Jose Miguel Fernandez- Potential Steal of the Offseason

[Second Base]

11 hours ago, Dochalo said:

the dogs took a 29 yo cuban defector and put him at AA where he put up an .864 ops.  They move him to AAA for 3 games and then move him back to AA where he plays 24 more games and just disappears.  So odd.  

Agree with Scotty that they had an agreement where he could become a free agent again if he didn't get added to the roster.  

I also agree with the sentiment that the dogs weren't about to release a guy who could help them at a minimum of cost.  There had to be more to this than just JMF's talent though but that doesn't mean the dogs are right just because they are smart about other stuff.  

Eppler is pretty smart too.  I applaud Scotty for going out on a limb and making a bold prediction.  He's likely going to be wrong, but it's not a tremendous reach by any stretch.  

I don't think there's any possible way I can be wrong here, mostly because I didn't make any predictions (that I know of). 

[GrittyVeterans]

His defense is concerning for me. Could be a decent pinch hitter but I don't see an everyday guy with that glove

[DMVol]

14 hours ago, Scotty@AW said:

....There could've been a gentlemen's agreement that if he wasn't in the majors by the end of the season that they would let him seek employment elsewhere. Perhaps he was disgruntled and they didn't want the distraction, or perhaps he simply approached them and asked if he'd be on their roster, when they said no, he could have asked for his release and was granted it.

Although it hasn't been mentioned in any media reports, you wonder if there might have been a clause in his contract that provided for the Dodgers, on an identified timeline, to either release him or (fill in the blank)....as an international FA, he might have had enough leverage to get something along those lines....

[Dave Saltzer]

I agree Scotty. Eppler has done a good job filling in a lot of depth, and this may be a really good pickup in the long run. I don't think he'll be as important as Parker or Bridwell were last year, but, if anything happens to our infield, it's good to know that we have some options. 

[ukyah]

On 2/28/2018 at 3:40 PM, IheartLA said:

he's listed at age 29, going to be 30 in April... I don't think so 

Anyone wanna guess his real age? 32, 33?

i don't think the age, birth certificate,  problem ever related to cuban players.

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, ukyah said:

i don't think the age, birth certificate,  problem ever related to cuban players.

"Cubans with fake names and passports helped the CIA kill kennedy." - vladdy

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

"Cubans with fake names and passports helped the CIA kill kennedy." - vladdy

I don’t think he’s dead. 

[Second Base]

42 minutes ago, SuperTroopers said:

I don’t think he’s dead. 

I thought that was 2pac.