Dustin Ackley

[SigBaby]

Just got released by the Yankees. He might be worth picking up potentially on a minor league deal as a backup outfielder to spell Maybin against tough right handers and compete for the 2b job. 

[Second Base]

From the Yankees?  eppler's all over him.  There's your starting 2B people. 

[totdprods]

Yeah I wouldn't mind taking a flyer on him. At worst he'd a left-handed version of what we currently have.

[Docwaukee]

pettit/ackley platoon.  

[Hubs]

Why would anyone want him? Just because a team dumps a guy doesn't mean we have to be all over it. 

[totdprods]

3 minutes ago, Hubs said:

Why would anyone want him? Just because a team dumps a guy doesn't mean we have to be all over it. 

We currently don't have a left-handed hitting option at 2B or 4th OF. Ackley plays both. He has upside. He isn't any worse than our '15-'16 2B production or '14-'16 LF production. He won't cost anything. He isn't blocking anyone. He's solid defensively, has some speed, and has shown flashes of putting it together offensively. He isn't ancient. He'd probably be in SLC.

I'd prefer something safer but for filler he is worth at least considering.

[Second Base]

5 minutes ago, totdprods said:

We currently don't have a left-handed hitting option at 2B or 4th OF. Ackley plays both. He has upside. He isn't any worse than our '15-'16 2B production or '14-'16 LF production. He won't cost anything. He isn't blocking anyone. He's solid defensively, has some speed, and has shown flashes of putting it together offensively. He isn't ancient. He'd probably be in SLC.

I'd prefer something safer but for filler he is worth at least considering.

29 years old....hard to say upside with a guy like Ackley.  I will say this though, he's always been a tease.  He's perpetually just one small adjustment away from being a Daniel Murphy type of player.  At some point, he just is who he is, which is solid defense, ok power, now BA/OBP to speak of.  Better than replacement level, but not by much. 

[totdprods]

Just now, Scotty@AW said:

29 years old....hard to say upside with a guy like Ackley.  I will say this though, he's always been a tease.  He's perpetually just one small adjustment away from being a Daniel Murphy type of player.  At some point, he just is who he is, which is solid defense, ok power, now BA/OBP to speak of.  Better than replacement level, but not by much. 

Yeah I'm not expecting much, but he fits to a tee at least the floor of our current needs - a lefty who can play 2B and LF with decent defense. It'd be a preventative measure if all else fails and we acquire no one else, so Petit has a lefty competitor for the UT IF/OF role.

[Hubs]

What's the difference between him and Kaleb Cowart? 

[totdprods]

2 minutes ago, Hubs said:

What's the difference between him and Kaleb Cowart? 

Compared to Kaleb, Ackley can hit haha.

[nikkachez]

Hellllllll no

[Second Base]

6 minutes ago, Hubs said:

What's the difference between him and Kaleb Cowart? 

Ackley is a better defender at 2B probably, Cowart is an elite defensive 3B.  And yeah, Ackley should be a bit better than Kaleb in the BA/OBP department, though not by as much as we think. 

[eaterfan]

3 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Compared to Kaleb, Ackley can hit haha.

I'm a big Cowart fan. Probably the biggest on the board. But I think it's starting to look like Cowart's ceiling and Ackley's floor are roughly the same offensively.

[totdprods]

Offensively he looks like he'd be about the same as Giavotella, but with the ability to play multiple positions and hit left-handed. He has shown glimpses of being more than that.

[Turd Ferguson]

It says a lot about the state of our 2B position when pretty much everyone that is raised on this board as a potential option, I think "yeah, why not, that's an upgrade."

[Oz27]

He has posted a combined -1.2 WAR over the past two seasons and he has hardly played second base in recent years. I'll pass, thanks.

[jsnpritchett]

Plus, he's a Tar Heel, so f him.

[Troll Daddy]

There's a lot better options than Ackley for a 4th OF ... and no to second base. 

[Erstad Grit]

Heck no.  Outside of his rookie year he has been garbage.  

[Make Angels Great Again]

Holy crap, for some reason I kept thinking this guy was Dustin Mosely.

[Brandon]

Yes, just to see the nicknames AO comes up with after 0-4 nights

[eligrba4ever]

Eppler is engaged in serious work to plug holes and find depth at weak positions. Dustin Ackley would just clutter up the clubhouse in Tempe until he gets cut.

[Make Angels Great Again]

13 minutes ago, Stringfellow said:

Yes, just to see the nicknames AO comes up with after 0-4 nights

Nice strikeout POS HACKLEY!

[Ohtaniland]

So no ACKLAND? 

[ettin]

I think some here need to really rein in their enthusiasm. Ackley has an interesting history but his recent results have been ABYSMAL. As a Minor League depth signing sure why not but he is not our 2B solution.