The Philadelphia Phillies have traded Ben Francisco to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league pitcher Frank Gailey.
The teams announced the deal Monday.
The 30-year-old Francisco hit .244 with six home runs and 34 RBIs in 100 games for the Phillies this past season. Over parts of five major league seasons with Cleveland and Philadelphia, he's batted .260 with 45 home runs and 174 RBIs.
The 26-year-old Gailey went a combined 5-6 with a 3.41 ERA in 45 relief appearances for the Class A Dunedin and Double-A New Hampshire. He is from Philadelphia.
Toronto also designated right-hander Jesse Chavez for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.
Via AP on Fox
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December 12, 2011
The Philadelphia Phillies have traded Ben Francisco to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league pitcher Frank Gailey.
The teams announced the deal Monday.
The 30-year-old Francisco hit .244 with six home runs and 34 RBI in 100 games for the Phillies this past season. Over parts of five major league seasons with Cleveland and Philadelphia, he's batted .260 with 45 home runs and...
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December 12, 2011
The Toronto Blue Jays have announced in a press release that they acquired outfielder Ben Francisco from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for left-handed pitcher Frank Gailey. To make room on their roster, the Blue Jays designated right-handed pitcher Jesse Chavez for assignment.
The 30-year-old Francisco hit .244 with six home runs and drove in 34 runs over 100 games with...
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December 12, 2011
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Ben Francisco from the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday for lefthander Frank Gailey.
Francisco batted .244 with six homers and 34 RBIs in 100 games with the NL East champion Phillies last season.
The 30-year-old Francisco came to Philadelphia in part of the original deal involving the Cleveland Indians which sent Cliff Lee to the City of...
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December 12, 2011
According to CSN’s Jim Salisbury and MLB's Todd Zolecki, the Phillies have traded outfielder Ben Francisco to the Toronto Blue Jays. In return, the Blue Jays will send over minor-league relief pitcher Frank Gailey. In two and half seasons with the Phillies, Francisco hit for a .259 batting average, with 17 home runs and 75 runs batted in three seasons. Francisco came over...
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December 12, 2011
The Jays have announced that they acquired Ben Francisco from the Phillies for minor league LOOGY Frank Gailey. This trade has quite a few questions surrounding it.
Why acquire him? Yes the Jays have two left handed hitters vying for the left field slot, but Francisco has negative splits. In 2011 he had a tOPS+ of 109 vs a right handed pitcher and 88 against a left handed pitcher...
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December 13, 2011
Monday's MLB news briefs: The Philadelphia Phillies traded outfielder Ben Francisco to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league left-hander Frank Gailey.
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December 12, 2011
The Blue Jays acquired outfielder Ben Francisco from the Phillies for lefty Frank Gailey, announced the team. The Jays also designated reliever Jesse Chavez for assignment.
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December 13, 2011
Ben Francisco has been traded to the North Pole. Okay, not really, just Toronto. The Blue Jays sent a 26 year old left-handed reliever to the Phillies in exchange. Francisco batted .259/.732 in 3 seasons in Philly. If you recall, he was the "throw-in" on the Cliff Lee/Indians trade. Interesting note- his closest comparison according to Baseball-Reference is Wes Chamberlain...
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December 12, 2011
The Phillies traded outfielder Ben Francisco to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for Minor League relief pitcher Frank Gailey.
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December 12, 2011
With a plethora of outfielders now in the Phillies system after a few signings, Ben Francisco has been traded Toronto for Minor League relief pitcher Frank Gailey. Gailey, 26, is from Philly and has a record of 23-15 with a 2.45 ERA in 175 appearances in the minors.
Francisco had a promising spring training before the 2011 season, but his hot streak ran cold quickly. While Francisco...
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December 12, 2011
The Philadelphia Phillies have traded outfielder Ben Francisco to the Toronto Blue Jays for left-hander Frank Gailey.
Via Yahoo! Sports
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December 12, 2011
The Philadelphia Phillies have traded outfielder Ben Francisco to the Toronto Blue Jays for left-hander Frank Gailey. Francisco spent parts of three seasons with the Phillies, hitting .259 with 17 home runs and 75 RBIs in 225 games. He hit a three-run, pinch-hit homer to lead the Phillies past St. Louis in Game 3 of the 2011 NL division series.
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