March 31, 201214 yr Guess Guillen was just talking for the sake of talking when he said he loves Solano & that all decisions would be based solely on performance during ST.
March 31, 201214 yr Poor Gary Glover. He'd had a good number but he couldn't make it. I already seen him before he pitched at one of Korean baseball organization teams.
March 31, 201214 yr Author Decision isn't Ozzie's alone. I'm betting that Beinfest/Hill had the major say in this.
March 31, 201214 yr So what does this mean about Coghlan? He made it? Hopefully he can take on his rookie form again- took a step back these past years.
April 1, 201214 yr Guess Guillen was just talking for the sake of talking when he said he loves Solano & that all decisions would be based solely on performance during ST. Kinda thinking the same thing. Article at marlins.com says Murphy made it because of past experience but that Solano will be the first call up. The kid's bat was hot and he can play 3 positions. Saw him start at SS at a ST game. Didn't have great range, but he wasn't an embarrasment either. Maybe the FO didn't think Murphy would clear wavers if they DFA'd him right out of the box? The year he had last season and the ST he had I don't think that would be a problem. If his bat stays the same, we may find out.
April 2, 201214 yr Dont care if Murphy has experience, I would rather give Solano a chance because the kids bat is hot right now. Murphy cant hit, he just cant do it. Plays the field OK, but nothing noticeably greater than what Solano would provide us if he had to be given the chance. I think too many people still kiss the ground Donnie walks on due to 2 fluke atbats.
April 2, 201214 yr Agreed, Id rather have Solano as well. Murphy hasnt shown he can hit on any level. If Kearns made it due to his hot ST, Solano should too.
April 2, 201214 yr Dont care if Murphy has experience, I would rather give Solano a chance because the kids bat is hot right now. Murphy cant hit, he just cant do it. Plays the field OK, but nothing noticeably greater than what Solano would provide us if he had to be given the chance. I think too many people still kiss the ground Donnie walks on due to 2 fluke atbats. You mean at bats that occurred in games that counted?
April 2, 201214 yr Agreed, Id rather have Solano as well. Murphy hasnt shown he can hit on any level. If Kearns made it due to his hot ST, Solano should too. Actually, Murphy has shown he can hit better than Solano at pretty much every level.
April 2, 201214 yr Agreed, Id rather have Solano as well. Murphy hasnt shown he can hit on any level. If Kearns made it due to his hot ST, Solano should too. Contrary to Solano, Kearns has actually had success at the Major League level. Come on now.
April 3, 201214 yr Of course Kearns had had success, hes not even in my discussion. But in Murphys past 3 years of significant minor league playing time, he is batting .211 with with a putrid OBP, striking out almost every 4 at-bats. In the majors, Murphy is a .202 hitter, has a horrible K %, and plays average defense at best. Solano not only outperformed him in ST in every offensive category, but in his past 3 years he is a .280 hitter at AAA ball with a .330 OBP. Not even trying to spark a debate, but what do you see in Donnie Murphy that convinces you he can be an asset to this team?
April 3, 201214 yr But in Murphys past 3 years of significant minor league playing time, he is batting .211 with with a putrid OBP, striking out almost every 4 at-bats. No idea whatsoever where you are getting this from. We can throw out 2011 and 2009's minor league numbers because they are extremely limited samples. In his three most recent years otherwise, Murphy's numbers look like this: 2010: .277/.335/.519 2008: .271/.316/.604 2007: .326/.388/.509 Solano's last three years look like this: 2011: .267/.311/.385 2010: .255/.283/.333 2009: .251/.307/.296
April 3, 201214 yr But in Murphys past 3 years of significant minor league playing time, he is batting .211 with with a putrid OBP, striking out almost every 4 at-bats. No idea whatsoever where you are getting this from. We can throw out 2011 and 2009's minor league numbers because they are extremely limited samples. In his three most recent years otherwise, Murphy's numbers look like this: 2010: .277/.335/.519 2008: .271/.316/.604 2007: .326/.388/.509 Solano's last three years look like this: 2011: .267/.311/.385 2010: .255/.283/.333 2009: .251/.307/.296 ... Is that a slugging LOWER than an OBP? ... Da fuhhhh
April 3, 201214 yr Donnie Murphy is going to strike out after Solano got a hit and someone is going to bring that up.
April 3, 201214 yr Donnie Murphy is going to strike out after Solano got a hit and someone is going to bring that up. We should keep Solano and drop Murphy
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