May 14, 201313 yr Not that it matters but I'd rather have him behind the plate than Olivo. http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/mlb/395227/marlins-activate-c-jeff-mathis-from-the-dl
May 14, 201313 yr Not that it matters but I'd rather have him behind the plate than Olivo. http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/mlb/395227/marlins-activate-c-jeff-mathis-from-the-dl Meh. There aint much difference between the two. Neither can hit and both are bad defensively.
May 14, 201313 yr .198 .256 .314 Adding those career numbers to this lineup is going to dramatically improve it.
May 14, 201313 yr One of those great prospects we got from Toronto, clearly Remember that Mathis was a dealbreaker for the Marlins in that trade.
May 15, 201313 yr .198 .256 .314 Adding those career numbers to this lineup is going to dramatically improve it. ew. how the hell is considered a major league baseball player?
May 15, 201313 yr he's had at least 195 PAs every season since 2007. .199 Avg in that span Veteran leadership obviously
May 15, 201313 yr Olivo was brought in as a part time replacement until Mathis came back, but if room is needed on the 25 man roster it wouldn't surprise me to see Brantly sent down to work on his defense. Just sayin...
May 15, 201313 yr Olivo was brought in as a part time replacement until Mathis came back, but if room is needed on the 25 man roster it wouldn't surprise me to see Brantly sent down to work on his defense. Just sayin... Id be surprised if they sent Brantley down to work on defense. Offense, sure, but this seasons a waste anyway and might as well work on defense at the major league level. I figure they'd want to stop paying Olivio that little bit of money we owe him.
May 15, 201313 yr Surely, you jest. Olivo is wholly dispensable (and can't be forgotten soon enough.) The guy can't even remember to swing at first-pitch fast-balls right down the pipe, supposedly his specialty to hit out -- he lets most of them go by for a strike. Pitiful. He's actually taking walks. Brantley has a future here, Olivo doesn't. Why would they futz around with Brantly when they already have AA guys up and more coming up soon to get experience? This team will probably lose 100+ games no matter who they bring up, but unless he hits .100 for the rest of the year and has about 50 more passed balls, Brantly ain't going anywhere.
May 15, 201313 yr Olivo was brought in as a part time replacement until Mathis came back, but if room is needed on the 25 man roster it wouldn't surprise me to see Brantly sent down to work on his defense. Just sayin... Yeah, that will never happen. And it shouldn't happen.
May 15, 201313 yr I'm surprised Olivo wasn't DFA'd after this move was made, he's pretty irrelevant now
May 15, 201313 yr They seem to think Olivo can backup at 1B for a while too, with all of the infielder injuries. Once Mahoney or Kotchman are back he's probably gone.
May 15, 201313 yr Not that it matters but I'd rather have him behind the plate than Olivo. http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/mlb/395227/marlins-activate-c-jeff-mathis-from-the-dl Meh. There aint much difference between the two. Neither can hit and both are bad defensively. Mathis is not bad defensively. Again, not that it really matters.
May 15, 201313 yr They seem to think Olivo can backup at 1B for a while too, with all of the infielder injuries. Once Mahoney or Kotchman are back he's probably gone. How is this even an option The 2013 Marlins: Yes, that IS Miguel Olivo at 1st, Why Do You Ask?
May 15, 201313 yr Not that it matters but I'd rather have him behind the plate than Olivo. http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/mlb/395227/marlins-activate-c-jeff-mathis-from-the-dl Meh. There aint much difference between the two. Neither can hit and both are bad defensively. Mathis is not bad defensively. Again, not that it really matters. Fangraphs has Mathis below average defensively for his career. He is truly one of the worst players in baseball.
May 16, 201313 yr Not that it matters but I'd rather have him behind the plate than Olivo. http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/mlb/395227/marlins-activate-c-jeff-mathis-from-the-dl Meh. There aint much difference between the two. Neither can hit and both are bad defensively. Mathis is not bad defensively. Again, not that it really matters. Fangraphs has Mathis below average defensively for his career. He is truly one of the worst players in baseball. And yet he makes 1.5 million. Sometimes I really hate life.
May 16, 201313 yr I didnt word that right, btw. Mathis isnt only one of the worst players in baseball, he is on pace to be one of the worst players of all time.
May 16, 201313 yr Olivo was brought in as a part time replacement until Mathis came back, but if room is needed on the 25 man roster it wouldn't surprise me to see Brantly sent down to work on his defense. Just sayin... Yeah, that will never happen. And it shouldn't happen. Whether it should or shouldn't is quite irrelevant. LoMo is coming back soon, so 1B for Olivo is also irrelevant. If room is needed, I can see them sending him down for some much needed 1 on 1 instruction at and behind the plate.
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