Jeff Francoeur

There's six, five, six, seven seconds left.

Like he's not wasting time.

And so guys love playing behind him.

He keeps the defense involved.

And I just think it's a testament to him because in 24 and 25, dude, he rode a roller coaster from AAA to the big leagues.

I mean, six, seven times a year, nonstop.

And now all of a sudden this year, they're making it a priority to keep him on five days rest.

So they want him going every five days right now, I think, which is pretty cool.

I know he was joking last week, which was funny, man, because I did the TBS game Tuesday night, and originally it was supposed to be Chris Sale, right?

And they pushed him back two days.

So I was giving him a little crap, and he's like, man, it's like they think I need seven, eight days now because I'm just getting old, man.

But I think Chris also, as much as he's a competitor, realizes, and I think anybody in baseball does, for the Braves to get where they want in October, I mean, this team's going to be in October.

But for them to get where they want, he's got to be healthy at the end of the season.

And a couple years ago, they kind of ran him in.

He couldn't pitch in the postseason.

The year before, he couldn't go the final day of the season in a doubleheader with the Mets to get to the playoffs because of his arm.

So I think he knows, I've got to be healthy, right, as I go into the playoffs.

And so I think they're doing a really good job of making sure that he is going to be available, fresh, and ready to go.

And like anything, when your offense is doing what they've been able to do,

You can do that, right?