Lee, to me, is being a complete douche. Like dude, go somewhere else.
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Originally posted by tjfla View PostExactly what they are trying to do,Samson/Loria/Beinfest won't say it but we are actually playing for 2014 with next year been another "rebuild". They want guys who in 2014 will be ready to go which is why they were not to motivated to move guys who's contract expire after 2013,they would love to move JJ,Buck,Bell but no big issue right now.
The only guys we really wanna keep that are on the team now are Stanton,Reyes,Boner,LoMo,Buehrle,Cishek, and the young guys we just got
But they need to have a good 2013. They can't just tank it. They need to go out and sign a long term CF, get stopgaps for 3B and LF, and bring in 2-3 guys for the bench and bullpen. All of those can be 1 year deals besides the CF, and that is a solid projectable team, and still lines it up for "2014." It would be a terrible business decision not to set up the team to succeed immediately and show the fan base this isn't same old shit and they are looking to save an extra $15 million bucks instead of fixing the last few holes on the team with real stopgaps and not Reggie Abercrombies. That doesn't mean keep JJ either. They could trade him, just replace him with a veteran starter. They need to do significant things in 2013, that's all I'm saying.
Also, I think they are very motivated to move any payroll so they can use it in any other way. JJ, Buck, and Nolasco all expire 2013, and they'd move any for a reasonable package.
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Originally posted by lou View Post2014 makes sense as they will have gotten initial experience time out of presumably Turner, Eovaldi, Brantly, Cishek, Dunn, Hand, Cox, even Morrison and Stanton solidifying themselves, etc., and you gotta feel they really want most of Yelich, Fernandez, Conley, Ozuna, and C. James to be making debuts that year, so that makes sense on when the wave of youth takes over to compliment Reyes/Buerhle/Bonifacio/Bell/presumably a big CF as the 'veterans' on the team.
But they need to have a good 2013. They can't just tank it. They need to go out and sign a long term CF, get stopgaps for 3B and LF, and bring in 2-3 guys for the bench and bullpen. All of those can be 1 year deals besides the CF, and that is a solid projectable team, and still lines it up for "2014." It would be a terrible business decision not to set up the team to succeed immediately and show the fan base this isn't same old shit and they are looking to save an extra $15 million bucks instead of fixing the last few holes on the team with real stopgaps and not Reggie Abercrombies. That doesn't mean keep JJ either. They could trade him, just replace him with a veteran starter. They need to do significant things in 2013, that's all I'm saying.
Also, I think they are very motivated to move any payroll so they can use it in any other way. JJ, Buck, and Nolasco all expire 2013, and they'd move any for a reasonable package.
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Originally posted by Miamarlin21 View PostLee, to me, is being a complete douche. Like dude, go somewhere else.
If any 1B on a contender gets hurt between now and Sept 1 and is done for the year don't be surprised if Lee is moved there either on waivers or dealt. The same goes for Buck,we want to lose that contract fast
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Originally posted by lou View PostHypothetically if they move Buck, I can't imagine they are that confident in Brantly right away. They'd have to sign a veteran right handed catcher anyways. Moving Buck's salary (cause they will have to eat some) a wash.Last edited by tjfla; 08-02-2012, 02:48 PM.
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Two chances for the Marlins to turn a quick profit on a sale of veteran first baseman Carlos Lee failed before the deadline when Lee rejected a trade to the Yankees, and the Marlins and Orioles couldn't agree on the cash price.
According to sources, the Yankees agreed to buy Lee for $1 million before the deadline before Lee, invoking his 14-team no-trade list, rejected that trade to stay in Miami with the Marlins. In another try, the Marlins sought $2.5 million from the Orioles for Lee, a scource said, but Baltimore declined that offer. The Orioles may not be on the no-trade list but it never came to that.
Had the Marlins completed either deal, they would have made a quick cash profit since their deal with the Astros required them to pay the pro-rated portion of the $480,000 minimum salary. Lee makes $18.5 million this year, so Houston is on the hook for more than $18 million.
Lee could still wind up going somewhere since he's sure to pass through waivers, which would allow the Marlins to resume their sale of him. ESPN first reported the Yankees possibility.
The Marlins traded a few veterans in July, including star Hanley Ramirez, but their attempted sale of Lee was a slightly different situation.
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Not really trade discussion but this is about Carlos Lee. Remember I said we might sign a vet 1B for 2014 and leave LoMo in LF. Well it looks like the plan is to RESIGN Carlos Lee.
It is said to be a 2 yr deal with team option for 2014 and probably will be done this offseason
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