Rumor: Posada Interested in Marlins if Marlins Are Interested in Him

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Jon Heyman

posada still would like to play if he can find right job. he lives in miami and would be like #marlins if theyd consider
12 minutes ago

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No thanks

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NO Thanks

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[Valid]

As a bench bat? Sure, why not? The guy OPSed .814 against right-handers last season.

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As a bench bat? Sure, why not? The guy OPSed .814 against right-handers last season.

Agreed he would work ok in that capacity (if the $$$ was right).


I just don't like Posada. I've been watching him play for a long time and I don't like his demeanor. He always has that stupid ugly face thing going and he's always crying about something. I realize that this is my perspective and not how baseball decisions are made.

It would be for me if he was not on the Miami Marlins.

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He is a tremendo complainer.

[MiamiHomer]

His uncle was my hitting coach when I was younger.

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His uncle was my hitting coach when I was younger.

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[MiamiHomer]

He had the coolest tee to hit off of. It was like a reversed vacuum engine that would blow out air and let the ball levitate in midair for you to hit it.

[lou]

As a bench bat? Sure, why not? The guy OPSed .814 against right-handers last season.

I wouldn't mind it either, if we're talking its such a small monetary signing it doesn't effect any Reyes and SP plans. .269/.348/.466 is not bad at all, and you'd hope less wear and tear gets one more year out of him.

I would expect them to keep Hayes and Posada both active most of the time, and have Hayes prepped as a Doumit/Inge type and work him in at 2-3 other positions as a do everything guy so the team could pinch hit Posada without fear of losing the backup catcher.

Could work. They would still need to bring in two more bench bats though.

[Fritz]

I like him as old guy off the bench.

[KnuckleBalls]

Eh, I guess it makes sense if he will sign for the veteran minimum. If not, we would have quite a bit of cash tied up in a guy that will play the field maybe 20 times a season.

[Ramp]

If the money is right, come on down. If the money is wrong, then I am hoping this is a ruse.

[Jay]

Basically already stated, it all comes down to price. Personally I don't see Posada signing for an amount low enough to justify signing him. I just don't see him taking a salary near the veteran minimum.

Does anyone actually know what he is looking for salary wise?

And Posada caught a total of 6 innings last year and his only other position is first a position that doesn't need to be addressed.

Personally I'd rather look into bringing in Andruw Jones as an over the hill bat. He can actually fill a role other than pinch hitter which is much more valuable. In addition it's actually known he will sign a contract near the minimum whereas Posada is coming off a season he made 13mil and may just retire if not offered a high enough contract. You can figure Jones would accept a similar deal to his last of 1.5mil and he can still play all 3 outfield positions if need be.