March 11, 20197 yr Basically two weeks away from finalizing the Opening Day roster... anyone wanna toss out their predictions? I'll organize the spots a bit and update as cuts are made... Rotation - 5 of Urena, Straily. Chen. Alcantara. Richards, Lopez, Smith Bullpen - 8 of Steckenrider, Conley, Romo, Guerrero, Brice, Ferrell, Garcia, Quijada. Kinley, Anderson, Brigham, Noesi, Kickham, Eveld, Graves (there are others but I doubt any of them have a chance) Infield - 5 or 6 of Anderson, Castro, Rojas, Riddle, Prado, Walker, Cooper, Alvarez, Rivera Outfield - 4 or 5 of Brinson, O'Brien, Granderson, Dean, Herrera, Guerrero, Ramirez, Galloway Catchers - 2 of Alfaro, Wallach, Holaday
March 11, 20197 yr I can dig it. Chen may be better in the pen, IDK if that game against the Nats was any indication of anything, but four innings on the road not allowing a run and pitching well overall ... Lopez looking very good so far, hope he continues that, and he could be fun to watch.
March 11, 20197 yr I think the infield is set: Anderson, Rojas, Riddle, Castro, Prado, Walker. Reading the tea leaves, I think the outfield will be: Brinson, Granderson, O'Brien, Herrera. I don't much like the idea of Herrera over Austin Dean, but the powers that be seem to be seeking versatility.
March 11, 20197 yr Author I think the infield is set: Anderson, Rojas, Riddle, Castro, Prado, Walker. Reading the tea leaves, I think the outfield will be: Brinson, Granderson, O'Brien, Herrera. I don't much like the idea of Herrera over Austin Dean, but the powers that be seem to be seeking versatility. Herrera has the inside track because none of the others can really play center field and someone has to be capable of backing up Brinson. I think people are overlooking that fact.
March 12, 20197 yr I think they are going to start Chen at home and use him as a reliever on the road. That makes the rotation and pen tricky to put on paper. There is going to be some swinging going on there.
March 12, 20197 yr Author I think they are going to start Chen at home He most likely lives in Taiwan so that would be a heck of a commute for the rest of the team.
March 13, 20197 yr I think there should be a prize for those who make accurate predictions for the roster. I'll start: There will be 25 MEN on the roster. I left wiggle room for the Marlins to sign the chick from Pitch, and a time machine to sign Henry Rowengartner.
March 13, 20197 yr He most likely lives in Taiwan so that would be a heck of a commute for the rest of the team. I say we let him stay in Taiwan between starts, and make sure he has visa troubles everytime he wants to leave Taiwan. I'm sure if we greased some palms with some Tai-Phio we can make it happen.
March 13, 20197 yr Glenn Geffner✔@GlennGeffner After Caleb Smith's 4 perfect innings with 6 K's on 47 pitches today, the @Marlins' young starters (Sandy Alcantara, Pablo Lopez, Trevor Richards and Caleb Smith) have combined for a 1.64 ERA and a .135 opponents average with 42 strikeouts in 38 1/3 Grapefruit League innings. -------------------- Interesting that these 4 names are the ones mentioned: Sandy Alcantara, Pablo Lopez, Trevor Richards and Caleb Smith.... because I would like to see Straily and Chen gone
March 13, 20197 yr Author They've all looked great this spring overall, deciding who doesn't make the cut could be difficult. Or at least, maybe better said, no one has made it obvious that they don't belong in the rotation to start the season. Let's see what they decide on.
March 13, 20197 yr Glenn Geffner✔@GlennGeffner After Caleb Smith's 4 perfect innings with 6 K's on 47 pitches today, the @Marlins' young starters (Sandy Alcantara, Pablo Lopez, Trevor Richards and Caleb Smith) have combined for a 1.64 ERA and a .135 opponents average with 42 strikeouts in 38 1/3 Grapefruit League innings. -------------------- Interesting that these 4 names are the ones mentioned: Sandy Alcantara, Pablo Lopez, Trevor Richards and Caleb Smith.... because I would like to see Straily and Chen gone He did specify the "young" pitchers.
March 13, 20197 yr He did specify the "young" pitchers. just sayin' I could live without Straily and Chen in the rotation
March 13, 20197 yr just sayin' I could live without Straily and Chen in the rotation And I could live with a hug. Bring it in, buddy.
March 14, 20197 yr 8 hours ago, SonOfJack said: [MEDIA=twitter]1106192150100881413[/MEDIA] I could dig it. Long relief utilized and fun stuff.
March 15, 20197 yr I could dig it. Long relief utilized and fun stuff. I mean, if we have a "Home" starter in Chen and a "Road Starter" replacement it could work. Then have a "Piggybacker" I kinda dig that idea. Two pitchers for a 9 inning game, one comes in- leaves in 6... another finishes the last three.
March 15, 20197 yr They are just trying to trick the naive fans. “Come to marlins park and watch Guerrero lead the marlins to victory” same reason they signed dixon machado
March 15, 20197 yr Author They are just trying to trick the naive fans. “Come to marlins park and watch Guerrero lead the marlins to victory” same reason they signed dixon machado And H. Ramirez and Jose Devers.
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