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Gary Sheffield says Miami Marlins should consider trading Hanley Ramirez
by: Juan C. Rodriguez June 26th, 2012 | 8:42 PM
All-Star and former Marlin Gary Sheffield on The Michael Irvin Show Tuesday said the struggling Marlins should give some thought to trading Hanley Ramirez. Sheffield was asked about the struggling club andhe suggested a Ramirez trade asa quick way to revamp the roster.
“Inconsistency, lack of leadership,” Sheffield said, on 560 WQAM. “That’s what I see with this team. I’ve said it before and I’m going tosay it again…Hanley Ramirez is a good player. I just think he thinks he’s great and he hasn’t done anything yet. When you have a monster year people start expecting this every year and he hasn’t delivered. Somebody needs to sit him down and get with this kid and say, ‘Look, you’re not a .250 hitter.’ Unless [he] gets it together I think they need to start looking at moving him and kind of bringing in more players. He’s the one player than can bring in a lot of players.”
Sheffield also contradicted himself a bit, adding that Ramirez’s numbers might give teams pause about exchanging multiple players for him. Sheffield wondered whether the transition from shortstop to third base has impacted Ramirez’s bat. That appears unlikely. Ramirez made two errors on one play in Monday’s game, but otherwise he’s been outstanding at third. Manager Ozzie Guillen on numerous occasions has spoken about the move being smoother than anyone anticipated.
“Either this change is affecting him or this kid, he’sone of those guys, they think they’re great but they’re not,” Sheffield said. “Until you do it over a consistent basis, 10 years straight, you’re not great. If they had a veteran guy there to let him know that I think they’d get the most out of him.”
by: Juan C. Rodriguez June 26th, 2012 | 8:42 PM
All-Star and former Marlin Gary Sheffield on The Michael Irvin Show Tuesday said the struggling Marlins should give some thought to trading Hanley Ramirez. Sheffield was asked about the struggling club andhe suggested a Ramirez trade asa quick way to revamp the roster.
“Inconsistency, lack of leadership,” Sheffield said, on 560 WQAM. “That’s what I see with this team. I’ve said it before and I’m going tosay it again…Hanley Ramirez is a good player. I just think he thinks he’s great and he hasn’t done anything yet. When you have a monster year people start expecting this every year and he hasn’t delivered. Somebody needs to sit him down and get with this kid and say, ‘Look, you’re not a .250 hitter.’ Unless [he] gets it together I think they need to start looking at moving him and kind of bringing in more players. He’s the one player than can bring in a lot of players.”
Sheffield also contradicted himself a bit, adding that Ramirez’s numbers might give teams pause about exchanging multiple players for him. Sheffield wondered whether the transition from shortstop to third base has impacted Ramirez’s bat. That appears unlikely. Ramirez made two errors on one play in Monday’s game, but otherwise he’s been outstanding at third. Manager Ozzie Guillen on numerous occasions has spoken about the move being smoother than anyone anticipated.
“Either this change is affecting him or this kid, he’sone of those guys, they think they’re great but they’re not,” Sheffield said. “Until you do it over a consistent basis, 10 years straight, you’re not great. If they had a veteran guy there to let him know that I think they’d get the most out of him.”
Sheffield has never been one to hide his opinions.
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