General FA: Beinfest Says Rotation Set

[Beef]

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[Jay]

So after the winter meetings we are going to buyout years on a lot of current players too right? Signing Stanton, Bonifacio, Mujica and Anibal to multi-year deals are all safe bets to save the organization.

[lou]

So after the winter meetings we are going to buyout years on a lot of current players too right? Signing Stanton, Bonifacio, Mujica and Anibal to multi-year deals are all safe bets to save the organization.

Stanton - wait until after 2012. Get one more year of evaluation, and the cost savings is still incredible. Give him 6 years + 7 year option, which will cover 3 free agency years if option picked up which is huge. They can wait. Make sure he doesn't start whiffing 200 times a year

Bonifacio - He will be cheap in arbitration so no real benefit in buying him out, but if they want to give him a 2012-2013, sure. I wouldn't go 3 because he will want "starter" money and he might not be that by then.

Mujica - I wouldn't buy him out because he's not going to see saves and will remain cheap. Relievers are volatile. I'd say Cishek/Ceda will end up being next in line for saves and not him.

Anibal - Tough call. Based on having JJ, Buerhle, and hypothetically CJ under contract, I'd let him walk, take the draft pick, and use his money and find a reliable 4. He will get a big pay day if he pitches well and he knows it, meaning there is no discount in a deal here.
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I'd say Stanton and Morrison after 2012 if they are awesome, and that's really it. Gaby, Bonifacio, Coghlan, Hayes, relievers, Volstad if he survives.... those are year to year guys. I like them all for who they are, but no need to lock them down for 3-5.

[Miamarlin21]

Do you Lou, or anyone, see Hand being a possible back end option in the next two years (if needed?)

[lou]

I mean it's possible, but I'm not very high on him. I'm glad we can stash him for two years in AAA and see what happens though.

[Miamarlin21]

So it's just likely that James is the only viable rotation option long-term right now? (With Fernandez four or so years away)

[Swifty]

Let's let James get through AA before we start thinking about him at all.

[jOOj]

TNSTAAPP

[Ramp]

amen to that jooj

[Chewford]

TNSTAAPP

I don't like when people make me use Google.

[jOOj]

Is it banned in your country?

[Metes]

Just heavily censored
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[HUGG]

Darvish's agent tweets that he will be posted tomorrow

donnomura Don Nomura
Yu Darvish being posted tomorrow #darvish

Wish that was something we'd get involved in.

[Chewford]

I don't think the Latin market rikes the Asians.

[Big Z]

You have to wonder what is up the Marlins sleeve for today. We are willing to trade Gaby and prospects for pitching and this can get interesting. Like you guys, I'm all in for signing hammer for one year and if anything platoon him in LF if he doesn't do too well. We just need 2 more years, maybe less, out of some guys in LF and then we can call-up Christian Yelich.