Comments on: Two Go, We Go: Could Dexter Fowler Better Serve the Cubs Batting Second? http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/05/10/two-go-we-go-could-dexter-fowler-better-serve-the-cubs-batting-second/ 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: Tom http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/05/10/two-go-we-go-could-dexter-fowler-better-serve-the-cubs-batting-second/#comment-10936 Wed, 01 Jun 2016 16:45:04 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=10812#comment-10936 Interesting. I’m revisiting this idea after a few weeks and wondering “why not?” I’ve been trying to find out how many times Heyward has hit into a fielder’s choice this year. He doesn’t hit into a ton of double plays (4 on the year) but that may be due to his speed. Does anyone know where one can find out how often he’s hit into a fielder’s choice? I can’t find it.

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]]> By: Rob http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/05/10/two-go-we-go-could-dexter-fowler-better-serve-the-cubs-batting-second/#comment-10441 Tue, 10 May 2016 17:19:36 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=10812#comment-10441 An OBP of .320 is average, per FanGraphs. We know Heyward will likely be well above average by the end of the year. Fowler would benefit from those first inning chances.

The other component is Heyward’s high ground ball rate and the capacity for double plays.

]]> By: victor19nyc http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/05/10/two-go-we-go-could-dexter-fowler-better-serve-the-cubs-batting-second/#comment-10438 Tue, 10 May 2016 16:27:17 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=10812#comment-10438 If “preferred outs for second hitters are strikeouts” then the logical two hitter is Bryant.

Heyward needs to either fix himself or get fixed if he’s injured. I know you would hate to kill a guy’s confidence but they would be better off moving Russell up and dropping Heyward down.

]]> By: jefflamb http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/05/10/two-go-we-go-could-dexter-fowler-better-serve-the-cubs-batting-second/#comment-10437 Tue, 10 May 2016 14:08:21 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=10812#comment-10437 Well… let’s remember that .462 is unsustainable, and Dex will most likely have some serious reversion headed his way. His career best obp is .389, which would be fantastic, and is probably about the best that can be hoped for (realistically), which would mean he’ll likely average .350 obp or so for a long stretch of time in the near future.
Similarly, Heyward is pretty well tracking his career splits for early season performance, and his career average obp is .351. He historically gets on base at a .360 ish clip from june through the end of the season, so this suggestion may be destined to be successful simply due to reversion on the part of both players.

]]> By: PolitiJim http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/05/10/two-go-we-go-could-dexter-fowler-better-serve-the-cubs-batting-second/#comment-10436 Tue, 10 May 2016 12:54:10 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=10812#comment-10436 By all means. Let’s remove the .462 OBP guy for the below league average ..317 guy. That’ll provide great momentum at the top of the order to make the team feel like they have something to work with…sheesh. Did you have a managerial tips dinner with Dusty while he was here or what?

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