The Marlins have released veteran righty Edinson Volquez, club president of baseball ops Michael Hill told reporters including Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald (via Twitter). The veteran hurler is still rehabbing back from Tommy John surgery and the organization was in need of 40-man roster space as it continues to make a variety of roster moves.
Volquez, signed last year as the club sought to build a pitching staff around its excellent core of position players. As it turned out, though, things fell flat and Volquez is one of several hurlers whose large contracts has created significant payroll drag — helping to push the organization toward a clear rebuilding path.
Miami owes Volquez a hefty $13MM for the 2018 season. There was really never any chance of the Marlins finding a taker for any of that, so it was lost money regardless. Volquez could yet be brought back on a minors pact, Hill noted.
i can’t wait to see the Marlins’ final roster
JT Riddle is about to be their best player
No it isn’t, Its going to be Joe Random. #RTTS
Joe Random!! MLB the show’s finest
Joe Young in MLB2K.
Bring back ICHIRO!!!
I mean, why not? They’ve gotten rid of 2/3 outfielders from last year, and still might try to trade the third for prospects.
To all Beer Leaguers. the Miami Marlins are hosting multiple try-out days in January. No skill required. MUST be willing to play for league minimum and supply own equipment. For more details contact Derek Jeter.
I’m willing to embarrass myself for the league minimum.
I’d embarrass myself for free if I got to wear a uniform and play in front of 2,000 fans in Miami every night
Me! ME! I want to get paid $500,000 to lose baseball games.
There literally is zero reason to hate the other moves made after Stanton. Volquez is lost for the season. Why hold his roster spot. His contract ends after this season. Why in the world would anyone trade for a guy who won’t pitch in 2018 and will be a FA when he is able to play?
Clearly they took the no skill thing seriously. They hired Jeter.
I’m pretty sure they didn’t hire Jeter. I think he is one of the owners.
I also can’t wait to see their roster next year. I feel bad for Mattingly, sure this isn’t what he thought he was signing up for. Wouldn’t be surprised if he is managing another team next year. Possibly the Yankees if they are terrible and Boone looks like he isn’t a good fit after all?
Their AAA team will be better than them at this rate. On the other hand volquez stinks
Yes. We know the smell in the Marlins’ locker room will improve because Volquez stinks, but is he a good player?
There AAA team will be the MLB team
Teams trash….
That’s kind of what happens when a team goes through a rebuild.
Why?
Volquez wasn’t going to pitch in 2018, more than likely, so they can remove him from the 40 man roster.
After clearing up money, DJ gives himself a $27 mill. One year deal to play SS in Miami.
Isn’t that iweegal?
Isn’t that eweegal?
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I thought that a bunch of people were playing along, but then I realized that you made all of these comments yourself
Put the wax down!!
and the pipe
If they paired Volquez with Yelich they would find a taker. The return would be less.
Interesting move tho. I’m sure Volquez will get snapped up quick for cheap and be given all the time he needs to recover.
As with the Dee Gordon deal and the Ozuna I’m assuming they want a maximum return for Yelich. Asking a team to take back Vazquez would dilute any return in prospects.
Fold that team and expand in Montreal.
The marlins might be the first team ever to be folded completely that I can remember at this rate. Between the debt and no bright future in sight for that team it’s not out of the realm of possibility. I truly feel bad for their fans
They have fans?
I think there are like ten, but they’re not in Miami.
They should move to OKC.
Or portland
Las Vegas Marlins?
Volquez is going to win a Cy Young when he comes back because the game is trending towards everyone hitting flyballs swung from the lower part of the zone. High strike throwing flyball pitchers are going to flourish in this era.
First question for the next Marlins owner: are you planning to tear down the team within the next 5 years? If the answer is yes then sorry, you don’t to own them.
Didn’t Volquez have insurance on his contract?
Why would a player need insurance for his contract, its guaranteed.
Did the marlins buy insurance for injury on his contract? How do you release him if you did without losing the insurance payout?
Marlins still have pay him. Insurance only pays out due to injury. Fielder is the last one to have his team recover salary from insurance. But since it is guaranteed the player gets paid no matter what
To quote Major League, that guy is dead.
Move the team to NOLA.
They shoulf just sign 3 of guys for 1 yr deals at under 5m each. Sign some pitchers to minir league deals. Their lineup wont be pretty but it can get them by a yr while trying to generate some cash. Who knows if Marlins fans will actually go to the games tho