Marlins Sign Some 6 Year Free Agents

[Ramp]

RHP Kasey Olenberger, OF Brandon Tripp, RHP John Fulton, RHP Jesse Foppert, Vinny Rottino, IF Hector Luna

Jesse Foppert was once cool

[lou]

Just for fun, Baseball America Top 15 prospects in MLB 2003.

1. Mark Teixeira, 3b, Rangers
2. Rocco Baldelli, of, Devil Rays
3. Jose Reyes, ss, Mets
4. Joe Mauer, c, Twins
5. Jesse Foppert, rhp, Giants
6. Jose Contreras, rhp, Yankees
7. Brandon Phillips, 2b/ss, Indians
8. Hideki Matsui, of, Yankees
9. Gavin Floyd, rhp, Phillies
10. Francisco Rodriguez, rhp, Angels
11. Scott Kazmir, lhp, Mets
12. Miguel Cabrera, 3b, Marlins
13. Casey Kotchman, 1b, Angels
14. Justin Morneau, 1b, Twins
15. Jason Stokes, 1b, Marlins

We now can say, we've had under our control the 2 most useless players on this list.

[Swifty]

Championship!

[Fish and Chips]

luna is interesting

[KnuckleBalls]

Diamonds in the rough.

[tjfla]

Olenberger and Fulton give us AA pitching depth
Tripp is a big OF who gives us AA OF depth
Vinny Rottino C isnt that bad of a pickup can play in AAA with Hayes or AA
Jesse Foppert GREAT pickup if this was 2004 now just filler in AAA

Hector Luna is a nice pickup tho Can play all over(Andy Gonzalez last year)


I highly doubt we resign Amezaga at 1.4 mil or so tho. More than likely a big name team will come calling on him.

Can have Luna and Boner battle for the utility role with the loser down to AAA

[lou]

Luna MLB Career MLB career .270/.324/.388, 1.024 in ALB last year.

Basically, we are all praying Bonifacio can hit like Hector Luna's career rate. uh.

[tjfla]

Luna MLB Career MLB career .270/.324/.388, 1.024 in ALB last year.

Basically, we are all praying Bonifacio can hit like Hector Luna's career rate. uh.

I don't they care what his career numbers are,he will cost about 800k less than Amezaga,is still 28 or so,and can play 2B,SS,3B,and OF

He can either beat Boner out or Boner can beat him out and he will be another Andy Gonzalez,overall a great pickup

[tjfla]

Add Brian Barden and James Houser as signed too per BA


Barden should compete with Luna and Boner for the utility job

Houser is a nice get tho put according to BA still has to serve a 25 game suspension

[geemoney]

Also signed Scott Strickland, which could be an interesting arm to have in camp.

[yandro]

Marlins signed Clay Hensley to a minor league deal, per Joe Fisaro

[Fish and Chips]

Marlins sign Danny Richar IF
http://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/6899921693

The Marlins signed infielder Danny Richar to a minor league deal, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Richar elected free agency after being outrighted by the Reds back in November. The 26-year-old hit .290/.330/.438 in 181 Triple A plate appearances this year. The second baseman had labrum surgery in July. He came to the Reds from the White Sox in July of '08 with Nick Masset in the Ken Griffey Jr. trade.

[tjfla]

Should be a nice battle in ST for the UT job then

Luna,Boner,Richar,Barden

[tjfla]

Add Donnie Murphy to the UT battle

So the battle is now


Hector Luna,Boner,Danny Richar,Brian Barden,Donnie Murphy