Fish Acquire Will Ohman from the Orioles

by GameFish on Jul 31, 2010 4:54 PM EDT

Well, at least Cody Ross fans can breathe a sigh of relief.

The fan favorite is staying put, but the Marlins did pull off a deal right before the trade deadline to help bolster the ailing bullpen. According to reports, the Fish sent RHP Rick VandenHurk to Baltimore for lefty reliever Will Ohman.

In 51 games with the O's, Ohman has an ERA of 3.30 and a WHIP of 1.60. Opponents are batting .270 against him overall, but he's held lefties to a .226 BA.

It could be nice to have a lefty in the pen who might actually get lefties out and stuff.

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I hate this move

Were trading away starting pitching when we have no 5th starter?

I get it… Sort of

by Bourbon Meyer on Jul 31, 2010 4:57 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

ohman picks

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Rookies combine for 5 hits or more (LoMo, Stanton, Gaby)

You gotta hate to lose more than you want to win

by alwaysafan on Jul 31, 2010 5:15 PM EDT reply actions

I dont get it

Is he a FA after this season ?

by Gokyle45 on Jul 31, 2010 5:18 PM EDT reply actions

I think he's only signed on a 1 year

1.35 Mill deal. For some reason I thought it was a 3 year deal, but I can’t find it anywhere.

Doesn’t seem like an intelligent move from my perspective..

by jrsyeagle on Jul 31, 2010 5:31 PM EDT reply actions

just a one year

still a decent move tho.. vanden has been pretty much a lost cause. hey, normally around this time with this record we would be sellers! maybe the tide is starting to turn :)

by Mike Harris on Jul 31, 2010 5:32 PM EDT reply actions

Before I forget picks!

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marlins win by at least 5

by Bourbon Meyer on Jul 31, 2010 5:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

not a bad move picks

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by dgriot on Jul 31, 2010 5:55 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Picks

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by GMFB on Jul 31, 2010 6:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Picks

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he who fears losing, has already lost
Josh Johnson for 2010 NL Cy Young!
Brandon Marshall is a Dolphin.....watch out World.

by Gatorfan4life on Jul 31, 2010 6:57 PM EDT reply actions

I get bringing in a solid lefty to our aching bullpen

But giving up Vandy seems like a bit of a stretch, unless the FO is planning on bringing Ohman back for next year.

Chris Coghlan is the 2009 NLRoY (that's a +1 for me!)
Josh Johnson for the 2010 NL Cy Young!

by ocelotfox on Jul 31, 2010 7:31 PM EDT reply actions

Also, in former Marlins news, Jeremy Hermida was DFA'd by the Red Sox today

Chris Coghlan is the 2009 NLRoY (that's a +1 for me!)
Josh Johnson for the 2010 NL Cy Young!

by ocelotfox on Jul 31, 2010 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions

What is this garbage?

We traded away a starter for a 32-year-old version of Renyel Pinto?

Yeah, that’s not fair. Pinto was at least good at preventing home runs.

I call him LeBron Jim for short.

by 3.3seconds on Jul 31, 2010 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

As long as his pace is better than Pinto's infuriatingly slow one, I'm good with it

Chris Coghlan is the 2009 NLRoY (that's a +1 for me!)
Josh Johnson for the 2010 NL Cy Young!

by ocelotfox on Jul 31, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

We definitely needed a lefty reliever

Best of luck, Vandy!

by LadyFish on Jul 31, 2010 8:04 PM EDT reply actions

He'll get a great chance to start with the O's

But it does mean he has to play against the AL East…

Chris Coghlan is the 2009 NLRoY (that's a +1 for me!)
Josh Johnson for the 2010 NL Cy Young!

by ocelotfox on Jul 31, 2010 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Bummed too

We still got Sean West though

by FishFilet on Jul 31, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Gave up way too much for a middle reliever

by craig on Jul 31, 2010 9:12 PM EDT reply actions

I don't think so...we have great starters, but our bullpen was radioactive waste

I think this is a good trade, we could use a good lefty. Let’s give this guy a chance, I don’t think anyone can do worse than Pinto…at least let’s hope not for our sake.

What's more frustrating than being a Marlins and Orioles fan? Eye surgery???

by Osley Sallent on Jul 31, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Our starters aren't "great"

JJ, Ricky, and Anibal are a very good 1-2-3 punch, but following them has been Sanabia, Volstad, and Robertson, who’s performances don’t amount to anything of value thus far. Vandy was a good prospect to eventually take one of those slots, but much like Andrew Miller, did little at the major league level to earn it. I dunno, I wish we could’ve gotten more for Vandy, but it’s not like having him as a AAA star helps the organization.

Chris Coghlan is the 2009 NLRoY (that's a +1 for me!)
Josh Johnson for the 2010 NL Cy Young!

by ocelotfox on Jul 31, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions

You're probably right

I always felt VandenHurk in our rotation would quickly make it much better than it is right now. On the other hand the team probably expects Ohman to be light-out so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

by FishFilet on Aug 1, 2010 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

not sure what this says about the fish going forward

vandy couldve & probably shouldve been pitching with the fish since opening day.. long reliever/take over for nate…. he easily pitched well enough to get a spot

so if not vandy for the 5th spot then……. does that say west/miller/tucker are improving? is someone standing out as the favorite to start in sept?
by giving up the potential & value of vandy does that mean the fish will actually spend $$ to keep a left RP for more than 2 months??

this deal could go either way. just depends on some things.
but if vandy goes the Os & dominates then this was a bad move no matter what…..

by byoung on Aug 1, 2010 1:29 AM EDT reply actions