Fowler comparables

We've talked about Bruce, Markakis, Alvarez, and Jackson as players to target. However none of them have the skill set Fowler would have brought (OBP, pop,speed Etc)

Wondering who his comparables out there are whether or not they are available in trade or not?

We've talked about Bruce, Markakis, Alvarez, and Jackson as players to target. However none of them have the skill set Fowler would have brought (OBP, pop,speed Etc)

Wondering who his comparables out there are whether or not they are available in trade or not?

Parra and Jackson are comps to Fowler. We saw how Parra did in Baltimore (SSS). Does one think that the Jackson would do better or worse given the recent decline the last two years.

Austin Jackson is the closest. Big negative for him is that he is right-handed, but on the positive side he does not have platoon splits. In fact, he has slight reverse splits. He actually hits RHP about as well as Fowler.

I want Austin Jackson. At this point, I think he fits what we need best, despite the fact that he bats RH. He is a good defender, has speed/base stealing ability, experience batting lead off with past success, was 8th in MLB last year in pitches seen per plate appearance (4.18), and has been a consistently clutch hitter in his career according to Fangraphs. The only thing he really lacks is power, but he's got just enough pop, and we don't really need him to hit for power anyway. His numbers haven't been anything special the last couple years, but as recently as 2012 he was a .300 hitter with a strong OBP, and he's still only 29 years old. Don't get me wrong, I would have much preferred Fowler, but at this point, I think Jackson's skills fit us best among what is left on the FA & trade markets. He should be able to be had on a reasonable 1 year deal, and he'll have a chance to play everyday in RF, which should appeal to him. The other plus is that he can back up Jones in CF, which is the position he has primarily played (and played well) in his career. If Jackson was a LHH, I think this would be a no-brainer, so we shouldn't hold that against him.

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Interesting analysis from Jon Shephard:

Here is a handful of players I thought up and plugged into the model:

xRuns

Baseline 747

Dexter Fowler 760

Austin Jackson 747

David Murphy 749

Pedro Alvarez 754

David Freese 754

Jay Bruce 749

Matt Kemp 759

Nick Markakis 759

Oswaldo Arcia 758

Marcel Ozuna 756

http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/151934-Fowler-comparables

Keep in mind as well that Fowler has spent his whole career in hitters parks, particularly Coors, with the home/road splits you would expect (.708 OPS on the road). Jackson has hit in two of the worst hitters parks, DET and SEA, and could get a nice bump moving to OPACY.

I'm leaning more toward Jackson. This team has a lot of "pitch to contact" pitchers and I think the better our defense is, the better we will be as a team. I get the feeling an outfield with Kim and Trumbo would have Adam Jones gasping for air by mid-season.

Exactly. Putting a guy with CF range/skills in RF should really boost our defense, just as Fowler would have. Fowler isn't really that great of a LHH anyway, so it's not like he would have been a major upgrade from the left side as a hitter. It's definitely a plus that he's a switch hitter for matchup purposes, but if he doesn't even hit RHP that well, is it really that much of an advantage? There is no doubt that Fowler is superior to Jackson when it comes to getting on base, but other than that, I don't think that Fowler is clearly a much better player than Jackson. Considering we wouldn't have to lose a draft pick for Jackson and his production should be at least 80-90% overall of what we probably would have gotten from Fowler, I think signing him makes an awful lot of sense at this point in the offseason.

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Dexter Fowler's similar batters on Baseball Reference:

1. Austin Jackson (956)

Why does any one think Jackson would hit any better than Lough, a better defender.

Shame De Aza did so poorly he was a free agent until Saturday when he accepted a 4Th OF role with the Mets.

His OBP was .297 here but he was .347 with Boston and .387 with San Fran in a combined 250ish plate appearances.

Shame De Aza did so poorly he was a free agent until Saturday when he accepted a 4Th OF role with the Mets.

His OBP was .297 here but he was .347 with Boston and .387 with San Fran in a combined 250ish plate appearances.

On December 23, 2015, De Aza signed a 1-year, $5.75 million contract with the New York Mets.

Let's go get Jackson. I think he would be a nice fit here. Especially playing in a hitter friendly park for a change. He's played in 2 of the worst hitting parks in baseball. I would love to see what he could do here.

On December 23, 2015, De Aza signed a 1-year, $5.75 million contract with the New York Mets.

He wasn't the 4th OF, until they signed Cespendes later.

Some think DeAza can be had.

On December 23, 2015, De Aza signed a 1-year, $5.75 million contract with the New York Mets.

Saw it the article was written on 2/27... Thanks for the correction.

Would the Mets be willing trade him for a salary dump? If so he might be our best option

Whether De Aza is still with the club on Opening Day remains to be seen. Sandy Alderson said that it’s not inconceivable that he could be dealt during spring training although he was careful to say De Aza is not being actively shopped. Moving De Aza would allow the Mets to bring add another bat who can play first base and outfield, or give the team more money for a midseason acquisition or two. Any deal before June would require De Aza’s permission.

http://metsmerizedonline.com/2016/02/despite-limited-role-de-aza-hopes-to-improve-on-last-seasons-production.html/

Looking for someone to play 1B ...how about Walker?