A few items about the soon-to-be Miami Marlins…
- Omar Infante has turned down the Marlins' first multiyear contract proposal, reports Juan C. Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Infante believes the team will wait until after the season to resume negotiations, though both sides are known to be interested in continuing Infante's stint in Miami.
- Also from Rodriguez (Twitter link), he thinks the Fish will at least take a look at free agent Edwin Jackson this winter.
- Hanley Ramirez underwent shoulder surgery today, performed by Dr. James Andrews, reports Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post (Twitter link). The shortstop is expected to be fit for Opening Day when the Marlins open their new ballpark, though Capozzi isn't sure Ramirez will be recovered by April.
- Between Logan Morrison's grievance against the Fish, Ozzie Guillen's tenure in Chicago possibly coming to an end and the Marlins' long-held interest in having Guillen manage their club, speculation has already begun that the White Sox and Marlins could revisit the possibility of a rare player-for-manager deal. Kevin Kaduk of Yahoo Sports is skeptical that Florida would give up a talented player for a manager whose contract is up after 2012 (or who could be fired before then). MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez (via Twitter) is even more blunt, saying the deal would be "the dumbest trade in baseball history — and even Ozzie would agree."
Why would anyone trade a good young player for a annoying manager who isnt even that good?
Because Loria has his favorites and performance may not even factor into that. In his eyes some guys (Hanley, Ozzie) can do no wrong, and others (Edwin, Lo Mo) can do no right. The guy isn’t even the GM, but he pulls are the strings, great organization.
dont forget how he was 100% ok with trading away one of the best power hitting second basemen in recent years for a utility man and some bullen guys
besides this season, which is the combination of poor managing, bad hitting, bad defense, mediocre pitching, and some bad contracts by the GM. Where is the evidence that Ozzie is a bad manager?
I’ll buy Ozzie’s plane ticket to Miami to get him out of here
Infante is a good player, a few teams will go after him
He’s more of a backup infielder though. Not saying he’s not valuable
So.. the Fish demoted LoMo for Tweeting too much, yet they want Ozzie, the manager known for both Tweeting and blurting out at press conferences every inane thought that comes into his head?
didnt Tampa traded for Piniella? he was in SEA I think…