June 21, 201610 yr http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article84938397.html anyone know about this?
June 21, 201610 yr Yup. I've mentioned it in the past. The Marlins literally chose the only one of the three that does not belong (nor will ever belong, most likely) in a Major League rotation.
June 21, 201610 yr I just saw this. You have to be kidding. How the fuck do you take a guy like Nicolino over an arm like Syndergaard. Admin Beinfest people.
June 21, 201610 yr I just saw this. You have to be kidding. How the fuck do you take a guy like Nicolino over an arm like Syndergaard. Admin Beinfest people. Also chose to trade Heaney instead of Nicolino
June 21, 201610 yr So our FO was just liked the normal fans,chooses the players with the "BEST NUMBER".
June 21, 201610 yr Permission to dig the knife in deeper? Not only could we have had Kershaw by trading Cabrera to the Dodgers [along side Kemp, Ethier, and I believe one more pitcher]. If I remember correctly, the Tigers offered Curtis Granderson and Justin Verlander for Dontrelle after his 2005 season. SOOOO Y'KNOOOOOW. Not that any of them would still be here ...
June 21, 201610 yr LOL!!!! What happened to Nico's k rate after he came to the fish? Starting to wonder if the marlins completely messed him up with their ERA is all that matters mantra
June 21, 201610 yr I'm sure if we had taken syndergaard we would have had to take more of the salary we were trading. It was a salary dump. It was cheapness more than idiocy that caused this to happen.
June 21, 201610 yr I'm sure if we had taken syndergaard we would have had to take more of the salary we were trading. It was a salary dump. It was cheapness more than idiocy that caused this to happen. nah nico was the higher rated prospect of those 3 at the time believe it or not
June 21, 201610 yr nah nico was the higher rated prospect of those 3 at the time believe it or not Was he? I remember at the time wishing we would have gotten syndergaard and d arnaud and being upset when the mets got them for dickey.
June 21, 201610 yr Was he? I remember at the time wishing we would have gotten syndergaard and d arnaud and being upset when the mets got them for dickey. per the article nico was #5, sanchez #6, and thor #7. I'm guessing age/professional level was clearly the factor there in 2012 rather than talent level although Nico also used to strike people out when he was on the blue jays
June 21, 201610 yr per the article nico was #5, sanchez #6, and thor #7. I'm guessing age/professional level was clearly the factor there in 2012 rather than talent level although Nico also used to strike people out when he was on the blue jays The trade was prior to 2013, not 2012. Thor was a top-30 and Sanchez a top-40 while Nicolino was at best top-75
June 21, 201610 yr I mean it looks bad now, but at the time Nicolino was considered equal with those guys. It's very hard to project out of A ball. The more frustrating one was in '03 when we let the Rangers take their pick between Jason Stokes and Adrian Gonzalez (who were both at the time considered big prospects) in exchange for Urbina and they chose the guy who would actually have success. At the time the Marlins felt they were both equal.
June 23, 201610 yr There is some selection bias going on here. We tend to remember the failures more than the successes, to be sure. But I do remember that Syndergaard was universally regarded as the better prospect than any of the pitchers we got back from TOR.
June 23, 201610 yr as they say in new York: marlins fan: "marlins had a chance to sign thor" new York person: "FUGETABOUTIT!"
June 23, 201610 yr With how the elbow injuries have been happening it's almost inevitable that he will have some type of injury like this.
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