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over/under on being designated for assignment:
May 1
May 1
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Keep Carlos forever, Chicago.
^ Shouts to MvP for the sick sig. GFX TEAM BACK
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I'm betting the next starter refuses to leave the game if Marmol or Wood are warming upThe king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept.
As he went, he said: "O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom!
If only I had died instead of you
O Absalom, my son, my son!"Comment
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Being a Cubs fan must be brutal.[REDACTED]Comment
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He gone.
The Cubs designated reliever Carlos Marmol for assignment on Tuesday. To take his place on the active roster, the team promoted outfielder Brian Bogusevic to the big league squad.
Marmol signed with the Cubs as a 16-year-old catcher in July 1999. He was converted to a pitcher in 2003 and has pitched for the Major League club since 2006. In 31 appearances this season, he has compiled a 5.86 ERA, having allowed 26 hits and 21 walks in 27 2/3 innings.
The right-hander has served as the club's closer for much of his tenure in Chicago. He made the National League All-Star team in 2008 and racked up 38 saves in 2010 and 34 in '11. Across his eight big league seasons, the native of the Dominican Republic has posted a 3.50 ERA with 117 saves, the third most in franchise history.
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It's cool. They have Henry Rodriguez to fill the blown save quotaComment
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The reclamation pile has Marmlol and Valverde on it now.....I wonder who bites.Comment
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God dammit. I fucking knew it.
The pool money intrigues me and Matt Guerrier is just as bad as Marmol, but still. Dammit.In a swap of relievers who had been designated for assignment, the Cubs announced they have acquired Matt Guerrier from the Dodgers for Carlos Marmol and Chicago's fourth international signing bonus slot. That slot is worth $209,700 in pool money, announced the Dodgers, who had a pool of $2,112,900. The Cubs acquired $388,100 in pool money from the Orioles minutes ago, so Chicago still adds $178,400 to their pool.[REDACTED]Comment
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Mike Petriello at MSTI has an intriguing take on this move, if its how he claims, I have nothing to complain about:
Have you been on the internet in the last 24 hours? You have? Good. Then you’ve seen people freaking out left and right about the prospect of the Dodgers acquiring Carlos Marmol from the Cubs. (Hell, even Bailey, the mascot of the Kings, had to weigh in with his opinion.) We haven’t been immune to that here, either, because when news first came out about the possibility yesterday I was far from thrilled about the idea, though I urged caution until we had the details.
Well, now the details are here, and I have to say — I can’t really complain about this all that much.
Headed to Chicago, unsurprisingly, is Matt Guerrier, DFA’d by the Dodgers over the weekend. That’s it. No prospects, no one on the active roster. No one here shed any tears when he was cut, and so that’s the definition of getting something for nothing. From the Chicago point of view, they shed the heartburn of Marmol and get someone just a bit more reliable — if not nearly as exciting — in Guerrier. They also save some money in the ~$3m difference between the two contracts, though not all that much, since Tim Brown reports they’re kicking in $2m of Marmol’s salary. If Cubs fans dislike it, I suppose we can feel good about that. (Dylan Hernandez reports this adds only $500k to the Dodger payroll.)
In addition to Marmol, the Dodgers get $209,700 in slot money to sign international free agents, and that’s the real value here. Long story short, one of the reasons Yasiel Puig signed for so much last year is because the new CBA strongly limited the amount that players can spend on young, international free agents; after giving Puig $42m last year, the Dodgers had just $2.112m to spend on everyone this year. Per Baseball America, that’s just the 18th most room available in baseball. (Players like Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez are exempt due to age and experience.) I renew my objections to this ludicrously inefficient new system.
So basically what you’ve done here is turn Guerrier, who we all wanted gone anyway ,into additional budget to sign young players. You’ve also picked up a lottery ticket in Marmol — do read Chad Moriyama’s piece on whether he’s fixable — and here’s the kicker: I have heard, but cannot confirm right now, that when Marmol agreed to come to the Dodgers, he also agreed to spend some time in the minors with an opt-out date. If that’s true, which I’m working to verify, then the issue of him taking someone’s roster spot right now is moot.
There’s a good chance Marmol never contributes to the Dodgers, and I’m with you all in worrying about Don Mattingly using him in high-pressure situations should Marmol ever get to town. But in exchange for someone none of us wanted, there’s the chance for value here, both in Marmol and international talent. I’m having a really hard time finding fault in that.Last edited by Villain; 07-02-2013, 01:59 PM.[REDACTED]Comment
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I had no idea that these teams could trade slot money.Comment
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hahahhahahah they gave us like an actual player
a real life playerComment
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