In a deal no one saw coming — and one that everyone should have seen given the Marlins’ history — Miami has agreed to send Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, John Buck and Emilio Bonifacioto the Blue Jays in a 12-player mega-swap that not only sheds more than $175 million, but also has far […]
On the heels of perhaps the biggest trade rumor that will surface during the offseason, the Diamondbacks, A’s and Marlins pulled off another shocker, agreeing to send three-time All Star closer Heath Bell and Cliff Pennington to Miami while Oakland lands center fielder Chris Young and the Marlins get prospect Yordy Cabrera. Miami, according to […]
Not even to the World Series yet and the rumor mill is in full force, this time linking Alex Rodriguezto the Marlins in a potential offseason trade that, ironically, started out as a joke between Yankees president Randy Levine and Miami owner Jeffrey Loria. And, of course, the story is already getting legs. According to […]
With their third trade in less than three weeks, the Miami Marlins shipped three-time All-Star and former MVP runner-up Hanley Ramirez along with left-handed reliever Randy Choate to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a pair of young right-handers, Nate Eovaldi and Scott McGough. Their first trade, a deal with Houston to acquire aging slugger Carlos […]
In an effort to help distance themselves between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians, the Tigers acquired right-hander Anibal Sanchez and second baseman Omar Infante from the disappointing Miami Marlins, in exchange for prospects Jacob Turner, Ron Brantly, and Brian Flynn. The teams will also swap compensation draft picks. The Tigers, who began the […]
Here’s a pretty good video of recently acquired Matt Dominquez, who hits an opposite-field grand slam off of Tyler Lyons in the Arizona Fall League. For a complete recap of the Carlos Lee trade click here. Video available from farmsystem via YouTube. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For attempted humor, snarky comments, and baseball updates follow the site on […]
After a failed attempt to deal aging slugger Carlos Lee to the Dodgers, the Astros have dealt their first baseman to the Miami Marlins, in exchange for prospects Matt Dominguez and Rob Rasmussen. Houston will also send about $8.8 million to Miami, who will only owe Lee $200,000. Lee, 36, is in the last year […]
MIAMI, FL – One day after being hit with a team-imposed five-game suspension for his Fidel Castro comments, a new group has joined the fight against Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen. The Society of American Teachers for Intellectual and Respectful Expression, or SATIRE, has called for a ban on Marlins games until the franchise dismisses […]
“I love Fidel Castro … I respect Fidel Castro. You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that [S.O.B] is still there.” –Ozzie Guillen First, let me make a few admissions before going further: I am in no way defending Ozzie Guillen’s statement; this […]
Here’s a video of Miami Marlins prospect Noah Perio, whose scouting report can be found here, facing off against Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg during one his minor league rehab appearances. The video is actually pretty telling as far as how far Perio still has to go, developmentally speaking. He, simply, looks overmatched the entire at bat […]
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