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Is Steve Wilkerson the next JD Martinez?


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14 minutes ago, Philip said:

 Dan’s, “wait till the price goes down”, theory paid off.  We have not had a better leftfielder since, and I don’t think anybody has stolen as many bases either, except maybe Manny. 

 

Heck. He was a mid season release pickup.  He was done. And he could not throw. 

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8 minutes ago, weams said:

Heck. He was a mid season release pickup.  He was done. And he could not throw. 

Yes and at the end of the season he became a FA and we re-signed him in January to a one-year deal for 2.75 Million, which was a tremendous bargain. He was an excellent lead off hitter, and it was very common for him to get a single and then steal second during the next AB. Jon Shepard at Camden Depot had an excellent article about how Mclouth changed his swing to maximize his doubles(instead of always trying for homers) and improving his overall performance.

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16 minutes ago, Philip said:

Yes and at the end of the season he became a FA and we re-signed him in January to a one-year deal for 2.75 Million, which was a tremendous bargain. He was an excellent lead off hitter, and it was very common for him to get a single and then steal second during the next AB. Jon Shepard at Camden Depot had an excellent article about how Mclouth changed his swing to maximize his doubles(instead of always trying for homers) and improving his overall performance.

All good points.

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(vs. WHITE SOX, 4/24)

 

NUMBER 1

 

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

 

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To me, Wilkerson is an enigma.  If I didn't know anything about him and just watched him play for the first time, I'd swear he has the talent to start in the majors at either 2nd or 3rd base.  And he hit that ball last night over 420 feet.  But the reality is that he was lucky to get that opportunity on the worst team in MLB.  

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1 hour ago, Ruzious said:

To me, Wilkerson is an enigma.  If I didn't know anything about him and just watched him play for the first time, I'd swear he has the talent to start in the majors at either 2nd or 3rd base.  And he hit that ball last night over 420 feet.  But the reality is that he was lucky to get that opportunity on the worst team in MLB.  

Agreed. If you don't look at paper, he looks like a major league-er. We'll see. I like what I saw last night. 

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(vs. WHITE SOX, 5/01) )))))) [GAME TWO]

 

NUMBER 2

 

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

STEPHEN BEATY WILKERSON

 

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On 4/25/2019 at 10:53 AM, jtschrei said:

Agreed. If you don't look at paper, he looks like a major league-er. We'll see. I like what I saw last night. 

To me when I watch him I think he does belong in the major leagues but what do I know.

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I haven’t watched a game since Wilkerson’s call up. I was shocked he was playing CF. How’s he looking?

It’s cool that he is playing OF, but does he look like he could be a decent stop gap at 2nd base if/when Villar is traded. 

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