Posted November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472888 Surprise surprise If the Jays can’t land Martin, Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun speculates that the club could pursue Marlins catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, “who is available” following a .220/.320/.362 performance over 435 PA in 2014. Saltalamacchia just signed a three-year, $21MM free agent deal with Miami last winter, though obviously it wouldn’t be the first time the Marlins have looked to deal a recent high-profile signing. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472889 Ask for 6 top prospects! Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472892 Realmuto development made salty available. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr Author comment_1472893 Realmuto development made salty available. Salty's contract and the ridiculous $60m payroll made salty available. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472894 Cue the firesale comments Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472896 http://therunnersports.com/2014/11/12/miami-marlins-make-jarrod-saltalamacchia-available/ Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472899 Salty's contract is actually pretty fair but I guess on a $60 million payroll it's not. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472900 Clearly this is just a move to make Mathis the starter Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472901 Ugh, not that I wouldn't consider an upgrade but this just makes me uncomfortable for the obvious and unjust backlash we'll get from media and casual fans. I swear I'd be all for keeping Salty just so we don't hear the firesale comments even if he was even worse than he was this year. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472902 I don't care what the casual fans think or say because for the most part I've found them to be ignorant when it comes to baseball. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472903 I don't care what the casual fans think or say because for the most part I've found them to be ignorant when it comes to baseball. Agreed but don't tell me it doesn't bug you when Salty gets traded and every other news article/report starts with "Marlins at it again, another firesale, here we go again, Loria trading everyone, Stanton is next, taxpayers paid for a stadium only to have catcher traded, Marlins trade away best player ever, is relocation next?, Florida Marlins shipping away more players, Huizenga at it again, etc etc etc" I hate that with a passion especially when its unwarranted. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472907 Toronto Sun has this line in the article: "could they turn to the Florida Marlins and catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who is available?" Really? Florida still? Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472908 Well, Florida had a better ring to it... Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472909 Well, Florida had a better ring to it... No, Florida had two rings. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472910 Not a fan of trading Salty. He's contract is fair (as I don't see him being as bad as he was last year) and this would reek of selling low. Plus I don't see Realmuto as being ready to be the full time catcher just yet, so trading Salty would mean Mathis is back hitting everyday, and god help us if that ever happens again. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472911 Mathis is the key to title 3 DIM Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472912 I've already put Mathis and Hech together in the sense that both guys will be Marlins until the day they retire. So we get to see a lot more of his face in the upcoming years because our front office is awesome sometimes... Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472913 I would love it if they traded Saltalamacchia. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472914 They are trying to add offense and though I like Realmuto, Saltalamacchia is only making 7 million. Has a lot of power and if he can just hit .250 he can be a nice bat. He has a good eye so he can easily get on base at .330 to .340. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472915 I like Salty but we can allocate that money better Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 12, 20149 yr comment_1472916 Pessimist Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 13, 20149 yr comment_1472918 Won't get shit for salty and this fo won't take the payroll saved and invest elsewhere. In a roundabout way, this is exactly it. We might as well keep him instead of getting a low return and having to depend on Mathis and not yet fully ready Realmuto. I mean it's not like we'd exactly replace Salty with an upgrade. If our payroll wasn't so shockingly low we'd have no problem hanging onto Salty who has a fairly priced contract. And yes I too hate how three years after the rebrand, professional sports writers still call us Florida. I mean its really not like we had some quiet under the radar rebranding either. Geez we even had a reality show for Buck's sake! Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 13, 20149 yr comment_1472919 I'm in favor- Sign Martin and send Salty elsewhere AFTER a Catcher has been signed. Should help save some face publicly if he's expendable after signing a replacement. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 14, 20149 yr comment_1472976 I am 100% indifferent. Trade Salty? OK, spend the money elsewhere, Realmuto is close enough. Keep Salty? Cool, it's nice having a .700-ish OPS catcher. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1472976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 14, 20149 yr comment_1473012 Where is my $50 Wild Card? Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/71144-salty-available/?&do=findComment&comment=1473012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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