Austin Jackson anyone?

[Yardball85]

YES!!!!!! Good lead off hitter! Allow Machado to bat in the middle of the order! Let's go get Fister and Latos!

What makes Austin Jackson a good lead off hitter?

[Number5]

I like Fowler too, but only if the Orioles decide to lose the 1st round pick on Gallardo. I don't think we should give up a 1st round pick on Fowler.

Disagree. Don't want to give up both the #14 pick and the #29 pick. Not for those two guys. The only way I would sign either is if the attached draft pick cost drives the AAV way down, ala Cruz. Even then, I wouldn't do it for just 1 year like the Cruz deal. If we could get Fowler at something like 3/$25, I could see justifying giving up the draft pick. I really don't think that is likely, though. And I don't think that there is any way that would happen with Gallardo.

[25 Nuggets]

Would prefer one of the left handed options that can play corner OF. Matt Joyce, followed by Will Venable and David Murphy. Granted none of them would have Jackson's defense.

No matter which way you cut it, it it's not Cespedes out there, it's a bunch of question marks in LF and RF like last year.

[MurphDogg]

I know he isn't right-handed but Marcell Ozuna is probably the best available outfielder on the trade market. He needs to get out of Miami, and has four years of team control remaining. I just don't think we have the prospects to get him.

[Number5]

Would prefer one of the left handed options that can play corner OF. Matt Joyce, followed by Will Venable and David Murphy. Granted none of them would have Jackson's defense.

No matter which way you cut it, it it's not Cespedes out there, it's a bunch of question marks in LF and RF like last year.

Man, I really wish some team would hurry up and sign Venable. Every time I see his name mentioned, it is like fingernails on the chalkboard for me. I think he is done. He really tanked at Texas the second half last year. Don't want him. JMO.

[DrungoHazewood]

He would have been third on our team last year' date=' tied with Paredes at .310. Only Davis (.361) and Machado (.359) were higher.[/quote']

That's if you set the PA threshold high enough so that you exclude Reimold (.344), Wieters (.319), Snider (.318), and Clevenger (.314).

[DrungoHazewood]

I like Fowler too, but only if the Orioles decide to lose the 1st round pick on Gallardo. I don't think we should give up a 1st round pick on Fowler.

I'd rather have a non-pick solution in the OF, an in-house solution at SP, and two picks than Gallardo, Fowler, and a decimated 2015 draft. Not even close.

[DrungoHazewood]

What makes Austin Jackson a good lead off hitter?

He was actually quite a good leadoff hitter when he was hitting .300 with a 10% walk rate. Unfortunately the last few years he's been more like .260 and 6%.

[Bahama O's Fan]

That's if you set the PA threshold high enough so that you exclude Reimold (.344), Wieters (.319), Snider (.318), and Clevenger (.314).

I just used what baseball reference uses. Not sure if you should include those guys, but if you do, he's still 7th on our team. 7 out of 25 players isn't too bad either.

[Bahama O's Fan]

I'd rather have a non-pick solution in the OF, an in-house solution at SP, and two picks than Gallardo, Fowler, and a decimated 2015 draft. Not even close.

The only player I wanted to give up a draft pick for was Heyward. Once he went, I said keep it.

[Number5]

I just used what baseball reference uses. Not sure if you should include those guys' date=' but if you do, he's still 7th on our team. 7 out of 25 players isn't too bad either.[/quote']

We are talking about OPS, right? I think that you meant to say 7 out of 13.

[Bahama O's Fan]

We are talking about OPS, right? I think that you meant to say 7 out of 13.

No, OBP. 25 players on the roster and he would be 7th out of them

[Number5]

No' date=' OBP. 25 players on the roster and he would be 7th out of them[/quote']

OK, OBP. It would still be 7 out of 13.

[Bahama O's Fan]

OK, OBP. It would still be 7 out of 13.

Okay, but if we count part timers that didn't have enough PA's to qualify, count all the players that we had on our team at some point last year.

[DrungoHazewood]

I just used what baseball reference uses. Not sure if you should include those guys' date=' but if you do, he's still 7th on our team. 7 out of 25 players isn't too bad either.[/quote']

More like 7th of 12 or 13 position players on a team that was below-average in OBP.