Marlins Trade With Orioles: Rick Vandenhurk for Will Ohman

August 1, 2010 in Featured, The Latest, Trades by jonnylons

Oh man what a deal?! C’mon, be honest, how many of you all thought that the Marlins were going to deal Cody Ross? Of course ESPN said it was going to happen, but really, what do they know? When have they ever gotten these things right? According to Joe Capozzi, there was really never a deal for Ross in place. [...]

Marlins Prospects Making Strong Impressions

July 31, 2009 in Fish Farm, Future Fish Report by jonnylons

The future is bright for the Marlins. Currently they are playing very good baseball as they battle their way into contention for the Wild Card and the NL East. The parent club is doing this with a modest payroll and a future that has an economic boon on the horizon with the new stadium opening in 2012. In the meantime, [...]

Fish Farm: Van den Hurk Returns; Dominguez Dominates

June 1, 2008 in Fish Farm by jonnylons

It wasn’t supposed to be this way this season for Rick Van den Hurk, but right now he’ll take it. And so will we. Seeing him healthy and getting back to pitching again is a promising sign for the starting pitcher and if the Marlins start to falter a bit in the second half, he could provide some much needed [...]

Vandenhurk Down, Badenhop Hops Up

April 7, 2008 in Uncategorized by jonnylons

Today the Marlins sent Rick Vandenhurk back to AA Carolina and called up Burke Badenhop from the same minor league team. Vandenhurk really has struggled since winning a spot in the rotation out of Spring Training, being weighed down with an ERA over 11. Badenhop, however, has been pitching quite well for AA Carolina since being optioned there after his [...]

Marlins Dead in the Water?

August 4, 2007 in Coaching Staff, Commentary by jonnylons

Seems like it is over too quickly for the Marlins this season. Suffering injuries to 3/5ths of their stellar starting staff from last season hasn’t been kind either. Then again, neither has this coaching staff. Incidentally, they may all get an incomplete considering the injuries to this team but make no mistake, the Marlins have taken a big step backwards [...]

Van den Hurk Gets the Call

April 10, 2007 in Uncategorized by jonnylons

Ricky Nolasco was placed on the DL with a sore right elbow. One of the key concerns was Nolasco was not getting the velocity he had last season on his pitches. The Marlins are expecting him to return in a few weeks. In the meantime, we will just have to deal with Rick Van den Hurk being called up to [...]

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