Former Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez appeared today on MLB Network Radio and had some interesting comments about how Hanley Ramirez's move to 3rd base. He thinks it wasn't the right move for the Fish to sign Jose Reyes and that money would have been better used elsewhere. You can hear the comments here: http://siriusxmsport...er-discus-51214. Rodriguez explains that Hanley could be affected by Reyes stealing his spot light.

And thus the reason you're not around anymore....

He ended it by saying he thinks Hanley could be a great 3B and that it could wind up being the best left side of the infield in baseball.

SO what did we actually learn from this??

I think it's a valid point. I thought that wounded pride might be an issue with Hanley ever since the Reyes talks started. Will be interesting to see what transpires with these two from now until Spring.

Should be changed to

Edwin Rodriguez says Marlins shouldn't have Signed HIM

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Hanley will like winning. He should be more worried about not batting .240 again. if he bats .300 again he won't be losing any newspaper headlines to Jose

Hanley will like winning. He should be more worried about not batting .240 again. if he bats .300 again he won't be losing any newspaper headlines to Jose

 

You realize Hanley didn't say anything, right?

Hanley will like winning. He should be more worried about not batting .240 again. if he bats .300 again he won't be losing any newspaper headlines to Jose

 

You realize Hanley didn't say anything, right?

Da coolest.

Hanley will like winning. He should be more worried about not batting .240 again. if he bats .300 again he won't be losing any newspaper headlines to Jose

 

You realize Hanley didn't say anything, right?

Da coolest.

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I think it's a valid point. I thought that wounded pride might be an issue with Hanley ever since the Reyes talks started. Will be interesting to see what transpires with these two from now until Spring.

 

 

It will be interesting to see how your comments are taken. I said the same thing and was bullied by the usual suspects on the board.

if he returns to being a .300 hitter and the team wins a lot, he will have let his talent do all the talking he needs to do...thus far he has said nothing and it is what it is...nothing

 

winning solves alot and as great as the phillies pitching is, their offense is old and creaky...and the braves are in a similar boat...the division can be taken

I didn't realize so many of you are qualified psychologists with strong insights into Hanley's psyche.

Yeah, he's just the batting champ and a better fielder than our current SS. Bad signing.

I think it's a valid point. I thought that wounded pride might be an issue with Hanley ever since the Reyes talks started. Will be interesting to see what transpires with these two from now until Spring.

 

 

It will be interesting to see how your comments are taken. I said the same thing and was bullied by the usual suspects on the board.

Do you really think that his comment was as over the top as yours?

 

Negative comments about Hanley are cool as long as they are reasonable. I'm actually in full agreement with his thought process there (which isn't even really negative in tone anyway).

It really doesn't matter what Edwin has to say, he would have been looooong gone by the time the new stadium opens anyway, even if he hadn't quit, Loria was looking to get someone with a bigger name.

As Hanley's psyche, he just needs to pull his head out of his A$$ and he'll be better able to see things

To be clear, since I don't post that often... by "issue" I don't mean that H2R's going to perform worse or throw a tantrum necessarily. Simply that there's the potential for personality conflicts, which then the brass (managers, coaches, FO) would have to address. Consider the source. These are the kinds of things that would concern a manager, like Edwin — even if it doesn't concern the rest of us.

 

I also advise against discounting the man's opinion outright. Remember how much Hanley gushed about him when he was here? For whatever reason, Edwin connected with him in a way few others have since he became a star. If anyone has a good handle of how H2R thinks, it would probably be him.

 

As for saying the Marlins should have passed on Reyes, that may just be a case of him going to bat for his friend. I wouldn't read much more into it.

I think it's a valid point. I thought that wounded pride might be an issue with Hanley ever since the Reyes talks started. Will be interesting to see what transpires with these two from now until Spring.

 

 

It will be interesting to see how your comments are taken. I said the same thing and was bullied by the usual suspects on the board.

Do you really think that his comment was as over the top as yours?

 

Negative comments about Hanley are cool as long as they are reasonable. I'm actually in full agreement with his thought process there (which isn't even really negative in tone anyway).

 

Now we are worried about the perceived tone of posters?

Stating that the team had other needs does not equate to saying that Reyes is a bad player.

I think it's a valid point. I thought that wounded pride might be an issue with Hanley ever since the Reyes talks started. Will be interesting to see what transpires with these two from now until Spring.

 

 

It will be interesting to see how your comments are taken. I said the same thing and was bullied by the usual suspects on the board.

Do you really think that his comment was as over the top as yours?

 

Negative comments about Hanley are cool as long as they are reasonable. I'm actually in full agreement with his thought process there (which isn't even really negative in tone anyway).

 

Now we are worried about the perceived tone of posters?

"Worried?" No.

But should we be worried?

Last year was worried - this year is "Are we serious?"

But should we be worried?

Last year was worried - this year is "Are we serious?"

 

 

Are we serious about being worried?