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Dave_Gershman
I’m a huge fan of the Marlins and I think it would be great if Skipworth turned out to be a good Major League catcher. His ceiling is .280/.370/.520 28/96. He had a better season than last but I really hope the AFL helps him out. They also have some young pitchers who impress me. Alex Sanabia to me, is the same pitcher as Kris Medlen but doesn’t throw as hard, but Tommy Koehler, Elih Villanueva, and Edgar Olmos are 3 pitching prospects who they like. I’m thinking that maybe the Marlins should obviously fix the pen, but they do have 4 good late inning guys in Sanches, Badenhop, Nunez, and Hensley. I think Brad Penny would be a good cheap signing for them as a veteran innings eater with high reward.
Stl_Great
I agree with everything you just said accept Brad Penny. While he might be cheap, he might get hurt again and not be dedicated to get back to his team. (Like he did with the Cards.)
Dave_Gershman
Well he might not get hurt again either.
SpaldingBalls
I don’t know Skipworth very well… but a .280/.370/.520 is better than any catcher in baseball not named Mauer. I have a hard time believing a guy that good wouldn’t be the top prospect in baseball.
Dave_Gershman
thats why it’s called a ceiling.
SpaldingBalls
From what I’ve read about him, I don’t agree that’s his ceiling at all. He’s shown little plate discipline in the minors, and his OBP and average are bad. I’m not saying he can’t be a good catcher, but a .520 slugging percentage? Only seven players in the NL beat that this year.
ludafish
Yeah its not looking good for skipworth. the marlins had every indication to try to draft Posey and went to the next best catcher in the draft…they said skipworth originally was like joe mauer when drafted, in the sense he would hit for a high average with medium to little power….but what happened there? he has been awful in the minors, and he is still very young… i dont see it really working out….it would take an amazing turn around. the marlins will need to look elsewhere i think for the future of catching.
j6takish
How is it that Ugueth Urbina is always involved in the most one sided trades? The Tigers got future LCS MVP Placido Polanco straight up for him
Patrick OKennedy
Actually, “Flamethrower” aka “U2” aka Urbina was sent with Ramon Martinez to the Phillies for Polanco, after Ugie got drunk on the plane and got into a fight with half the team. Pudge didn’t like that trade and commented on it at the time. Good thing Pudge isn’t the GM.
j6takish
Forgot Gonzo was a Marlin
CodyRossFTW
To think we were all relieved they traded Adrian Gonzalez instead of Jason Stokes.
ludafish
I didnt know that….so at the time the rangers would have taken jason stokes?
mrsjohnmiltonrocks
That’s a pretty good record for the Marlins. I had no idea that AGon started out with them!And an aside-I am floored to learn that 4/5’s of the Giants pitching staff-and every one of them is good to great-was drafted, signed, developed, and successfully transitioned into the big leagues by the Giants. Now THAT’S a record of achievement.
Henry Castellanos
Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Jonathan Sanchez, and Madison Bumgarner are all under 27. That’s a great track record. I also commend the Giants for picking up Javier Lopez, he’s basicly this years’ Damaso Marte in the Postseason