Left-handed Pitching a Priority to Acquire This Offseason

[wanks1212]

They're right handed, with the exception of Dan Jennings, who's a reliever.

[lou]

I don't expect Miller to be here next year. I'm also not sure on Tank since he's arbitration eligible - though, since he might still has an option left and they only have to pay 50% of his contract when he's in the minors, they could still keep him.

I think they will keep him on the split if they think there is any chance he can still pitch. Tanks arb would be pointless, like $550,000 with the amount of crap time he has pitched. His split contract would be like $200 grand. Which is what, three times what he would get in AAA? Low risk investment in case he finds his shit. Regardless, that's really a non issue either way.

I wonder what Houston takes for Wandy. FA after 2011 and they need middle infield (coghlan) and young pitching (james, hand, sanabia, ceda, etc) like crazy. If the Marlins could resign Wandy and Uggla, I think Coghlan and James/Hand gets their attention really fast to make that happen. And how does that hurt us?

[Miamarlin21]

I think they will keep him on the split if they think there is any chance he can still pitch. Tanks arb would be pointless, like $550,000 with the amount of crap time he has pitched. His split contract would be like $200 grand. Which is what, three times what he would get in AAA? Low risk investment in case he finds his shit. Regardless, that's really a non issue either way.

I wonder what Houston takes for Wandy. FA after 2011 and they need middle infield (coghlan) and young pitching (james, hand, sanabia, ceda, etc) like crazy. If the Marlins could resign Wandy and Uggla, I think Coghlan and James/Hand gets their attention really fast to make that happen. And how does that hurt us?

We'd have Boni starting at third.

[Jay]

We'd have Boni starting at third.

Donnie Murphy could start third until Dominguez is ready. Boni would still be super utility guy which is great

[lou]

[QUOTE=flamarlin21;108248]We'd have Boni starting at third.[/]

And 200 innings from Wandy, hypothetically speaking. Big win. These guys can hit. We need arms.

[nny]

Even keeping miller/tank, they'd still be in "shit BP arm" list for me so meh

[FishFanInPA]

I hear Renyel Pinto is available.

[lou]

Even keeping miller/tank, they'd still be in "shit BP arm" list for me so meh

Absolutely. You just keep them and hope for a bonus.

I kind of like the idea of West and Jennings being the lefties out of the pen for the next 5 years, and the team just goes out and acquires a lefty SP. In two years, Hand and James are coming up so we could "live" without West starting. It isn't THAT bad, but a veteran lefty is key. I'm sure they realize this, with all the Uggla for Jon Sanchez talk before the season, and I'm sure they are going to look and target someone else like that now with some assortment of players or FA dollars, like Jorge De La Rosa who would be awesome to grab on the relatively cheap.

[nny]

God Cantu/J. Sanchez a couple years ago...

I mean, it was the giants who declined and all, but still.

Also since Hand'll be in AA we could see him sometime next year if he's supreme

[Miamarlin21]

Someone mentioned Jennings, just a reminder, even though it won't be a big deal to the Marlins, DJ will miss the first ten games of the season. That shouldn't matter in calling him up in June or so though.

[Todd]

I fully expect them to try and bring CJ Nitowski out of retirement.

[Mainge]

Well that's a nice addition to the thread

[Ramp]

that's a fully man!

[emkayseven]

Nitkowski

[Metes]

Nowitzki