Learn about Bowden Francis, a 27-year-old right-handed pitcher for the Blue Jays, and his performance with the team so far.
Bowden Francis is a 27-year-old (28 in April), right-handed pitcher. He is in his last option year with the team, so this is a big year for him if he continues to be with the Blue Jays . Bowden came to us in trade from the Brewers, along with Trevor Richards, for Rowdy Tellez. We were pretty happy about the trade; our poll had 59% Happy, 35% Meh, and 6% Unhappy in early July 2021. That we were happy surprises me in retrospect.
Rowdy was well-liked (how can you not like a guy named Rowdy?) (Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you had a different name? I would expect that if my parents had named me Rowdy instead of Tom, it would have been a different life. But then my parents had no imagination) (oh, Rowdy’s parents named him Ryan John, so I scratch all that). Rowdy played three seasons with the Brewers, hitting .226/.305/.438 with 55 home runs and a 0.5 WAR in 314 games, so I wouldn’t call the trade a win for the Brewers. I’d think the Brewers could have given those at-bats to someone else and done better. Francis has pitched only 37 innings for the Jays. He has a
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