While realizing that he probably will be dealt, I think it's a mistake on Benitez's part to choose money over us. I think there's a chemistry with the Marlins and him that he might not find elsewhere.

 

We MUST keep Lo Duca. Pleaseohpleaseohpleeeeeease

While realizing that he probably will be dealt, I think it's a mistake on Benitez's part to choose money over us. I think there's a chemistry with the Marlins and him that he might not find elsewhere.

 

We MUST keep Lo Duca. Pleaseohpleaseohpleeeeeease

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Armando may not play as well somewhere else, but he'll be due for a few mil raise, and my bet is he will take it.

C: Willingham / Redmond

1B: Conine

2B: Castillo

3B: Lowell

SS: Gonzalez

OF: Cabrera, Pierre, Encarnacion / Aguila

 

SP: Pavano, Burnett, Beckett, Willis, Wayne

RP: Mota, Spooneybarger, Bump, Hutchinson

 

- LoDuca is due to be the best available catcher this offseason. If we don't reach the NLCS I don't see why he'd want to come back.

- I'm growing less and less optimistic we can find a team that would want Encarnacion and the $2.5-4.5M remaining on his 2005 contract.

- I hope Benitez will come back, but with big raises due to Beckett and Burnett in arbitration and Pavano I think the job will fall to Mota.