Marlins Release Dallas McPherson

Good call on Andino, because if there's one thing the Padres need, it's crappy DFA-level infielders.

Unless he can start and throw 5-6 innings, this is a non-starter.

McPherson would definitely be interesting in Houston.

I'd surely take a flier on him over giving Geoff Blum or Chris Johnson the everyday job. Blum simply isn't remotely good, and Johnson doesn't appear to be ready for that yet.

I don't know if the Astros would need to even give up Towles. As bad as he was last year, he still has been a consistently solid hitter in AAA. McPherson on the other hand, should have little to no trade value at all.

You do realize that Edwin Encarnacion, despite all of his defensive issues, is pretty damn close to being a big time slugger?

He received some awful luck last season (.267 BABIP), and still posted a .807 OPS and 26 home runs.

An OPS in the high .800's and over 30 home runs isn't a crazy prediction for Encarnacion's offensive production this year.

The Giants should inquire on McPherson, all winter long they been looking for a power hitting corner infield, looks like McPherson could be had,They can move Sandoval to first base, a easier postion for a second year player, it should take some pressure off him, If they don't try to obtain him, that tells me the Giants don't care where they finish up this year

McPherson just got released

the Giants better at least make an effort to sign him

WE NEED POWER!!

"I don't know if the Astros would need to even give up Towles. As bad as he was last year, he still has been a consistently solid hitter in AAA. McPherson on the other hand, should have little to no trade value at all."

Neither McPherson nor Towles really has that much value left. At this point, both of them are AAAA players until they prove otherwise. McPherson has the added issue of proving his back isn't going to act up again. The one advantage Towles has is that he plays the most valuable fielding position, while McPherson is a highly suspect fielder at 3B.

At this point, I don't think McPherson is a better fit with the Giants than what they already have. I do agree that I would like to see the Giants attempt to sign him, but assign him to AAA Fresno.

Ishikawa has shown this spring he deserves the chance to start at first base and his defense may counted most of what poor performance Sandoval may provide from third. His hitting has been better than advertised and has shown decent power. I would think that .270-.275 BA with 20-22 home runs is not to far fetched.

Sandoval is only continuing what he showed last season and needs to be in the lineup. His defense, while not what I would consider good, has been better than I expected and not bad this spring. Moving him to first would be a downgrade defensively, especially with another potential defensive liability at third, in McPherson.

I would love to see the Giants get him and stash him in Fresno as a backup plan to the Sandoval/Ishikawa tandem, but I think he'll have other options with a better chance for playing time on a major league roster. Don't forget, he has never done anything above AAA. Don't let his homerun total fool you, Scott McClain is in our own back yard as a minor league power hitter with 287 career dingers. McPherson is not Scott McClain, but he is not David Wright either. I think he will find a way to break in this year, but look for it with a team like the Astros or Padres, with less stability at the corners...

Honesty though, I think the Yankee's bring him in to challenge Cody Ransom until Alex Rodriguez gets back. They can afford to buy him. An incentive laden deal built around AB's would get it done. If he excells, they have a great midseason trade option,if he fails, he doesn't get many AB's and they cut him loose.

I don't think the Yankees touch him. He's not great defensively and he would force a 40 man roster move. Not to mention once Arod came back, he's useless.

I don't love Ransom, but at least once Arod returns he can play other IF positions decently.

I'd love to see the Yankees take a shot on him, but I don't see it happening.

Towles just turned 25, and has been an offensive threat from a defensive minded position in the minors. McPherson will turn 29 soon, is a huge injury risk, and plays at a position where offense is considered the norm. Of course Towles has more value.

So even though the Astros signed Keppinger, I would still love to see us make a play for Dallas. Keppinger isn't a third baseman and could be given the spot that was gonna go to Jason Smith or Edwin Maysonet and then give Dallas the other spot at third.

Tim I usually agree with you in the terms of how you believe players teams fit, but with regards to Robert Andino, SD isn't going to be an option. The Padres really like the things that Everth Cabrera brings (especially speed, which they lack entirely). And given that they have to keep him on the roster all year they don't have room for another SS on the roster this year. The only thing that Cabrera lacks is power compared Andino.

As for McPherson I agree with those saying the Yankees should sign him. Mainly cause he is a butcher in the field, but they have an offense that can withstand it. The giants need power yes, but they need power that can play defense, they team is built on pitching, so it should be defense first.

Since Dallas Mcpherson was released last night, the Astros would never consider signing him and having him and Keppinger in the majors would they? Both can play more then 1 position on the infield, and it would give them a nice power bat off the bench, or a good average hitter against lefties. Both were needed badly.

I think McPherson makes the most sense for Houston still, but I'm guessing that they'll at least try the Blum/Keppinger platoon out before giving McPherson a legitimately serious look.

Look at McPherson's stats. He is not the second coming of Ryan Howard. He is more like Rob Deer or Dave Kingman. He's been in the majors for 4 years now and has had 399 ABs. He only has 18 home runs with a .245 average, a .298 OBP, and a so-so .458 slugging percentage. That's not particularly something to get excited about. He has averaged a strikeout per game throughout his minor league career and in the majors. So to only have a .458 slugging with all those negatives is not something I would invite onto my team. If he hit 40 home runs in those 399 ABs I might be interested.

I'm not sure what potential some of you guys see in him but I see B-E-N-C-H written all over him and I also see R-E-L-E-A-S-E by any team that picks him up. Who wants to put up with a washed up 29 year old who never put it together?

Well, I guess if your team has ZERO prospects, he might be better than nothing but there are plenty of bench guys who can outhit him on most teams.

There's your explanation as to why this guy got released!