Arthur Rhodes Traded To Marlins

by Russ101 on Jul 31, 2008 11:02 AM EDT

According to ESPN's Peter Gammons, the Marlins have acquired lefty reliever Arthur Rhodes for 22 year-old righty Gaby Hernandez. The Fish acquired Hernandez in '05 for Paul Lo Duca. Hernandez is a solid return for Rhodes, even if he struggled in a Triple A stint this year. He spent some time on the DL this year with a left intercostal strain.

Rhodes, 38, has a 2.86 ERA in 22 innings this year after missing '07 due to Tommy John surgery

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yawn...

this isn’t going to be a gamechanger

by hoyamarlin on Jul 31, 2008 11:12 AM EDT reply actions

Great pick-up

I just looked at Arthur Rhodes’ season stats. His ERA makes him the second-best reliever on the Marlins, after Kevin Gregg. And his numbers since June 1 are unbelievable. The guy doesn’t give up home runs. Plus, he’s relatively fresh, having thrown just 22 innings for a Mariners team that hasn’t had to worry about winning games much this season. If Fredi uses Rhodes as a consistent set-up man, the guy is going to shorten games for the starters. And that’s exactly what this starting rotation needs.

by mhirsch on Jul 31, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply actions