Hanley Ramirez Speaks Out: "I’m going to play third base with the Marlins."

[lou]

Very interesting. I would prefer him at 3b.

I would prefer him in CF and hope Dominguez bat works out midseason. That's not a shot against EB either but if we're talking ideal scenarios, clearly Dominguez profiles as the best defender in the organization and does have some pop. Hanley would still be up the middle for maximum value too. It would also greatly help the 3-4 year plan getting a CC starter in with Dominguez.

[Namaste]

I think it's weird to post something as news if you don't know what it says.

February Post of the Month nominee

[Omar]

I would prefer him in CF and hope Dominguez bat works out midseason. That's not a shot against EB either but if we're talking ideal scenarios, clearly Dominguez profiles as the best defender in the organization and does have some pop. Hanley would still be up the middle for maximum value too. It would also greatly help the 3-4 year plan getting a CC starter in with Dominguez.

Would Hanley have the range for CF?

[Mainge]

I believe so.

[Swifty]

I think at this point Hanley has the "nagging" injury label. I'd really like to avoid a taxing position like center, if possible.

If he holds up, that's probably a better spot for him than 3B, but I'd rather get his bat 155ish games, and I don't think that can be done if you ask him to play center.

[Bobbob1313]

With the shoulder history, I think the outfield would also put more stress on him.

[Miamarlin21]

I didn't post the translation because I wasn't 100 percent sure what it said. I understood the majority of it, obviously, but I didn't know what he said word-for-word. I did Google translate but it didn't help because of all the extra letters. Pero, creo que Mibs necesita para aprender español.

[Chewford]

I don't see why mibs or any of the rest of us who have no use for Spanish in our daily lives should have to learn an entire language just because of some tweets. I also don't see why Koreans can't just say "Jeff" instead of "Jeppeu". I mean, my name uses the Roman alphabet, so stop trying to make it work uses your stupid primitive alphabet, ya know?

[jOOj]

Jeppy!

[Miamarlin21]

I don't "want" to learn spanish, but I am.

[Fishfan79]

I don't see why mibs or any of the rest of us who have no use for Spanish in our daily lives should have to learn an entire language just because of some tweets. I also don't see why Koreans can't just say "Jeff" instead of "Jeppeu". I mean, my name uses the Roman alphabet, so stop trying to make it work uses your stupid primitive alphabet, ya know?

Your name is Turkish is Cefri (my name too).

I just find it interesting how it translates over to different languages

All that said, 3rd makes the most sense for hanley. I rather not see him walking after fly balls that go over his head and I dont think we would ever see him dive for a ball out there.

[Blackout Pact]

What is your connection to Turkish? I'm curious. Apparently my name means "plum" in Turkish, so I have that going for me.

[TheMendozaLine]

Stanley at the hot potato corner

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Marlins place no-diving rule on Stanley

JUPITER, Fla. — Stanley Ramirez is healthy and ready to start Spring Training.

The one restriction the Marlins are placing on Ramirez is diving for balls at third base.

Otherwise, everything is full go for the 28-year-old third baseman, who is recovering from surgery to his left shoulder.

On Tuesday, the day before Marlins pitchers and catchers begin workouts at Roger Dean Stadium, Ramirez spent the morning and early part of the afternoon hitting and fielding.

Ramirez took ground balls at third base, while Omar Infante was at second.

The switch from shortstop to third base will be one of the most watched storylines for the Marlins in Spring Training.

Last week, Ramirez had a check-up visit with Dr. James Andrews, who performed the shoulder surgery last year.

“He’s cleared to go,” Marlins president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest said. “He saw Dr. Andrews last week, before the [charity] golf tournament. We’re going to try to keep him from diving on the shoulder during Spring Training, just to minimize anything going on there. But he’s fully cleared to go. He says he feels well.”

The Marlins are being cautious about diving, to avoid any further issues with the shoulder. But the team expects him to be at full-speed once the season starts on April 4 against the Cardinals at Marlins Park.

“We’re going to try to keep him on his feet in Spring Training,” Beinfest said. “There is no reason for him to dive right now.”

– Joe Frisaro

http://joefrisaro.mlblogs.com/

Greetings from Jupiter on the eve of pitchers and catchers officially taking the field for the first time. Plenty of position players are in camp already as well, even though the first full squad workout isn’t until Sunday.

Among those in Jupiter: Stanley Ramirez. Manager Ozzie Guillen’s son, Oney, hit him fungoes at third base Tuesday afternoon. Ramirez said he would talk to the media after taking batting practice. In the meantime, President of Baseball Operations Larry Beinfest offered his thoughts on Ramirez.

Told he was taking grounders at third, Beinfest joked: “How’d he do? Did he catch any?”

“I’m not going to go into my list of worries, but I wouldn’t say [Ramirez moving to third] is at or near the top of the list,” Beinfest added. “You just don’t go sign Jose Reyes unless you’re completely comfortable that he’s going to play third base and play it well. I don’t think there’s a lot of concern there.

“He’s Stanley Ramirez and he’s super talented. I think he can just about play anywhere on the field. I know that sounds a little canned, but there are only so many talents like him. He’ll be fine. He’ll be able to do it, whether it’s the slow roller or going to his backhand. He’s got the arm. He’s got all the things he needs to be successful over there.”

http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports...ers-at-3b.html

[Jorge18]

Stanley...lol

[MiamiHomer]

It's been some time since the new Marlins acted like the new Marlins, but remember that the new Marlins became known as the new Marlins for a reason. For a few reasons. One of them being that the Marlins signed Jose Reyes even though they already had Hanley Ramirez.

Immediately, what everybody knew was that Ramirez would have to slide over to third base. Reyes is the more competent shortstop, and Reyes is the bigger star. Ramirez has had his thoughts about the shift, and few of them have been positive, but from the sounds of things, he's not going to let the move get him down. Tom D'Angelo:

"I never said I’m not going to do it," he said, speaking for the first time about the switch from shortstop. "I’m just happy to be here, be back in the spring with my guys, my teammates, everybody’s happy. That’s what we need. We got to stay together through the year. We’re looking good. This is the best team I have been in six years with the Marlins."

To be honest, this was pretty much never not going to happen. Ramirez wasn't thrilled about being bumped. That's just fine. Why would he be? Over time, he's gotten used to the idea, and he's not so selfish that he'll throw a fit and try to hurt the team. Ramirez knows that the right thing to do is to suck it up and be the best damn third baseman he can be, and that's what it sounds like he's going to do. Of course. Ramirez was always going to be okay with things by opening day. It looks like he'll be okay with things by opening day, if not before then.

This is a bit of drama that never truly got off the ground. Hanley Ramirez wasn't happy about being moved. Then it got better. It will continue to get better. On and on we go.

Hanley Ramirez Warming Up To Third Base