In Search For An Outfielder – Miami Marlins

In Search For An Outfielder – Miami Marlins

So far, we have identified the following outfielders as possible targets for the Mets:

                Atlanta – Reed Johnson

                Arizona – A.J. Pollock

Baltimore – Nolan Reimold

                Boston – Jerry Sands

                Chicago Cubs – Brett Jackson

Chicago White Sox - Dayan Viciedo

Cincinnati – Chris Heisey

                Cleveland – Thomas Neal -

                Colorado – Dexter Fowler

Detroit – none

Kansas City – none

Los Angeles Angels – Mark Trumbo

Los Angeles Dodgers – Alex Castellanos

Pittsburgh – Jose Tabata

We now move on to the Miami Marlins, who have 11 (whew) outfielders on their 40-man. One is named Giancarlo… now, all we have to do is figure out who the other four that they will keep on their 25-man when the season begins:

                Chris Coghlan – lefty –  ARB-1 in 2014 – MLB, 93-AB, .140 – AAA: 317-AB, .284

   Gorkys Hernandez – righty – 0.107yrs ML serv – MLB: 156-AB, .192 – AAA: 237-AB, .257

                Kyle Jensen – righty –  2012:  AA – 445-AB, 24-HR, 84-RBI

          Kevin Mattison – lefty –  0.008yrs ML serv – MLB: 5-AB, .000 – AAA: 482-AB, 13/41

                Logan Morrison – lefty –  (also 1B) – ARB-1 in 2014 – MLB, 296-AB, 11, 36, - 1B

                Marcell Ozuna – righty –   A+:  489-AB, 24/95

                Bryan Peterson – lefty –  ARB-1 in 2015 – MLB: 241-AB, .272

            Juan Pierre – lefty –  $1.6mil/2013, then FA in 2014 – MLB, Phil, 394-AB, .307 – LF 

                Justin Ruggiano – righty –  ARB-1 in 2014 – MLB, 288-AB, .313 - CF

                Alfredo Silverio – righty –  AA: 533-AB, 16/85

                Giancarlo Stanton – righty – ARB-1 in 2014 – MLB, 449-AB, 37/86 – RF

This is a tough one to figure out. First, I’m going to assume that Morrison is going to platoon at first base with Joe Mahoney. That leaves your starting outfield as Stanton, Ruggiano, and Pierre, here under a one year contract.

This leaves you Coghlan, Hernandez, Mattison, and Peterson to fill out the two available slots (three lefties).

Silverio, Ozuna and Jensen have some developing to do.

It seems to me that ex-prospect Hernandez continues to be odd-man out.

Mets target:  Gorkys Hernandez – Miami is his 4^th team… made it to the MLB last season… 132-AB with Miami: .212…  best year: 2011:  AAA – Indianapolis:  .283/.348/.392/.740… primarily CF… excellent speed…