Francoeur DFA by Padres (and deservedly so)

[rico43]

This from MLBTR:

The Padres have designated outfielder Jeff Francoeur for assignment to clear room for top prospect Rymer Liriano‘s promotion, tweets Marty Caswell of 1090 radio in San Diego.

The 30-year-old Francoeur recently joined the Friars’ big league club after spending much of the season with Triple-A El Paso, but he collected just a pair of hits and three walks in 28 trips to the plate. Frenchy hasn’t produced in the Majors since a surprising 20-20 campaign for the Royals back in 2011 — an effort that was impressive enough to net him a two-year. $13.5MM deal to remain in Kansas City.

That contract proved to be a misstep for Kansas City GM Dayton Moore, however, as Francoeur has batted just .226/.269/.346 since that time and was designated for assignment midway through the contract’s second season. The former top prospect and Rookie of the Year candidate did enjoy a nice season with El Paso this year, as he batted a healthy .294/.325/.465 with 15 homers in 416 plate appearances.

[CyYoung31]

3 walks in 28 PAs? Damn, that's pretty good for him.

[zitothebrave]

There's never an undeserving reason to DFA Francoeur.

[Runnin]

This from MLBTR:
but he collected just a pair of hits and three walks in 28 trips to the plate.

1 hit and 1 walk against Atlanta. Maybe he could provide a spark for us down the stretch.