The prospect in this case is Willy Adames, someone who the casual fan probably didn't even know existed until the trade. Not only that, but he was probably one of the top 3 prospects left in the Tigers organization. (By the way, how bad is the Tigers' farm system if one of their top prospects isn't even on most Tiger fans' radar?).
The average players in this trade are Austin Jackson and Drew Smyly. The ace pitcher, or as I will call him, "Dombrowski Steal #47" (approx.) is David Price. Now David Price is one of the best starting pitchers in the league...uh, wait a minute. Back up. The Tigers got rid of Austin Jackson?
Yeah, that about sums up the Tigers' fan reaction of the trade. I could go on and tell you just how good David Price is (just go to FanGraphs, his stats speak for themselves). Or I could tackle the real issue here: how in the world are you going to find a replacement for your favorite Tiger? Just click here, here and here to see how much Jackson will be missed. Or here. Or here. Or here. Or here. Heck, you probably wrote something yourself, either on your own blog, a message board, a comment to an article or a small Twitter or Facebook response on how much Jackson was "your Tiger."
Just take a look at Jackson's stats:
| Year | wOBA | wRC+ | BB% | K% | LD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010
|
0.299
|
81
|
10.8%
|
21.3%
|
21.5%
|
2011
|
0.384
|
140
|
13.2%
|
23.8%
|
21.7%
|
2012
|
0.327
|
103
|
14.1%
|
24.0%
|
23.8%
|
2013
|
0.319
|
91
|
11.6%
|
29.6%
|
28.0%
|
2014
|
0.308
|
91
|
12.8%
|
33.1%
|
25.6%
|
Total
|
0.334
|
107
|
12.7%
|
25.9%
|
23.4%
|
Oh, no wait. Those aren't Jackson's stats. My bad. Here are Jackson's stats:
| Year | wOBA | wRC+ | BB% | K% | LD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010
|
0.329
|
101
|
7.0%
|
25.2%
|
24.2%
|
2011
|
0.305
|
87
|
8.4%
|
27.1%
|
16.8%
|
2012
|
0.371
|
134
|
10.9%
|
21.7%
|
23.8%
|
2013
|
0.332
|
107
|
8.5%
|
21.0%
|
27.6%
|
2014
|
0.321
|
100
|
8.5%
|
20.5%
|
24.8%
|
Total
|
0.332
|
106
|
8.6%
|
23.4%
|
23.4%
|
They do look pretty similar, so you can see my confusion. Career-wise, they look almost identical. Only a 0.002 difference in wOBA, 1 point difference in wRC+. Identical LD%. One career year, while the rest were just plain mediocre. Hold on! I have an idea! Why not make your next Tiger someone who has very similar stats to your old Tiger?
The first table shows the stats of Alex Avila. Yep, Mr. Nepotism himself has had a career oddly similar to your favorite Tiger. Ok, so it's not identical. I creatively left out some stats like batting average and stolen bases. But I did leave in the more important stats (y'know, the ones that tell just how good a player really is). What about defense? The numbers and eye test also shows that Avila is above average, just like Jackson.
Alex Avila is already one of "my Tigers." He has been for quite awhile. So why not join me? Clearly, he already has the stats for it.
The first table shows the stats of Alex Avila. Yep, Mr. Nepotism himself has had a career oddly similar to your favorite Tiger. Ok, so it's not identical. I creatively left out some stats like batting average and stolen bases. But I did leave in the more important stats (y'know, the ones that tell just how good a player really is). What about defense? The numbers and eye test also shows that Avila is above average, just like Jackson.
Alex Avila is already one of "my Tigers." He has been for quite awhile. So why not join me? Clearly, he already has the stats for it.
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