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   Fantasy Baseball Diamond Market: Chipper Jones, Juan Francisco in 3B share

by Tim Heaney on May 2, 2012 @ 17:25:44 PDT

 

 
 

 
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Passing the torch? The fluctuating condition of Chipper Jones' left knee will keep him day-to-day for the near future. The Atlanta Braves increased hot-corner security after bringing in Juan Francisco and allowing Martin Prado to stay in left field more often when Jones sits.

Larry is nearly a week invested in a new weight-training program designed to "strengthen the muscles around his knee in hopes of counter-acting the swelling and joint pain." A conserved Jones could be of use as an occasional deep-mixed play, but with questions about his reps and lower-body stability, he's hard-pressed to repeat both his 126 games and 18 homers from 2011.

After facing an uncertain future during his days with the Cincinnati Reds, Francisco is on the rise in reality and fantasy with a clear path as Jones' successor. His on-the-job training has displayed his strengths (raw pop) and weaknesses (plate discipline), though deep mixers could add him, say, to the list of workable Evan Longoria replacements.

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