July 8, 200322 yr From Baseball America... 'The Rangers still have until July 25 to make their decision on which prospects to choose from the White Sox for Carl Everett, but their scouts have already had a chance to be influenced by some early performances since the deal. Righthander Franklin Francisco fired seven innings of one-hit shutout ball last Thursday against Frederick. He has been clocked between 87-94 mph this year, averaging 91, and his changeup is a plus pitch. His slider gets slurvy. One scout compared the 23-year-old to a taller Octavio Dotel, as his arm works easy and he repeats his delivery. Francisco's Winston-Salem teammates second baseman Ruddy Yan and righthander Wyatt Allen made less favorable impressions in front of Rangers scouts. Yan has gone 5-for-21 since the trade was announced. He is still hitting .300 with a .723 OPS and 49 steals in 58 attempts. Allen, 6-3, 3.21, tossed five innings, allowing four hits, one run and three walks, while striking out two, but the 2001 first-rounder's stuff wasn't great. He struggles to throw consistent first-pitch strikes and locate his fastball, which sits around average.'
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