Marlins After Hank Blalock
by GameFish on Feb 25, 2010 4:17 PM EST
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PrintThe search to replace Grit II continues, and according to JCR, rumors that the Marlins have been looking at Hank Blalock are true.
The Marlins are in fact interested in former Rangers corner infielder Hank Blalock. It’s unclear whether they’ve extended an offer to the two-time All-Star, but the Marlins have spoken multiple times with Scott Boras, Blalock’s agent.
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Blalock, 29, is coming off a .234-25-66 season in 462 at-bats with the Rangers. He also had a career-low .277 on-base percentage. He totaled more than 600 plate appearances every season from 2003 through 2006, but several injuries limited him to a combined 123 games in 2007-08.
The Fish need a lefty off the bench, and the pickings are pretty slim right now. Hank was the opposite of good (.201/.237/.348) after the All Star break last season, he's injury-prone, can't hit lefties, and is fairly slumpy. (What? SLUMPY is totally a legitimate baseball stat). But on the plus side, he's pretty good against right-handed pitching, has power, and is .289 in his career with RISP, which does savor mildly of grit.
No word on whether Hank is holding out for an everyday job, but if not, certainly those 26 career at-bats as a pinch hitter have prepared him well for the backup role the Marlins have in mind.
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Nice site!
Looks like an awesome Marlins fan blog!
Haha at ‘Grit II’
Someone needs to fill the shoes of Gload and Amezaga, that’s for sure.
Bonifacio PH late in games just isn’t going to cut it
Amezaga?
Don’t get me wrong, Amezaga’s a great utility fielder. But he’s a .652 lifetime hitter… not really any better than Bonifacio at the plate.
It's a good thing Larry Bird's initials weren't MJ. '80s basketball was confusing enough -- Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Marles Jarkley, Mominique Jilkins... Makeem Jolajuwon...
Eh.
Aside from his shoulder problems, the guy has no plate discipline. But at the same time, if you’re worrying about plate discipline, there’s nothing like a move to the other league to put you in a good situation. People haven’t seen him… and if you haven’t seen a player, you’re subject to throwing him the wrong pitch. Whatever Blalock has lost, he’s clearly still able to hit the wrong pitch.
Still, I am suspicious of this man… this man and his shoulder.
It's a good thing Larry Bird's initials weren't MJ. '80s basketball was confusing enough -- Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Marles Jarkley, Mominique Jilkins... Makeem Jolajuwon...
LORIA OPEN THE WALETT AND GET HANK PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
by Daniel Martin Callahan on Feb 27, 2010 6:59 PM EST reply actions
It's not a matter of money.
If Blalock is expecting much more than $1-2 million, he’s insane, and he’ll just have to hope he can find an equally insane team.
It’s a matter of Blalock being worse at getting on base than Mike Jacobs. Or at least he was last year… whether that holds true in the future remains to be seen. But he’s trending downward.
It's a good thing Larry Bird's initials weren't MJ. '80s basketball was confusing enough -- Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Marles Jarkley, Mominique Jilkins... Makeem Jolajuwon...
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