Dexter Fowler, St. Louis Cardinals
Everything about 2018 was a disappointment for Dexter Fowler when it comes to what happened on the baseball field. He was limited to just 334 plate appearances, and when looking at hitters with at least 300 trips to the plate, his 62 wRC+ and -1.2 fWAR were both among the 10 worst in baseball.
The Cardinals are hoping his third season of the five-year deal they agreed upon a few winters ago ends up being quite a bit better. Fowler is slated to be the every-day player in right field, joining Marcell Ozuna and Harrison Bader in the outfield grass.
At the plate, the switch hitter should attempt to perform better on pitches in the strike zone. One way to do that will be to focus on doing damage on four-seamers again — he posted a 160 wRC+ in ’16 and 170 wRC+ in ’17 against that offering before it dipped down to 106 this past season.
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