Marlins Trade Heaney, Hernandez, Barnes, Hatcher to Dodgers for Gordon, Haren, Rojas

[Madman81]

are you fucking kidding me

[marlinsfan24]

Jones-Gordon-Hech-McGehee, which is the projected infield right now, hit 19 home runs last season.

[MiamiHomer]

clarkspencer
@clarkspencer
Hearing that #dodgers, as part of trade with #Marlins, agreed to pay Haren's $10 million. So Haren is a "free pitcher" for #Marlins.

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[BigGameFish]

The year our infield hit 25 homers each we didn't win anything

[Todd]

People keep saying Dee Gordon is a leadoff hitter. Yes, he can leadoff. Anyone can lead off. Dee Gordon should NOT lead off. He had an amazing .326 OBP last year with an unsustainable BABIP.

For the last fucking time Marlins, SPEED =/= "leadoff hitter". Surprised these fuckers havent offered Usain Bolt a free agent contract.

[MiamiHomer]

The year our infield hit 25 homers each we didn't win anything

[thatnewguy]

Yeah. HR numbers aren't that important when you have at least 75 coming from your outfield. Yes, it would be nice to have improved power at 3B but you don't really need Hanley Ramirez/Dan Uggla numbers coming from SS and 2B. It'd be great to have speed + OBP guys but, eh, Gordon and Hech aren't really that either.

[BigGameFish]

I don't think they made this trade to fill our "lead off"
Hitter void

[Big Z]

Let's see what the outcome of this deal is. If we make playoffs, it's a success. I'm not enamored by the deal but I trust our FO.

[BigGameFish]

for those WAR lovers on this board, Gordan was 10th among second basemen last season

[Ralph]

Free. Makes sense now.

[thatnewguy]

for those WAR lovers on this board, Gordan was 10th among second basemen last season

There are 30 starting second baseman. And, the majority of that 3.1 fWAR was earned in the first half where he played out of his god damn mind. The second half, Gordon was closer to his 2012 and 2013 numbers and that's what concerning. Four walks and an OBP below .300 is not good--especially for what you had to give to get him.
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Yelich still has to be leading off, right? RIGHT?

[Mainge]

The year our infield hit 25 homers each we didn't win anything

Oh my god.

[thatnewguy]

So, Haren is free. I mean, he would've been anyway on account of, you know, him not playing next season and all.

[dim]

The year our infield hit 25 homers each we didn't win anything

Were they pitching? Because I don't think they pitched for one of the worst rotations this team has ever put out there. Mark Hendrickson was our opening day starter. Rick VandenHurk was our #2 and Nolasco our #3.

That's not a real argument.