Posted January 8, 201213 yr Marlins Sign Chad Durbin By Zach Links [January 7, 2012 at 6:10pm CST] The Marlins have signed right-hander Chad Durbin to a minor league deal, according to Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun Sentinel (Twitter links). The 34-year-old reliever is represented by the Beverly Hills Sports Council. Durbin enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career for the Phillies in 2010, turning in a 3.80 ERA with 8.3 K/9 and 3.5 BB/9 in 64 appearances. However, the reliever didn't find the same success with the Indians last year as he posted a 5.53 ERA with 7.8 K/9 and 3.4 BB/9. Last year, Durbin signed with Cleveland for $800K but terms of his deal with Miami are not yet known. In an offseason marked by high-profile moves, the Marlins have quietly picked up a handful of quality right-handers on inexpensive deals. Earlier this week, Miami signed Chad Gaudin and Rob Delaney to minor league contracts.
January 8, 201213 yr Chad Durbin. Chad Gaudin. Next.....Chad Ochocinco? :| Well, he'd be a good backup outfielder.
January 8, 201213 yr It was all just a confusion between Chad Durbin and Chad Gaudin... Chad Gaudin signed minor league deal with #marlins, not Durbin. Sorry for the confusion. https://twitter.com/#!/JCRMarlinsbeat
January 9, 201213 yr LOL. JCR's an idiot The guy says the dumbest sh*t on twitter. He seemed very moody during the Winter Meetings.
January 9, 201213 yr LOL. JCR's an idiot The guy says the dumbest sh*t on twitter. He seemed very moody during the Winter Meetings. He also severely pissed off LoMo last season. I think he felt JCR misquoted him about Hanley's injury, causing LoMo to go on a Twitter tirade against JCR. I don't recall if I'm right on the specifics on this, but regardless JCR is on the bottom of the Marlins beat writer totem pole.
January 9, 201213 yr It was all just a confusion between Chad Durbin and Chad Gaudin... Chad Gaudin signed minor league deal with #marlins, not Durbin. Sorry for the confusion. https://twitter.com/#!/JCRMarlinsbeat This is a pretty bad f***-up. The consequences aren't severe, but it seems like an incredibly absent-minded mistake to make.
January 9, 201213 yr It was all just a confusion between Chad Durbin and Chad Gaudin... Chad Gaudin signed minor league deal with #marlins, not Durbin. Sorry for the confusion. https://twitter.com/#!/JCRMarlinsbeat This is a pretty bad f***-up. The consequences aren't severe, but it seems like an incredibly absent-minded mistake to make. It really is. That's a massive fact error. Why does he still have a job? Thousands of other sports journalists want and could do his job much better (cough cough, PH). Covering a Major League Baseball team is a privilege that too many blowhards like JCR take for granted. That and being employed in an extremely competitive field.
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