Clayton Richard (36) BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! Wade LeBlanc (35) — $5MM club option with a $450K buyout Fisher is a prime example of what is colloquially known in baseball circles as a ‘post-hype prospect’. Kyle Gibson (32) Cole Hamels (36) Comparing his xwOBA (.344) and his actual wOBA (.298), there’s a difference of -0.44, which is the 22nd-largest difference among those 459 batters. Additionally, you can subscribe to Baseball America's newsletter and receive all of our rankings, analysis, prospect insight & more delivered to your inbox every day. "I have a chance," Osuna said Tuesday. Especially when Fisher is already placing himself among the top-60 outfielders to have over 100 innings to their name. Jeremy Hellickson (33) Drew Pomeranz (31) He complained of an inability to ingest much of anything. "That’s what we’d like to see. Now, the outfielder will get some consistency in his career that might do him good. Since the Astros currently have a stacked outfield with no opportunities to make way for an upcoming prospect that needs some major league at-bats, moving on from Fisher makes sense for them and the Blue Jays. David Adler is a reporter for MLB.com based in New York. Michael Pineda (30) The hit brings the 23-year-old catcher's Spring Training batting average up to .333 in 21 at-bats.• Dodgers No. Moves to acquire the likes of Jordan Lyles and Nick Anderson made major dividends, while Trevor Bauer has sputtered in Cincinnati. • Phillies outfielder Roman Quinn, the team's No. "I don't know if it will happen. All rights reserved. Jhoulys Chacin (32) Derek Holland (33) — $6.5MM club option with $500K buyout It’s all there — clear signs that point to his potential, but it’s getting enough time to stabilize and to get a consistent job in the majors without checking the next flight down to Triple-A will help. He's certainly making his case for an Opening Day roster spot. • Giants left-hander Ty Blach hasn't had the best Spring Training, but the team's No. Jason Vargas (37) — $8MM club option with a $2MM buyout Shelby Miller (29) Fisher’s 41 percent hard-hit rate topped all Astros hitters by nearly three percent. tarting Pitchers, Brett Anderson (32) Jays need to sign a SP stud in the off-season. It might seem like comparing an average fielder to a giant pile of defensive trash, but any inclination of improvement coming is a positive. It’s a massive, blinking, glaring, if, that can haunt some dreams, but there’s clearly an upside that he has shown before. 10 first baseman prospect in baseball. Trevor Cahill (32) As soon as he was rated in 2017 on Fangraphs, they gave him a 70-grade speed and he has shown that in the big leagues to an extent. Adam Wainwright (38) 83 prospect in baseball, is batting .276 with an .872 OPS this spring, with the one home run, eight RBIs and seven stolen bases. The 25-year-old hit his fifth double of Spring Training as part of a 1-for-4 day at the plate. Since the Jays currently just have an outfield that loves to swing and miss, Fisher might be a pleasant surprise if he’s able to get on base regularly. 8) Derek Fisher, OF, Grade B-/B: Age 23, compensation pick in 2014 from University of Virginia; hit .255/.367/.448 with 21 homers, 28 steals, 83 walks, 154 strikeouts in … Through it all, he has generally averaged out to be an average hitter but there might be more to work with. Through three different years involving short appearances with the Astros, Fisher has a slash line of .201/.282/.367 — pretty horrible for a player that was once seen as a cornerstone of the future Astros outfield. Chris Archer (31) — $9MM club option with a $1.75MM buyout Renfroe also has a pair of home runs this spring.• Red Sox No. Wade Miley (33) Jose Quintana (31) — $11.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout MiLB Prospects. Julio Teheran (29) — $12MM club option with a $1MM buyout The Pedigree. So who exactly is Derek Fisher, and what can fans expect from him? Follow him on Twitter at @_dadler. Alex Wood (29). The euphoria lasted just 36 games. So who exactly is Derek Fisher, and what can fans expect from him? Fisher hit .176 with a .641 OPS through his first 81 plate appearances, then went to the disabled list with a mysterious stomach ailment. Last season in 129 games split between Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Fresno, he hit .255 with an .815 OPS, 21 homers, 76 RBIs and 28 stolen bases.Other notable performances from top prospects on Tuesday• Padres right fielder Hunter Renfroe, the team's No. Click here to get started. His offence is there and through his time with the Blue Jays, he might just suddenly go on a hot streak to really finish the season strong — but that can be said of anyone. He reached Triple-A Fresno in 2018 and compiled a 4.37 ERA in five pro seasons. Jake Odorizzi (30) But that’s been his problem this year, he’s not been able to regularly get on base. Yu Darvish (33) — can opt out of remaining four years and $81MM In the 108 innings that Fisher has fielded, he has saved more runs than any other Blue Jays outfielder over their entire season. Where Fisher really differentiates himself from the pack of the current outfield Toronto has is his defensive ability. Jake Arrieta (34) — can opt out of remaining one year and $20MM unless Phillies exercise a two-year, $40MM option Drew Smyly (29) Matt Harvey (31) 3 prospect and the No. Photo Credit: : Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports, Throwback Thursday: 40 years ago today, Paul Coffey scores his first NHL goal, Throwback Thursday: Today in 1999, Grant Fuhr notched 400th career win, Throwback Thursday: This week in 1988, Trevor Linden scores first NHL goal, MAILBAG: Who replaces Andersen, Does Marner Deserve an A, and more…, NHL Postpones Winter Classic and All-Star Weekend, Throwback Thursday: This week in 2000, Nick Lindstrom scores 500th NHL point, WrestleMania 36 Odds: Lesnar, Goldberg Both Underdogs. Other than just the simple box score figures, Fisher has generally shown some signs of being a capable major-league outfielder. The 24-year-old first baseman and outfielder went 2-for-3 with a walk and a double against Alex Cobb in Pittsburgh's 5-4 win over the Rays on Tuesday.With his performance, Osuna is now hitting .436 this Spring Training -- 17 hits in 39 at-bats -- with five home runs, 14 RBIs and a 1.418 OPS. Doctors eventually labeled it an allergic reaction. If there is one general sweeping statement that can be made to justify acquiring Fisher, it’s that he can be another buy-low bat that this front office clearly loves, and has once shown immense promise to be a star in this league. Marco Estrada (36) The Astros granted Dykxhoorn his release to sign overseas. Among 181 outfielders that have that criteria, Fisher is tied at 55th in DRS and 52nd in UZR. Tanner Roark (33) Matt Moore (31) Rick Porcello (31) • Brock Dykxhoorn, the 6-foot-8 Canadian righthander and 2014 sixth-round pick out of junior college, will spend next season in Korea after signing a $700,000 deal with the league champion SK Wyverns. With an expected weight on base average of .344, Fisher sits at 116th of the 459 batters that have had at least 50 plate appearances. Back to top . Trying to get a sense of what Fisher has done this season on the Astros might be selling him short as well, just 61 plate appearances in 2019, where he’s hitting for a .226 average and has a .675 OPS — a slightly better improvement compared to his stats overall. Facebook ; Twitter ; Pinterest ... LinkedIn ; Email ; INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING TO 2080 BASEBALL? Rich Hill (40) "Hopefully Fisher this year establishes himself as a major leaguer,” Luhnow said. But that’s through a total of 312 plate appearances, where the longest length of time he spent with the team was back in 2017, where he was called-up on June 25th and stayed as a part of the roster until October 1st. One other instance that was mentioned heavily while Fisher was rising through the prospect ranks was his speed. Hyun-Jin Ryu (33) If that aspect of his game comes back in a slow-speed team like the Jays currently are on average, it will certainly be noticed. On April 25, Fisher massacred a 425-foot home run off eventual AL Rookie of the Year Shohei Ohtani. The Pedigree. 4 prospect Sam Travis, also the No. Jays need to sign a SP stud in the off-season. Talent-rich Memphis has the most prospects in the PCL. With Marwin Gonzalez set to depart as a free agent, the Astros could have an opening in left field in 2019. 10 first baseman prospect in baseball, had an excellent game against the rival Yankees on Tuesday to continue a strong Spring Training for the 23-year-old. Andrew Cashner (33) — $10MM vesting/player option Months after scoring the winning run to conclude an epic 13-12 win in Game 5 … He also has three home runs this Spring Training.• Rays No. Fair trade or not, there is a new outfielder that will be playing for the Blue Jays and will most likely get his longest stint in the majors in the short couple of months that remain in the 2019 season. Corey Kluber (34) — $13.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout 29 prospect, continues to have a monster spring. In 252 career plate appearances, Fisher has struck out 38 percent of the time. In the very last moments of the trade deadline, the Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Derek Fisher from the Houston Astros for Aaron Sanchez, Joe Biagini, and prospect Cal Stevenson. If there’s anything we notice with all the young players on the current Blue Jays, it’s that they can hit the ball damn hard and Fisher can join them. Using Fangraphs’ Defensive Runs Saved and Ultimate Zone Ratings to carefully summarize a player’s individual contribution to their team’s defence, Fisher clearly stands above the current outfield. Madison Bumgarner (30) Regardless of the price, his floor has already been shown as a “AAAA” player and it can really only go up with the opportunity that he’s going to now get in Toronto. The 2014 supplemental first-rounder out of Virginia did not even warrant a September callup, ceding his playoff pinch-runner role to rookie Myles Straw. If the defensive ability isn’t a fluke, he’s able to get some luck when it comes to getting on base and his speed stays consistently what it was in previous seasons, Fisher can be in the Blue Jays’ outfield for the next few years. Edinson Volquez (36) EMAIL US AT jobs@2080baseball.com. Gonzalez's successor could be homegrown if one of Fisher, Kemp or Kyle Tucker—the system's top position prospect—seizes the job. In the very last moments of the trade deadline, the Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Derek Fisher for Aaron Sanchez, Joe Biagini, and prospect Cal Stevenson. Once Fisher was activated, he was jettisoned to Triple-A Fresno while Tony Kemp—whom he bested to make the Opening Day roster—authored the breakout season some expected of Fisher.