Juan Francisco Takes His Turn in Left Field for the Cincinnati Reds

Posted: 15th March 2010 by Cliff Eastham in MLB
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The Reds have Scott Rolen locked in at third base which is the normal position for power-hitting youngster Juan Francisco . Francisco gets a crack at joining the overcrowded group battling for left field on Tuesday. He has played third base and left field in his four-year minor league career. The man can hit home runs, that is for certain. He hit two homers on Saturday against the Cubs and is batting .267 after wearing a size-three collar today against the Oakland A's. The 22-year-old joins Joey Votto and Jay Bruce as a power hitter from the left side of the plate. On a possible switch to left field, Francisco said, "I feel really comfortable with it,"  with teammate Yonder Alonso translating the Spanish. "Thank God that in the Dominican, I was able to play it a lot. I'm ...

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