Jimmy Buffett World Discussion Board

Marlins fire skipper Mike Redmond

The Marlins have announced on Twitter they have fired manager Mike Redmond. MIA bench coach
Rob Leary was also relieved of his duties. Redmond was in his 3rd season and had a record of 155-207.

Marlins have officially announced that their GM Dan Jennings will succeed Redmond as the team’s new
manager for the rest of the '15 season.

Advance scout and former Mariners 1B coach/bench coach Mike Goff will be the club’s new bench coach,
while VP/assistant GM Mike Berger will assume Jennings’ former front office roles.
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Cubs trade C Welington Castillo to Mariners

The M's acquired C Welington Castillo from the Cubs for P Yoeveris Medina. Castillo has been the odd man
out since the Cubbies signed Miguel Montero & David Ross this past off-season.

That Marlins move is incredible

Braves acquire SS Juan Uribe from Dodgers in a 6-player Swap
ATL will acquire Uribe and RHP Chris Withrow from the Dodgers in exchange for Alberto Callaspo,
RHP Juan Jaime and left-handers Ian Thomas and Eric Stults.
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Angels acquire OF Kirk Nieuwenheis from Mets
The halos have acquired Kirk Nieuwenhuis from the Mets, Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com reports on Twitter.
Nieuwenhuis had been in limbo after being designated by NY last week.

Mariners acquire OF Mark Trumbo from D-backs in 6-player Swap
The M's acquired Mark Trumbo and P Vidal Nuno from ARI for C Welington Castillo, P Dominic Leone
and prospects Gabriel Guerrero and Jack Reinheimer.
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Red Sox acquire OF Alejandro De Aza from Orioles
BOS acquired De Aza from BAL for cash and P Joe Gunkel

Trumbo is a good player. I was surprised to see that move

Padres fire manager Bud Black

The Padres announced that they have relieved manager Bud Black of his duties. The team will begin
a formal search for an interim manager to play out the remainder of the 2015 season immediately, per
a Padres press release. Until that search is concluded, bench coach Dave Roberts will serve as the club’s
manager.

Black’s 9 years as manager of the Padres have helped to make him one of baseball’s most respected skippers.
The move has been speculated upon in the past, but it still comes as somewhat of a shock to see it actually
executed. In 1362 career games as a manager, all with San Diego, Black has totaled a record of 649-713 despite
routinely having to work with one of baseball’s lowest payrolls. A pitching coach prior to his work as a manager,
he’s drawn praise for his work with many of the Padres’ young arms over the course of his career in the dugout.

The 32-33 Padres have yet to fully live up to expectations, although it’s tough to pin those struggles on Black.

Ryne Sandberg resigns as Phillies manager

Sandberg was 119-159 with the Phillies since taking over as manager late in the 2013 season. The team
is just 26-48 this year, the worst record in MLB.

Sandberg managed Triple-A Lehigh from 2011-12 in the Phillies system before jumping to the big leagues
and replacing Charlie Manuel in mid-August 2013.

Pete Mackanin, who is taking over as Phillies interim manager.

All Star Game Lineups are set except for the "Last Man" pick.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-bas ... ve-updates

AL Starters (fan vote)
C Salvador Perez, Royals
1B Miguel Cabrera, Tigers (injured, will not play)
2B Jose Altuve, Astros
SS Alcides Escobar, Royals
3B Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays (leading vote-getter overall)
OF Mike Trout, Angels
OF Lorenzo Cain, Royals
OF Alex Gordon, Royals
DH Nelson Cruz, Mariners

AL Reserves
C Russell Martin, Blue Jays
C Stephen Vogt, Athletics
1B Albert Pujols, Angels (will start in place of the injured Cabrera)
1B Prince Fielder, Rangers
1B Mark Teixeira, Yankees (replaces injured Cabrera on roster)
2B Jason Kipnis, Indians
SS Jose Iglesias, Tigers
3B Manny Machado, Orioles
OF J.D. Martinez, Tigers
OF Jose Bautista, Blue Jays
OF Adam Jones, Orioles
UTIL Brock Holt, Red Sox

AL Pitchers
RHP Sonny Gray, Athletics
RHP Felix Hernandez, Mariners
RHP Chris Archer, Rays
LHP David Price, Tigers
LHP Dallas Keuchel, Astros
LHP Chris Sale, White Sox
RHP Dellin Betances, Yankees
RHP Brad Boxberger, Rays
RHP Kelvin Herrera, Royals
RHP Wade Davis, Royals
RHP Darren O'Day, Orioles
LHP Glen Perkins, Twins
LHP Zach Britton, Orioles

AL Final Vote Candidates
SS Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox
OF Yoenis Cespedes, Tigers
OF Brett Gardner, Yankees
2B Brian Dozier, Twins
3B Mike Moustakas, Royals

NL Starters (fan vote)
C Buster Posey, Giants
1B Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks
2B Dee Gordon, Marlins
SS Jhonny Peralta, Cardinals
3B Todd Frazier, Reds
OF Bryce Harper, Nationals (leading vote-getter in NL)
OF Matt Holliday, Cardinals (injured, participation questionable)
OF Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins (injured, will not play)

NL Reserves
C Yadier Molina, Cardinals
C Yasmani Grandal, Dodgers
1B Anthony Rizzo, Cubs
1B Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers
2B DJ LeMahieu, Rockies
2B Joe Panik, Giants
SS Brandon Crawford, Giants
3B Nolan Arenado, Rockies
3B Kris Bryant, Cubs (replaces injured Stanton on roster)
OF Andrew McCutchen, Pirates (will start in place of the injured Stanton)
OF Joc Pederson, Dodgers
OF Justin Upton, Padres
OF A.J. Pollock, Diamondbacks

NL Pitchers
RHP Max Scherzer, Nationals
RHP Zack Greinke, Dodgers
RHP Gerrit Cole, Pirates
RHP Michael Wacha, Cardinals
RHP Jacob deGrom, Mets
RHP Shelby Miller, Braves
RHP A.J. Burnett, Pirates
LHP Madison Bumgarner, Giants
RHP Trevor Rosenthal, Cardinals
RHP Mark Melancon, Pirates
RHP Jonathan Papelbon, Phillies
RHP Francisco Rodriguez, Brewers
LHP Aroldis Chapman, Reds

NL Final Vote Candidates
RHP Johnny Cueto, Reds
RHP Jeurys Familia, Mets
LHP Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
RHP Carlos Martinez, Cardinals
SS Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies

MLB Trade Deadline

It's almost here, the first major trade has gone down .....

Astros acquire P Scott Kazmir from A's
Athletics have dealt P Scott Kazmir to the Astros for RHP Daniel Mengden and C Jacob Nottingham,
per the release. Kazmir returns to his home town in the deal.
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Pirates acquire 3B Aramis Ramirez from Brewers
The Pirates and Brewers have announced a trade that will send Aramis Ramirez to Pittsburgh in exchange
for minor league RHP Yhonathan Barrios and cash considerations. The Pirates are reportedly taking on $3MM
of the $5.74MM that remains on Ramirez’s $14MM salary. Ramirez goes back to his original team.

MLB Trade Deadline

Mets acquire INF Juan Uribe & INF Kelly Johnson from Braves
The Mets have officially acquired both Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson from the division-rival Braves
for minor league RHP's John Gant and Rob Whalen. NYM will also absorb about $2.7MM in salary,
according to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman.
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Royals acquire P Johnny Cueto from Royals
The Reds announced that Johnny Cueto has been traded to the Royals for LHP's Brandon Finnegan,
John Lamb, and Cody Reed. Cinci is also sending cash considerations to KC, according to the Royals’
press release.
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Cardinals acquire P Steve Cishek from Marlins
STL has acquired P Steve Cishek from the Marlins for Double-A reliever Kyle Barraclough, the Redbirds will
pay the remainder of Cishek's $6.65 million salary this year.