Derek Fisher Traded to Brewers

[Eye Black]

Per Robert Murray:

 

The Brewers have acquired OF Derek Fisher from the Blue Jays.

[djoctagone]

derek fisher is out of options. he has not been outrighted to the minor leagues.

[markedman5]

No options but obviously a cheap deal ....PTNL or cash

 

 

[PeaveyFury]

27 years old, good OBP skills. Very little actual time in the majors (458 PAs over 5 years). Not great in the OF. Likely gave up very, very little I'd think.

[Simba2020]

Classic 4A player thus far in his career. Probably all he'll ever be but the price was right.

[DR28]

we already have McKinley... I dont get this move.

[Eye Black]

Former Madison Mallard great.

[folly412]

[sarcasm]I didn't know Derek Fisher was a two sport athlete.[/sarcasm]

[DR28]

Good OBP? .287 career.

 

You must be talking minors?

[markedman5]

[sarcasm]I didn't know Derek Fisher was a two sport athlete.[/sarcasm]

 

He has that championship pedigree!

[DR28]

Good OBP? .287 career.

 

You must be talking minors?

[MrTPlush]

Good OBP? .287 career.

 

You must be talking minors?

 

I am sure he was talking about his ability to take walks. His OBP is almost .100 higher than his average. Pretty impressive if he could hit.

[markedman5]

So it appears to be a PTNL and cash.......so the player changes if he makes the team probably?

[Lathund]

So to try to see what the Brewers see, I would imagine that the elite exit velocity (His 92.7 mph in 2020 would've been the 12th highest had he qualified. It was similar in 2018 and 2019 so that part seems real) combined with the high walk rate is attractive, and this from a player with a lot of speed who is at least an average defender in the corners, and can passably play CF it seems. And is a lefty. He is a pretty extreme groundball hitter however, so that exit velocity doesn't really play. I guess they think that if they can unlock some more loft while keeping that EV...

 

So there seems to be some logic to it, and I'd expect nothing less from this front office. However that strikeout rate, albeit in still rather small 400 PA sample over 4 years, is ugly.

[brewerfan82]

Definitely looks more interesting if you ignore what he's done in the majors so far.

 

2017-19 Minor League Stats (all AAA):

 

Note: There's 45 homers and 114 walks in those 935 PAs.

 

Looks like your prototypical AAAA player, but he is the right age (27) to have a breakout season.

Edited February 16, 2021 by MrAllen

[patrickgpe]

Head scratcher. Yes maybe they will catch lightening in a bottle on this one, but seems like you can do better for backup outfielders between free agents out there, or internally.

[PeaveyFury]

Good OBP? .287 career.

 

You must be talking minors?

 

I am sure he was talking about his ability to take walks. His OBP is almost .100 higher than his average. Pretty impressive if he could hit.

 

Yep, that's what I was referring to. Serious OBP increase relative to BA, but his BA has been terrible.

[MVP2110]

He's fine to add to the competition for the 4th outfielder role. Should be a fun battle between him, Mckinney, Taylor, & Lopes

[PeaveyFury]

Head scratcher.

 

I think you're reading too much into it, as it's nothing more than a virtually no-cost flier. May see something they feel they can work with him on or something. If he fails, meh.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Drafted by Houston during the last bit of Stearns' tenure with the Astros. Maybe there's something in Fisher's profile that Stearns thinks could play in the majors, though it hasn't yet materialized in results.

[Eye Black]

I think there’s still enough upside to have a little hope that Fisher turns into a good major leaguer.

 

He has interesting reverse splits (has a .783 OPS versus LHP in MLB).

 

Someone joked after the Robertson signing about the Brewers staff clinging to a 5 year old copy of the Baseball America Prospect Handbook, and it is sort of funny they’ve added several once well regarded prospects that are now in their mid-to-late 20’s over the past year (i.e. McKinney, Vogelbach, Robertson, and now Fisher).

[Soupbone]

Maybe we are working on a Garcia trade?

[patrickgpe]

I doubt that. He seems like nothing more than competition for gamel’s role.

[SRB]

27-year-old former top prospect with crazy tools who actually hit well in a small sample size in 2020. What's not to like about this?

[dlk9s]

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