Marlins Receive Jorge Jimenez from Astros to Complete Lindstrom Deal

[Ralph]

With Houston's pick, the #Marlins will receive 3b Jorge Jiminez from bostom in Rule 5 draft

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[CrimsonCane]

Stats/Scouting Report on Jorge Jimenez:
http://soxprospects.com/players/jimenez-jorge.htm

[yandro]

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He may be the best player that the Marlins got in the package for Lindstrom.

[Ralph]

career OPS of .833 vs righties. Should be a solid bench player if not a platoon option.

[Big Z]

Sounds like a very good pickup, baseballcube.com shows that he makes a lot of contact, he's rated at 91 from a scale of 1-100

[Chewford]

Great, now we can trade Jorge Cantu and have this guy start instead. The unfortunate part is, I wouldn't put it past our FO to do such a thing.

[tjfla]

Anillins Martinez
http://www.baseballamerica.com/stati...s/?pl_id=83489

Taken in Minor League Part


Lost Andrew Jenkins

[Swifty]

We also lost John Raynor to Pittsburgh

[nny]

Yeah I'm pretty happy with this pick, gives us a fall back option if Gaby/Logan both fail besides Bonifacio. Could turn into a Chris Coghlan if his small power translate enough.
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So with Winters not taken, certainly looks like opinion of him going Nick Blackburn/Brad Bergesen/whoever on us is lower than what most of us thought.

[Metes]

So long to the Rayn Man

[lou]

Yeah I'm pretty happy with this pick, gives us a fall back option if Gaby/Logan both fail besides Bonifacio. Could turn into a Chris Coghlan if his small power translate enough.
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So with Winters not taken, certainly looks like opinion of him going Nick Blackburn/Brad Bergesen/whoever on us is lower than what most of us thought.

Also was injured so he may still do that, but may not just stock in the bigs all of 2010 which is the main reason.

I like the idea of bringing in anyone that will compete with Bonifacio for playing time (or a roster spot) anywhere.

[Ramp]

definitely like the Jimenez pick

[BigGameFish]

definitely like the Jimenez pick

He has my last name, win.

I think there are only 2 other Jimenez's in MLB, Ubaldo and some other utility player.

Sorry for the off-topic comment.

[tjfla]

definitely like the Jimenez pick

Sox website has him ranked at #27 in there organization and estimated he would be up in the ML in 2010

[LocoMarlinFan]

Jimenez went eighth overall to the Astros, who sent him to the Marlins to complete the Matt Lindstrom deal. Marlins assistant general manager Dan Jennings said the Marlins consider Jimenez to have 80 arm strength and a chance to stick at third base, and they like his lefthanded bat, as he's shown strength and bat speed. Jimenez hit .289/.366/.422 at Double-A Portland in 2009 and is a career .298/.377/.423 hitter who hit 13 of his 24 career home runs in '09.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today...09/269257.html