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Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch
I am not saying he is going to be amazing or anything, I am just saying that he is one of their top org prospects whose power is developing, has a good eye and runs like the wind. 5 tool players who are improving as they move up through a system are not easily dealt for.
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You do realize that Dexter Fowler was a 14th-round draft pick, right? Yeah, he wanted bonus money, but less than a million dollars.
You say "improving;" I check THT and read, "Fowler is a five-tool talent, but not all of his tools are translating to baseball skills; his stolen base success rate is mediocre despite excellent speed and he didn't hit for much power outside of his hitter-friendly home park."
That was written after 2006. In 2007 he dropped from 8 HR to 2 HR for the entire season, dropped from 31 to just 7 doubles, and lost 1% off his stolen base success rate while stealing half as many bases.
He's done well thus far in the Texas League, but it's a hitter's league. I see a guy in his fourth MiLB season who'll have to be 40-man roster protected despite being of questionable value at the MLB level.
This reminds me of Cesar Crespo. Tools do not mean skills.
Are you assessing Tavarez by his dozen innings this year? He's healthy, and he has a good track record starting in Coors Field. He's worth a prospect...let's see if the trade goes down and how much salary Boston has to cover if it does go down. I'll predict that either Colorado picks up the whole contract OR that the talent returned is close to Fowler's worth if a trade is made.