Marlins Trade John Baker to Padres for LHP Wade Leblanc

[Ramp]

wut

[Miamarlin21]

My bad attempt of a joke.

[lou]

I think turning a guy who was going to get DFA'd and overall has injury problems where you can't really rely on him into a club controlled lefty is a pretty solid low end move. I like Bake and hope he can resurrect his career. LeBlanc has definitely had options used 08, 09, and 11. I'm not sure about 2010. I would assume out of options which is why the Padres are trading him.

He does a pretty good job against right handers, lefties nail him which is interesting. I suspect he will fight to be the long man/6th SP.

This makes me think Badenhop is not going to be tendered arbitration and cut as well.

[Big Z]

I don't mind LeBlanc as a 5th starter if we're not able to get Gio.

JJ, Buerhle, Nolasco, Sanchez, Leblanc is cool with me.

That along with Reyes is ok, and some other pieces is fine.

[Miamarlin21]

I think turning a guy who was going to get DFA'd and overall has injury problems where you can't really rely on him into a club controlled lefty is a pretty solid low end move. I like Bake and hope he can resurrect his career. LeBlanc has definitely had options used 08, 09, and 11. I'm not sure about 2010. I would assume out of options which is why the Padres are trading him.

He does a pretty good job against right handers, lefties nail him which is interesting. I suspect he will fight to be the long man/6th SP.

This makes me think Badenhop is not going to be tendered arbitration and cut as well.

So three lefties in the pen?

[Malman]

Wait...so you're basically your telling me we just traded Jason Stokes for Wade LeBlanc? Nice.

[Ralph]

I heard he's still got options.

[Erick]

Looking at numbers...LeBlanc isn't even better than Volstad.

[HUGG]

He hit .318 in 66abs in 10-11.

All singles

[Miamarlin21]

I heard he's still got options.

You're correct. He has one option left.

[Swifty]

The fact that on the board index this title is " Marlins Trade Catcher John..." is reallllly not cool.

I saw that and immediately thought "Fuckin Swift man" then opened it and it's Baker and now I don't care.


Good luck to him.

I did the same thing!

[Ramp]

Thanks to the Miami Marlins for giving me the opportunity to realize my childhood dreams. I'll always be a #floridamarlin

Johnny Bake on the tweets

[Jay]

gotta love Bake but its business.

Not sure about this but based on the number of starts I would guess Leblanc is still club controlled. This combined with an option and the fact he is a lefty makes him a much better option then volstad. I think this move just pushed volstad off the team whether he is traded or nontendered. it saves money and could end up just being additional depth which volstad would not be kept for.

[Miamarlin21]

Yeah he has just around a year of servicetime, Jay.

[emkayseven]

pretty much solidifies a volstad trade or dfa, a rotation with both volstad and leblanc in it might as well not even show up for the year