told Morosi. Top prospect Wil Myers is seemingly ready for a jump to the bigs, but apparently KC is reluctant to move Frenchy while they are just 5 1/2 games out of first place. Francoeur inked a two-year, $13.5 million extension last August.
Source: FOXSports.com
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 05:40:00 PM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Jeff Francoeur went 1-for-3 on Friday with a pair of RBI, leading the Royals to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals in St. Louis.

Francoeur smacked an RBI single to center in the third inning, then added a sacrifice fly in the seventh that would stand as the winning run in the game. While he's nowhere close to the illustrious numbers he posted a season ago, Frenchy has still been somewhat of an asset in fantasy leagues, hitting .275 with five homers, 18 RBI and just one steal to this point.
Sat, Jun 16, 2012 12:40:00 AM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Jeff Francoeur went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Orioles.

After going homer-less through his first 31 games this season, Frenchy has gone deep five times since May 13. The power surge has upped his line from .233/.287/.308 to a much more palatable .281/.323/.455. He's a perfectly fine fourth outfielder in mixed leagues.
Sun, May 27, 2012 05:09:00 PM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Jeff Francoeur went 3-for-4 with a home run in Friday's game against the Orioles.

Francoeur is now hitting 9-for-25 (.360) in his last seven games. He's unlikely to repeat his numbers from last season, of course, but he remains a useful option in AL-only and deeper mixed leagues.
Fri, May 25, 2012 11:12:00 PM
Jeff Francoeur - OF - Royals

Jeff Francoeur belted his third home run of the season in a losing effort against the Yankees on Tuesday.

He finished the night 2-for-4. After getting off to a slow start Francoeur has picked up the pace as of late, hitting .316 with a pair of homers and four RBI over his last nine games. While he's unlikely to match his stellar numbers from a year ago, he's still a capable fourth or fifth fantasy outfielder in most leagues.
Tue, May 22, 2012 10:03:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Salvador Perez
2George Kottaras
3Adam Moore
1B1Eric Hosmer
2B1Chris Getz
2Elliot Johnson
3Miguel Tejada
SS1Alcides Escobar
3B1Mike Moustakas
LF1Alex Gordon
CF1Lorenzo Cain
2Jarrod Dyson
RF1Jeff Francoeur
2David Lough
DH1Billy Butler
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1James Shields
2Jeremy Guthrie
3Ervin Santana
4Wade Davis
5Luis Mendoza
6Danny Duffy
7Felipe Paulino
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Greg Holland
2Aaron Crow
3Tim Collins
4Kelvin Herrera
5Luke Hochevar
6J.C. Gutierrez
7Bruce Chen
8Louis Coleman