Miami Marlins Trade Ricky Nolasco to the Dodgers
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Monday, July 8th, 2013
Ricky Nolasco had been in the Miami organization since the Marlins traded Juan Pierre to the Cubs for him and others in 2005.
On Saturday afternoon, the Marlins made a move they have actively been trying to make for quite some time. Miami finally was able to trade 30-year-old starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, sitting at third place in the N.L. West at 41-45, surrendered three pitching prospects to acquire him; two relievers and one highly touted starter in High Class A.
The move makes sense for the Dodgers because they need an innings-eater like Nolasco and he has always been very successful in the N.L. West.
The Marlins dump part of a huge contract and acquire a few interesting prospects. Considering that a move like this was inevitable for the Marlins, they didn’t do all that bad.
Angel Sanchez Prospect Video, Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly will have to try to get all he can out of Nolasco, as the Dodgers are trying to hold on to their playoff chances in what’s been a disappointing season for L.A. so far.
The Marlins traded Nolasco and an international signing slot valued at $197K to the Dodgers for Steven Ames, Josh Wall, and Angel Sanchez. Los Angeles will pay the remainder of Nolasco’s $11.5 Million.
This means that now the highest paid players on the Marlins are now Placido Polanco and Adeiny Hechavarria, both of which are making under $3 Million in 2013.
Miami’s team payroll now sits at under $50 Million, which is second to last in the Majors.
Hopefully, the Marlins will use this extra money to get some pieces of their future in free agency this coming offseason.
The three players the Marlins acquired are all very different right-handed pitchers. Steven Ames, 24, has a 3.67 ERA in the Pacific Coast League in 2013 with a 7.60 K/9.
In the future, Ames could be a groundball reliever (he has a great sinking fastball) that the Marlins could feel comfortable using in high-pressure situations late in ballgames.
Ames should see time in the Majors before the end of the year. Josh Wall, 26, doesn’t have the ceiling of Ames or Sanchez, but he does have some Major League experience.
Wall is a 6’5’’ 207 lbs. power pitcher who was picked by Los Angeles in the 2nd round of the 2005 MLB Amateur Draft. Wall has struggled with his control in the past, so hopefully the Marlins minor league pitching instructors can help him fix some of his problems in that area.
Ames and Wall both could have futures in the Majors, but neither of them have close to the upside of 23-year-old Angel Sanchez.
Angel Sanchez, a projectable right-handed pitcher, was signed by the Dodgers for only $7,500 in 2010. He throws a fastball in the mid 90’s and uses his slider often.
If he can develop his changeup and curveball, both of which are not very good pitches as of right now, he could turn into a Major League starter. If not, the Marlins could always convert him to a reliever.
After a rough 2012 season in the Cal League, the Dodgers started Sanchez off back in Great Lakes, where he first shined in 2011. I would guess the Marlins would start Sanchez in the FSL, because it is more of a pitcher’s league than the Cal League and Sanchez should be ready for it.
I expect Sanchez to spend the majority of 2013 in the FSL, but there’s a slight chance he could make it to Double-A Jacksonville by the end of the season.
Overall, Sanchez is the key piece in this trade for Miami, but Ames and Wall could also play major roles in the Marlins bullpen down the line.
Josh Wall is the only pitcher headed to Miami in the Nolasco trade with MLB experience.
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