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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Florida Marlins deal for Ross Gload, Hayden Penn

The Marlins bench did not stay devoid of a left-handed bat for long.

Wednesday, the Marlins acquired left-handed hitting first baseman/corner outfielder Ross Gload from the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named. A career .287 hitter in parts of seven seasons, Gload in 2008 batted .273 with a .317 on-base percentage and .348 slugging in 122 games (388 at-bats) for the Royals.

In a separate move, the Marlins traded infielder Robert Andino for right-hander Hayden Penn. Like Andino, Penn is out of options. He might have a better chance of clearing waivers than Andino considering he was unspectacular at Triple-A Norfolk in 2008 (6-7, 4.79 ERA in 21 starts) and had a brutal spring (0-3, 10.06 ERA in 17 innings).

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: April 01, 2009 at 03:51 PM | 14 comment(s)
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1. Dayton Moore is a Big Fat Idiot (AG#1F) Posted: April 01, 2009 at 04:05 PM (#3121535)

Royals are covering $1.5 million of Gload's salary. Still don't get why they'd cut Dallas McPherson to get Gload. I guess they wanted a lefty, but still.

2. STEAGLES came to play Posted: April 01, 2009 at 04:11 PM (#3121549)

Royals are covering $1.5 million of Gload's salary. Still don't get why they'd cut Dallas McPherson to get Gload. I guess they wanted a lefty, but still.

well, gload is a better hitter.

mcpherson's approach is great for the highly inflated offensive environment of albequerque, but he won't make enough contact to be a valuable presence on the bench, regardless of his power or his plate discipline. his power might steal a game or two, but gload's ability to put the ball in play and spray linedrives all over the OF makes for a much more successful pinch hitter.

3. Dayton Moore is a Big Fat Idiot (AG#1F) Posted: April 01, 2009 at 04:20 PM (#3121564)

well, gload is a better hitter.

I'm not much convinced Ross Gload is a better hitter than me.

4. DKDC Posted: April 01, 2009 at 04:28 PM (#3121573)

I'd love to see the Orioles claim Penn if the Marlins try to pass him through waivers.

5. McGwire's Silence (Sowers the Seed of Love) Posted: April 01, 2009 at 06:02 PM (#3121647)

Maybe I'm crazy, but is 273/317/348 the line for a guy who is "spraying line drives all over the OF"? Seems more like a guy who is patting wormburners and ducksnorts with some bloops mixed in for good measure.

6. Brandon in MO (Fire Trey Hillman) Posted: April 01, 2009 at 06:04 PM (#3121648)

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

ROSS GLOAD IS GONE

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

7. STEAGLES came to play Posted: April 01, 2009 at 07:19 PM (#3121686)

Maybe I'm crazy, but is 273/317/348 the line for a guy who is "spraying line drives all over the OF"? Seems more like a guy who is patting wormburners and ducksnorts with some bloops mixed in for good measure.

he's not a starter, and he was miscast as such in KC. what made it worse is that he was 31 and mediocre; that team was going nowhere, and they had 4 prospects who could very easily have been better than gload last year, while having significantly more upside in years to come.

but, as a backup COFer/1Bman, where his main duty will be to pinch hit against RH pitching, there will not be anyone better. he's a pretty damn good hitter is all i'm trying to say.

8. The elusive Robert Denby Posted: April 01, 2009 at 07:40 PM (#3121694)

He doesn't walk. He doesn't have any power. His pinch hitting numbers are as mediocre as his overall numbers. And I'm really glad he's not a Royal any more.

9. battlekow Posted: April 01, 2009 at 10:13 PM (#3121786)

Dallas McPherson > Casey McGehee?

10. Zach Posted: April 01, 2009 at 10:26 PM (#3121797)

Who's the defensive sub at first base now? Is it just Jacobs and Butler?

11. robinred

Posted: April 01, 2009 at 10:28 PM (#3121799)

Gload profiles as a traditional PH. He was badly miscast in KC as noted. There are teams he could help. Not sure the Marlins are one.

12. Crispix Attacks is in the best shape of his life. Posted: April 01, 2009 at 11:07 PM (#3121833)

Who's the defensive sub at first base now? Is it just Jacobs and Butler?

And Kila Ka'aihue!

13. FBI Regional Bureau Chief GORDON COLE!!! Posted: April 02, 2009 at 12:19 AM (#3121870)

Dallas McPherson > Casey McGehee?

Yes. McGehee's totally worthless. At least McPherson has some pop.

14. Der_K 2 Posted: April 11, 2009 at 10:03 PM (#3134854)

Dallas signed with SF.

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