April 4, 201610 yr according to mlb trade rumors, he is finally declared a FA. this is one player i was talking up last yr, before he was caught by Cuba officials. i really hope he can be signed..... http://www.baseball-reference.com/register...id=fernan018jos Edited April 4, 201610 yr by LDF
April 4, 201610 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 02:23 PM) The dude never strikes out. Those are crazy numbers. Jesus. Yes, please.
April 4, 201610 yr A good-fielding lefty second baseman with who never strikes out...sounds like he's the Cuban Nellie Fox. I'm in.
April 4, 201610 yr No idea what his tools are like, but the lack of power and speed is a little concerning. But those plate discipline numbers are absurd.
April 4, 201610 yr Throwing out the strike out numbers, he seems along the Juan Pierre mold of a high batting average, no power hitter. You have to imagine in MLB his batting average would take a pretty big hit, and he would be a bench player at best in MLB. For example even a Jose Abreu took a pretty big batting average hit when he came here. If Fernandez took a similar hit, we'd have an empty .280 hitter with zero power.
April 4, 201610 yr Those are some crazy plate discipline numbers. Without knowing how those numbers would translate in the MLB, I'd stick with Carlos Sanchez who is younger, cheaper and has already faced MLB competition.
April 4, 201610 yr Author QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 11:18 PM) Those are some crazy plate discipline numbers. Without knowing how those numbers would translate in the MLB, I'd stick with Carlos Sanchez who is younger, cheaper and has already faced MLB competition. last yr, when there was talk of him coming out or basically disappearing, the sox really didn't have the options that has been establish. the question is, can he still play the infield or will he be looking for another position, as many players have done. with any team in the mlb, he will be an enticing player that will be able to put up some statistical numbers. where he will be playing, well he will still be doing a basic showroom kind of display. the sox will be there. however i still like the idea. only time will tell.
April 5, 201610 yr I really wanted him last year when he first tried to defect. This time around, I would still have some interest, but not to the level it was last season. I think he could be a real asset in the #2 slot to move the leadoff guy forward and set the table for the middle of the order bats. Padres are supposedly the team to beat for him.
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