December 5, 200619 yr From sources like Ken Rosenthal and MLB.com, here are some possible transactions the Marlins may make. 1. Marlins Get: CF Rocco Baldelli Devil Rays Get: SP Ricky Nolasco and SP Sergio Mitre The Devil Rays have long been scouting these starters and now is their chance to get two much needed, developing starters. The Marlins need a centerfielder with a friendly contract and Baldelli serves that role and much more. DO THE DEAL! 2. Marlins sign RP Dan Kolb to a 1 year contract worth $500,000. Dan Kolb has reportedly (foxsports.com) shown strong interest in resurrecting his career in pitcher-friendly Dolphin Stadium and would take a cheap contract to sign with the Marlins. 3. Marlins trade OF Joe Borchard to the Braves for OF Ryan Langerhans. He fits the description of what the Marlins are about. Langerhans is a very good outfielder who will provide us with a backup to Hermida.
December 5, 200619 yr I haven't compared their stats from this past season, but what is the significance of swapping backup outfielders with the Braves? I guess, I'm meaning that more from the Braves's point of view. What does Borchard have to offer them that Langerhans didn't?
December 5, 200619 yr From sources like Ken Rosenthal and MLB.com, here are some possible transactions the Marlins may make. 1. Marlins Get: CF Rocco Baldelli Devil Rays Get: SP Ricky Nolasco and SP Sergio Mitre The Devil Rays have long been scouting these starters and now is their chance to get two much needed, developing starters. The Marlins need a centerfielder with a friendly contract and Baldelli serves that role and much more. DO THE DEAL! 2. Marlins sign RP Dan Kolb to a 1 year contract worth $500,000. Dan Kolb has reportedly (foxsports.com) shown strong interest in resurrecting his career in pitcher-friendly Dolphin Stadium and would take a cheap contract to sign with the Marlins. 3. Marlins trade OF Joe Borchard to the Braves for OF Ryan Langerhans. He fits the description of what the Marlins are about. Langerhans is a very good outfielder who will provide us with a backup to Hermida. Why would the Braves want Joe Borchard?
December 5, 200619 yr 3. Marlins trade OF Joe Borchard to the Braves for OF Ryan Langerhans. He fits the description of what the Marlins are about. Langerhans is a very good outfielder who will provide us with a backup to Hermida. What the hell???
December 5, 200619 yr 1. Marlins Get: CF Rocco Baldelli Devil Rays Get: SP Ricky Nolasco and SP Sergio Mitre The Devil Rays have long been scouting these starters and now is their chance to get two much needed, developing starters. The Marlins need a centerfielder with a friendly contract and Baldelli serves that role and much more. DO THE DEAL! :lol I don't mean to be mean, but honestly, this has zero chance of happening. I'm not even sure it would happen with a club other than TB (meaning that is actually sane) who would take into account Baldelli's injury history. Even then, teams aren't going to be lining up to get Mitre. Maybe you could sell him to someone he pitched well against before, but even that is debatable. Not to mention the problems we are giving ourselves by breaking up the rotation, but irrelevant, this trade will never happen.
December 5, 200619 yr Are these actually trade rumors you've seen or are u making them up based on what u heard from Rosenthal.
December 5, 200619 yr 3. Marlins trade OF Joe Borchard to the Braves for OF Ryan Langerhans. He fits the description of what the Marlins are about. Langerhans is a very good outfielder who will provide us with a backup to Hermida. What the hell??? We had a pretty miserable OF defence last year and Ryan showed some outstanding defence last year. It makes sence for that 7th inning swap when we replace starters with bench players. I am gonna mis Borchard, he just seemed to get some pretty big hits at the perfect time.
December 5, 200619 yr 3. Marlins trade OF Joe Borchard to the Braves for OF Ryan Langerhans. He fits the description of what the Marlins are about. Langerhans is a very good outfielder who will provide us with a backup to Hermida. What the hell??? We had a pretty miserable OF defence last year and Ryan showed some outstanding defence last year. It makes sence for that 7th inning swap when we replace starters with bench players. I am gonna mis Borchard, he just seemed to get some pretty big hits at the perfect time. sorry to be a stickler but it's defense and sense enough of the C's!!! :shifty
December 5, 200619 yr If Dan Kolb gets a closer's job here, I hate life. He can be a middle guy or something.
December 5, 200619 yr I see close to zero chance of #1 and 3 happening so you're saying there's a chance!
December 5, 200619 yr I see close to zero chance of #1 and 3 happening so you're saying there's a chance! no Jim Carey. NO CHANCE, zero.........even Harry knew that.
December 5, 200619 yr I see close to zero chance of #1 and 3 happening so you're saying there's a chance! no Jim Carey. NO CHANCE, zero.........even Harry knew that. :|
December 6, 200619 yr The Baldelli and the Langerhans trades are absurd..I would piss my pants of joy but...seriously...better chance of pissing my pants with laughter
December 6, 200619 yr Hey! for the record Dan Kolb to the Florida Marlins isn't a bad idea at all. Dolphin Stadium has a solid history of resurrecting, or at least bringing out the best, in otherwise washed up bullpen pitchers. Look at Joe Borowski before the 2006 season. He had two respectable years with the Cubs where he was able to put together a solid ERA and could eat up some serious innings. Antonio Alfonseca had a solid five consecutive years with the Fish before he self destructed in Chicago. Dan Kold might very well put up some solid numbers for the ol' Fish.
December 6, 200619 yr I was looking through the still available Free Agents that play CF, and I came across two names that I don't think I've seen mentioned much. One of them is Steve Finley. Yeah, may be old, but at least he could fill the hole for this season, and it'd be nice to have a vet like him playing every day. The other guy is Darin Erstad. He's got 445 starts in CF and has had several good years in his career...and he's "only" 32. He even won a gold glove at CF in 2002 (along with Gold Gloves in LF and at 1B). What do you guys think about these two?
December 6, 200619 yr What makes you say that? The majority of his starts last year were at CF. He did have ankle surgery this year...I have no clue how long he's out for though.
December 6, 200619 yr Well, let me be the 15th person to ask, Why would the braves want Borchard for Longerhands (I know his name). The Braves haven't won all those division titles by being that dumb. If it was a real chance, then do it in a heartbeat.
December 6, 200619 yr There's good news and then there's REALLY good news... According to today's Miami Herald: "Beinfest said the Marlins had formal meetings with two potential trade partners early Tuesday and expected to meet with a few more Tuesday evening, though he refused to identify the teams. However, it is unlikely the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who once appeared to be the Marlins' most attractive trading partner, are among them. Although the Marlins asked about at least two Tampa outfielders at last month's general managers meetings in Naples, a high-ranking Devil Rays official said Tuesday evening his club has spoken to approximately 20 teams in the past two weeks, and the Marlins were not among those expressing interest." http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/16176669.htm
December 6, 200619 yr A source familiar with the Florida Marlins' thinking said they might be interested in reacquiring closer Armando Benitez, who had a career season there in 2004, if the Giants will pay most of his $7.6 million salary. The Giants, still thin in late relief, are hoping for Benitez to rebound from knee trouble in 2007, but are said to be open to moving him. BenMaller.com
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