• Fish Trade for Arthur Rhodes

  • The good news it that the Marlins just strengthened their bullpen by acquiring Arthur Rhodes from the Seattle Mariners. The terrible news is that they gave up Gaby Hernandez. More details to follow. More

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    • Passengers
    • RETWEETED
      16 years ago
    • I don’t think this is a bad deal. At 21, Gaby has yet to show the talent everybody was looking for. His record this year hasn’t been that great (5-8 this season with a 6.47 ERA in 17 starts for Triple-A Albuquerque and Double-A Carolina). As the Marlins pitching depth has increased, it may just be that Gaby’s star has dimmed a little.

  • The New Look 2008 Florida Marlins

  • Despite being 45-43 and only 2.5 games out of first in early July, the Marlins are about to undergo major changes. The pitching staff, most desperately needing help right now, is changing radically as both Josh Johnson and Chris Volstad are moving into the starting rotation this week. With Anibal Sanchez beginning his rehab starts, the Fish suddenly have 5 really good pitchers (assuming the newly healthy can remain that way). Mark Hendrickson and Ryan Tucker will move to the bullpen where they can help eat innings from an injured and overworked pen.

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    • Dave
    • RETWEETED
      16 years ago
    • Good to hear. I believe the mark of a truly good team is the ability to adapt to difficulties and situations throughout the season, like we have had with the bullpen tanking.

      We are so close to being a legitimate contender this year, if we can just maintain focus and not let the small, inevitable speed bumps weaken our spirits, we have the ability to shock the baseball world again.

  • Have The Marlins Called Up Volstad?

  • MVN is reporting that the Marlins called up Chris Volstad to make his major league debut on Sunday against he Rockies. Scheduled started Mark Hendrickson is allegedly being demote to the bullpen. While Albuquerque is not terribly far from Denver, it’s a bit surprising, if true, to have Volstad start on 3-days rest. Plus, the Marlins would have to add him to the 40-man roster. If true, it shows the Fish are serious about the season and willing to risk bringing up a top prospect to turn the ship around.

    We’ll see.

    Update: He’s up but not starting today.

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    • Future Fish
    • RETWEETED
      16 years ago
    • Volstad was for sure called up, but he may not be the starter today.

    • suffering fan
    • RETWEETED
      16 years ago
    • I hope this is true. It would show that this team is serious. Just as importantly, it would show that the players (especially the pitchers) that there are consequences for bad play. Hendrickson should be sent to the bullpen and Gregg should be sent to the minors. We must reverse this downward spiral. We need to get back on track starting today!!

  • Marlins [Almost] Finalize Roster

  • The 2008 Florida Marlins roster is now set. Our starting rotation is Mark Hendrickson, Rick VandenHurk, Andrew Miller, and Scott Olsen with Ricky Nolasco likely taking in the fifth slot when it comes up.

    Update: Sorry, it’s not completely final. We need confirmation that Jason Wood is also on the team.

    Update 2: If Jeremy Hermida ends up on the DL, Alexis Gomez will take his spot on the roster.

    Our full roster is as follows:

    Pitchers B/T Height Weight Birth
    48 Lee Gardner R/R 6-0 220 01/16/75
    63 Kevin Gregg R/R 6-6 240 06/20/78
    30 Mark Hendrickson L/L 6-9 240 06/23/74
    19 Logan Kensing R/R 6-1 185 07/03/82
    22 Matt Lindstrom R/R 6-4 210 02/11/80
    23 Andrew Miller L/L 6-6 210 05/21/85
    32 Justin Miller R/R 6-2 200 08/27/77
    47 Ricky Nolasco R/R 6-2 220 12/13/82
    34 Scott Olsen L/L 6-5 215 01/12/84
    37 Renyel Pinto L/L 6-4 215 07/08/82
    57 Taylor Tankersley L/L 6-1 220 03/07/83
    56 Rick VandenHurk R/R 6-5 195 05/22/85
     
    Catchers B/T Height Weight Birth
    58 Mike Rabelo S/R 6-1 210 01/17/80
    20 Matt Treanor R/R 6-0 210 03/03/76
     
    Infielders B/T Height Weight Birth
    3 Jorge Cantu R/R 6-3 200 01/30/82
    17 Mike Jacobs L/R 6-3 215 10/30/80
    2 Hanley Ramirez R/R 6-3 200 12/23/83
    6 Dan Uggla R/R 5-11 200 03/11/80
     
    Outfielders B/T Height Weight Birth
    4 Alfredo Amezaga S/R 5-10 180 01/16/78
    7 Alejandro De Aza L/L 6-0 175 04/11/84
    26 Luis Gonzalez L/R 6-2 210 09/03/67
    27 Jeremy Hermida L/R 6-3 210 01/30/84
    12 Cody Ross R/L 5-9 205 12/23/80
    14 Josh Willingham R/R 6-2 215 02/17/79

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  • Fish Add a Tall Pitcher

  • Now that we know that Anibal Sanchez will not be ready for Spring Training, the Marlins signed 6-9 left-handed pitcher Mark Hendrickson to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million. He is a mediocre 43-59 in 179 career games with a 5.01 ERA. But, he’s started more than 30 games three times in his career, so he may be a good innings eater.

    Update: Hendrickson used to play in the NBA.

    Photo by Flickr user russ257
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