Florida Marlins position players

by craig on Feb 19, 2009 12:06 PM EST in News and Rumors

I need to write a Marlins preview for an organization and I would like your opinion.

Let's say the Marlins break camp with 13 position players and 12 pitchers. This is not a guarantee since for much of last season the Marlins carried 13 pitchers and 12 position players. But let's stick to 13 position players for the sake of this discussion.

You have the 8 starters on the field, so that leaves 5 bench players. One slot belongs to Wes Helms, a second slot will be Alfredo Amezaga, a third slot will be the backup catcher, a fourth will be the fourth outfielder, this is known or at least assumed.

That leaves one golden ticket left, so who gets it? That's the question.

Helms can play either corner infield position. Alfredo can play darn near anywhere. There will be a backup catcher. The fourth outfielder will probably be able to play any of the outfield positions, though one may can get around that.

Who is the fifth player on the bench? Any thoughts on the matter are appreciated.

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Andino

At least he won’t complain about sitting on the bench. Did they have him out in the outfield for a couple of games last year? He seems like a good all around athlete in the same vein as Amezega who can fill out almost any spot with some practice.

But is the front office sold on him?

by brickell on Feb 19, 2009 12:50 PM EST reply actions

I think the front office is sold him....

but they also know they are holding him back from a potentially better career somewhere else.

Oh, and yes, he has played the outfield for the Fish a few times last season. He wasn’t great, but him being a natural athlete he did do a serviceable job.

by craig on Feb 19, 2009 1:23 PM EST up reply actions