FreshFish Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 c/o ESPN.com The Marlins' intention, for now, is to have this year's backups, Ramon Castro and Mike Redmond, share the catching job next season. They will evaluate this week how to spend the money that would have gone to Rodriguez. "We'll be looking at everything," Beinfest said. "We have so many balls in the air. I'd like to address our bullpen. But there are some other things we need to look at, things we still need." Asked if he would regard losing Rodriguez as a major disappointment, Beinfest said: "We would have loved to have Pudge back, but it's not going to happen. So we're prepared to move on." Redmond hit .240 with no homers in 125 at-bats in 2003; Castro hit .283 with five home runs in 53 at-bats. Castro's situation is a bit uncertain, though, as he still has a pending legal battle surrounding a rape charge filed by a woman after an alleged attack in Pittsburgh last summer. "We're certainly monitoring Ramon's pending legal situation," Beinfest said. "We are comfortable with the two catchers. We were comfortable with them both a year ago." complete article can be found at: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1680986 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanleylicious Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 awful news IMO I dont want Redmond sharing anything but a spot on the bench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshFish Posted December 8, 2003 Author Share Posted December 8, 2003 So I guess, now Bullpen is King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minus Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Load up the Bull pen with some bargain players and lock up starters(Pavano,Redman). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 I dont want Redmond sharing anything but a spot on the bench Redmond has talent. He's a very good defensive catcher and if given time... I think he can also be an asset on offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshFish Posted December 8, 2003 Author Share Posted December 8, 2003 I dont want Redmond sharing anything but a spot on the bench Redmond has talent. He's a very good defensive catcher and if given time... I think he can also be an asset on offense. I hope Redmond can be the same guy that we saw during 2002. Good contact hitter, with moderate offensive capability. He is not going to hit 25 HR, but not many catchers are doing that anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshFish Posted December 8, 2003 Author Share Posted December 8, 2003 I dont want Redmond sharing anything but a spot on the bench Redmond has talent. He's a very good defensive catcher and if given time... I think he can also be an asset on offense. I hope Redmond can be the same guy that we saw during 2002. Good contact hitter, with moderate offensive capability. He is not going to hit 25 HR, but not many catchers are doing that anyways. plus .372 on 2002, I'll take that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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