Y08Marlin

would Olsen take Mark Hendrickson place soon what i heard was Mark Hendrickson was only starter because Olsen was hurt??????? Hendrickson was only the opening day starter because of Olsen's injury. Hendrickson will be in the rotation for the long term I think. Not necessarily a bad thing if he pitches more innings than he did on opening day.

It's sad that the bullpen needs the off day tomorrow after only 3 games. We need more innings out of the starters.

i would actually like to see hanley or uggla at third, preferably the former, with andino at shortstop. please don't waste your breath trying to convince me i'm wrong because it's just a thought and i don't set the rosters or make up the lineup card. my belief is andino playing between them makes all three better position players. I actually agree with you on principle, I just don't see it happening mid-season. If Andino proves he can hold his own with the bat, I think we should see Hanley at third next spring. I really hope that Cantu's spring translates to a big year, but I just don't see it happening.

Andino's the man. I wouldn't mind seeing him get a shot at 3rd if Cantu doesn't hit early in the season.

I thought Carroll was sent down a week or so ago?

1) Hendrickson - I don't really believe in his spring numbers, but he is our healthiest veteran pitcher. 2) Nolasco 3) Volstad 4) Olsen - Per Freddi's announcement 5) Badenhop Miller and Vanden Hurk to minors until they straighten out their command. I think both have great futures, but only if they can learn not to keep there stuff in the Strike Zone. Hopefully (fingers crossed) at year end: Olsen, Volstad, Miller, Vanden Hurk, Badenhop (or Nolasco) Hendrickson to bullpen edit: I forgot about Anibal as I was going through this. So instead: Olsen, Sanchez, Miller, Volstad, Vanden Hurk

Just pure speculation, but I wonder if this move sets up Robert Andino to make the team as a backup. It seems to me that he really isn't starting material and maybe the Marlins have decided his time has come. The thought of Andino and Amezaga as defensive replacements/pinch hitter/pinch runners makes me drool. As good as Castillo is defensively, neither he nor Amezaga is really cut out to play shortstop. Personally, I don't really think that Wood belongs on a Major League roster. Just a thought... I have to disagree. Amezega is probably the best defensive SS in our organization. He could probably start on many teams if it was just about defense. I agree with you about Wood though. Nice story last year, but enough already. Yea, that is WAY off base with the Amezega statement. He's a fantastic center fielder, and he's much better at SS. That should give people some idea how good he is in the field. Regardless, having Andino onboard really frees up Amezaga to do what he does best: play all over the field. Besides, we have enough mashers on the team, our bench is best composed to be as flexable as possible and preferably stacked with speed (which besides Hanley is sorely lacking from the starting lineup) and defense. Castillo can provide the defense, but Andino to me is better. The problem, of course, is that he doesn't have much experience at 3B. Fortunately, Amezega can more than adequately fill the defensive side of the platoon there until the organization has time to evaluate McPherson. Furthermore, if he plays well in a part time role, we might be able to package him with a pitching prospect for a long term 3B prospect. If it doesn't work, send him back to AAA. Given Castillo's history of attitude problems, I'd prefer not to have him around anyway.

Just pure speculation, but I wonder if this move sets up Robert Andino to make the team as a backup. It seems to me that he really isn't starting material and maybe the Marlins have decided his time has come. The thought of Andino and Amezaga as defensive replacements/pinch hitter/pinch runners makes me drool. As good as Castillo is defensively, neither he nor Amezaga is really cut out to play shortstop. Personally, I don't really think that Wood belongs on a Major League roster. Just a thought...