Juan C. Rodriguez @JCRMarlinsbeat

Per source, #Marlins offer to Jarrod Saltalamacchia three years, $21 million.

 

That's not bad at all

so guaranteed the 3rd year but 7 mil instead.

yeah if it's 3/24-ish, that seems pretty decent, i think someone mentioned 2/24 which is way high. though i would prefer that 3rd year to be some sort of option, buyout whatever.

 

pretty happy with this. Our long hellish nightmare of free agents never ever wanting to sign here may be coming to an end!

 

That hellish nightmare really only lasted a year. Then again most would tell u that nightmare was a myth anyways. FAs go towards the money.

3/21 sounds FAIR

Not a fan, but oh well

Daww, Jayson Stark likes us

 

Jayson Stark @jaysonst

They're going to be better than people think. RT @SledgePatrick5: @jaysonst why would Salta go to such a bad team?

3/21 sounds like a very, very club friendly deal after what McCann and Ruiz got.

3/21 for a catcher coming off an .800+ season sounds right. Good hitting catchers are hard to find these days.

That hellish nightmare really only lasted a year. Then again most would tell u that nightmare was a myth anyways. FAs go towards the money.

that was my point

not-really fun fact:

 

2011-2013 combined WAR

McCann - 5.7

Salty - 5.3

 

McCann's making 17m/per, Salty 7m

 

JUST SAYIN

Now let's sign Napoli to a two-year deal and trade Morrison and an arm for a shortstop or third baseman and call it a day.

not-really fun fact:

 

2011-2013 combined WAR

McCann - 5.7

Salty - 5.3

 

McCann's making 17m/per, Salty 7m

 

JUST SAYIN

 

Wow. Looking at it that way, the Marlins got a potential steal here. Extremely club friendly, maybe the hometown discount was a real thing for Salty?

Guys, not sure if this is true but my sources are telling me the guy who puts the names on the back of the Marlins jerseys just resigned.

 

Updates to come.

Guys, not sure if this is true but my sources are telling me the guy who puts the names on the back of the Marlins jerseys just resigned.

 

Updates to come.

 

Salty is going to be our highest selling jersey next year, just to piss everyone else off.

BTW, Jeff Mathis can finally fill a proper role on the team. He'll likely start a fair amount of times against LHP. Salty has an .795 career OPS against RHP, .599 OPS against LHP. Mathis has a career .620 OPS against lefties, .542 OPS against lefties.

 

Not saying Mathis is any good hitting against righties, but his defense and ability to handle the pitching staff will still come in handy next season. A platoon sounds really nice.

Hoping for some credit when this is official!

not-really fun fact:

 

2011-2013 combined WAR

McCann - 5.7

Salty - 5.3

 

McCann's making 17m/per, Salty 7m

 

JUST SAYIN

 

Wow. Looking at it that way, the Marlins got a potential steal here. Extremely club friendly, maybe the hometown discount was a real thing for Salty?

Well its literally a home-town discount considering the whole no state income tax thing.

 

But I really like this move. He's streets ahead of any other catcher in our system right now and fills a pretty massive hole. Plus his price tag doesn't really inhibit any other move. AND it allows for more flexibility in trading away Brantly, LoMo, or whoever really if the opportunity presents itself. Nothing but good things can come from this signing. No way Salty is as bad as our dynamic catching duo last year...

Now let's sign Napoli to a two-year deal and trade Morrison and an arm for a shortstop or third baseman and call it a day.

 

Don't get greedy. I think this signing takes us out of Napoli and likely means we'll keep Morrison and finish out by signing a 3B for cheap. Even if Morrison is traded, I think we'll go for a cost efficient option at 1B. Still have some nice trade chips that could net us somebody.

BTW, Jeff Mathis can finally fill a proper role on the team. He'll likely start a fair amount of times against LHP. Salty has an .795 career OPS against RHP, .599 OPS against LHP. Mathis has a career .620 OPS against lefties, .542 OPS against lefties.

 

Not saying Mathis is any good hitting against righties, but his defense and ability to handle the pitching staff will still come in handy next season. A platoon sounds really nice.

 

Yeah to sum up what u said we can use Mathis to his strengths and hopefully cover his weaknesses. That's a deal within a deal right there.

JIM BOWDEN @JimBowdenESPNxm

@jaysonst reporting the Marlins and Jarrod Saltalamacchia have agreed to 3-yr $21m deal #Marlins

Nice job by Admin announcing the signing before it was official. Good call bud

Now let's sign Napoli to a two-year deal and trade Morrison and an arm for a shortstop or third baseman and call it a day.

That should be the plan, though I don't think its realistic to think Napoli will sign off on 2 yrs, He's looking for 4/60 kind of deal that its seems like so far the Bosox have resisted. This is the ultimate test for Loria. Would love to then flip Lomo for a third baseman, with the super hope we're dealing with the Bosox for Middlebrooks to fill their 1st base gap with Lomo after hoping they re-up on Drew. Hope is a good thing.

Now let's sign Napoli to a two-year deal and trade Morrison and an arm for a shortstop or third baseman and call it a day.

 

Don't get greedy. I think this signing takes us out of Napoli and likely means we'll keep Morrison and finish out by signing a 3B for cheap. Even if Morrison is traded, I think we'll go for a cost efficient option at 1B. Still have some nice trade chips that could net us somebody.Greed is good! Lets see what happens, don't have to believe everything Frisaro mouths about a $45M payroll.

Hoping for some credit when this is official!

 

I never doubted you Admin. Frisaro is a douche.

Okay fine 3/21 is really not that bad. I thought it was going to be far worse. I still think Salty regresses but we'll get + defense out of him and .725-.750 OPS. It'll be nice to have a real catcher for once.