Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reported on Thursday that the Marlins had “internal discussions” about a pursuit of Rodriguez, who is a favorite of team owner Jeffery Loria and still resides in Miami during the offseason.
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Before their 5-4 win over the White Sox, star RF Giancarlo Stanton had an MRI exam that revealed he has a Grade 3 strain of his left groin. “He’s an available player, so he’ll be on that list, and we’ll see where it goes”. “There has been information out there about [Rodriguez’s] situation. I have no idea what his interest level is to continue to playing”.
If the Marlins were to sign him to play first base, Rodriguez would be a defensive liability, but would have the potential pop, with 696 career home runs.
Martin Prado’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh scored Adeiny Hechavarria and put the Marlins (61-56) ahead for good. To overcome the loss of Stanton, Hill said, the front office will consider all options – including Rodriguez.
If they can say the same thing two weeks or even a month from now, they’ll have proven to be a resilient team. “We’re going to rehab it, and best-case scenario is a six-week return”. If it’s [Rodriguez], if it’s someone else, we’re going to try to find a way to make it happen. It is unclear whether the two are related. “I don’t know what my lines are or my stats are, but I just know I’m not winning games”. In his attempt to turn a single into a double, Stanton was seen laying on the dirt at second base and was helped off the field.
Left fielder Christian Yelich threw out pinch-runner Carlos Sanchez trying to score from second base on a two-out single in the ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 Sunday. Manager Don Mattingly said after the contest that Stanton was done for the season. “He labored through a little bit but guys swung the bat early and at least got him to a point we get it to the bullpen and those guys did a nice job”.
“I think in the fifth I’ve really got to come out after we score a run and shut them down”, Cashner said. Miami starts a seven-game trip on Monday with the first of four games at the Cincinnati Reds.
Wright (13-5, 3.01 ERA) jammed his right shoulder while diving back to second base August 5 at Dodger Stadium.
“While he’s making progress, we felt like it probably wasn’t the time to push this”, Farrell said. The Marlins have not announced who will start on Tuesday.
Ramirez had three hits Sunday.
Stanton hit his 25th homer and added a two-run single for the Marlins.
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There were no details on why Ramirez will be away.
