Marlins Considering Bullpen Options

I don't know if the O's are a good fit if the Marlins are looking to move Ross or Hermida in a deal. Baltimore doesn't need outfielders, so maybe a three team trade would work.

I'm hoping Raffy Betancourt comes off the D.L. soon, has a few strong outings and then gets dealt to the Marlins.

If the Marlins can acquire an arm such as a Heath Bell, George Sherrill, Danyz Baez, or Rafael Bentancourt via trade ... plus maybe a middle of the order bat who could take over at third base (Garret Atkins ... Mark Teahan) Then in my opinion they have to be the favorites for the NL East. They have a young rotation headlined by a solid front 3 in Nolasco, Johnson, Miller ... plus a young linuep full of speed and power that could help propel them to first place in the weak NL East.

@FreeSide: I could see Baez as a better option. He'll be a FA after the year and I would bet the O's would pay for his deal this year to get better prospects.

They do have a good starter in VandenHurk that could be of interest to the Fish, he got hurt in the WBC, but is fine now and has done well at the AAA level and for the fish last year.

My mistake Steveo26 in the post.

Was thinking that maybe the O's could use Vandenhurk as a starter. He's a big, tall(6'5) K pitcher that pitched for the Netherlands in the WBC and came back with arm trouble, but is fine now and doing well at AAA.

The Fish rotation is good, but the desperately need BP help and I know the O's need starters and was just wondering.

Yeah, my gripe with the Fish also is that they cut salary regardless of whether they win or not.

They cut ties with Joe Nelson this past off season over a couple million dollars and he would have been a life saver about now.

its a catch 22, if they had money, they wouldnt be a bad team to get the awesome prospects they get for finishing close to last

04Forever: I'm not sure if thats true. Most of the Marlins talented young players have been acquired via trade not top-5 draft picks. Also they are having a lot of post first round players becoming successful. It really boils down to money for the Marlins. Despite having record low payrolls these last few years they have still been fairly competative. Correct me if I'm wrong but Skipworth is their only top-10 pick in the last 5+ years.

Yeah, while it's true that most of the Marlins talent comes from trades, its because they have to shed payroll so often/can't afford to pay very many guys that perform really well top dollar and have the fire sales. So while I agree they are a well ran organization, I don't neccessarily think they would be continual winners with a bigger payroll.

But what do I know? The O's have beaten the Sox more times this season than my team so...yeah