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Marlins Fans Crack, Now Suffering Stockholm Syndrome

Posted by Drew Fairservice under Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins on Nov 26, 2012

It is easy to understand why a fan of the Miami Marlins might be conditioned to expect the worse. Like fans of the Toronto Raptors patiently awaiting their team’s fourth quarter collapse, Marlins fans just count the days between faces of the franchise being dumped for prospects. Life as a Marlins fan is just space between Ice Ages. Not totally unlike other teams, it is just the on a more condensed timeline.

After dumping their roster to the Blue Jays, Marlins fans now must contemplate life without Giancarlo Stanton, the biggest piece left for the Marlins to deal, should they see fit. Much has been made about Stanton’s relative levels of happiness, mostly without any actual input from the man himself. But the sharks continue circling, recognizing the Marlins trading Stanton is all but inevitable. SB Nation Marlins blog Fish Bites has the topic covered from multiple angles, only one of which is realistic.

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Astros, Marlins Look to Redefine Replacement Level

Posted by Darren Kritzer under HardBall Talkin', Houston Astros, Miami Marlins on Nov 23, 2012

The Toronto Blue Jays clearly won the 12-player blockbuster trade with the Miami Marlins. Odds makers even thinks as much, dropping their World Series odds from 100-1 just two weeks ago down to 9-1.

After the trade became official, we saw a version of what the Jays lineup will look like come opening day in 2013. But what about the Marlins lineup? Fans are upset with the fire sale, upset with Jeffrey Loria, but let’s be realistic here. The Marlins have to actually write out a lineup card on opening day against the Nationals in Washington, whether they want to or not.

What will lineup look like? Who will be the starting five?

When you actually look at the projected lineup you wonder if the team will even come close to 60 wins. Just to compare, the Houston Astros, who are in a ton of trouble this year moving to the American League West, have similiar issues with their lineup and may struggle to come close to their 55 win season of 2012.

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Giancarlo Stanton is Not Available*

Posted by Drew Fairservice under Analysis, Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins on Nov 15, 2012

Don’t let that headline deter you, every team in baseball. The duplicitous Marlins insist Giancarlo Stanton will not be traded and, considering he is still one season short of arbitration, just 23-years old and one of the best players in the game, they would be nuts to absorb the kind of PR and on-field hit moving him represents. The Marlins, slimy yet cunning business people as they are, won’t hand over Stanton to opportunistic American League pilferers…yet.

Unless, as the asterisk indicates, they do. Intrigue!

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A Brief History of Marlins Fire Sales

Posted by Scott Lewis under Miami Marlins on Nov 14, 2012

A lot will be written in the coming hours, days and weeks (pending league approval) about how the Miami Marlins have gone too far this time in their attempt to cut costs. Noted swindler Jeffrey Loria will probably designate poor on-field performance as the motivation for his and general manager Michael Hill’s latest foray into the realm of selling off assets. In the Marlins latest turn as miscreant artists, it’s approximately $166 million in the form of Josh Johnson, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Emilio Bonifacio and John Buck heading to Toronto in exchange for Yunel Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Alvarez, Jeff Mathis and a trio of prospects. It’s familiar territory for the club.

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A Fair Trade Is Anything But For Two Fan Bases

Posted by Dustin Parkes under Jeffrey Loria, Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, Trades And Signings on Nov 14, 2012

In order to fully grasp the implications of the twelve player trade between the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays – Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, Emilio Bonifacio, and John Buck in exchange for Henderson Alvarez, Jeff Mathis, Yunel Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarria, Jake Marisnick, Justin Nicolino, and Anthony Desclafani – one must understand a thing or two about baseball transactions.

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Blue Jays, Marlins Working on Reported Monster Deal

Posted by Drew Fairservice under Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, Trades And Signings on Nov 13, 2012

Welp. Mere hours after we examined the Marlins potentially making moves with some or all of their establish players, Miami goes ahead and pulls off a MASSIVE deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. The deal is not yet confirmed by the league as there is money changing hands but multiple reports claim the rubber stamp process will do as it should, likely by Wednesday afternoon.

The deal as currently reported looks like this:

To Toronto To Miami
  • Jose Reyes
  • Josh Johnson
  • Mark Buehrle
  • John Buck (!)
  • Emilio Bonafacio
  • Yunel Escobar & Adeiny Hechavarria
  • Jeff Mathis
  • Jake Marisnick (!!!)
  • Henderson Alvarez
  • Justin Nicolino & Anthony DeSclafani

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Marlins Open Barn Door, Beg Horses to Flee

Posted by Drew Fairservice under Miami Marlins, Trades And Signings on Nov 13, 2012

The Marlins are not in a good place right now. Their big manager hire went pear-shaped, doomed even before it began. Their first season in a divisive ballpark netted more empty seats and scratched heads than any noble homage to modern art deserves. The team went into sell mode at the trade deadline, moving two key pieces and the previous face of their franchise in July.

The Fish wasted little time this off-season, dumping Heath Bell and gaining a young, controllable infielder Yordi Cabrera in the Chris Young trade. Now the Marlins are, through the filter of USA Today baseball writer Bob Nightengale, making nearly everyone else on their roster available via trade. Back up the truck!

Slow down, now. Not everyone is on the block. The one piece that everyone would want, the Patron Saint of Getting Blanked Giancarlo Stanton, is going nowhere. Which leaves…what, exactly?

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