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2016 AL East Rankings by Position: Right Field

By Nate Wardle

Apr 21, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista (19) is restrained by second base umpire Tripp Gibson (73) as he engages in a verbal altercation with Baltimore Orioles players prior to the eighth inning at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays won 13-6. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 21, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista (19) is restrained by second base umpire Tripp Gibson (73) as he engages in a verbal altercation with Baltimore Orioles players prior to the eighth inning at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays won 13-6. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 18, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; Chicago Cubs center fielder Dexter Fowler (24) cannot catch a RBI double hit by New York Mets third baseman David Wright (not pictured) in the first inning in game two of the NLCS at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 18, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; Chicago Cubs center fielder Dexter Fowler (24) cannot catch a RBI double hit by New York Mets third baseman David Wright (not pictured) in the first inning in game two of the NLCS at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Baltimore Orioles* – Dexter Fowler*, Nolan Reimold, Dariel Alvarez, Joey Rickard

Major asterisk here, as I expect the Orioles to ink Fowler at any point now. All signs point to the deal taking place. Without Fowler, the Orioles would fall to fifth. Nolan Reimold, for those who are Oriole fans who frequent this page, know that I think Reimold could be a very solid player with regular playing time. As in, good enough he could be third on this list. But, he hasn’t proven it and hasn’t stayed healthy/got enough playing time to prove it.

As for Fowler, he is a career .267/.363/.418 hitter who in 2015 went .250/.346/.411 with 17 HRs, 29 2Bs, 8 3Bs, 46 RBIs, 102 R and 20 SBs. The Orioles would love that speed dimension in their lineup, and also someone who is a good on-base player.

Fowler has exclusively played CF in his career, but that won’t happen in Baltimore. He is someone who has rated negatively defensively in center field, but most believe he will be just fine in right field. In fact he would probably rate better than everyone but Betts defensively at RF in the AL East.

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