Marlins Acquire Nate Robertson from Tigers

[Ramp]

Jay Voss headed to Detroit

edit: Fish will be getting some cash too

[Ralph]

boo?
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5th starter?

[Ramp]

Nate Robertson lhp
3 years/$21.25M (2008-10)

* 3 years/$21.25M (2008-10)
o signed extension with Detroit 1/16/08 (avoided arbitration)
o 08:$4.25M, 09:$7M, 10:$10M

better be alot of cash

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Where is he going? Is he going to be the lefty in the rotation with Hensley moving to the bullpen?

[FishFF]

whoa

[Ralph]

welcome back Nate.

[nny]

Puke

[Beef]

He's back!

[tjfla]

Thinking is Robertson in the rotation as #5 starter till or when Miller/West get there problems worked out and Hensley as the Long Relief Guy

Since Voss is better than a fringe prospect gotta think its about 7.5-8 million that Detroit will be paying

[Omar]

I think this could actually help a lot

[Beef]

People wanted to give DTrain a chance.... but Nate Robertson is a bad thing?

[nny]

Dtrain would have costed us nothing and at least used to actually be good unlike Robertson who has always sucked.

I didn't want Dtrain but i wouldn't have cared. This isn't some franchise shaking move by any means but it's still rather dumb to give up a good lefty RP prospect for a guy who isn't better than anyone in our rotation.

[Beef]

I'm pretty sure Nate ended the season pretty strong last year.

I don't know about always sucked. But if he has always sucked, then it is a move that can't hurt because maybe then he can suck less than Hensley and Volstad who have always sucked like he has.... ?

[Ramp]

Don't like the trade at all, but hopefully him switching leagues will help for a little

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Beinfest said that Robertson will be the 5th starter and Hensley will be in the bullpen. At least, that's what I'm understanding from the tweets from the beat writers.