Jake Burger to Marlins...

[TURBO]

...for minor league left-hander Jake Eder.

 

[Brewcrew82]

1 minute ago, TURBO said:

...for minor league left-hander Jake Eder.

 

One of their top 5 prospects. I'd have been a lot more interested in Burger if he didn't sport one of the 5 worst on base percentages in the majors.

[StearnsFTW]

Steep price imo.

 

Love it for the Sox.

[homer]

3 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

One of their top 5 prospects. I'd have been a lot more interested in Burger if he didn't sport one of the 5 worst on base percentages in the majors.

On the occasions that he makes contact, he hits it hard:

[HarveysWBs]

Probably tells us what the Sox wanted for Jimenez, if that’s what they got for Burger.  Interesting.

[nate82]

Just now, homer said:

On the occasions that he makes contact, he hits it hard:

Hiura clone with more team control.

[Brewcrew82]

Just now, HarveysWBs said:

Probably tells us what the Sox wanted for Jimenez, if that’s what they got for Burger.  Interesting.

His name probably rhymes with Byler Tlack. 

[Brewcrew82]

Just now, nate82 said:

Hiura clone with more team control.

Better than Hiura. Better/more frequent contact.

[wiguy94]

Absolutely love that trade for the White Sox. Get out on Burger before that disgusting BB and K profile catches up to him and get a big ceiling LHP...White Sox have had a pretty good deadline in my opinion.

[homer]

1 minute ago, nate82 said:

Hiura clone with more team control.

Pretty much, Hiura from 2019:

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Better than Hiura. Better/more frequent contact.

Is that true or has the league just not caught up to Burger like they did for Hiura?

Hiura through 550 MLB PA - .273/.347/.527, 125 wRC+, 7.1% BB-rate, 31.5% K-rate

Burger through 548 MLB PA - .230/.291/.500, 114 wRC+. 6.6% BB-rate, 31.6% K-rate

[StearnsFTW]

Yeah, the scary part with Burger is the bb%.  You'd think he'd be 3TO, but he's not. 

[Brewcrew82]

Just now, wiguy94 said:

Is that true or has the league just not caught up to Burger like they did for Hiura?

Hiura through 550 MLB PA - .273/.347/.527, 125 wRC+, 7.1% BB-rate, 31.5% K-rate

Burger through 548 MLB PA - .230/.291/.500, 114 wRC+. 6.6% BB-rate, 31.6% K-rate

It's very possible. But Burger's QOC right now is better than anything Hiura has done, even including 2019. 

[wiguy94]

13 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

It's very possible. But Burger's QOC right now is better than anything Hiura has done, even including 2019. 

Hiura’s career xwOBACON is .468 compared to Burger’s .480 so really not as big of a gap as you’re portraying it to be. 

[Brewcrew82]

7 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Hiura’s career xwOBACON is .468 compared to Burger’s .480 so really not as big of a gap as you’re portraying it to be. 

Never said it was significantly better. But better is better. 

[MilwaukeeBeers]

I think Marlins fans will be scratching their head on this one a couple years from now. They definitely paid up for Burger's control.