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Struggling Marlins could deal Willis
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Beinfest: Play must improve if team is to stay intact
By JOE CAPOZZI
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
CHICAGO — Even with Tuesday's win, the Marlins have lost seven of 11 games. That doesn't mean, however, that the team's front office is preparing to dump key players by the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline.
General Manager Larry Beinfest did say before Tuesday's game that it's time for the team to start playing better.
"It's a little early,'' Beinfest said when asked if the Marlins will be buyers or sellers. "Generally, decisions are made for you. I'm not sure this team has played its best baseball. Hopefully it hasn't. I don't really know exactly what's going to happen 51/2 weeks from now. We'll see.''
Although Dontrelle Willis will attract attention from teams looking to bolster their pitching, the Marlins historically haven't traded away their best young arms.
But with Willis making $6.7 million this year and arbitration eligible again next year, the front office could be tempted to make a deal if the team continues to struggle. Willis left Tuesday's game with a tight left forearm after giving up four runs in just one inning.
The Marlins have gone 2-3 on their current road trip after going 7-4 in their previous trip.
"Let's get right down to it: We've given back that really good road trip from two weeks ago,'' Beinfest said. "We haven't played well at home. We're going to be home now for (nine games starting Friday). We need to start playing better at home. All of those different things will go into the calculation. We got to wait and see what happens. We have not buried ourselves, (but) we have not helped ourselves of late. We truly haven't helped ourselves because of some of the defense lapses. Those things will need to improve.''
 

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Said this months ago. If Johnson can come back healthy and Sanchez is OK, Willis is definitely on the block.

Would hope the Yanks push the panic button and I would give them D-Train for Philip Hughes and change in a heartbeat.

Arms is one thing the Marlins have no shortage of, even with the plethora of injuries this year.
 

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Scouts are theorizing that there is something wrong with Willis this year. I wouldn't take a chance on him, especially considering what the Marlins would want in return.
 

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That's why he'd fit in perfectly with the Yanks. He could get hurt in his first start and then go on the DL.:suomi:
 

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yanks................. good spot LOL
 

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I actually am all over the Marlins for a long shot to win the NL east at 33-1 at WSEX

Cant believe they are mispriced so bad being that they are only 4.5 back and the Mets Phils and Braves are not much better than them
 

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marlins are not very good. pitching is horrible. you trade penny, beckett and burnett it's bound to catch up to you
 

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THE THING WITH FUTURES you can often get a team on the UPSWING (marlins IMO) as team on the DOWNSWING (METS) are still overvalued, so at times not specifically here great value can be found.

MARLINS are starting a 9 game homestand tommorrow.
 

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