October 12, 200620 yr The Marlins a few years back drafted a player fron California as their overall #1 draft pick, who was traded away. Would it be funny that his older brother would be the one maybe ends up playing for the Marlins? Adrian Gonzalez older brother Edgar V Gonzalez is argueably the best hitter in the Marlins farm system. He has hit everywhere he has played. His only downside is that he as a baseball prospect is close to Social Security at the age of 28. Gonzalez could become a modern day version of Roy Hobbs (without the Homers unfortunately) He is a hitting savant but what do the Marlins do with him? He plays 2nd base where Dan Uggla has staked a permanent claim for that job... Make him an outfielder? How much time would he need to play the position. Make him a pinchhitter deluxe? Anyone remember Rich Renteria? ...Would that be a waste of his ability? Edgar Gonzalez is doing everything to deserve consideration for a spot on the 25 man roster. He will be hoping to add a twist to upcoming spring training
October 13, 200620 yr Well, if you want to experiment with Hanley in CF during the offseason and/or Spring Training you can try plugging him in at SS. If that experiment fails you can either see if he works as a utility guy/PH or trade him (maybe in a package) for some bullpen help or a comparable CF.
October 13, 200620 yr he's a mo f@ckin P.I.M.P and i'm a fan of anyone in this organization that can hit
October 13, 200620 yr Never heard of him, but if what you say about his offense is true...his defense must stink. And we don't need another strong offense/weak defense player.
October 13, 200620 yr link No, that's not a misprint on his age. He is really 28 years old and I don't care. The older brother of Adrian Gonzalez absolutely abused minor league pitchers this year, hitting a combined .327/.401/.502 with Jupiter, Carolina and Albuquerque. He hit 13 homers with a 55bb/87k ratio. There is probably no real spot for him with the Marlins but you never know, right? Maybe he can make the team out of camp in the spring. He has real solid career numbers too, I wonder why he has never gotten a major league look before.
October 13, 200620 yr I like the .327 average. I want him to be invited to spring training and get a serious look.
October 13, 200620 yr I wouldn't get too excited over the guy, he is 28, doesn't hit as well in the minors as Aguila, and doesn't play a position of need. But still, the team should give him a spring workout.
October 13, 200620 yr There's got to be a reason he has never reached the majors. I'm obviously not against looking at him out of camp as a reserve, though.
October 13, 200620 yr There's got to be a reason he has never reached the majors. I'm obviously not against looking at him out of camp as a reserve, though. For the same reason it took Uggla, Kevin Millar, John Rodriguez, etc. to make the majors.....they can flat out hit but can't play a lick of D.
October 13, 200620 yr Or in the case of Rick Short, were labeled with that tag early in their careers and never given a shot on teams that gave Abraham Nunez (our one), Deivi Cruz, Cristian Guzman and other such offensive AND defensive nothings starting jobs.
October 13, 200620 yr There's got to be a reason he has never reached the majors. I'm obviously not against looking at him out of camp as a reserve, though. Sounds remarkably like general comments regarding Dan Uggla last winter. Funny thing is if you read stories from the WBC, some referred to his defense as "stellar". I guess it's all relative. :mischief2
October 13, 200620 yr When I first read the title I immediately thought you were talking of Luke Scott..... Who knows though, unless the fish give him a chance theres no telling what he'll do at the MLB level. If he is capable of playing center, why not give it a shot?
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