March 7, 200917 yr Robert Andino wrecked a ball in the bottom of the 10th to end the game. Reminded me of those walk-offs from early last season.
March 7, 200917 yr We have got to find room for Andino in this lineup. :lol More like find a team to deal him too
March 7, 200917 yr We have got to find room for Andino in this lineup. :lol More like find a team to deal him too He can live on the bench as the 25th man. EB isn't breaking camp at the rate he's going, and could probably use the everyday AB to maybe turn into a better option for later in the year or 2010.
March 7, 200917 yr one more hit and he has more hits in spring training then hiss whole career. :shifty :whistle :notworthy :thumbup :thumbdown :mischief :cool :confused :banghead
March 7, 200917 yr We have got to find room for Andino in this lineup. :lol More like find a team to deal him too He can live on the bench as the 25th man. EB isn't breaking camp at the rate he's going, and could probably use the everyday AB to maybe turn into a better option for later in the year or 2010. The only problem with that is it would mean no fourth outfielder, which would mean Amezega and Andino would have to handle that role. Not a ton of confidence in that platoon, especially offensively. I would much rather have Gibbons or Raynor crack the 25-man. Preferably Raynor because I don't want only one pure right-handed bat on the bench. Hopefully Andino is raising his stock a little with his spring performance and we can unload him for a mid-level prospect.
March 8, 200917 yr Didn't andino also swing at a ball way above his head to k. At least that's how dave vanhorn made it sound. Like it was 20 feet high. Glad to hear he smashed one.
March 8, 200917 yr We have got to find room for Andino in this lineup. :lol More like find a team to deal him too He can live on the bench as the 25th man. EB isn't breaking camp at the rate he's going, and could probably use the everyday AB to maybe turn into a better option for later in the year or 2010. The only problem with that is it would mean no fourth outfielder, which would mean Amezega and Andino would have to handle that role. Not a ton of confidence in that platoon, especially offensively. I would much rather have Gibbons or Raynor crack the 25-man. Preferably Raynor because I don't want only one pure right-handed bat on the bench. Hopefully Andino is raising his stock a little with his spring performance and we can unload him for a mid-level prospect. I agree with you 100% about the 4th outfielder, but I really don't think the Marlins care about that. They could also leave Gaby in AAA, bring Gibbons up, platoon McPherson/Gibbons the opposite of Cantu vs RHP, Helms vs LHP, and carry the 2nd middle infielder as the 25th man. Gibbons is the 4th outfielder in this situation. This is my ideal 25 man roster. Gaby and Bonifacio in AAA, Andino and Gibbons in their place.
March 8, 200917 yr Didn't andino also swing at a ball way above his head to k. At least that's how dave vanhorn made it sound. Like it was 20 feet high. Glad to hear he smashed one. the ball was at his eye level. He has a tendency to swing at fastball very high in the strike zone. Not a huge deal, we've seen many of the Marlins swing at pitches eye level.
March 8, 200917 yr Didn't andino also swing at a ball way above his head to k. At least that's how dave vanhorn made it sound. Like it was 20 feet high. Glad to hear he smashed one. the ball was at his eye level. He has a tendency to swing at fastball very high in the strike zone. Not a huge deal, we've seen many of the Marlins swing at pitches eye level. vanhorn made it sound like it was above his head.
March 8, 200917 yr We have got to find room for Andino in this lineup. :lol More like find a team to deal him too He can live on the bench as the 25th man. EB isn't breaking camp at the rate he's going, and could probably use the everyday AB to maybe turn into a better option for later in the year or 2010. The only problem with that is it would mean no fourth outfielder, which would mean Amezega and Andino would have to handle that role. Not a ton of confidence in that platoon, especially offensively. I would much rather have Gibbons or Raynor crack the 25-man. Preferably Raynor because I don't want only one pure right-handed bat on the bench. Hopefully Andino is raising his stock a little with his spring performance and we can unload him for a mid-level prospect. I agree with you 100% about the 4th outfielder, but I really don't think the Marlins care about that. They could also leave Gaby in AAA, bring Gibbons up, platoon McPherson/Gibbons the opposite of Cantu vs RHP, Helms vs LHP, and carry the 2nd middle infielder as the 25th man. Gibbons is the 4th outfielder in this situation. This is my ideal 25 man roster. Gaby and Bonifacio in AAA, Andino and Gibbons in their place. Regardless of his spring peformance, I always felt Bonifaco needed to spend the year in AAA and get some regular AB's. Gaby, on the other hand, had a very legitamate chance to secure a starting job right out of spring training. He still does if he can turn things around but thus far his spring performance has been abysmal. I wouldn't be totally against starting Gaby in AAA. That would give us two right-handed bats on the bench assuming our bench consisted of Helms, Amezaga, Rabelo, Gibbons, and Andino. It would also be interesting to see what McPherson could do with regular playing time. Ofcourse it does nothing to help the defense to have Dallas and Cantu manning the corners. Still, I suppose its an upgrade over Cantu/Jacobs.
March 8, 200917 yr I've been hearing good things about Andino from a lot of sources and I'm going to be mighty disappointed if he is just given away at the end of ST in favor of giving a guy like Bonifacio a role on the major league squad. Andino has showed a better approach at the plate since last year while Bonifacio has shown nothing besides the fact that he is fast but can't hit.
March 8, 200917 yr I wouldn't be totally against starting Gaby in AAA. That would give us two right-handed bats on the bench assuming our bench consisted of Helms, Amezaga, Rabelo, Gibbons, and Andino. It would also be interesting to see what McPherson could do with regular playing time. Ofcourse it does nothing to help the defense to have Dallas and Cantu manning the corners. Still, I suppose its an upgrade over Cantu/Jacobs. Cantu rated as a very good 1B last year. That wouldn't be a bad move, and it's one I hope comes to fruition in 2009. Helms was also well above average at 3B. If McPherson could simply be "close to below average" at 3B, coupled with Helms taking over vs LHP and in the 8th inning in close games, that's a marked upgrade. Gibbons has been out of it for a bit, but I'm sure he's not a Jacobs embarrassment at 1B or Willingham horrible n LF/RF. This is the way to go as long as Gibbons proves he can hit RHP a little bit, and Andino proves he can be a .650 OPS kind of guy. Neither of those are huge things to ask for. And really, it delays Gaby's arbitration clock, and Bonifacio's to a lesser extent, which only helps payroll issues down the road. A lot of reasons to send those two down and keep Andino and Gibbons as the 12th and 13th hitters on the team.
March 8, 200917 yr We have got to find room for Andino in this lineup. :lol More like find a team to deal him too Now is the time to show case him. But he needs to stop making silly errors. Folks are high on him right now because of the walk off, but that will be back to "Why is he even on this team" soon enough. The kid has just never been able to hit at this level. And he sure has been given the opportunities.
March 8, 200917 yr It might also be noted that Andino's homer did not come off a pitcher that throws at the major league level.
March 8, 200917 yr [i wouldn't be totally against starting Gaby in AAA. That would give us two right-handed bats on the bench assuming our bench consisted of Helms, Amezaga, Rabelo, Gibbons, and Andino. It would also be interesting to see what McPherson could do with regular playing time. Ofcourse it does nothing to help the defense to have Dallas and Cantu manning the corners. Still, I suppose its an upgrade over Cantu/Jacobs. Cantu rated as a very good 1B last year. That wouldn't be a bad move, and it's one I hope comes to fruition in 2009. Helms was also well above average at 3B. If McPherson could simply be "close to below average" at 3B, coupled with Helms taking over vs LHP and in the 8th inning in close games, that's a marked upgrade. Gibbons has been out of it for a bit, but I'm sure he's not a Jacobs embarrassment at 1B or Willingham horrible n LF/RF. This is the way to go as long as Gibbons proves he can hit RHP a little bit, and Andino proves he can be a .650 OPS kind of guy. Neither of those are huge things to ask for. And really, it delays Gaby's arbitration clock, and Bonifacio's to a lesser extent, which only helps payroll issues down the road. A lot of reasons to send those two down and keep Andino and Gibbons as the 12th and 13th hitters on the team. Okay I'm convinced this is the way to go when you started talking about arby clocks and player development. Some of my questions have been answered by this board. You boy's know what ya'll talking about. I come here for the info and analysis more than the website. I think this is the most overhype issue on the team. Helms has proven he can hit leftys (a team weakness kinda) and McDallas hopefully at least can hit RHP so really the Gaby talk was just to motivate McDallas? Besides if he rakes then we can trade him for something at the deadline and promote Gaby right?
March 8, 200917 yr i was there as well, i had a blast. I was sitting in bleachers, section 304 all the way on the top against the ledge. I got 2 balls thrown to me and a 3rd one hit to me but i didnt have a glove so when it hit the bleachers it caromed back into left field and De Aza threw it to a lil kid. I kept one ball and gave the other to a lil kid. I didn't see Andino HR cuz i left after the 9th. But I was really excited seeing Stanton play, he made a nice played in CF and then got close on the 2nd one. Glad he was just able to keep it in front of him. Happy that Andino came through, he kept hitting chopppers to the 3rd baseman and SS but he was running them out hard so they became close plays.
March 8, 200917 yr McDallas hopefully at least can hit RHP so really the Gaby talk was just to motivate McDallas? Besides if he rakes then we can trade him for something at the deadline and promote Gaby right? I think the organization is hoping McPherson can man 3B in 2010 while we wait for Dominguez to finish Jupiter and Jacksonville the next two years. So I mean yea, they could trade Dallas at any point and promote Gaby, but if Dallas is going to hit. Dallas is going to play. Gaby's going to have to earn playing time against McPherson, Helms, and maybe Gibbons this year, and then it's going to get harder for him when Morrison becomes a legit option in 2010 as well.
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