Marlins Talking Heath Bell and Adrian Gonzalez

[Fish and Chips]

11:49am: ESPN's Buster Olney says the Marlins declined the request for Miller or West.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/0...eath-bell.html

[m26555]

I don't mean to sound like an asshole, for real, but who are you to say "to be honest" about that? I would leave that to the GM on the other side if he were to receive that offer.

/I am not an asshole at trade deadline time, it just seems like it

In my opinion, it seems like that could get it done.

[Metes]

Thank God. Get AGonz and we'll talk

[Bucklin12]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/0...eath-bell.html

Small victory.

[MiamiHomer]

Early Thursday afternoon, the negotiations between the Florida Marlins and the San Diego Padres about closer Heath Bell are at a standstill, reports ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

The Marlins want Bell to fill the hole at the back end of their bullpen, but sources say the Padres have asked Florida for one player in particular -- perhaps Andrew Miller, or Sean West. The Marlins have declined the request, and it remains to be seen if the Marlins will relent, or if the Padres -- who have a lot of teams working to deal for Bell -- will feel compelled to lower their demands.

ESPN insider

[tjfla]

How fast would the Padres jump on a
Morrison,Alderson,Miller for Bell and Gonzalez deal?

Gotta love us holding onto Uggla

1B-Gonzalez
2B-Boner
SS-Hanley
3B-Cantu

Just saying!! O wait we are playing for NOW that lineup looks terrible SORRY

[Beef]

So Alderson WAS offered for Uggla?

[tjfla]

Not 1 reason for San Diego to lower there price. Teams are lining up for Heath Bell

[Metes]

Please, enough with the Uggla

[m26555]

How fast would the Padres jump on a
Morrison,Alderson,Miller for Bell and Gonzalez deal?

Gotta love us holding onto Uggla

1B-Gonzalez
2B-Boner
SS-Hanley
3B-Cantu

Just saying!! O wait we are playing for NOW that lineup looks terrible SORRY

Hindsight is 20/20, bud.

[tjfla]

So Alderson WAS offered for Uggla?

No clue but would have to think so. Alderson or anything young arm they got.

I know they wanted him and kept getting NO. Uggla is younger,cheaper and more power than Sanchez.

[FishFanInPA]

Let's drop the pursuit of Bell and just turn to Gonzalez.

[Beef]

Imagine if we never traded Adrian Gonzalez, we could pull in a nice haul for him now

[Bucklin12]

OMG, what could we do with Derek Lee?

[tjfla]

Imagine if we never traded Adrian Gonzalez, we could pull in a nice haul for him now

or have no problem trading Stanton or Morrison for Halladay??