What's the status on Cameron Maybin?

by Little Nicky 21 on Jun 14, 2008 1:00 AM EDT

I haven't heard much about this kid since we got him, and I think he'd fit in pretty well with the guys we have right now. We don't have a true leadoff hitter, or a true #2 hitter, so could he fill one of those roles? Maybe a lineup of 1) Maybin 2) Cantu 3) Ramirez 4) Jacobs 5) Uggla 6) Ross 7) Willingham/Hermida/Gonzo 8) Treanor 9) Pitcher... Or keep Hanley at leadoff and bat Maybin 2nd? And in the outfield, playing Ross in left, Maybin in center, and Willingham/Hermida switching up with Gonzo in right? It would get Amezega out of center and give us a trade piece in the outfield for some starting pitching after the all-star break.

So... does anybody if the kid is ready for the bigs?

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IMO, no

I really feel he’d be better served staying in the minors until perhaps a September call-up. He recently went on a nice little hot streak after struggling at the plate for most of the season. It also seems he is beginning to cut back on his incredibly high K rate. I would like to give him more time to show some consistency. Bringing him up now would be a mistake, IMO, and I would be surprised if they did.

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by Sashimi on Jun 14, 2008 11:12 AM EDT reply actions

gotcha

with that said, when he eventually does come up, whether it’s Sept. or next season, how will he fit into the batting lineup? I think he would be best as a leadoff guy, but didn’t Hanley go into a bit of a slump when we took him outta the leadoff spot? If Cam can hit 2nd, that would be perfect… Assuming we keep roughly the same roster through next season

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by Little Nicky 21 on Jun 15, 2008 3:54 AM EDT up reply actions

go marlins

cantu is not a #2 guy at all. my ideal lineup would be maybin, hermida, hanley, hammer, uggla, cantu, jacobs, treanor, pitcher. i honestly feel the hanley slump was just coincidental, as for the first few games hitting third he was hitting better than he was in the 1 spot. this does leave our defense at the corners weak. ive never liked jacobs at all, and cantu has a bad arm. center will be taken care of by maybin easily. this way we can have some great bench players in gonzo and amezega. in a perfect world, i would say replace jacobs and give cantu a new arm.

with the lineup i just proposed, if hanley struggles in 3rd spot again, but i doubt it, they can just switch maybin and hanleys spots and see how that works.

i honestly dont think they should call him up this year, but they will. probably sometime next month, as he has been striking out less.

by kev24k on Jun 16, 2008 4:52 PM EDT reply actions