From: eebonar@sn01.sncc.lsu.edu (Dave Bonar)
Subject: Re: Post-Draft Thoughts (was:Reaction to Rockies Draft)
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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:55:28 GMT

In article <Bxwzw6.IJE@encore.com>, jsosa@encore.com (Joe Sosa) writes...
>In <1992Nov18.034637.7929@panix.com> spira@panix.com (Greg "Sarcasm Is A Way Of Life" Spira) writes:
> 
>| The Marlins did a much better job.
>| 
>I overly agree, and would someone punch Joe Morgan in the mouth!  The Marlins
>did a great job of taking the best available talent from each team, each of
>whom has a great chance of being a good big league player a year or two or
>three from now.

	I agree; the Marlins did much better at getting talent .  I'd even go
as far as saying that the Marlins got better talent for this year as well as
for the future.  Of course, they still had some strange picks.  Whitmore?, 
was Corsi really the best they could do from Oakland in round 2?, Armstrong?

>Sure the Rockies drafted their starting lineup in the first round, the Marlins
>drafted their 1996 starting players in the first round.  This year's starting
>lineup for the Marlins came mostly in round 3 and in trades.
> 
>The trades for the Marlins:
>They send Greg Hibbard of the White Sox across town to the Cubs for two good
>infielding prospects:  Gary Scott, a sure-fire starter at third, and Alex Arias
>a definite probably in a year or two.  But Arias will play behind....

	I really like this trade.  When it looked like they would end the
draft with only Donnells at third I was disapointed. However, now Scott can
play third and leave Donnells as the backup at 2b, 3b, and 1b.

>Marlins send catcher Eric Helfand (from Oakland) to Oakland and a PTBNL 
>(player-to-be-named-later) for Walt Weiss, shortstop.

	The perfect move for a team that had, and still has, pretty good
depth catcher (Decker, Natal, Johnson).

>Marlins send 31-yr old middle reliever Tom Edens (from Twins) to Houston for
>two young pitching prospects, Brian Griffiths and Hector Carrasco.

	Nice move for the Marlins.  Does anyone know why Houston likes Edens
enough to send two prospects away for him?  I know they could use another left
hander from the pen (since Mallicoat is not the answer) but Edens has never
been impressive.

>Finally, Marlins send Danny Jackson (from Pirates) to Philadelphia for two
>more pitching prospects in Joel Adamson and Matt Whisenant.
> 
>Now with the trades being done (for now) let's look at the probable starting
>lineups.
> 
>C	Steve Decker
>1b	Jeff Conine
>2b	Bret Barberie
>SS	Walt Weiss
>3b	Gary Scott
>LF	Monty Fariss
>CF	Chuck Carr
>RF	Junior Felix

	I don't like the idea of Carr actually getting a starting job.  I
don't think he is nearly good enough.  However, doesn't Felix play center field?
If so, I'd move him to CF and sign a free agent right fielder to play until 
one of the youngsters works out (Wilson, Whitmore, Moore, Everett).  Actually,
how good is Everett?  Perhaps he could start?

>St.Pit	Pat Rapp, Dave Weathers, Jack Armstrong, Scott Chiamparino,
>	Jose Martinez, Ryan Bowen
>Md.Rel.	Cris Carpenter, Jim Corsi, Trevor Hoffman
>Closer	Bryan Harvey

	I'd start out with Weathers in the pen but other then that this looks
decent.  Its not a good starting staff but Armstrong is the only one who 
doesn't have a chance of being good in a year or so.

Dave
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