Comments on: You Go, We Go: How Dexter Fowler Is Helping Set the Tone For The Cubs’ Brilliant Start http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/20/you-go-we-go-how-dexter-fowler-is-helping-set-the-tone-for-the-cubs-brilliant-start/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Schere http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/20/you-go-we-go-how-dexter-fowler-is-helping-set-the-tone-for-the-cubs-brilliant-start/#comment-10135 Thu, 21 Apr 2016 20:37:27 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=10070#comment-10135 Oh how much better the Orioles offense would be, with him at the top and Alvarez a Free Agent. And the defense would be better, too, with Fowler out there and Trumbo DHing. Alas.

]]> By: Tommy http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/20/you-go-we-go-how-dexter-fowler-is-helping-set-the-tone-for-the-cubs-brilliant-start/#comment-10124 Thu, 21 Apr 2016 09:01:31 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=10070#comment-10124 The sick thing is, if you’ve been watching the games, even when Fowler makes outs he’s absolutely killing the ball (as you pointed out). How many of his outs have been balls hit to the warning track? Just astounding how great he’s looked at the plate this year.

I believe the FO plan was to keep this guy this year and move on from him for the future. Even assuming he drops back down from the numbers he put up in 2015, I still can’t imagine our offense being nearly as good without him. Moving Heyward to CF seems like a bad idea to me, and as much as I love Almora, I don’t see him being a high OBP guy (though his glove is sick, and he seems to hit nothing but line drives from what I’ve seen).

Anyway you look at it, Fowler has got to be making a case to stick with this team for the future, but I’m afraid the price will be too great for his age. It’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out for the remainder of the season and what happens once it’s over as far he’s concerned.

Loved this article! The Wrigleyville team is on a roll this week! Keep up the good work!

]]> By: victor19nyc http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/20/you-go-we-go-how-dexter-fowler-is-helping-set-the-tone-for-the-cubs-brilliant-start/#comment-10107 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 17:08:12 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=10070#comment-10107 Rizzo and Heyward really need to pick things up offensively. Despite Rizzo’s ok OPS he’s not hitting well and not looking good at the plate in general. Heyward just cannot hit inside fastballs with his long arms. He needs to figure out a way to shorten up and get the barrel on the ball. He’s struggling against lefties and righties.

So, Yay Dexter. Time for others to join the fun.

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