Jul/080
Marlins Trade Rumors – Tuesday
After a thrilling victory last night against the Mets in Miami the Marlins are feeling good about themselves. I think it’s only fair for the front office to show some confidence in the young team for the rest of the season by adding a quality bat or arm to the bullpen by the trade deadline. It would give a huge boost in morale that the front office believes this team can make the playoffs. Let’s run through the rumors for Tuesday before we hit Thursday’s trade deadline.
- Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports: The Marlins are the most aggressive suitor for Rangers catcher [[Gerald Laird]], but add the Brewers to the list of interested clubs, which also includes the Reds and Yankees. The Rangers are seeking a young starting pitcher in return for Laird, and also fielding calls on their other catcher, [[Jarrod Saltalamacchia]]. The Marlins, according to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, are considering three catchers besides Laird: The Giants’ [[Bengie Molina]], Orioles’ [[Ramon Hernandez]] and Pirates’ [[Ryan Doumit]]. [[Matt Treanor]], the Marlins’ starting catcher, is suffering from a sports hernia.
- Jayson Stark at ESPN: The Marlins continue to hunt for what one baseball man described as a “battle-tested” left-handed bullpen arm. [[Brian Fuentes]] and [[George Sherrill]] have been at the top of their list. But the Marlins have been at a standstill on Fuentes for a couple of weeks, and they don’t appear to have the centerpiece prospect Baltimore is looking for in a Sherrill package — a young shortstop who is near-big-league ready. So unless they can make headway on Kansas City’s [[Ron Mahay]], they could turn to someone like Seattle’s [[Arthur Rhodes]], who is turning into the most popular back-burner option for all the teams in the left-handed relief market.
- Tracy Ringolsby @ Rocky Mountain News: A power bat and late-inning reliever are vital, but Marlins refuse to trade away any player with a future, which leaves them dangling the likes of 1B [[Mike Jacobs]], CF [[Cody Ross]] and RHP [[Kevin Gregg]].
- Joe Frisaro @ MLB Pro Blog: Giants veteran [[Bengie Molina]] is high on the Marlins’ shopping list for catchers. But the team is exploring a number of options, and they might even be finding themselves in the mix of a either a three-way deal or two separate deals, both involving the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays have contacted the Royals regarding catcher Miguel Olivo. So if Toronto pulls off a deal with Kansas City, it could set the stage for another move. The Marlins recently had a personnel representative in Toronto, leading to speculation that veteran [[Gregg Zaun]] could be on the Marlins’ radar. Zaun, 37, was with the Marlins in the mid-1990s.
Jul/080
Marlins Fodder
Chew on this…
- The Marlins were white washed by the Braves last night 9-4. Ricky Nolasco struggled once again against the Braves and still look lost on offense. Someone should tell these kids the All Star break is over and it’s time to get back to business. Can’t live and die by the home run. Nolasco is now 0-3 against the Braves this season. He is 10-2 against everyone else. His ERA against the Braves is an unsightly 10.56. His ERA against all other opponents: a nifty 2.70.
- Justin Miller, who has been on the DL with right elbow inflammation, was activated by the Marlins today. To make room for Miller, the Marlins optioned Ryan Tucker back to Double A Carolina.
- Joe Frisaro from the MLB Trade Talk blog breaks down the Marlins trade plans. Here is a small excerpt…
According to the source, the Marlins don’t appear willing to up the ante of prospects to pull off a trade. Florida has a number of talented pitching prospects. The team, however, is not willing to part with right-hander Chris Volstad, recently called up from Double-A.
The article goes on to talk about the Marlins interest in Willy Tavares and Yorvit Torrealba. It’s also been known that the Marlins have sent scouts to watch Orioles closer George Sherrill.
Your thoughts on who the Fish should target?
Source: MLB.com, MLB Trade Rumors, Fish Bytes
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