March 10, 201412 yr Happened during today's game, day-to-day Something tells me that we better get used to this
March 10, 201412 yr Baker also hurt himself and had to leave the game. Day-to-day for him as well. Dietrich has looked pretty good so far, so the extent of Furcal's injury could play a large role in who starts at 2B on March 31.
March 11, 201412 yr Is it me, or does it seem like more players are getting injuries and going on the DL more and more, much more then 10 -20 years ago
March 11, 201412 yr Baker also hurt himself and had to leave the game. Day-to-day for him as well. Dietrich has looked pretty good so far, so the extent of Furcal's injury could play a large role in who starts at 2B on March 31. I couldn't be happier with Dietrich's spring. Everyone knows how highly I feel about him... I would be happy to see him get an opportunity to start.
March 11, 201412 yr Is it me, or does it seem like more players are getting injuries and going on the DL more and more, much more then 10 -20 years ago Sh!t happens. At the same time, teams have become more open about injuries. Not to mention sensitive to possible accusations of medical neglect or some sort of malfeasance. So everyone hears about every little tweak. No, it's not just you.
March 11, 201412 yr Dietrich can play let me tell you. I like him and reed. Ozuna and hech have bothered me a little this spring, but Hechs defense is nice I give it that.
March 11, 201412 yr Furcal was already having a crappy ST now hurt, I don't think he will be on the active roster on opening day Dietrich looks to be the man imo
March 11, 201412 yr Sh!t happens. At the same time, teams have become more open about injuries. Not to mention sensitive to possible accusations of medical neglect or some sort of malfeasance. So everyone hears about every little tweak. No, it's not just you. I remember players hobbling along untill they almost dropped, now they treat players like gold assets instead of players, good example is the 93 Phils, not that I was for the dirty pine tar hats and chewing tobacco
March 11, 201412 yr Author Furcal is going to be close to worthless this season. I'm not too high on Dietrich, but I'd rather see him get a shot over Furcal.
March 16, 201412 yr Furcal could be effective as a bench player. A pass the torch type of player to maybe Dietrich and solano. Can't do any worse than Pierre, who showed up to the park everyday at 3am only to bunt outs to the pitcher. At least furcal can get across as a mentor to Hechavarria too.
March 16, 201412 yr Author Keeping a terrible player on a roster just to be a "mentor" for a player without a future (like Solano) is a pretty dumb idea.
March 16, 201412 yr Did someone say mentor? https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQrR8OjnVdYGiYMcjNi1bpIa4XW5qCJTS6sVIewP2RqR81mOss16A
March 16, 201412 yr Keeping a terrible player on a roster just to be a "mentor" for a player without a future (like Solano) is a pretty dumb idea. Furcal would be a very productive guy, in a bench role. And I wouldn't mind having him around to mentor Hechavarria since they're hellbent on his future here.
March 17, 201412 yr Author Furcal would be a very productive guy, in a bench role. And I wouldn't mind having him around to mentor Hechavarria since they're hellbent on his future here. That's because you are full of bad ideas.
March 17, 201412 yr That's because you are full of bad ideas. How is having Furcal in a bench role a bad idea?
March 17, 201412 yr How is having Furcal in a bench role a bad idea? Probably because you came up with it... Not that I agree with that but just preparing you for what penguino will probably say. Don't be surprised.
March 17, 201412 yr Probably because you came up with it... Not that I agree with that but just preparing you for what penguino will probably say. Don't be surprised. Because he's the smartest idiot here.
March 17, 201412 yr Author With his age, decline, and injury history, paying him $3.5 million to be a bench player and mentor to players is a dumb idea. He has close to negligible value and being a mentor adds absolutely nothing. The Marlins already have one overpaid, terrible bench player on the team used to mentor players and his name is Gregg Dobbs. They don't need a second one.
March 17, 201412 yr Dobbs can mentor the white guys and Furcal can mentor the Latin guys. Good thing we have no black players. Lenny Harris can stay retired (for now).
March 17, 201412 yr Author The lack of black players is probably why the Marlins didn't bring back Juan Pierre.
March 18, 201412 yr There's one reason Furcal was brought in. So Loria doesn't get another grievance from the MLBPA for not spending enough of his revenue sharing check on players. Polanco and Pierre got the Jeffrey Loria Pre-retirement Send-off last year. It's mcGehee and Furcal''s turn this year.
March 18, 201412 yr With his age, decline, and injury history, paying him $3.5 million to be a bench player and mentor to players is a dumb idea. He has close to negligible value and being a mentor adds absolutely nothing. The Marlins already have one overpaid, terrible bench player on the team used to mentor players and his name is Gregg Dobbs. They don't need a second one. Maybe you don't buy into the "He was an All-Star" and "he's a winner" stuff, but it's not just BS and people ("people" being major league managers and GM's, not you and me) say it for a reason. Do you honestly think it's completely meaningless that Furcal has the experience of playing for three Hall of Fame managers on 12 playoff teams? It can absolutely help the clubhouse. He can absolutely teach a player like Hech a few things. He's also a very servicable major league reserve, he's good a very good glove, strong arm, good speed, and decent enough bat to have value on a bench.
March 18, 201412 yr Author It's close to meaningless; you definitely don't spend $3.5 million on that, especially if you are operating under the Marlins' budget parameters. Again, they already have one mediocre veteran playing the silly "mentor" role. Why do they need a second one?
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