Who came up with this Gleyber to the Marlins nonsense?
Yankee fan disease is spreading.
The Marlins most desirable trade chip is Pablo Lopez. Young, Controlled. Relatively cheap. Solid #2 starter. He’s being discussed only to improve the Marlins offense.
So the “framework” starts with Gleyber? That’s all well and good for the Yankees because that’s convenient for them. But why in the world would the Marlins even consider it?
The Marlins best position player and biggest fan favorite is Jazz Chisholm Jr. He plays 2B. Furthermore, after watching some Marlins games of the past few years, what sticks out is how drab the Marlins position players are. The only one with a bit of a flourish is Jazz. He actually runs the bases aggressively. The Marlins are fielding a team that would be boring to watch in all MLB cities, while playing in one that celebrates flash, glitter, energy, etc. Gleyber is a Steady Eddie. He’s no improvement baseball wise or marketing wise.
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Under another article I proposed a White Sox Marlins trade…..
Marlins get Tim Anderson and Adam Engel.
Sox get Pablo Lopez and Miguel Rojas.
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Here the Marlins get some offense directly with Anderson leading off and Jazz hitting behind him. Yes, their D at SS will suffer. But Anderson is a hotdog that plays to the crowd. Having him playing next to Jazz will be exciting for the fans, and quite possibly inspire some of the other Marlins players. They’ll have a legit defensive CF, and while he won’t bring much offense, moving guys they’ve been playing in CF back to their natural positions will allow them to concentrate more on hitting.
Sox will get a #2 behind Cease; and a solid ML SS that will begin to straighten out the defensive mess that team has. The Sox also save a little money which is necessary as they need to cut payroll.
A trade like this would open up other possibilities for both FO’s to follow through on this offseason. This is realistic.