I wouldn’t say he’s “clearly” better. It’s probably a toss-up between the two.

Q: If you had to take one, who would you take? Bowker might have more flexibility, he can play OF and 1B (I use that term loosely).

Yeah, i thought the same thing when i read it. You could make an argument for either player being the better bet long term. But to say that either is clearly a better bet is asinine, they’ve both around the same level. It’s pretty standard fare for Rotoworld though, where logic is replaced in favour of vitriol.

The best pro Bowker arguments I can think of is he was playing out of position and learning the MLB on the fly. That does add an extra level of difficulty to things. With 322 Ab’s he is getting out of small sample size territory. So it might worth noting he is tied for 3rd in hr’s on the squad. He has 77extra bases ( doubles, triples & Hrs) . Aurilia 85 with about only 80 more P.A.s.

Personally I don’t really think it clear cut. Fun fact I stumbled upon – How has Rowand not hit a triple this season?

Oh, are we still taking Rotoworld seriously?

Okay.

I think Rotoworld does its player evaluations by watching the computer play itself using custom rosters in MVP 05.

Bowker isn’t bad really, but I never really see him turning into the type of hitter we’d ever want to play on a daily basis (unless we loaded up our other positions with above average players).

He’s certainly a safer bet than Ishikawa, but Ishikawa has greater upside IMO since he has the ability to take a good share of walks

Well, I’ll say this. Bowker is BY FAR the grittier player.

I think Ishikawa is the better bet at this point. Bowker’s never had a season as good as what Ishikiawa’s done this year, plus he’s generally had better scouting reports.