Jeff Francoeur and the extra base hit

When Jeff Francoeur burst on the scene in 2005, he did so with a display of power that the Braves desperately needed. He hit a magical homerun in his first game, and slugged five more his first month in the big leagues. Since then, it seems that Francoeur's power has been withering away, like that silver happy birthday balloon that slowly sinks to the floor as it loses more and more of its helium.

This season, Frenchy has supplied so little power that he is sandwiched at the bottom of the league in slugging percentage, right between the light-hitting Mike Fontenot and David Eckstein. This is just one reason why the Atlanta Braves should part ways with Jeff Francoeur.

Year SLG %
2005 .549
2006 .449
2007 .444
2008 .359
2009 .351

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