The Marlins announced they have claimed left-handed reliever Brian Moran off waivers from the Blue Jays. They’ve also purchased the contract of two-way player Brett Eibner from the Eastern Reyes del Tigre of the independent Constellation Energy League, per an announcement from the indy ball club. (Mark Berman of Fox 26 was first to report that agreement was close). They’re the latest additions to a pitching staff decimated by this week’s onslaught of positive COVID-19 tests.
The sidewinder Moran actually made his debut as a member of the Marlins last season. He worked 6.1 innings across ten games, leveraged heavily against left-handed batters (including his younger brother Colin, whom he struck out). While the elder Moran performed well both in Triple-A and in his brief MLB action, the Marlins outrighted him last fall. Moran signed a minor-league deal with the Jays over the offseason and made Toronto’s season-opening roster, but he only appeared in two games before they cut him loose.
Meanwhile, Eibner will return to affiliated ball for the first time since 2018. The onetime Royal and Dodger outfielder flirted with a two-way role toward the end of his L.A. tenure but was derailed by a Tommy John surgery. He’s stuck with playing both ways since his return, although he’s presumably being viewed as a primary pitcher in Miami. Eibner has not been added to the 40-man roster but seems likely to report to the club’s alternate training site. In 5.1 relief innings in indy ball this season, he’s struck out eight against one walk.
Someone please tell Vasgersian, Olney, and ARod to stop talking about the “lonely baseballs.” We get it – move on. Sorry, watching the Sunday Night game.
Marlins claim and sign …
Did ariod ever say something that’s not utterly obvious
Not yet, but that’s asking a lot. He’s busy trying to be sincere.
I sincerely smiled in amusement on reading your comment.
Eibner isnt really a two way player. he’s a pitcher that sometimes hits.
Before the season started, there were a few teams I was watching because I thought they were interesting. The Reds really looked like they had a solid, complete team. I wondered how good the Mets could be if they stayed healthy. But now the team I’m most curious about..in a morbid sort of way..is the Marlins.
I’m wondering, how many wins does everyone think the Marlins will get this season, assuming the season completes and the Marlins manage to play all 60 regular season games? Serious guesses.
My guess: 12 wins. I think they have a good chance to go 10-47 for the rest of the season. This team will have more less than league average players than any other team. I haven’t really taken a hard look at them because the Marlins haven’t finished putting all the parts together but that’s just a gut feeling for now.
Honestly, I think there are such fine line I’d the game at the moment that I wouldn’t be surprised if they made it to 20 wins. Whole season has been crazy.
*lines in the game
20 wins would be the win% mark set by the ‘98 ‘team’. Under your premise, I think they make it to 14 or 15 wins over 60 games.
@ Salary Cap – Keep in mind that all of the infected Marlins players are eligible to return once they register consecutive, negative tests and get cleared by doctors. Based on other recent MLB timelines, some of those players will be back in 2 weeks or even less than that. Their first 10 games will be rough for sure but as players start coming back, their odds will improve considerably. I could see them winning anywhere from 18-24 games when it’s all said and done. They have some nice, young pitchers on their staff who should recover quickly. Good pitching beats good hitting 4 out of 5 times. While I highly doubt it will happen, I’d love to see the Marlins over-achieve and somehow grab the last wild card. That would be an incredible story!
I don’t know if I would consider a team that threatened the entire baseball season just so they could go clubbing is an incredible story. I’d much rather see the Marlins (and the Cardinals) lose as much as possible to not “infect” the playoffs with their presence.
You must be fun at parties…
I think this is the first time I have ever heard of the Constellation Energy League. I need to get into shape because I think the Marlins might be sending a scout to my local batting cage any day now.
It’s a makeshift league only for 2020. It’s four teams across Indy baseball playing at this time.
its someting the Skeeters created to my knowledge. there are a few such leagues out there like this this year. the league has a few players on “loan” from MLB clubs and a Texas club featuring 4 Clemenses between the players and coaches. curious to say the least
One guy not in any danger of losing his job is whoever updates the Marlin’s transaction update page
We should make a prediction contest for the Marlins starting lineup when they resume. Withouy Diaz (opted out) and Rojas (one of the few confirmed positives), who plays SS? BGSU alum Jon Berti? Maybe they move Villar back from the outfield?
Forsythe at 2B. Brian Anderson 3B if he’s not one of the positives. Aguilar at 1B, same skepticism.
Joyce at DH?
Maybe Dickerson, Sierra and Brinson in the outfield?
I’ll go with Wallach at C
We only know of 8 of the 20 (H. Ramirez, Rojas, Alcantara, Cooper, Urena, Vesia, Holloway, Alfaro), plus Diaz opting out.
So everyone else is kind of a prop bet.
depends on who else is positive. my guess is, given they have added mostly RP that the pen was most affected, or that they’ll call up guys like Sanchez and Harrison.