Anibal Sanchez 2011: Destiny's a Bitch - She's Dating Verlander Now

[CrimsonCane]

Buck, Infante, and Vasquez really. Also, Vazquez is a 1 year deal. Uggla would've been a horrendous multi-year contract. It's a potentially bad move this season, but it's an error we can correct next season. The same can't be said about signing Uggla long-term if he keeps up his current production.

[Swifty]

I'd make the Fredi-Uggla for Edwin-Dunn-Infante trade every f'ing time.

[Jay]

How can you leave out Dunn in that situation

[kylekash]

Well I was commenting solely on the freeing up money aspect of things. I really wasn't a big fan of Uggla, especially at the price tag he wanted. I'm kind of happy he is gone. It sucks that a large portion of this year's savings went into Vasquez who hasn't panned out, but they aren't going to hit on everyone.

Dunn has been very good this year and Infante has been OK, his defense is a big plus. I'm especially all for it if it gives the team some flexibility to try and put a deal together to keep Anibal around. Is this his last year of arbitration? He has looked real good the last couple seasons and think its worth exploring an extension. JJ, Nolasco, Anibal has been quite the threesome, now if only the back of the rotation can not be so bad.

[AdamRavs]

I would say Infante has been better than ok.. His hitting will come around. He seems to do well in the 8 hole as well. His D is 100 times better than Uggla as well.

[MiamiHomer]

He's working it right now. When do the Marlins think about getting him locked up for a few years?

[emkayseven]

when it's too late (see: Cabrera, Miguel; Beckett, Josh; Stanton, Mike)

[Omar]

Or after this offseason (see: Johnson, Josh; Ramirez, Hanley; Nolasco, Ricky)

[Ramp]

let pokadot be bitter

[MiamiHomer]

He'll have his chance again in a few days when the Marlins make their pick in the draft.

[Bobbob1313]

It's too late to sign mike Stanton?

Shit, his arbitration years went quick.

[AdamRavs]

when it's too late (see: Cabrera, Miguel; Beckett, Josh; Stanton, Mike)

Stanton still plays for us no?

[Bobbob1313]

Stanton is still 5 full years after this one from free agency, no?

[Swifty]

It's probably too late to get Stanton signed for a super useful number.

Anibal, however, with 2012 remaining as club control would be silly to balk at a 3 year deal, and the Marlins would be silly to not go there. A backloaded 3/$21 makes sense for all.

[Bobbob1313]

He's not going to sign for Longoria money, but if he signed right now, we'd still get him for substantially less than we did Hanley.