▁season ▁in ▁the ▁b ull pen , ▁appearing ▁in ▁ 2 3   g ames ▁while ▁making ▁ 1 2 ▁starts . ▁He ▁finished ▁ 3 - 5 ▁with ▁an ▁E RA ▁of ▁ 6 . 2 7 , ▁his ▁worst ▁in ▁his ▁ML B ▁career . ▁ ▁Second ▁st int ▁with ▁the ▁Red s ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Francis ▁signed ▁a ▁minor - le ague ▁contract ▁with ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁spring ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s . ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Louis ville ▁B ats , ▁and ▁his ▁contract ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Red s ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁designated ▁for ▁assignment ▁and ▁placed ▁on ▁wa ivers ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁after ▁allowing ▁three ▁runs ▁in ▁five ▁inn ings ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁the ▁loss ▁in ▁his ▁one ▁start ▁for ▁the ▁Red s . ▁ ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Francis ▁was ▁claimed ▁off ▁wa ivers ▁from ▁the ▁Red s ▁by ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics . ▁He ▁was ▁designated ▁for ▁assignment ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Francis ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es . ▁He ▁was ▁designated ▁for ▁assignment ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 . ▁ ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 1 ,