2023-2024 Offseason Thread

[lou]

im fine with no rosario because he has been a below average hitter by WRC+ and OPS+ for his career, and he is not a good defensive SS. if they let anderson sign elsewhere, that is absurd.

I think it is more about they should be signing/acquiring anyone better than the bolds if possible:

Fortes, Bethancourt
Bell
Arraez, Edwards
Berti, Amaya
Burger, Brujan
Gordon, DLC (Garcia)
Jazz
Sanchez

Options, options, options, options, and Garcia sucks.

They lose no one here bringing in Rosario, doesn't negatively impact any dead payroll (Garcia excluded but he's already a lost cause), and all 4 of those roster spots can readily be improved upon even if we generally like some of those guys as players. Get some better options, and raise the floor of the team as someone will always be hurt. Rosario is a better 2B or LF than all of them, let alone at just $1.5m which is crazy. That's an easy option of Amaya to AAA as he'd likely be first to go from this group, and then option Edwards and DLC and keep Garcia up with signing Anderson if Peter doesn't have the balls to cut him day 1. Who cares if Edwards and DLC are in AAA, they'll be up and get their time and raise the team floor. Watch, Garcia will be pretty good now because nothing makes sense anymore. Ultimately, it's beyond stupid at that price point. The Rays must be laughing so hard he accepted it. Rosario is perfect for the Brewers and so many others, how they did this for so cheap with their IF competition I don't know.

Maybe this is however, the Rays about to unload some club controlled guys for pitching - I'm sure they'd love Luzardo and Bendix probably loves Paredas, Basabe, and other Rays farm hands if you know what I mean here. That lowers payroll for the Marlins too if it's a core swap of Luzardo-Paredas and parts. I can get down for something like this if this is part of a larger Rays plan

[lou]

Joe Frisario is calling them out on their bullshit. That in itself says it all if they've lost Frisario. I wonder if Bruce knows how much he defended the organization the last decade.


The #Marlins brass talks about building a culture while sending a message to their own players, free agents and fans that they are not wanting to spend market value. - https://twitter.com/JoeFrisaro/statu...42689989357631

[fish16]

mish says they are hoping they have anderson by the end of the week. says the offer is out there and they are waiting on him to make a decision.

[sports24/7]

Joe Frisario is calling them out on their bullshit. That in itself says it all if they've lost Frisario. I wonder if Bruce knows how much he defended the organization the last decade.


The #Marlins brass talks about building a culture while sending a message to their own players, free agents and fans that they are not wanting to spend market value. - https://twitter.com/JoeFrisaro/statu...42689989357631

And yet neither Frisaro or any other member of the local press asked any tough questions when given the opportunity today. It’s obnoxious how inept the Marlins beat is. Mish is really the only one who brings anything to the table, and even he defends them way too much.

[rmc523]

Joe Frisario is calling them out on their bullshit. That in itself says it all if they've lost Frisario. I wonder if Bruce knows how much he defended the organization the last decade.


The #Marlins brass talks about building a culture while sending a message to their own players, free agents and fans that they are not wanting to spend market value. - https://twitter.com/JoeFrisaro/statu...42689989357631

We’ll be lucky if Bruce spends below market value let alone market value.

[Namaste]

Joe Frisario is calling them out on their bullshit. That in itself says it all if they've lost Frisario. I wonder if Bruce knows how much he defended the organization the last decade.


The #Marlins brass talks about building a culture while sending a message to their own players, free agents and fans that they are not wanting to spend market value. - https://twitter.com/JoeFrisaro/statu...42689989357631

Didn’t Frisaro get fired/contract not renewed by the Marlins?

Frisaro has been down on ALL things Marlins for at least a year now.

[Namaste]

Sixto Sanchez bullpen today

He’s going to face Luis Arraez, Avi Garcia, Jake Burger, Trey Mancini, DLC, Berti, and Bennett Hostetler.

[lou]

Didn’t Frisaro get fired/contract not renewed by the Marlins?

Frisaro has been down on ALL things Marlins for at least a year now.

Not sure, I just remember him as a defender and it was infuriating.

[lou]

Sixto Sanchez bullpen today

He’s going to face Luis Arraez, Avi Garcia, Jake Burger, Trey Mancini, DLC, Berti, and Bennett Hostetler.

This is a good benchmark as if Garcia can make foul ball contact, we know it is really over

[Todd]

Makes one wonder if they see Hostetler as a potential MLB option. His offense has always looked meh but he is apparently a really good defensive catcher.

[Namaste]

This is a good benchmark as if Garcia can make foul ball contact, we know it is really over

Sixto struck out Arraez

[Nick]

Confirmed? reports say Sixto hit 94 today.

[Namaste]

Sixto struck out Arraez

This might not be correct. I was told this might be another Marlins Twitter casualty

[fish16]

The sixto story is just so crazy. Top prospect, traded for top catcher in baseball, electric debut, completely disappears for 3 straight years, now apparently in the 90s again? Would be an absurd story. I’ve read his off speed stuff looks awful though so we shall see.thats not exactly unexpected after such a long time off. I’d bet that they il him again to start the year to give him some minor league reps.

i do wonder if we will ever get the full story on what the fuck happened to him the last several years

[Namaste]

i do wonder if we will ever get the full story on what the fuck happened to him the last several years

I was always under the impression that shoulder surgery for a pitcher is extremely dicey.