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.

Update: I’m slowly getting used to this deal. I still thing Gaby was a high price to pay, even for a good lefty reliever. But, the Marlins organization has other young pitchers (including 5 in the starting rotation) and we finally addressed our biggest need so please join me in welcoming Arthur Rhodes.

Update 2: Now I’m wondering who we send down to make room for Rhodes. Unless we release Mark Hendrickson, the rest of the bullpen is very solid. My best guess is that Robert Andino will get back on the Albuquerque express.

• 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.

  Comment by Passengers (Posted July 31st, 2008 at 3:03 pm)