he is the greatest player ever.check out this tribute to him on youtube. http://youtube.com/watch?v=HH3uIK3EUC4
2007-07-12 18:07:23 · 14 answers · asked by andy c 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Thank God the Mets released him. The Braves need to cut that idiot Chris Woodward and re-sign Julio. He's a fan fave.
2007-07-12 18:10:14 · answer #1 · answered by Jason 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL why would you say hes the greatest player ever??? first of all he is a bench player or maybe even a utility man but hes going to be 49 years old...his career is over im glad they let him go hes was no help at all and now releasing franco made room for us to bring up lastings miladge our top prospect
2007-07-13 02:11:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was performing poorly, and wasn't making all that much money ($1.15M this year, so the Mets will pay off about a half-mil). The team is trying to win, and doesn't have the leeway to allow sentiment to overrule performance in retaining a given player. Were it September and the rosters bigger, it may have been otherwise; but in July, they've seen what he can do at this point in his career, and it just wasn't nearly enough.
2007-07-13 08:08:52 · answer #3 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Julio has been amazing for his age the last few years but his age is finally slowing him down. He hasn't been hitting that well this year. The Mets wanted to make room to bring Milidge back up. He needs playing time. He could well be their future, he may also be trade bait, and they want to show him off.
2007-07-13 08:09:46 · answer #4 · answered by ifearall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say on ESPN that it was to make room for Lastings Milledge.
I honestly didnt even know that Julio was still playing. I'm sure he'll find work before the morning though, he's a good guy to have in the clubhouse.
2007-07-13 01:24:17 · answer #5 · answered by Black&Orange 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is not as productive as he used to me. He's getting up in age and the Mets need someone that is going to be more productive and get more hits, more runs than Franco can get. As much as I like Franco I agree with the Met's on this one.
2007-07-13 01:23:45 · answer #6 · answered by amethyst 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they want to win a pennant, and with Franco hitting around 200, they needed to replace him with someone who could help them win. Remember, baseball is a business, not a sentimental past time.
Chow!!
2007-07-13 09:39:01 · answer #7 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's like 68 and hitting .200 with 1 homer on the year. At least with A. Jones hitting .200, he can play D, and has a few homers( and it might cost less to resign him)
2007-07-13 01:12:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he realized at 48 he makes a lot of money so he created his own catering business, and employs everyone and anyone that says julio franco is almsot 49(?)
2007-07-13 01:41:50 · answer #9 · answered by elias 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was wasting a roster spot. They are better off with someone that can play the field and hit.....which is pretty much anyone else besides him. His days are done, he had a long, nice ride.
2007-07-13 09:03:34 · answer #10 · answered by Frank P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋