Each day in November—leading up to the winter meetings—Sporting
News will analyze the offseason to-do list of a major league team.
Today: the Miami Marlins.
It’s already been an offseason of shock and betrayal for the Miami Marlins, the team having sold off every last piece of the “rebuilding” project they sold to fans last winter.
Will the Marlins move SS Yunel Escobar before he plays a single game for the team? (AP Photo)
The Marlins will be one of the cheapest teams next season based on
the salary dump they’ve already orchestrated, but if they plan on
fielding even a slightly competitive team, there is work to be done.
However…
Making a move with Giancarlo Stanton would be a wise. His stock might never be higher than it is this offseason—he is cheap, controllable and productive—and the Marlins could get back a major package if they trade him. We are talking the kind of deal the Texas Rangers received for Mark Teixeira. Stanton is that kind of impact player and enough teams will be interested in him for the Marlins to start a serious bidding war.
Moving Stanton would go a long way in selling what little fan base the Marlins have left on the idea of a real rebuilding project.
Outside of that, the Marlins need reliable pitching. They dealt Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle in the trade with the Toronto Blue Jays, and word is they are open to trading Ricky Nolasco and possibly Yunel Escobar, the one established major leaguer they received in return from the Blue Jays.
It’s obvious at this point the Marlins won’t spend to get arms, so again, trading Stanton seems like the logical decision in order to receive such front-line arms.
It’s already been an offseason of shock and betrayal for the Miami Marlins, the team having sold off every last piece of the “rebuilding” project they sold to fans last winter.
Will the Marlins move SS Yunel Escobar before he plays a single game for the team? (AP Photo)Offseason agenda
This is sort of a futile effort, trying to predict what the Marlins should do. It appears they’ve already relegated themselves to being bad in 2013, so none of the suggested additions would even happen.However…
Making a move with Giancarlo Stanton would be a wise. His stock might never be higher than it is this offseason—he is cheap, controllable and productive—and the Marlins could get back a major package if they trade him. We are talking the kind of deal the Texas Rangers received for Mark Teixeira. Stanton is that kind of impact player and enough teams will be interested in him for the Marlins to start a serious bidding war.
Moving Stanton would go a long way in selling what little fan base the Marlins have left on the idea of a real rebuilding project.
Outside of that, the Marlins need reliable pitching. They dealt Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle in the trade with the Toronto Blue Jays, and word is they are open to trading Ricky Nolasco and possibly Yunel Escobar, the one established major leaguer they received in return from the Blue Jays.
It’s obvious at this point the Marlins won’t spend to get arms, so again, trading Stanton seems like the logical decision in order to receive such front-line arms.
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