The Angel Who Can't Miss

[jsnpritchett]

Nice little write-up on David Fletcher from MLB Trade Rumors: 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/06/the-angel-who-cant-miss.html

[Troll Daddy]

X Factor 2.0

[T.G.]

D.Fletch 1.0

[ScottT]

1 minute ago, True Grich said:

D.Fletch 1.0

 

Yeah.  I know the comparisons to Eckstein are supposed to be complimentary, but other than being under 6 feet tall and the fact that they are both infielders, I don't see a lot of smilarity.  Oh, and making contact, I guess.  Fletcher is a much better and more versatile defender.   Fletcher has pop.  Time will tell if he can keep this up, or something close it, but  I'm optimistic.  He is the kind of hitter that I think we will see more of in the future, succeeding in this shift hungry, strikeout prone environment.

[Angelsjunky]

The little Fletcher who could.

[red321]

I thought this was about Cahill and bats

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, ScottT said:

 

Yeah.  I know the comparisons to Eckstein are supposed to be complimentary, but other than being under 6 feet tall and the fact that they are both infielders, I don't see a lot of smilarity.  Oh, and making contact, I guess.  Fletcher is a much better and more versatile defender.   Fletcher has pop.  Time will tell if he can keep this up, or something close it, but  I'm optimistic.  He is the kind of hitter that I think we will see more of in the future, succeeding in this shift hungry, strikeout prone environment.

I agree with all of this. He's quickly becoming one of my favorite players on the team. 

[ScottT]

Same here.

Hopefully he isn't a dick to me like Eckstein  was

[Dtwncbad]

13 hours ago, ScottT said:

Same here.

Hopefully he isn't a dick to me like Eckstein  was

Eckstein was incredibly cool to many people I know who have met him, so consider that maybe your experience was an exception.

[Tank]

[T.G.]

11 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

Eckstein was incredibly cool to many people I know who have met him, so consider that maybe your experience was an exception.

Easily one of the most approachable and engaging players I have ever seen.  He always took time for the fans before every single baseball game and at spring training, etc.  He's easily one of the all-time best when it comes to giving time to fans. 

[Dtwncbad]

1 hour ago, True Grich said:

Easily one of the most approachable and engaging players I have ever seen.  He always took time for the fans before every single baseball game and at spring training, etc.  He's easily one of the all-time best when it comes to giving time to fans. 

My nieces (probably 12 and 11 at the time) once met Eckstein in an elevator at a hotel prior to a dinner event of thousands of people.  He was super cool and they kept telling him how bummed my nephew (9 or 10 at the time) was going to be that he missed meeting his favorite player.  Eckstein told them HE would make sure to find THEM later so he could meet my nephew.

Eckstein kept his word and went looking for, and finding, my nieces that night to meet my nephew.  He didn't just meet him, he hung out, took tons of pictures and signed everything.

[Taylor]

This is very impressive:

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Since Fletcher’s first game last June 13, only three second basemen (Javier Baez, Whit Merrifield and Ketel Marte) have outdone him in the fWAR department.