http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-marnot12jul12,0,3886202.story?coll=sfla-sports-front "The Marlins have an interest in Astros center fielder Willy Tavares, who is being shopped around, and the young pitching to entice Houston. But the Astros likely would need a replacement in center back in the deal." I would trade Willy for whatever prospects we can get. Lane can be our backup / spot starting outfielder. Thoughts?
Marlins won't trade any of there good young prospects for Willy Taveras. I think the Astros could get Joe Borowski for him.
Taveras, Ensberg, and Hirsh for Cabrera? From a payroll standpoint, it works for us because Cabrera won't be due for a mega-raise until Bagwell, Clemens, and Andy are off the books. The penny-pinching Marlins only add salary in Ensberg, but he's not all that expensive yet. Only problem is we'd have to give up Hirsh. (I may be in the minority, but I think Cabrera is good enough to be worth it.) Oh, and the other problem is the Marlins would never go for it in a million years. There's that, too. But a guy can dream, can't he?
Wrong. It's Taveras for Cabrera and Willis. The Marlins covet Taveras so we need to milk them for all they have.
The article says it could be Taveras for some Marlins young pitching. I doubt they'll trade Miguel and Willis is untouchable.
Willis would be nice but it would take more than willie to get any deal done.maybe wille ,lane and a young pitcher.
Lane has pretty much zero value at this point. We might be able to get an average minor league pitcher at best for him. He would not be a key part in any deal to get Cabrera or Willis. I'd trade any three of Willy T, Ensberg, Bucholz, Nieve, and Hirsch for Cabrera or Willis. Neither of them are going anywhere though while Florida is still in the race. If they drop off, they could get huge value for both of those guys.
That is REDICULOUS. He is a young guy that hit 25 home runs last year. A lot of teams who maybe aren't in it this year but are looking to win next would love him.
what do we need more young pitching for? we're pretty flush in the stuff. Buchholz, Nieve, and Hirsch are all good prospects close to/at the majors and if thats not good enough Albers, Patton, Paulino, Peguero, Guttierez and Barthmeier are two to three years down the line and if THATS not enough Chris Baker, Chris Sampson and a few others are lower ceiling guys already putting up great numbers at AAA or AA.
Unless you consider 29 to be a young baseball age, Jason Lane isn't particularly young. He is supposed to be in his prime right now, and he somehow have a season like this. Don't get me wrong, he's not a bad player if he's hitting right considering he plays a pretty solid OF. Also, he has a cheap contract. Regardless, I doubt Lane is the kind of player that rebuilding teams are looking for unless they're looking for stopgaps (and who wants a stopgap guy to hit barely above 200).
