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I think Loria would've tried to move the contract at some point, but can also believe that he would've held out and "gone for it" until Fernandez was a FA had Fernandez not died. He was supposed to be a free agent after the 2018 season, and passed in 2016, so that'd have been 2 more years....I could've seen Loria waiting through that. Loria kept the team through the 2017 season, after which this group shipped everyone out, as we obviously know. That said, Stanton's contract jumped from $14.5M in 2017 to $25M in 2018, and Loria jumped ship before then lol.

Guess that scoring streak ended with this game, right?

So that they could pay nobody lol.

Bruce voted "no" when he heard the floor price.

Marlins' William Kempner To Undergo Elbow Surgery - MLB Trade Rumors Marlins manager Clayton McCullough announced Wednesday that righty William Kempner will undergo elbow surgery. Specifics weren’t provided, but Marlins.tv host Craig Mish suggested an absence of 12 to 14 months. If that’s indeed the case, it would likely point to a UCL-related procedure. In some instances, surgeons don’t know whether a full ligament reconstruction (Tommy John surgery) or less-severe internal brace is needed until they begin the operation and get a clearer look at the damage. The team will surely provide further specifics when they’re available.

I was surprised to see that stat as well.

The general theme recently isn't that "we suck".......it's that we're in contention and instead of reinforcing the team, they punted for some future TBD season when "it's time".....whenever that might be, if it ever comes. You posted a graphic that puts us at #9 in "real data" WAR at the time, yet it shows Pittsbugh at #7, above us, when they're behind us with 3 teams between us and them, while it has Philly, Arizona and San Diego all behind us in WAR, yet all three are ahead of us. How is saying some statistic on paper doesn't equal actual results something controversial? It's a literal fact.....just because WAR says something doesn't mean that's what the standings show/that's how the game works out? And to use your own line "I'm just pointing out numbers and not eye testing it" - I did post that we have a losing record in every month except March (4-1) and the crazy June (20-6). We're 13 games under when you take out the month of June, which thus far has been aberration. I otherwise said that they'll have to have a great next month or two and that just coasting along at .500 in that timeframe likely won't get it done, since we're having to jump 2 teams to get in. All based on actual records, not some hypothetical WAR statistic of where we "should be." I guess that all of that could be construed as "we suck" if you want to, when the record comment was just providing data to address a post saying they're probably closer to the team that started the year before getting hot. And lo and behold, aside from June and short March their record each month has been nearly identical (11-15, 11-18, 10-15).....if they fall back into one of those months' record/don't have a great last month or two, they aren't making it. Again, not to say "we suck", it's just a fact they can't coast in. Maybe had they not had the 12-game losing streak they could've coasted in being 10 over, but that didn't happen. What does suck is not having an ownership group that actually cares about something beyond their team spreadsheet on profit/loss.

Yeah, I think they're trying him out to be the TV fill in for next year when Sielaff has off.

Since the game is played on paper lol. Anything is possible, but we also have to jump 2 teams currently to sneak in. It's certainly doable, but they can't just have an average month and a half of the remaining season and expect to get in.

They'll need to have another great month or two to have a chance. Otherwise, they'll just hang around on the periphery, which I feel is the most likely outcome.

I looked at their schedule and came up with this: March: 4-1 April: 11-15 May: 11-18 June: 20-6 July: 10-15 August: 4-4 (as of 8/10) So a short March and the crazy June were their only over .500 months. (24-7) August is at .500 even thus far (4-4) The remaining months (April, May, July) have been a combined 16 games under .500. (32-48)

Marlins Giving Agustín Ramírez First Base Reps - MLB Trade Rumors

TRUST THE PROCESSSSS!

Just wait for 2034!

See you next fall.