Dexter Fowler Impresses At All Star Futures Game
If you are a Colorado Rockies Fan and haven’t checked out AA Tulsa Drillers Dexter Fowler. You might want to take a look at the future center fielder of the Rockies. He is probably the main reason the Rocks haven’t signed oft injured Willy Taveras to a long term deal.
At the All Star Futures baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Fowler showed his defensive skills.
On Sunday, in the top of the third inning, center fielder Fowler was playing shallower than a young Jim Edmonds, hovering behind second base. Ivan Dejesus, of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, promptly launched a ball into deep center field. Without wasting a moment, Fowler ignited his $925,000 jets. He covered what looked like the length of a football field in only a few seconds, making a leaping catch to rob Dejesus of what probably would have been a triple.
Dexter has been very impressive this year. Take a look at some of these numbers.
With over 350 at-bats in Double-A, Fowler has put up a daunting line–.325/.412/.510. He has hit for average, shown good plate discipline, and has hit for power with 35% of his hits going for extra bases. Not only is he good offensively, he is outstanding defensively — his catch on Sunday is evidence enough of that.
With the way the Rockies season his heading they need to get this guy up with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, in order to get him ready for a September call up.
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Comment from From Steven
Time: August 7, 2008, 5:29 pm
Put his pic on the website. It’s sweet. That’s dexter in Yankee stadium.
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