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Marlins Acquire Wes Helms
TUESDAY: The Fish are only taking on Helms' $750K buyout; the Phillies will cover the other $2.15MM.
SATURDAY: According to an FSN broadcast via RotoWorld, the Marlins acquired Wes Helms from the Phils for cash. So I guess that means the Fish were willing to take on the $2.9MM owed to him? If so, quite a commitment for them.
Helms, 32 in May, had his best year with the Marlins in '06. He posted a .965 OPS in 240 ABs, facing lefties almost half the time.
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I'm surprised no one would wait until he was a free agent...
Posted by: jlowrance | April 06, 2008 at 12:20 AM
WOW LOOK AT THE MARLINS BRINGING THE BIG BUX TO THE TABLE! What a monster contract they're taking on. His contract might cripple their team.
Posted by: Adam H. | April 06, 2008 at 01:27 AM
Thank God! I was worried the Dodgers might get him!
Posted by: MikeClarke | April 06, 2008 at 07:28 AM
According to todays Miami Herald, the trade was actually Wes Helms AND cash (from the Phils) for a player to be named later. This will help the Fish pay his salary I would assume. Link below.
http://www.miamiherald.com/591/story/485047.html
Posted by: tedhill | April 06, 2008 at 08:42 AM
According to mlb.com, he was traded for cash OR a player to be named later and that the Marlins "will pick up more than the major league minimum $390,000 they could have paid had they waited for Helms to be released." The Phillies are still on the line for the majority of the neartly $3 million he is still owed.
Posted by: Shawn | April 06, 2008 at 09:25 AM
This makes more sense. For a second I thought the Marlins were spending money.
Posted by: Joe | April 08, 2008 at 03:02 PM