Hanley Ramirez and Choate Traded to Dodgers for Eovaldi and Minor Leaguer

[emkayseven]

that's gonna piss me off a little bit

[tr305]

YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FishFF]

Curious to see what Hanley has to say about his time with the club. I knew this was very likely to happen, but it still feels surreal. Really hope JJ stays now.

[Branch]

ehe, I was waiting for that (tr305, not FishFF)

[tr305]

They have no reason to spend money next year though guys, or am I wrong ? Attendance will be attendance no matter what they do, so why not do what they do best, and be cheap ? Just asking

[HUGG]

my girlfriend woke up just now for like two seconds and I told her they traded Hanley Ramirez and she good "good, I hate that fucker" and went back to sleep

she knows nothing about baseball really

my wife's reaction was "wait, they can trade players during the season?"

so, I think she wins this round

[emkayseven]

They have no reason to spend money next year though guys, or am I wrong ? Attendance will be attendance no matter what they do, so why not do what they do best, and be cheap ? Just asking

If they can win for cheap, sure. They have too many missing pieces though.

You're right, Melky Cabrera isn't going to bring fans out, the only thing that will bring them out is a winning ballclub in competition for the playoffs. If they could do it 2006 style super cheap I'm sure they would, but there are too many issues to be addressed.
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my wife's reaction was "wait, they can trade players during the season?"

so, I think she wins this round

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also I have to stop calling her my girlfriend

[tr305]

I promise this is a serious question, you all really believe they are going to spend this saved money next season ? I think this is dumping, not restructuring but I am also fine with the moves.

[Namaste]

you all really believe they are going to spend this saved money next season ?.

yes.

[HUGG]

I don't think they have a choice.

Honestly, if they go back to their cheap bullshit ways, I think MLB is going to force Loria to sell. Quietly.

[tr305]

Maybe Mark Cuban can buy it
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Joe Frisaro @JoeFrisaro

Trading Hanley changes mood in clubhouse, a source said, "it was time" #Marlins

[Chewford]

If they go to their cheap bullshitting ways, I'm out as a fan. The reason I stuck it out through the last few years of cheap bullshit was because the stadium was coming.

[HUGG]

Joe Frisaro @JoeFrisaro

Trading Hanley changes mood in clubhouse, a source said, "it was time" #Marlins

If they don't make any more moves, this team plays over .500 ball the rest of the way.


I love making that statement because there's no way they don't make any more moves, so I can't be proven wrong.

[tr305]

Is it safe to say Heath Bell blew this entire thing from the beginning. Guy is single handily responsible for this trainwreck that led to all of this.

[HUGG]

No, I don't think that's accurate.

If anything, if he had been what he was supposed to be, we'd be hovering around .500 and would probably stick with this eminently unlikable bunch.

Heath Bell saved them from themselves.