I am looking for a hitter...please help

[pistolpete]

I want to get a killer lead off hitter for my Brewers. Currently my lead off hitter is Nyjer Morgan, and he can barely get the ball out of the infield.

Basically I want:
1. Killer contact. This way I can work the count by taking pitches, but still not be at fear of striking out.
2. Some pop. The problem with Morgan is his power is so low he cannot hit the ball out of the infield w/o using power, which really defeats his purpose.
3. Discipline. You know, the type of hitter who if I check-swing with x it's not necessarily a strike.
4. Some base running ability. One thing Morgan is excellent at is moving runners. So, my leadoff guy won't have to steal all the time.

I appreciate any suggestions.

[Blzer]

Re: I am looking for a hitter...please help

Aaron Hill
Martin Prado

And Norichika Aoki, but you already have him.

[jr86]

Re: I am looking for a hitter...please help

Jacoby Ellsbury
Ichiro

[pistolpete]

Re: I am looking for a hitter...please help

Thanks guys. Nacho karaoke has only a d or c contact. Trades are tough with Milwaukee because the entire organization only has 4 a potentials

Because of such an already terrible farm system my brewers are definitely in a playoff push.

[AC]

Re: I am looking for a hitter...please help

A bit unorthodox, but Jesus Guzman?

Dexter Fowler would be a good option.

[seanjeezy]

Re: I am looking for a hitter...please help

Thanks guys. Nacho karaoke has only a d or c contact. Trades are tough with Milwaukee because the entire organization only has 4 a potentials

Because of such an already terrible farm system my brewers are definitely in a playoff push.

I would just edit Aoki's ratings to reflect his real life stats. he should have ratings like this:

66 CL, 82 CR, 24 PWL, 42 PWR, 79 VIS, 66 DIS, 70 SPD, 32 ARM, 58 ACC, 68 REAC, 71 FLD

This is from Bahnzo's calc and weighted 2012 Fangraphs fan ratings for defense. Nothing wrong with boosting a guy to better reflect his real life ability IMO.

[TCM]

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Angel Pagan?

[redsrulenc]

Re: I am looking for a hitter...please help

Could try Drew Stubbs..he's fast and has SOME pop...that's about all I can say.

[Blzer]

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Could try Drew Stubbs..he's fast and has SOME pop...that's about all I can say.

Yeah, but he's a strikeout machine. Probably the worst contact of any lead-off hitting candidate outside of Weeks.

[Speedy_Bronco]

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What about Rickie's brother, Jemile Weeks? Jemile is a solid hitter with tremendous speed, and he plays a lot of positions.

[AC]

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Jemile's a solid hitter, but had a pretty bad year this year. And he only plays 2B, not sure what you're talking about by many positions.

[D0GGERT D0G]

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I'd go with Austin Jackson

[CameRoN0407]

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I'd go with Austin Jackson

same here, maybe even Shin-Shoo Choo, or if you want to have a win now situation, trade 3 A's for Ellsbury or 2 and a mid B for McCutchen (move to leadoff spot, don't know if it will work

[AC]

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trade 3 A's for Ellsbury or 2 and a mid B for McCutchen

Sure, Ellsbury is not only worth that much, but he's worth more than McCutchen. Right.

Ben Revere?

[pistolpete]

Re: I am looking for a hitter...please help

Sure, Ellsbury is not only worth that much, but he's worth more than McCutchen. Right.

Ben Revere?

The only A's I have are:
Braun
Greinke
and two relief pitchers, I am not sure who they are