Marlins Block
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 1:15 pm
Here are a few guys who are available:
Pitchers
SP
Mark Buehrle*
AJ Burnett
Zach Duke*
Jorge de la Rosa* DL
RP
Joaquin Benoit - 0.57 ERA | 0.57 WHIP | 15.1 IP | 5 H | 22 K | 4 BB
Denny Bautista - 3.31 ERA | 1.53 WHIP | 16.1 IP | 12 H | 24 K | 1 HR
Dan Wheeler - 3.48 ERA | 1.06 WHIP | 20.2 IP | 15 H | 22 K | .202 BAA
Hitters
IF
1B/DH David Ortiz*
3B Aramis Ramirez DL - playing in ML rehab games Sat/Sun, expected to be activated as sched on Tues
C Geovany Soto
OF
CF Denard Span*
LF/DH Hideki Matsui*
RF/1B Garrett Jones*
OF Elijah Dukes - no, I don't know where he is, or when/if he'll resurface but he's 25 years old and is a good enough hitter I'm sure he'll pop up somewhere eventually. Hopefully not prison. If he signs somewhere this season, he's got a nice projection w/ Vg/Vg pwr v L/R and plays all 3 OF pos.
OF/CI Eric Hinske* - .322 | .390 | .579 | 0.969 OPS | 54 G | 121 AB | 12 GP at 1B/3B
Prospects
SS/3B Wilmer Flores
SP Pedro Figueroa*
CF Justin Maxwell
OF Abner Abreu
OF Marcell 8-Ozuna
SP Elisaul 8-Pimentel
SP Eric 8-Surkamp
SP Justin 8-Wilson
SS Mycal 9-Jones
et al.
Looking to add:
- another lefty/switch power bat somewhere (CF/RF/1B)
- a long-term answer at 1B
- pitching upgrades at closer, LH SP
Most of the SP listed above would prob only be moved in a deal netting me a frontline LH strikeout guy who won't suffer as much from Papi and Micah Owings logging so many innings at 1B.
Ortiz has a monster proj and would be a good fit for any AL team looking for a middle-of-the-order power bat to anchor their lineup from DH. His slow start wasn't as slow as last season, so the AL's player-of-the-month for May should have no problem clearing 30+ HR and ending up somewhere around his career avg OPS of 0.921 at age 34. Still an elite LH power bat.
Matsui also has a great 2010 proj (Vg/Vg pwr) and sports a 0.966 OPS in June hitting out of the 4/5 spots for Anaheim while occasionally popping up in LF (9 GS) at 36. Both guys will help a team in the race needing offense, and both veterans should continue to have plenty of value as impact LH bats in 2011. Would consider swapping Kinsler for another everyday 2B in a deal that filled one or more of the needs listed above.
Pitchers
SP
Mark Buehrle*
AJ Burnett
Zach Duke*
Jorge de la Rosa* DL
RP
Joaquin Benoit - 0.57 ERA | 0.57 WHIP | 15.1 IP | 5 H | 22 K | 4 BB
Denny Bautista - 3.31 ERA | 1.53 WHIP | 16.1 IP | 12 H | 24 K | 1 HR
Dan Wheeler - 3.48 ERA | 1.06 WHIP | 20.2 IP | 15 H | 22 K | .202 BAA
Hitters
IF
1B/DH David Ortiz*
3B Aramis Ramirez DL - playing in ML rehab games Sat/Sun, expected to be activated as sched on Tues
C Geovany Soto
OF
CF Denard Span*
LF/DH Hideki Matsui*
RF/1B Garrett Jones*
OF Elijah Dukes - no, I don't know where he is, or when/if he'll resurface but he's 25 years old and is a good enough hitter I'm sure he'll pop up somewhere eventually. Hopefully not prison. If he signs somewhere this season, he's got a nice projection w/ Vg/Vg pwr v L/R and plays all 3 OF pos.
OF/CI Eric Hinske* - .322 | .390 | .579 | 0.969 OPS | 54 G | 121 AB | 12 GP at 1B/3B
Prospects
SS/3B Wilmer Flores
SP Pedro Figueroa*
CF Justin Maxwell
OF Abner Abreu
OF Marcell 8-Ozuna
SP Elisaul 8-Pimentel
SP Eric 8-Surkamp
SP Justin 8-Wilson
SS Mycal 9-Jones
et al.
Looking to add:
- another lefty/switch power bat somewhere (CF/RF/1B)
- a long-term answer at 1B
- pitching upgrades at closer, LH SP
Most of the SP listed above would prob only be moved in a deal netting me a frontline LH strikeout guy who won't suffer as much from Papi and Micah Owings logging so many innings at 1B.
Ortiz has a monster proj and would be a good fit for any AL team looking for a middle-of-the-order power bat to anchor their lineup from DH. His slow start wasn't as slow as last season, so the AL's player-of-the-month for May should have no problem clearing 30+ HR and ending up somewhere around his career avg OPS of 0.921 at age 34. Still an elite LH power bat.
Matsui also has a great 2010 proj (Vg/Vg pwr) and sports a 0.966 OPS in June hitting out of the 4/5 spots for Anaheim while occasionally popping up in LF (9 GS) at 36. Both guys will help a team in the race needing offense, and both veterans should continue to have plenty of value as impact LH bats in 2011. Would consider swapping Kinsler for another everyday 2B in a deal that filled one or more of the needs listed above.