July 4, 201610 yr I want Dee back...Juice or no Juice (hopefully Prune Juice this time around) Maybe with Prune Juice he will run even faster He'll definitely get the runs even faster.
July 4, 201610 yr He'll definitely get the runs even faster. One of your better posts. If only your articles were this good.
July 4, 201610 yr Not to be a downer, but I don't think it should matter by 7/30. It will, because this team always overrates its first half performance, but it shouldn't. This team isn't ready to compete and will probably stay at around .500 or the remainder of the season. I think you are being a bit unfair. We are in the thick of it both in the standings and the tools for predicting success. We aren't gonna be ephemeral. Plus our bullpen is designed to allow us to over play our statistics. So if our statistics say we should be competitive and our bullpen allows us to be better than our statistics than we should still be in the thick of it come the end of the year. This is assuming we make no more moves. If we get 1 mediocre major league starter say a Koehler 2.0 we are a highly competitive squad.
July 4, 201610 yr Plus adding Dee will help and you have to think Stanton will improve. However, the flip side is that teams we are competing with, like the Dodgers, add pieces much more easily. Bud Norris would easily be our #3 starter. Cardinals can do the same with a very deep minor league system. Sent from my iPhone using MarlinsBaseball.com mobile app
July 4, 201610 yr Plus adding Dee will help and you have to think Stanton will improve. However, the flip side is that teams we are competing with, like the Dodgers, add pieces much more easily. Bud Norris would easily be our #3 starter. Cardinals can do the same with a very deep minor league system. Sent from my iPhone using MarlinsBaseball.com mobile app The key is Stanton. If he gets back to normal and we add one more pitcher this team watch out. When Stanton is Stanton he makes the whole lineup different. I think we could take a little dip if we don't get Giancarlo back but we could also surge if he comes back with fury and dongs lol.
July 4, 201610 yr Gordon comes back and platoons with Dietrich. He plays against LHP and takes over the role that Dietrich was doing that is about as fair as it can be. Rojas will still play when Hech or Prado need a day off.
July 4, 201610 yr You guys all know Dee comes back and plays every day, at second base, in the leadoff spot, right?
July 4, 201610 yr You guys all know Dee comes back and plays every day, at second base, in the leadoff spot, right? Us being in contention makes this not so obvious. He's not eligible for the playoffs. You can't bench Dietrich for two months and then expect him to play well in the playoffs.
July 4, 201610 yr The one wild card playoff game is irrelevant right now. The best lineup will be in for the regular season - period. Sent from my iPhone using MarlinsBaseball.com mobile app
July 4, 201610 yr Dietrich won't be benched for 2 months. He will play 2b against a lot of righties, he will play 3b when Prado rests and when Prado takes over the Chris Johnson role. Dee may get a couple starts at SS. It will work out. Sent from my iPhone using MarlinsBaseball.com mobile app
July 4, 201610 yr The key is Stanton. If he gets back to normal and we add one more pitcher this team watch out. When Stanton is Stanton he makes the whole lineup different. I think we could take a little dip if we don't get Giancarlo back but we could also surge if he comes back with fury and dongs lol. did anyone else read this as "he comes back with furry dongs" ?
July 4, 201610 yr Us being in contention makes this not so obvious. He's not eligible for the playoffs. You can't bench Dietrich for two months and then expect him to play well in the playoffs. Yeah, but we're talking Mattinglyball.
July 5, 201610 yr Trade him to the Nationals for Daniel Murphy. Dont we all wish the Nationals had completed that trade for Brandon Phillips?
July 5, 201610 yr Plus adding Dee will help and you have to think Stanton will improve. However, the flip side is that teams we are competing with, like the Dodgers, add pieces much more easily. Bud Norris would easily be our #3 starter. Cardinals can do the same with a very deep minor league system. Sent from my iPhone using MarlinsBaseball.com mobile app "You have to think that Stanton will improve." I think this is simply wishful thinking at this juncture.
July 6, 201610 yr DD as a super sub is good for the team. He can spot start 1b, 2b, 3b, and LF, and the defensive positioning can be altered to also cover SS (Dee). You could also alter the OF to cover CF and RF, but Ichiro's played well enough to deserve starts there. There really isn't a logjam with the weak bench. Having him there will help keep guys fresh and have a good bat off the bench at all times.
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