Cardinals sign Dexter Fowler

[Fat Strat]

Heyman just said its expected to be 5 years and around $80M.

(LOL, Magneto wins again.)

[go birds]

I'm ok with that deal. Need to get turner or package bader for another bat

[MrCrowesGarden]

I like Fowler at 5/80 a lot more than I like Leake at that number.

[Magneto2.0]

Heyman just said its expected to be 5 years and around $80M.

(LOL, Magneto wins again.)

LOL don't feel bad, I got alerts on.

[MrCrowesGarden]

Locked the other topic so now we can condense our discussions.

[Fat Strat]

Locked the other topic so now we can condense our discussions.

Great, thx!

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

Yep, Peralta out, Turner in cleanup spot, slide Piscotty and Yadi down and call it an offseason.

Mars great and all but he's not a great 3 hole hitter. And by that I mean, when compared to other 3 hole hitters he's among the worst in the NL...not that he can't hit well in that position....which he hasn't

[Radbird]

[zac]

Fowler's really only had one season in ages in which he got over 450ish ABs and that was 2015 so you are probably getting Fowler for 130ish games. Price might be a little high, but Fowler fills a need, takes good care of himself (not overweight), and still runs well so I think you'll get at least 3 good years out of him. He's also a great player to root for and a great teammate.

If I were you guys I'd be thrilled with this deal. I hate that he stayed within the division but good for Dexter.

[zac]

Yep, Peralta out, Turner in cleanup spot, slide Piscotty and Yadi down and call it an offseason.

Mars great and all but he's not a great 3 hole hitter. And by that I mean, when compared to other 3 hole hitters he's among the worst in the NL...not that he can't hit well in that position....which he hasn't

Doesn't quite have the ceiling the Cubs lineup does, but that's really formidable. If you can get Turner and Heyward and Baez struggle it may even be better.