Cody Ross Awarded to the Giants

by craig on Aug 22, 2010 7:39 PM EDT in News and Rumors

After today's game, the Marlins award Cody Ross to the Giants. Let me help you out with the preceding sentence: the Marlins gave away Cody to the Giants and received nothing in return. Nothing.

As you know, the Giants claimed Cody off waivers to make sure the Padres couldn't acquire him. Beinfest couldn't workout a trade, so he decided to just give him away. Beinfest and his ilk wanted to make room so they could evaluate Cameron Maybin for the rest of the season. And giving Cody away did that and had the added bonus of the Marlins not having to pay his salary.

The Marlins gave away one of the fan favorites, the only good defensive outfielder on the 25-man roster and a solid power hitter so they could run the Maybin experiment again. Yeah, yeah, I know all the reasons for it, but that doesn't make me happy about it.

Ladies and gentlemen, the season is now officially over. The front office has thrown in the towel and proclaimed that the Marlins are out of the race.

The whole thing sucks.

Cody had this to say:

"It’s going to be tough, really tough," Ross said. "People think we’re machines and that we don’t have families and that nothing matters except going out there and getting base hits and hitting home runs but we have emotions. I have a bunch of really good friends in here including a best friend. It’s a sad day."

Not only does it hurt the team baseball-wise for the remainder of the season, the clubhouse now has a huge void, that can't be filled anytime soon.

In case you didn't know, Dan Uggla and Cody are best friends.

Danny on the news of Cody departing :

"I’ve never had a better teammate or a better clubhouse guy," Uggla said. "Every team has their guys that they live and die with in the clubhouse and on the field and he was one of ours. It’s a really sad day. With his personality, his ability to lead and his ability to make the rest of us happy and make sure we have the right attitude is a huge asset to this team. Now he’s going to be a huge asset to the Giants. It’s a big blow to this team and this clubhouse."

Never again will the chant: CO-DY! CO-DY! CO-DY! be heard at Sun Life Stadium. For those who were in attendance on the day the chant first began: it was one of their most memorable experiences and for some, their favorite.

This is a sad day to be a Marlins fan. Cody will be missed, but never forgotten. Good Luck Cody! We love you, man.

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Next up.. buhbye Danny

There’s no way he resigns with us.. with the way the FO did this to Cody..

by jrsyeagle on Aug 22, 2010 7:49 PM EDT reply actions

I honestly can't think of a more popular player for the Marlins

Certainly none that got chants every game

by FishFilet on Aug 22, 2010 7:57 PM EDT reply actions

Uggs is right- a huge blow

What did this do for us? Seriously, Loria needs to look in the mirror- in order to have butts in the ballpark, you need to build a fanbase- how much more can we take?

"Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement."

by JSutt9703 on Aug 22, 2010 8:01 PM EDT reply actions

CO-DY! CO-DY! CO-DY!

…one last time
You will be missed

by LadyFish on Aug 22, 2010 8:41 PM EDT reply actions

is this a joke? this HAS to be a joke

i love cody!

WE GOT BRANDON MARSHALL!!!!!
"Faster than a speeding walrus" -Me.
"Violence is not the answer, it's the question; the answer is YES!!!"

by finzrule on Aug 22, 2010 9:18 PM EDT reply actions

Good luck Cody

You were my favorite.

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by colombo259 on Aug 22, 2010 9:30 PM EDT reply actions

cody

one more time the fans are s———- ,the owner and the staff are the ones that sure at h—— should be livend . but of course who want them? . GOOD LUCK CODY .

by batabano on Aug 22, 2010 10:11 PM EDT reply actions

What a great deal...we traded Cody Ross and got 4 prospects.. 2 prospects? No? We got NOTHING?

Wow, once again we get another reminder of why being a Marlins fan is the most trying thing in the world, and people wonder why attendance at the games are so low!

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

by Osley Sallent on Aug 22, 2010 11:15 PM EDT reply actions

I honestly think Cody will resign with us in the off season

Giants likely non tender him or will be paying 5+ mil for him

No fat chicks

by Volstud on Aug 22, 2010 11:56 PM EDT reply actions

I hope you're right

But why would he come back after this? He said he was shocked that he’d just be let go. These scumbags don’t deserve him. Remember when we used to be a team that made great moves despite the liability of having the lowest or second-lowest payroll in baseball? It feels like a long, long time ago.

It’s so disheartening. If he doesn’t come back, I really do hope that Uggla takes off, too. I got to see 2 World Series wins. I’m good. To hell with this organization. I don’t want them to win anything while Hanley or Loria and his boys are here. I’ll feel sorry for JJ, Baker, Anibal and most of our pitchers, really; Helms will be retired after next year; it would suck for Coghlan, Logan, Stanton, and Gaby for a while. But if Loria, Samson, Beinfest, and Hill stick around, and they will, then hopefully all of these great guys will find new teams, and the Marlins organization can be stuck with Hanley and a bunch of other dirtbags and prospects that look good on paper but have no soul. It’s what they deserve. Choosing to keep Hermida over the Hammer, trading Cabrera and Dontrelle for trash (and the Hopper), letting Rhodes and Gload go when they could have reasonably afforded them, even trading Cantu for nothing: this all sucked, but I was still with them. They just took it too far by letting Cody go like this.

Jesus, they just can’t admit they made a mistake with Maybin, or that even if it’s not time to call it quits with him yet, Cody’s the better option right now, and, hey, the fans love him, and that’s always good for a team, right? Nope. That would be too logical (I’d never presume that they’d use some heart). What a damned shame.

by Turner D. Century on Aug 23, 2010 12:30 AM EDT reply actions

Don't be surprised

If the Marlins finish the season flat as a pancake and with a below .500 record. Yes, Cody is not a superstar hall of famer but he’s a true clubhouse guy and a fan favorite. It’s sad to hear Uggs describe his departure. All I can say is that this team and the front office better be ready to put a winner on the field soon!!!

by BBCRAZE10 on Aug 23, 2010 12:42 AM EDT reply actions

Boooooooooooooo

Booooooooooo

Go Fish

by hurricane on Aug 23, 2010 1:12 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

You know, what are they going to do?

Nothing personal against Cody — I know he’s a good guy. But his contract had to get off the books, and the sooner the better.

He had a .719 OPS this year. Part of that was a decline in power which may be attributable to bad luck, but he’s never been much of an on-base guy. Players without plate discipline tend to decline sharply and young…

At this point, realistically speaking, Ross is a fourth outfielder. A perfectly good fourth outfielder: he’s a plus defender at all three positions, and still has enough power to be a decent pinch hitting option. (For now.)

But the truth is, the Marlins can’t afford to pay $4 million for that skill set, even if it is attached to a good guy. They have above-average starters they need to hang onto, and maybe they can use some of that money this offseason to get a bullpen.

And, you know, good luck to him. Maybe he can turn things around with the Giants… their outfield is not good at the moment, so Ross should have the chance to earn some playing time. And they play in a hitters’ park, so maybe that’ll enable him to present his home run power in the best possible light.

Basketball trivia time! The Orlando Magic used 12 players during the 2009-10 season. How many of them posted an eFG% lower than Carmelo Anthony?

by 3.3seconds on Aug 23, 2010 7:10 AM EDT reply actions

That much having been said...

…it baffles me how they’re cutting costs here, and yet they manage to find $1 million for Wes Helms. A year in advance, no less.

I’m sure Helms is a good clubhouse guy, but you know who works in the clubhouse? Coaches. I’d have no objection to paying Helms to coach and putting a baseball player on the field… at least Ross does some things well.

Basketball trivia time! The Orlando Magic used 12 players during the 2009-10 season. How many of them posted an eFG% lower than Carmelo Anthony?

by 3.3seconds on Aug 23, 2010 7:13 AM EDT up reply actions

All other things aside, I wish Cody the best in San Francisco

He’s had a tough year, but hopefully the change in scenery will do him good. As for us, the lack of anything in return for him is the biggest slap to the face, but realistically, he was not going to be a long-term player. Now we’ll get to see the full young outfield, and we’ll see how they work together as a unit, which is important to the future of the Marlins. As much as it sucks to lose a guy who the fans love, you’ve got to try to make the team better on the field, and if Maybin doesn’t get playing time, there’s no way to evaluate his future stock with the club.

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

by ocelotfox on Aug 23, 2010 9:04 AM EDT reply actions

This seems like a turning point...

Where we just pretty much gave up on this season and started training our young guys for the next. Our September call-ups should see a lot of action. I’m hoping this experience helps us for next year and it would be exciting to see the young guys make September interesting.

Josh Johnson for NL Cy Young 2010

by marlinsfan315 on Aug 23, 2010 9:14 AM EDT reply actions

Although...

This could merely be a cost-cutting move by our ownership. To me, this seems more likely than a benevolent prepare-the-rookies-for-the-future move. Our owner needs to pull his head out of his @$$ and field a competitive team. These cost-cutting measures are getting old. It’s hard to have a long-term commitment to your team if your owner doesn’t. I’ve been a fan since Charlie Hough threw the first pitch in 1993 and always will be, but our owner needs to realize a competitive team will draw more fans => more money => better players/retain good players => more fans… etc.

Josh Johnson for NL Cy Young 2010

by marlinsfan315 on Aug 23, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions

CO-DY CO-DY CO-DY!!!!

good luck man, you’ll be missed

by xquiles21x on Aug 23, 2010 11:30 AM EDT reply actions

See ya Cody

That’s a tough move to make, they had to know this wasn’t going to be popular; hopefully he does good in S.F. and the Fish get to see some of the youth then even though this is likely a cost-cutting move as stated above a few times

by JMarushin on Aug 23, 2010 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

He will be missed!

I met Cody after a game in Colorado. His sister was sitting behind me at Coors field when I mentioned he was one of my favorites on the team at the time I just thought she was a Marlins fan. She introduced me to him after the game and I got a signed ball. They were up from his home town in Albuquerque, New Mexico to see him play and seemed like a very nice family. Cody you will be missed. Hopefully we will have you back in a Marlins uniform someday.

P.S. Sometimes its REALLY hard to be a Marlins fan.

by GREGS on Aug 23, 2010 1:30 PM EDT reply actions