pollythewog Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Ask for 6 top prospects! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokersgoon Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Realmuto development made salty available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollythewog Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Realmuto development made salty available. Salty's contract and the ridiculous $60m payroll made salty available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Cue the firesale comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SongInTheAir Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 http://therunnersports.com/2014/11/12/miami-marlins-make-jarrod-saltalamacchia-available/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricOwens! Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Salty's contract is actually pretty fair but I guess on a $60 million payroll it's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Clearly this is just a move to make Mathis the starter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enterthemadness Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Well, Florida had a better ring to it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Well, Florida had a better ring to it... No, Florida had two rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dim Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Mathis is the key to title 3 DIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dim Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I would love it if they traded Saltalamacchia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada-marlin24 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I like Salty but we can allocate that money better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Pessimist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piazza31 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Where is my $50 Wild Card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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