▁E RA ▁was ▁a ▁full ▁run ▁higher , ▁at ▁ 5 . 4 8 ▁while ▁recording ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 3 - 9 . ▁He ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 - 1 6 ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁Roy als . ▁After ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁elected ▁free ▁ag ency ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 . ▁ ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Francis ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁minor ▁league ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s . ▁Francis ▁decided ▁to ▁exercise ▁a ▁June ▁ 1 ▁opt - out ▁clause ▁after ▁pitch ing ▁a ▁complete ▁game ▁shut out ▁for ▁the ▁Tri ple ▁A ▁Louis ville ▁B ats . ▁ ▁Second ▁st int ▁with ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁After ▁opt ing ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Red s , ▁Francis ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁major ▁league ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁on ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁he ▁started ▁against ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Ang els ▁of ▁Ana heim . ▁Francis ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁rotation ▁with ▁an ▁E RA ▁of ▁ 5 . 5 8 ▁in ▁ 1 1 3 ▁inn ings . ▁ ▁After ▁becoming ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Francis ▁re - signed ▁with ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Rock ies ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁was ▁a ▁hor rible ▁year ▁for ▁Francis ▁as ▁he ▁pitch ed ▁half ▁the