Marlins 2013 Off-season Thread

[Mainge]

Hopefully it's not Conley.

This. Let them have Dunn.

[Cambridge]

This. Let them have Dunn.

Agreed, Dunn could easily be replaced by Dayton who has dominated lefties in the minors.

Still don't understand the lack of buzz over Conley or how he is consistently ranked below Nicolino.

[lou]

I would not trade Ruggiano, Dunn or Conley for Weeks.

Weeks is terrible.

[Big Z]

@ShaneMiller27: Source: The #Marlins would trade Justin Ruggiano and one of these four Mike Dunn, Adam Conley, Brian Flynn or Tom Koehler in deal for Weeks

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Any combination or Ruggs and Flynn or Koehler is fine with me.
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He's actually pretty decent now that I take a look at his numbers and videos. Seems to be the same thing as Ruggiano, with less speed and from the left side of the plate.

[MiamiHomer]

Shane Miller @ShaneMiller27
A source close to Rickie Weeks told me that a deal is still in the works to bring him to #Marlins

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[Big Z]

Yup. Sounds good to me. I would just like to know who replaces Ruggs in that trade now, maybe Dobbs?

[MiamiHomer]

One could only hope but I doubt that. Probably another prospect since we'd need MIL to give a lot of cash.

[dgriot]

Looks like they selected 1B Justin Bour from the Cubs in the AAA portion of Rule 5.

[Miamarlin21]

He had a down year but he has a career .273/.347./.449 line in the minors. Also had a 23 homeruns in High-A in 2011.

[Big Z]

@Haudricourt: Was assured again today by #Brewers source that there is nothing to the rumors of Rickie Weeks to the Marlins.

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[lou]

This is where they are at just to type it out

C- Salty
1B - Jones
2B - Furcal
SS - Hecha
3B - Dietrich
LF - Yelich
CF - Ozuna
RF - Stanton
B - Mathis, Dobbs, Bugosevic, Solano, Lucas

SP - Fernandez, Eovaldi, Alvarez, Turner, Koehler/Hand
RP - Cishek, Ramos, Dunn, Capps, Jennings, Caminero, Koehler/Hand

That's $44 range, with Bell money.

[Big Z]

They probably reach $50MM if Brewers eat about half of Weeks $11MM.

[lou]

Best case scenario for me would be to acquire an outfielder who can hit LHP, a starting 3B, and a backup 1B/3B who hits lefties. Dump Dobbs, Ozuna and Dietrich to the minors

vRHP
2B-Furcal
CF/LF Yelich
RF Stanton
1B Jones
C Salty
CF/LF Bugosevic or
3B - ?? Depending who this is
SS Hecha
B- Mathis, lefty hitting OF, lefty hitting 1B, Solano, Lucas

vLHP
2B-Furcal
3B-Lucas
RF Stanton
LF-Outfielder who hits lefties
1B-Guy who hits lefties
CF-Yelich
SS-Hecha
C-Mathis
B - Salty, primary 3B, Bugosevic, Jones, Solano

Would give them a fighting chance and if anyone sucks, they could likely mix and match starting lineup and call up Ozuna/Marisnick/Dietrich if they take off.

[BigGameFish]

^ I like this
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Particularly because I agree that those 3 young guys need more ABs in low ball

[lou]

I bet they could trade Cishek and Dobbs to Mil for Weeks, a top SP prospect, a power arm, and say $2 million. Maybe Marlins throw in someone like Dyson to clear 40 man space. Brewers shore up pen, Marlins get Weeks 1/$5 (as Cishek and Donbs clear $5 mil) and value for Cishek with young starter.

Marlins bullpen isn't really effected as there are so many arms, and they could go two unglamorous guys to hit lefties like Delmon and Mark Reynolds for cheap.

That's a $50 mil team give or take. Just plug Weeks, Delmon and Reynols above.

I also realize those names aren't sexy, but it is what it is and it could be bang for the buck if those guys are true to their career splits.