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Florida Trade Chips Are Mediocre At Best

One day, somewhere I would love to meet these “veteran scouts” who supply information to there GM’s to help make proper decisions when dealing with other teams players for trades. Mike Berardino wrote an interesting blog post two days ago that caught my eye. Let’s analyze this shall we…

“Jeremy Hermida does nothing for me. No passion for the game. Once Fredi took him out of the lineup down the stretch, his lower lip was dragging. I saw him take BP late in the year and he looked like he was getting ready for an A-ball game. I have my doubts about him. No interest here.”

I think this is pretty obvious as Hermida has done nothing for the Marlins fans that were once clamoring for him to get the early call up back in the day. I’m not one to drop phrases like “lack of passion” or “he is not hungry enough” but Hermida just looks like he would rather be somewhere else than on a baseball field. His attention span in right field is that of a 5 year old at school. I’m wondering if the Marlins brass has soured on him as well or if they are willing to give him one more shot.

“Kevin Gregg has those knee problems (patellar tendinitis) and you have to worry about that. He really bangs and twists his front leg when he lands, and that’s where the problem is. He’s not a closer. Not for me. Maybe you stick him back in the seventh inning like he used to be for the Angels, but the arbitration number ($4 million or more) is too high for that role.”

I think it’s a forgone conclusion that Gregg is gone sooner than later. With teams always looking for quality bullpen help, he should fine a landing spot soon. Considering Gregg was hiding and injury down the stretch, blowing games left and right, and until Hanley signed his extension was the most expensive player on the team. Someone like the Mets will overpay. No thanks.

More after the jump.

“I like Josh Willingham’s bat but I told my GM not to mess with him. Those back problems are a huge issue. Everytime he goes after a ball in the outfield, he bends over like a guy with back problems.”

I’ll put it this way on Hammer. He is one of my favorite Marlins, but that back injury scares the crap out of me. If we could have moved him during the season as part of a big deal before the trade deadline, I would have been all for it. His back problems will haunt him his whole career.

“We’ve heard good things about Scott Olsen. Maybe he really has finally figured it out. Not sure what they’re asking for him, but I see plenty of upside there.”

This is where I think we land some decent talent. With plenty of teams looking for starting pitching the Marlins could look to move Olsen and try Andrew Miller again in the rotation next season. The Fish may still be looking for that long term solution at catcher and a player like Gerald Laird or Saltalamacchia would make sense in a deal with the Rangers. I would love to pull the trigger on this one.

The post goes on to doubt the chips we have for the offseason (continue reading here). The scout is seemingly down on everyone except for Olsen and Uggla’s bat. Good news (if we can believe them) is the FO has said that Beinfest has the room to keep all his players if need be, I just can’t see that happening.

The question is would it kill you to see any of these guys moved in the offseason? I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it.