July 31, 200521 yr It's a good deal overall. Bazardo doesn't strike enough people out to be a top prospect and Flannery probably won't be more than a AAAA player at best.
July 31, 200521 yr I like the trade, Villone is solid and will help as a lefty in the pen. And Ramp, your such a whore for your site .
July 31, 200521 yr I like the trade, Villone is solid and will help as a lefty in the pen. And Ramp, your such a whore for your site . 882658[/snapback] meh, Im just dropping knowledge.
August 1, 200521 yr Bye Bye Bazardo. Hello Ron This could lead to some fun strikeout calls for the game threads... "Ron VillOWNED" :mischief2 882299[/snapback] I'm off for dinner, but I'll work on this when I get back. :cool
August 1, 200521 yr Author Marlins grab Villone for bullpen By Jim Callis July 31, 2005 On a Sunday devoid of splashy trades, the Marlins settled for making a bullpen addition. Florida got Ron Villone from the Mariners for a pair of hard-throwing Double-A righthanders, Yorman Bazardo and Mike Flannery. Villone, a 35-year-old lefthander, joins the ninth major league club of his career. He's in the midst of posting the best ERA of his 11 big league seasons (2.45) to go with a 2-3 record and one save in 52 appearances. He has a 41-23 strikeout-walk ratio in 40 innings, and has held opponents to a .226 average and two homers. Villone's main pitch is a cut fastball that usually arrives in the high 80s, and he also throws a hard slider and a changeup. He's making $1.7 million in 2005 and is due $2 million in 2006 as part of a two-year, $4.6 million contract he signed in the offseason. He has a 49-52, 4.70 record and six saves in 446 career games (93 starts). Bazardo, 21, signed out of Venezuela in 2000. He had the best arm in the Marlins system, consistently delivering fastballs in the low to mid-90s and peaking at 98 mph. Despite his velocity and good control, he doesn't strike out as many batters as might be expected because he still needs to refine his changeup and slider. He made his big league debut in May against the Mets, allowing five runs in 1 2/3 innings. He has spent the rest of the season at Double-A Carolina, going 8-6, 3.79 in 18 starts. In 107 innings, he had a 72-35 K-BB ratio with a .257 opponent average and 12 homers allowed. Flannery, 26, was pushing for his first big league promotion as well. A 33rd-round pick in 1999, he signed as a draft-and-follow the next year out of Gloucester County (N.J.) JC. He also can light up a radar gun, reaching 94-95 mph with regularity. His slider also has its moments. He has divided 2005 between Triple-A Albuquerque and Carolina, with a 2-3, 3.21 record and 13 saves in 45 games. He has a 50-17 K-BB ratio in 53 innings, while opponents have batted .231 with five homers against him. baseballamerica.com
August 1, 200521 yr odd that Flannery didn't get a look this season with all the bullpen callups we've had. Anyhow, if Bazardo was the Marlin's 3rd best prospect, it may not have been for long.... with all the other young arms coming through the system.
August 1, 200521 yr Author true... very true as for Bazardo here's something Bazardo has a solid 3.79 ERA after 18 starts but he's served up a team-worst 12 dingers this season. The 21-year-old Venezuelan projects to be a reliever in the majors. scouts view Adam Bostick, 22, has the potential to become a Ron Villone-type in the majors. :lol scouts view for those that don't follow the Marlins system Bostick is LHP in the AA Carolina staff
August 1, 200521 yr I like the trade alot, and some people were saying that they like the Farnsworth deal better but I would rather have a player for atleast another season than just a rent a player like Farnsworth will be for the Braves. Overall I really like how the team is looking overall and I think that the problems this team was going through just a few weeks ago have all been solved and the team is ready to make a run for that 3rd world title.
August 1, 200521 yr Out of the 4 trades made, I think us and the Braves were the only real winners. Farnsworths a monster, but Villone's stats are more-or-less identical this year. Great deal for us! If we can get Carlos back in the lineup we are gonna tear it up the next few weeks.
August 1, 200521 yr isnt Farnsworth looking at some type of suspension for the tackling of some guy in that tigers/royals brawl a week or two ago?
August 1, 200521 yr Might get a chance to see him tomorrow, if my cuz ever calls and says if we are going to the game or not.
August 1, 200521 yr Just wanted to offer a congrats, guys. You got yourself a solid reliever and really helped out your bullpen. Good luck the rest of the season.
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