^LOL.

Thank God they did something that will ensure Jorge won't pitch! I do worry though that it gives them reason to give him another chance if they foolishly believe his struggles were purely because of a strained right calf. Either way, if he does a rehab appearance or two in the minors and still can't get hitters out maybe they will wise up and place him on waivers.

This could be another Ramon Castro situation with Julio.

Glad to see Lee is back up with the club... Hopefully he preforms the same..

 

I too am disappointed about DeAza hitting the DL... Reed is just terrible but like someone else said Alfredo (been playing really strong!) and Cody should get the majority of the time...

 

As far as Jorge hitting the DL :notworthy

What a relief (Julio). I'm glad they found a way for everyone concerned - the fans, the team, himself.

 

As for Reed he has been absolutely stinking up the joint in Albuquerque, he's hitting so badly his OBP needs steroids just to get to .200. Pitiful. They have three outfielders down there absolutely tearing the cover off the ball and three major league guys on the roster who can play CF, it's one of those moments where I have to believe Dean Treanor, Fleming, Jennings and Chattin know alot more than I do. :mischief2

 

Prove me wrong Reed and I'll be a happy guy.

 

I'm seriously disappointed with the De Aza situation.

 

Why the hell do you pinch hit him if he's going to end up on the DL, totally screws everything up now that it can't go retroactive.

Seriously. I don't get this at all.

 

Just guessing, but I would think he misled them a second time and is now paying the price for what could have been a great rookie surprise.

 

What do you mean? What did he do to mislead them a first time? Or are you referring to the possibilty of him hiding his injury?

i agree...he is a young kid getting his first shot in the majors and he got hurt...it would take a freight train to get me off the field too...but its awesome to see so many micro managers blame freddi without anything more than a hunch...way to go swifty!

Thankfully they found a way to use the NBA injury scam to get Jorge out.

 

Thankfully they found a way to use the NBA injury scam to get Jorge out.

I just told my wife, we are going out to dinner to celebrate.

Gardner made 1 appearance with the Isotopes, he pitched 1 inning last Sunday. He should be available right away.

I don't see why everyone is saying Julio won't pitch for the MArlins again? If that's the intention, why not release him?

 

Maybe, I'm missing something?

It is tough to see Alejandro de Aza go to the DL, I like what he brings to the club. Does anyone know is they made his DL date retroactive to the last time he played? If memory serves me correctly he last played Sunday the 15th. So 15 days off from that would mean he is eligible to be active again on May 1st? Any news?

i'm assuming Reed is just going to be a backup?

Cody in CF, Borchard in RF? i hope.

I've been saying since his Atlanta outing that the solution was to put Julio on the DL.

There's no one out there that really thinks he's got a strained calf, is there?

This gives him 15 days(or more if needed) with a sports psychologist to work out his mental state.

We'll see him on the team again. Next time if he fails 2 times he'll be history. But hopefully he'll recover and be an effective part of the team.

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As for Reed, he's fast, but he can't hit.

He's just too scrawny. He'd be good on a top level high school team, but he's of very limited use in MLB.

I've been saying since his Atlanta outing that the solution was to put Julio on the DL.

 

Yes you have :thumbup

Jorge Julio has a bruised a$$hole because he has been getting drilled is how I interpret a strained calf injury.

Jorge Julio IS a strained right (handed) calf!

 

Hehe

What a relief that Julio is on the DL. Thank goodness!

I don't get it, why not bring Reggie instead?

I don't get it, why not bring Reggie instead?

I'm guessing Reed has more of a future with the team than Reggie.

I really hate losing De Aza for 15 days, I can't wait for him to be back...Julio? Can we just move him to the 60 days DL now? He isn't coming back!

:gofisht Hello there whats happening ..??

I'm seriously disappointed with the De Aza situation.

 

Why the hell do you pinch hit him if he's going to end up on the DL, totally screws everything up now that it can't go retroactive.

I was just going to post this. The injury might have been bad but it couldnt have been too bad if he could pinch hit. Freddy messed up with this one.

 

Agreed. Kinda. Hindsight is a great thing. But I was wondering why he was pinch hitting for a couple reasons. One being the DL possibility. The other being coming into the game so late and hurting his chances at breaking the Marlins record for a rookie starting the season. Just mark Fredi down for a rookie mistake and play on.

 

I hope the Marlins get investigated for this...Julio is fine. Well, he is a god-awful pitcher, but he is not injured. I hate it when other teams do this, and I'm not going to let the Marlins off the hook for engaging in the same conduct.

 

Very well could be. But I was wondering when you had the opportunity to give Julio a physical?

 

I don't get it, why not bring Reggie instead?

I'm guessing Reed has more of a future with the team than Reggie.

 

Hmmm. Never thought of it that way. I figured they were giving him a pass on his AAA stint thinking maybe his confidence was shaken a bit by De Aza suddenly beating him out. Also as kind of a reward for graciously (at least as far as we know) taking the demotion when he had such a strong ST.

I don't know about misled, but it's possible that DeAza and/or Fredi and the rest thought he could still of service while recovering. But it only aggravated the injury further.

I've had a day to think about it and I'm still confused why Reed?

 

I'm never sure if spring stats mean something, or mean nothing, or sometimes they do and sometimes they don't, but I give Reed credit for a good spring campaign.

 

That said as of the moment he was brought up, he was mired in an awful offensive slump with the kind of numbers you'd expect to get a player cut not promoted. I know I've said before and recently, but I wish we had one inquiring mind among the sports reporters (in any media) who actually asked these kinds of questions because it baffles me.

I had the same concern...my first reaction was... WTF? Afterwards i thought about it and considered the options and decided he was ok he is good defensivel. he wil be ok for now it's just a cup of coffee...whatever!l

I've been thinking, after reading in the paper that Fredi still will start the platoon of Ross and Amezega in center, it sounds like Reed will be used mostly as a pinch-runner, defensive replacement. And I think he's better suited for those two roles than Abercrombie, which could be another reason(s) Eric got the call instead.

Reed is out of options after this call-up I believe. I don't think anyone would pick him up at this point though.

Again, you can't exhaust more than one option per year