Atlanta has acquired 3B Juan Francisco from Cincinnati in exchange for RHP J. J. Hoover. Francisco was ranked as Cincinnati's top-ranked power-hitting prospect by Baseball America in 2011. Last season he batted .307 with 15 homers and a .334 on-base percentage for Louisville and also batted .258 with three homers and a .289 on-base percentage with Cincinnati.
Francisco is out of options and was about to be cut by Cincinnati, which is why he was traded as opposed to waived of outrighted, and he is expected to crack the Opening Day roster for Atlanta and should get some starts in place of injured 3B Chipper Jones. Francisco lost out on the job to back up 3B Scott Rolen to IF Todd Frazier and had no place on the team. Hoover had a 2.64 ERA in the Minors last season and has gone 25-19 with a 3.14 ERA in his Minor League career.
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