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UCFinfan86 said:For 1 year, and is the negative attention he is going to bring to the team through the media and in the clubhouse worth it longterm??
Thats a good point.
UCFinfan86 said:For 1 year, and is the negative attention he is going to bring to the team through the media and in the clubhouse worth it longterm??
RWhitney014 said:Bonds would pay for himself for obvious reasons.
Second, as far as him defensively, no, he's not going to win any more Gold Gloves (although many people forget he's one of the all-time leaders in total GGs), but the numbers say he's not as bad as his rep. He's not going to be able to handle 155 games out there, but he wouldn't be a disaster, either.
And negativity? Most teammates love the guy. He puts up numbers, pulls his weight, and minds his own business most of the time. He's not sweet and lovable, but you bet your bottom dollar these guys are sick of playing in front of a bunch of neon orange seats every night, and Bonds would solve that. Not to mention that the guy hasn't been around young, exuberant players in a long time. I'd wager that they rub off on him more than he rubs off on them.
All in all, I would say that the positives far outweigh the negatives. It's a one-year commitment no matter what, the guy is going to add attendance and make the Marlins an event (and we know how important that is in Event Town, USA), and the Marlins would become nationally relevant. Would there be boos? Yeah, sure, fine, they're pros, they can deal with it. After coming off surgery probably a little too early, the guy still hit 26 HR and drove in 77, and his OBP is still really high because of his rep. Perhaps most importantly, stick him behind Miggy and watch Cabrera go, because that's the best protection in the majors.
Alex44 said:I agree with most of that. My one worry is that he gets injured and doesnt play very much at all.
It would be great for him to break the home run record in our ballpark, even though I never wanted him to break it...
PatsSuck456 said:I'd figure that he'd break before he got the record.
Alex44 said:
I just want some sort of Marlins news...anything....sign someone....anyone...
RWhitney014 said:OK, they signed Mike Koplove to a minor-league deal along with about 15 other players. It's on the team website. Most of them are AAA filler, but Koplove's got some MLB success under his belt. Would be really nice if he could be effective again.
RWhitney014 said:If Dontrelle continues his career pattern, 2007 will be a huge year for him. Not to mention his defense behind will be improved at least somewhat with everyone having another year of experience.
BTW, Borowski not offered arby, so we can't recoup a first rounder if/when he signs elsewhere. Disappointing. Bonds wasn't either, so we wouldn't have to give ours up should we sign him.
The risk the Marlins faced in offering Borowski salary arbitration is if Borowski decided to take it. Based on his experience and the fact he had a career-high 36 saves in 2006, Borowski could have earned more than $3 million.
Ray Finkle said:Just something to think about with Willis. He pitched in the WBC last year. So did Peavy, who also had a bad year. It could have had something to do with it because both guys weren't used to pitching so hard so early in the season. That could explain a lot. I think both pitchers will have rebound years.
Alex44 said:I really hope so.
Even at that Dontrelle should have won more games, there were a number of them he lost 1-0, 2-1 3-2 etc. His ERA was a little misleadingly high because there were a couple games he really got pounded.
Anyway Im really excited about this rotation you have 3 potential 15 game winners (Willis, Johnson and Olsen) a guy who is kind of an unknown but should get between 10-15 wins (Sanchez) and a guy Im not very high on but still would be a good #3 starter some places (Nolasco) who should get 12 wins and have at least an even record
RWhitney014 said:You do realize Anibal won 10 games in 13 starts or something like that this year, right?
As far as I'm concerned, Willis, Sanchez, and Olsen all have the stuff to win 20 games. I'm not saying they all will or that even one will, but I wouldn't be surprised if any of them reached it. If Carl Pavano can go 18-8 with a 3.00 ERA...
RWhitney014 said:You do realize Anibal won 10 games in 13 starts or something like that this year, right?
As far as I'm concerned, Willis, Sanchez, and Olsen all have the stuff to win 20 games. I'm not saying they all will or that even one will, but I wouldn't be surprised if any of them reached it. If Carl Pavano can go 18-8 with a 3.00 ERA...