Winter Meetings 2012 (Miami Marlins)

[HUGG]

Remember when the Astros moved a catcher to second base in the 90s? Idiots.

[Big Z]

Morales to SEA for Vargas per reports. No more need for the Bourjos/Trumbo talks. Kouzmanoff where you at?

[HUGG]

You know why they traded for Morales?

  Spoiler:

Because Justin Smoak is terrible.

[Mainge]

Remember when the Astros moved a catcher to second base in the 90s? Idiots.

Or when the Cardinals moved that one guy to first from third?

[Beef]

or when the Cardinals moved that guy from pitcher to outfield?

That Skip Schumaker fella was an outfielder too, yeah?

What a joke of a franchise, right?

[HUGG]

Or when the Cardinals moved that one guy to first from third?

He played left field for a while too.

[Mainge]

He played left field for a while too.

Assholes

[Todd]

Remember when the Astros moved a catcher to second base in the 90s? Idiots.

Ausmus had some range.

  Spoiler:

[Big Z]

Our 2013 3rd baseman.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enBen7qDyvY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enBen7qDyvY[/ame]

We should sign Manny too while we are at it.

[Ramp]

Doubtful.

Anyway, would be interesting if the Marlins were one of the teams interested in Scott Kazmir

[lou]

Miami Herald is saying deal with Placido Polanco all but finished.

Kouzmanoff, Plan B

[TheMendozaLine]

WHY MARLINS' SAMSON NO LONGER ON 790 THE TICKET:

The owner stepped in. Neither Marlins president David Samson nor 790 The Ticket wanted to end Samon's weekly show with Dan Le Batard in which Samson discussed movies as well as baseball, but owner Jeffrey Loria didn't like the segment and finally exerted his authority. Add this to the picture of Loria as a micro-managing owner to a fault. Another example: His hands-on editing of Showtime's The Franchise series starring the Marlins.

http://blogs.herald.com/random_evidence/#storylink=cpy

I never really cared for that segment of LeBatard's show anyway, but if this is true . . . LOLoria

[Ramp]

Got no problems with this move. Any time Samson talks, it makes Marlins fans want to run themselves off the road

[Ralph]

2b- Solano
SS- Hechavarria
3b- Polanco

over/under 15 HR's?

[tjfla]

Still have about 3 or 4 spots left to fill

UT/2B (Solano has one of the spots)
RP(Prolly just do what they usually do and sign Minor League Deals)
2nd LOOGY(4/5 guys will be battling for the spot in ST)
SP(Still want a vet,but for innings and insurance-No Pavano at 4 mil)

Other than that the team is pretty much set for next year with the other SP more likely just aroud in case. They are willing to sign a guy who is "injured" and won't be ready until bout June/July


As for names,its pretty much who will sign down here or wants a chance. As seen from the Polanco deal,we have to overpay for FA.