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Marlins’ Jose Urena Drawing Trade Interest

By Connor Byrne | May 27, 2019 at 9:39am CDT

With the July 31 trade deadline getting closer and the Marlins in last place in the National League, they’ll have to decide which veterans to jettison from their roster. One of them could be right-hander Jose Urena, who has drawn inquiries from “several teams,” per Marlins reporter Craig Mish.

A member of the Miami organization since 2009, Urena made his major league debut six years later and has turned into a fixture in its starting staff in recent seasons. Dating back to 2017, the first season in which most of his appearances came in the Marlins’ rotation, Urena has logged a team-leading 69 starts and 387 innings. The 27-year-old has pitched to a solid 4.02 ERA (but with a less impressive 4.64 FIP) with 6.37 K/9, 3.02 BB/9 and a 47.5 percent groundball rate since he became a permanent starter for the Marlins.

So far this season, Urena’s numbers look fairly similar to the production he managed over the previous couple years. Even though his 96 mph fastball velocity outdoes most starters’, Urena hasn’t had much success generating strikeouts. Among qualifying starters, Urena ranks fourth last in K/9 (5.98) and 17th from the bottom in swinging-strike rate (8.9 percent). Urena has offset those figures to some degree with the game’s eighth-best groundball percentage (52.4) and an above-average walk rate (2.76), helping him to a passable 4.30 ERA/4.35 FIP in 58 2/3 frames.

Urena clearly isn’t any kind of front-line option, though it does appear he’s a capable back-end starter. There’s value in that, especially considering Urena’s affordable ($3.2MM salary) and controllable. With two seasons of arbitration eligibility remaining, the Marlins don’t have to part with Urena this summer, but Mish reports that the rebuilding club may be open to it.

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  1. RunDMC

    3 years ago

    Definitely not from the Braves.

    Reply
    • ncbrave

      3 years ago

      2nd that

      Reply
      • toastyroasty

        3 years ago

        3rd

        Reply
    • realgone2

      3 years ago

      They could trade for him and then give him a blanket party

      Reply
      • RunDMC

        3 years ago

        We call it a “Welcome to The Battery” party using Stance game socks and old Duracells. Marines swear it is the best alarm clock.

        Reply
      • connfyoozed

        3 years ago

        It worked really well for Private Pyle. 😉

        Reply
    • racosun

      3 years ago

      Straight-up for Acuña.

      Reply
      • PhilsPhan

        3 years ago

        Thanks for the laugh on this Monday

        Reply
    • Biff Pocoroba

      3 years ago

      Hopefully stays on an NL team; Braves still owe him one.

      Reply
    • todd76

      3 years ago

      If you want a clown as a pitcher look no further then Urena.

      Reply
  2. thorshair

    3 years ago

    Mets need starters

    Reply
    • Top Jimmy

      3 years ago

      Yes, but Mets have no one in the minors of any value to trade.

      Reply
  3. PhilliesBob1980

    3 years ago

    I don’t trust him. He has pitched for a lousy team in meaningless games in front of 5,000 people. He is also a hothead who throws at guy’s heads. Not sure he could get his act together for a contender.

    Reply
    • OofAndYikes

      3 years ago

      Good thing whether a random on the internet trusts him or not is irrelevant. Dude’s a constant innings eater and provides solid 4/5 production.

      Reply
    • dannyd2210

      3 years ago

      Smart. Imagine not taking Stanton, Yelich, Ozuna or Realmuto because they played for “a lousy team in meaningless games in front of 5,000 people.” Solid logic!

      Reply
      • Braves 2015

        3 years ago

        those guys at least have class and put up respectable numbers

        Reply
        • scarfish

          3 years ago

          Not to play devils advocate or anything but shouldn’t Realmuto be partly to blame for the whole Acuna incident?

        • Cam

          3 years ago

          Ozuna has class? This is the same guy that compared being demoted to the Minors, with being in jail.

        • SocoComfort

          3 years ago

          Not really. If you look at the incident in question Realmuto didn’t do anything to defend his pitcher. Don’t think Realmuto called it or even knew about it. Just Urena being moronic

  4. realgone2

    3 years ago

    Not sure why anyone would give up anything for this schlub.

    Reply
  5. 15bricknerw

    3 years ago

    Curious what he could do in a bullpen

    Reply
  6. toastyroasty

    3 years ago

    Let him pitch BP from 60 feet without a cage

    Reply
    • OofAndYikes

      3 years ago

      What a tough internet warrior

      Reply
  7. agentx

    3 years ago

    No thanks. That velocity and those peripherals look to me like Urena’s performance could totally crater if he lost a tick on his fastball or any of his secondary pitches flattened out even a little bit.

    Reply
    • agentx

      3 years ago

      Marlins would be wise to get something for him this summer rather than risking another Straily-like fade.

      Reply
  8. leefieux

    3 years ago

    I am sure that the Bucs have some top prospects that they can flip to a Florida team for an overhyped, underachieving RH SP.

    Reply
    • RunDMC

      3 years ago

      MIA has no need for top prospects. They could win ballgames.

      Reply
    • Modified_6

      3 years ago

      No joke. I’ve never understood why people liked Archer so much.

      Reply
      • Brandon Sans

        3 years ago

        Three good years followed by three average years with a stinker of a season thus far. Amazing the Rays the package for him last season that would’ve been a much more understandable return after 2015.

        Reply
    • connfyoozed

      3 years ago

      Naahhh… the Pirates would never make a trade like that…

      In all seriousness, the Bucs are so desperate for starters they might be all over this, which would worry me if true.

      Reply
    • Joe W.

      3 years ago

      i could see the pirates making a run at him but probably not worth the prospects

      Reply
  9. walls17

    3 years ago

    maybe a couple teams think they can change him up and get him to use his plus velocity to get more strikeouts. on the surface, i dont quite see anything too exciting about him. i’d rather use a younger pitcher with more upside than send legit prospects for a question mark

    Reply
  10. stretch123

    3 years ago

    He’s a good No 5 starter for a playoff team for sure and could be quite valuable as a long reliever. Think, David Phelps. If I’m the Marlins, I would ask for two B grade prospects for him and trade him ASAP. Don’t want another Straily situation.

    Reply
  11. Stanley

    3 years ago

    PUNK

    Reply
  12. DarkSide830

    3 years ago

    marlins should get rid of him as soon as possible. he’s taking up a rotation spot that Gallen or Elesier could have.

    Reply
  13. formerlyz

    3 years ago

    As a Marlins fan, now is the time to move him, after his last 8 starts. For once, I’d like to not see them wait too long to move someone, and honestly, if someone is willing to give up even a mid-level prospect for him, he should be gone. I personally dont consider him to be a SP, so if someone else does, I’d get value while I can, although as I said, there have been plenty of times they missed out

    Urena is a fastball-changeup guy with no breaking ball and no command. He throws strikes, but that isnt the same thing. His best pitch is probably his 2 seamer

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