Hammerhead Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ok, yes this guy is 35 and has only had like 10 games played in the majors but he OPSed .828 last year and he's absolutely killing it in AAA right now with a .991 OPS. He has a career .809 minor league OPS. If he comes up and performs anywhere near that, he could be the extra bat we're looking for without having to give anything from our thin as sh*t system up. If not, he can go back down. It's not like we can get much worse than we are right now. At least I hope not. So pretty much what I'm saying is why not? I'm sure there's someone on the 40-man that can go to make room for him. He's the same age as a guy we've been rumored to be looking at in Carlos Lee. Would be a hell of a feel good story if he got a chance and stuck. edit: Yes, that was me whose e-mail got read at the end of the game tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdy_0513 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 May as well. Pull a name out of the hat to see who gets DFA'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bret Hart Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Too old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 If he was on the 40-man already, why not? The fact he isn't though, I don't see anyone worth waiving to get him on the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom2613 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Too old. We're not looking at him to be a long term solution just to add a spark. I am for it. We need to try everything at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 No way. He's basically a career minor leaguer who has been there long enough to the point where he managed to finally put up some decent numbers. There's really no reason to believe that this success will translate into major league success, let alone the "bat the Marlins need." The Marlins have nobody else in their system right now that will upgrade the bats they already have in the line-up. They will need to look externally to find offense. AAAA players like Cervenak will do absolutely nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmblows Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 U think a 35 yr old career minor leaguer is gonna carry is to the "promised land"?! Cue Kevin Costner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdy_0513 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ok...but we aren't winning. We can shuffle things around and hope somebody hits a hotstreak, or we can say ahhh f*** it, this is as good as we're gonna be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giancarlo Stanton Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I personally like the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroFishOne Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Why does no one want to understand that you can't just call him up. It's not that simple. He's not on the 40-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Does Nunez fill up a 40 man roster spot right now? By my count there's only 39 players on the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdy_0513 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Why does no one want to understand that you can't just call him up. It's not that simple. He's not on the 40-man people do understand that. We also understand that about 25-30 guys on the 40-man roster are worthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I might be wrong here, but I think that he could be added to the 40 man roster until Leo Nunez comes back. Then Cervenak would have to be placed on waivers. If I'm right that's really not a big deal at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Me Some Fish Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 So it has come to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroFishOne Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I might be wrong here, but I think that he could be added to the 40 man roster until Leo Nunez comes back. Then Cervenak would have to be placed on waivers. If I'm right that's really not a big deal at all. If That's the case then no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbethan Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ah, you've found your new Joe Thurston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerhead Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ah, you've found your new Joe Thurston. Oh, you. At least I don't dig on roiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Maybe the Marlins should give Joe Dillon another chance too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Maybe the Marlins should give Joe Dillon another chance too. Will we ever forget "RUN JOE RUN"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofthefish Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Ah, you've found your new Joe Thurston. Ah, you've found your new Joe Thurston. Ah yes Joe Thurston, made one start and was sent down right after the game! As for Cervenak the PCL is a hitters league, maybe they should promote Skippy there, but I would say NO to Cervenak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entendu Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 No way. He's basically a career minor leaguer who has been there long enough to the point where he managed to finally put up some decent numbers. There's really no reason to believe that this success will translate into major league success, let alone the "bat the Marlins need." The Marlins have nobody else in their system right now that will upgrade the bats they already have in the line-up. They will need to look externally to find offense. AAAA players like Cervenak will do absolutely nothing. How bad has he been in the Major Leagues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 No way. He's basically a career minor leaguer who has been there long enough to the point where he managed to finally put up some decent numbers. There's really no reason to believe that this success will translate into major league success, let alone the "bat the Marlins need." The Marlins have nobody else in their system right now that will upgrade the bats they already have in the line-up. They will need to look externally to find offense. AAAA players like Cervenak will do absolutely nothing. How bad has he been in the Major Leagues? I'm not sure what you are trying to say. His minor league career dictates that he's almost certainly not cut out for the major leagues. The Marlins know this and that's why you won't see Cervenak promoted. The guy is AAA filler and nothing more. It's pretty ridiculous to think of him as anything more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giancarlo Stanton Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Ugh why do we have low potential old players in our farm systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerhead Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 I'd waive Hatcher to call him up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2r09 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 id rather have joe borchard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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