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wow.. that scout was pretty high on him

we claimed baker last offseason and he went back to the A's.

is this the Al Gore version of the marlins future?

Coming up: The Marlins travel to Fort Lauderdale Stadium on Tuesday to take on the Orioles at 1:05 p.m. ET. Minor Leaguer Rick Vanden Hurk, who has not been in big-league camp, will get the start. Henry Owens, Matt Lindstrom, Nate Field, Felix Rodriguez and Roy Corcoran also are slated to pitch. Steve Trachsel also is slotted to pitch for Baltimore.

yea he's an all around moron. He only has one injury prone pitcher on his staff and managed to get nothing for soriano. why does he still have a job?

Yeah, nm... guess there's no one else who can play 2B/SS. I just hope we aren't resorting to using Amezaga in the outfield again this year. It has been reported that we're in trade talks with the Rockies for Clint Barmes amezaga> barmes

Josh Booty!!!

maybe all of the other managers will get DUI's now since they love to do all of the dumb things LaRussa does.

I stopped reading after: #1 Yusmeiro Petit. :lol i know. wtf?

no. i don't get what the marlins obession over julio is. every year we seem to be interested in him.

poorly written and makes absolutely no sense.

that?s ridiculous... only 4 years for assaulting a baby? unbelievable.

I''ll miss his touchbacks

DE AZA IS A BEAST

he's outta control

de aza and carroll looking good this spring

Good, no reason to waste all that money

he was just traded for a second and a seventh

It's official: Welker to the Pats for a second and a seventh round pic.

Nolasco scratched from start Marlins right-hander experiences back spasms By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- As a precaution, Marlins right-hander Ricky Nolasco was scratched from a Grapefruit League start on Monday against the Orioles at Fort Lauderdale Stadium. Nolasco is resting back spasms that first bothered him last Friday. "It's nothing major," manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "It happened a couple of days ago, and we decided to scratch him." Filling in was lefty Chris George, who has found himself in the mix for a possible rotation opening because of Josh Johnson's arm injury. Nolasco will throw on the side either Tuesday or Wednesday, and if that goes well, he would be scheduled to make his next start, which would be Saturday against the Dodgers at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter. Nolasco threw two scoreless innings of relief last Wednesday. Monday was going to be his first spring start. The 24-year-old right-hander, who went 11-11 with a 4.82 ERA as a rookie in 2006, projects to be the Marlins' fourth starter. George is a non-roster invitee who is vying for a spot. With Johnson facing a likely disabled-list stint to open the season, the Marlins already are down a projected starter. In addition to George, Sergio Mitre, Yusmeiro Petit, Wes Obermueller and Jose Garcia are candidates for a rotation spot.

i don't get why talks were "revived". What has changed between now and the offseason? If anything it appears that now would be a worse time for us, concidering the recent pitching injuries. Maybe the Rays price went down? With that being said, I would like a trade with D Rays to get done.

can we can girardi's ass again?

I would love to see carroll have an abercrombie spring and steal the job

JUPITER, Fla. -- Some of the Marlins' most promising young pitchers have injury concerns. On Wednesday night, the Marlins confirmed that reliever Taylor Tankersley has left shoulder inflammation and is on no-throw status for five to seven days. There is a chance the 23-year-old lefty will not be ready for Opening Day. While the Marlins face the prospect of being without their primary lefty reliever, there is growing concern that starter Josh Johnson could be out an extended period of time. A league source told MLB.com Wednesday night that Johnson has an unspecified elbow problem. Already expected to be on the disabled list by Opening Day, the source added that Johnson could miss a significant portion of the season. The Marlins' first-round pick in 2004, Tankersley was in contention for the closer role, although more likely he was being considered as an eighth-inning specialist. Tankersley was 2-1 with a 2.85 ERA in 49 games a year ago. He had three saves and threw 41 total innings. According to the Miami Herald, Tankersley had an MRI on Monday, and the shoulder was reexamined Wednesday. He has no structural damage. Johnson, meanwhile, has been plagued by arm troubles since last Sept. 12, when he was lifted after five shutout innings against the Mets at Dolphin Stadium. In that game, the 6-foot-7 right-hander sat through an 82-minute rain delay before returning to the mound. Finishing with a 12-7 record and a 3.10 ERA, Johnson felt forearm tightness that day. Then on Jan. 19, he felt discomfort in his biceps/triceps area during a throwing session on flat ground. He had an MRI on Jan. 31, which revealed no structural damage. The discomfort in Johnson's arm lately has been above the elbow. Additionally, Anibal Sanchez, who will make his first Grapefruit League start on Saturday, has been bothered by shin splints in both legs. Sanchez had an MRI on his shoulder in January, but he said his arm feels fine. It's his legs that are acting up. ahh... my head is spinning

Marlins' Tankersley has elbow tendinitis BY CLARK SPENCER cspencer@MiamiHerald.com JUPITER - Marlins left-handed reliever Taylor Tankersley has tendinitis in his throwing shoulder and said he does not expect to be ready for the start of the regular season April 2. Tankersley, who was considered a candidate to serve as the team's closer, had an MRI performed Monday and had the shoulder re-examined Wednesday. He said tests revealed no structural damage. As a rookie last season, Tankersley was one of the most reliable members of the Marlins bullpen, appearing in 49 games and going 2-1 with three saves and a 2.85 earned-run average. Tankersley has not thrown since the weekend. He said he hoped to be ready by the second or third week in April. But, while in the minors, he missed the first two months of the 2005 season due to a similar injury. Tankersley was the Marlins' first-round draft pick in 2004. ''Me being back by opening day is realistic but not probable,'' Tankersley said. ``We'll just have to listen to my arm to make sure it's all gone.'' Tankersley said he does not expect to resume throwing for another week to 10 days. ''It stinks,'' he said. ``I'm bummed.'' :banghead hopefully it won't develop into something worse. On the bright side it will add one more person to the bullpen and help us sort out the bullpen by giving someone else an opportunity. Hopefully by the time he comes back, the bullpen will be beter sorted out. Just trying to find something positive...