Gaby Sanchez on his way to the Bigs

by craig on Jul 21, 2009 9:38 AM EDT in News Comment 17 comments

Clark Spencer is reporting, via twitter, the Marlins are bringing Gaby Sanchez up to the big club.

clarkspencerThe Marlins are calling up 1b/3b Gaby Sanchez from N.O. to replace LHP Andrew Miller, who was optioned.

Woo Hoo!

Now comes the interesting part of this call up, does Gaby ride the bench, aka Robert Andino, or does the club finally come to their senses and sit Bonifacio on the pine to be used as the utility man?

Please tell me that the Marlins have a new starting third baseman.

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Finally!

This is great news. They should have called Sanchez up a long time ago. Now all they have to do is actually start him. I would be dissappointed if he is not given a real shot, now that he is with the Big League club. I hope they throw him in there and see what he can do, not just give him spot starts. I really don’t think there is any way possible he could perform worse than Bonifacio, so there is little downside to starting him. But to be honest, I don’t think it will even be close. I think Sanchez will perform and we will have a new corner infielder.

by MarlinFan44 on Jul 21, 2009 10:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Move Boni to utility infielder where we need him.

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by BacksThePack on Jul 21, 2009 10:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This is great

I went to the game last night in San Diego, and couldn’t stop complaining about Bonifacio. From not being able to get to the ground ball one step to his left to coming to bat with the bases loaded and two outs to the error in the ninth. There’s just no confidence in the third base position right now, a change in personnel could help with that.

by cpmustangs13 on Jul 21, 2009 10:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

About Time

Bench Bonifacio and play Gaby. He can’t be worse than Bonifacio at 3rd.

I wonder in what spot will he be batting. Hmmmm

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by EverybodyLovesDolphins on Jul 21, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Considering Bonifacio's walk drove in the winning run,

that’ll probably get him another month’s reprieve. Remember, he’s a “winner”!

I’ll bet they won’t pull the plug on Bonifacio. Instead, they’ll get Gaby some limited playing time whenever they rest someone—e.g., Uggla rests, Boni goes to 2B, Gaby plays 3B; or Cantu rests, Gaby plays 1B.

And then after a few weeks of Gaby maybe getting 4 ABs per week, they’ll send him back down so he can “stay active” or whatever.

by Fishcrazy on Jul 21, 2009 10:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

On second thought, this is probably much less than we're making it.

As Juan C. Rodriquez at the Sentinel <a href=‘http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_baseball_marlins/2009/07/florida-marlins-option-lhp-andrew-miller-to-triplea.html">points out, Andy Gonzalez can’t be recalled for 10 days, and the Fish needed another backup infielder. So their rationale is probably, “Why not let a top prospect get a few ABs in the majors while mostly riding the pine?”

If that’s correct, then that’s hardly a grand changing of the guard at 3B.

by Fishcrazy on Jul 21, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

...and I forgot to close the tag.

Here’s the link if anyone needs it.

by Fishcrazy on Jul 21, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

FINALLYYYYYYYYYY

also, I was impressed 2 people got the attendance pick yesterday… then I realized HadMatter copied me. Oh well, I guess better then him beating me by 1 attendee.

I hope Gaby coming up means some rest for Cantu’s wrist and the end of the Bonifacio experiment. But then again, I hoped lightening would strike and the Jorge Julio/Armando Benitez experiments would end sooner too..

by jrsyeagle on Jul 21, 2009 11:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks for Tuesday

17,600
Uggla
Volstad: QS

by Bumppo on Jul 21, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hope this works out for us

Been looking forward to seeing Gaby.
As much as I love all the Marlins, including Emilio, I think it’s been clear for a while that he’s not ready to be an everyday starter, at least not at third.

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by miramarjuice on Jul 21, 2009 5:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't get your hopes up

Boni will still be our starting 3B. Gaby’s not really one of our top prospects either. He’s one of the most MLB-ready, but he’s about average. I’ve heard his defense is nothing to brag about either, but it’s nice to have another IF available. The FO is still in love with Boni.

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by -Miami Fan- on Jul 21, 2009 5:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

17,000
Hanley
Marlins’ pitchers throw a no-hitter in 7th 8th and 9th innings

by tdp992 on Jul 21, 2009 6:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Licks

17500 (DON"T PICK IT HADMATTER!)
Hanley
If Gaby is there and doesn’t start – gets a hit
If Not: Game runs > 10

by jrsyeagle on Jul 21, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

pick-nicks

18,000
Hanley Center
Volstad QS

by Fishcrazy on Jul 21, 2009 6:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Now...

… how does this pick thing work? I know the first one is attendence, but the other two confound me as to what they could be.

Go Nevada Wolf Pack!

by BacksThePack on Jul 21, 2009 6:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ichthyomancy Picks

The first is attendance
The second is for Player of the Game (MVP). There will usually be three chosen for each game.
The third is for AAB (Above and Beyond). This is where you predict something that will happen in the game. More than one point may be rewarded for the AAB if multiple predictions (all most come true) or if it is exact (1 HR vs. 1+ HR), or if it is highly unlikely to happen (player hits for the cycle).

It’s all in good fun—join in!

by LadyFish on Jul 21, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or for a more thorough explanation...

you can click on the “What is this?” link on the right hand side of the opening page at the bottom of the Ichthyomancy table. (The explanation will be at the top of the linked page).

by LadyFish on Jul 21, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs