January 12, 201511 yr These Minor League Free agents are still available One may actually be our 4th Outfielder Jeremy Barfield Engle Beltre Lars Anderson Xavier Avery Ezequiel Carrera Tyler Colvin Mitch Maier Adam Melker Melky Mesa Edinson Rincon *except Lars Anderson he is more of 1st baseman Left Fielder I like Tyler Colvin I like this signing. Nothing is guaranteed with him but he has potential to provide solid pop off the bench
January 18, 201511 yr I'm surprised Ichiro would be willing to take a backup OF job given his career. Most guys don't have the ability to admit when they are hitting the decline phase.
January 18, 201511 yr Love what Ichiro brings to this team as both a reserve and as a teacher. Couldn't ask for a better mentor for the best OF in the game...
January 18, 201511 yr OK I guess. Hopefully they won't overpay. We already have one of the best OF in the game. Put the money somewhere else? Does Stanton really need this many days off? Yesssss
January 18, 201511 yr I'm surprised Ichiro would be willing to take a backup OF job given his career. Most guys don't have the ability to admit when they are hitting the decline phase. Why is it surprising? He's not good enough to start anymore. He would want to sign here because it's probably the best he can do at this point.
January 18, 201511 yr OK I guess. Hopefully they won't overpay. We already have one of the best OF in the game. Put the money somewhere else? Does Stanton really need this many days off? It's not going to cost much, and all teams need more than 3 OF'ers. Tyler Colvin is bad.
January 18, 201511 yr One thing I know is Ichiro would be miles ahead of any true backup outfielder we've ever had. The drop down after him is tremendous even with his decline.
January 18, 201511 yr They want him to get his 3,000th hit here so they might give him a 2-year deal.
January 18, 201511 yr Two years wouldn't be the worst idea. Another thing , the media would love this deal because they'd say "Marlins said they would surround Stanton with talent and they went and got Ichiro! Woohoo!" ....point is Ichiro still has name value and despite his decline on the field it would sound good to say we got him.
January 18, 201511 yr Author They want him to get his 3,000th hit here so they might give him a 2-year deal. Problem is, he's 156 hits away from 3,000. Would he get enough playing time to get that over two years? He'll need at least 300 at bats per year.
January 18, 201511 yr They want him to get his 3,000th hit here so they might give him a 2-year deal. Problem is, he's 156 hits away from 3,000. Would he get enough playing time to get that over two years? He'll need at least 300 at bats per year. Reed Johnson got almost 200 last year. I'm sure they could find 50-75 more for Ichiro. But yea it's no slam dunk he would get to 3k in the next two years.
January 18, 201511 yr They want him to get his 3,000th hit here so they might give him a 2-year deal. Problem is, he's 156 hits away from 3,000. Would he get enough playing time to get that over two years? He'll need at least 300 at bats per year. I'm not sure but it'll probably be closer than we think. Unfortunately, injuries always happen.
January 18, 201511 yr Author I think if we go two years with a team option for a third year, he'd absolutely get to the 3,000 hits [assuming we pick up the option].
January 18, 201511 yr Man if this goes through it would be great. Is he still lead off material if someone goes down?
January 18, 201511 yr Author Man if this goes through it would be great. Is he still lead off material if someone goes down? Not so much, but if that someone going down is Gordon, the person leading off will be Yelich. *shrug*
January 19, 201511 yr Man if this goes through it would be great. Is he still lead off material if someone goes down? dude could still rake..
January 21, 201511 yr Barry Jackson says the Marlins have offered Ichiro 1 year, $2 million and that Ichiro likes the offer and the team but is waiting to see if he gets an offer for more playing time elsewhere. "Resolution could come soon."
January 21, 201511 yr Frisaro was on point with his last few tweets. Ichiro needs 166 hits to get to 3k. he aint gonna get that off the bench
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