southsider2k5 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-2cb...la-sports-front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Hopefully he does well....Lord knows he will have a good shot at some significant playing time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Hopefully playing under Girardi may help him improve some of his weaknesses in calling games that we've heard so much about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Everytime I see Miguel Olivo join a new team I realize what a steal the Freddy Garcia trade truly was, even if Jeremy Reed pans out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 29, 2005 -> 02:59 PM) Hopefully playing under Girardi may help him improve some of his weaknesses in calling games that we've heard so much about. Maybe he can talk to Cerrano and find out how he learned to hit the curved ball, straight ball he hit very straight, bats afraid of the curved ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Bartman's my idol Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Slow sports day, huh guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie Montana Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Dec 29, 2005 -> 04:15 PM) Everytime I see Miguel Olivo join a new team I realize what a steal the Freddy Garcia trade truly was, even if Jeremy Reed pans out. Very True. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierSox Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 QUOTE(Ozzie Montana @ Dec 29, 2005 -> 04:01 PM) Very True. Yeah I remember everybody going crazy here because we gave up "the greatest catcher of all time" in Olivo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 QUOTE(HoosierSox @ Dec 29, 2005 -> 05:25 PM) Yeah I remember everybody going crazy here because we gave up "the greatest catcher of all time" in Olivo. Well... we were getting Ben Davis in return who was hitting .092 at the time we got him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 QUOTE(HoosierSox @ Dec 29, 2005 -> 11:25 PM) Yeah I remember everybody going crazy here because we gave up "the greatest catcher of all time" in Olivo. Its not that really I think moreso people were emotionally attached to Olivo and he also just hit a HR that day vs the cubbies... he was a fun player to watch and loved seeing him on the southside. The player that we could miss the most from the trade is Morse although he has had problems with that steroid policy I think he also got screwed somehow by it too cant remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 whose the Marlins other catcher? I know the have Girardi in the dugout which IMO is a plus for a young pitching staff, but Olivo struggled with calling games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Dec 29, 2005 -> 06:41 PM) Its not that really I think moreso people were emotionally attached to Olivo and he also just hit a HR that day vs the cubbies... he was a fun player to watch and loved seeing him on the southside. The player that we could miss the most from the trade is Morse although he has had problems with that steroid policy I think he also got screwed somehow by it too cant remember. He tested positive in the minors, and served his suspension. Then he was called up, tested again and was still positive because there wasn't time for them to get out of his system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Dec 30, 2005 -> 11:46 AM) whose the Marlins other catcher? I know the have Girardi in the dugout which IMO is a plus for a young pitching staff, but Olivo struggled with calling games. Lo Duca got traded. They've Josh Willingham in the minors, he'll be a much better hitter than Olivo, but Miggy is definitely superior at calling a game and defensively behind the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 This can turn out to be a very good move for the Marlins. You know Olivo has the tools. Now if Girardi can get inside his head and teach him to think like a good catcher, they may have lucked into something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ Dec 31, 2005 -> 12:25 AM) This can turn out to be a very good move for the Marlins. You know Olivo has the tools. Now if Girardi can get inside his head and teach him to think like a good catcher, they may have lucked into something. Agreed. I think it's the perfect situation for Miggy to re-establish himself. The only problem is that Pro Player Stadium is hardly a hitters park, and we all know Miggy needs to improve his hitting quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch and Judy Garland Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Yeah I htink Willingham is already being moved to left. He's getting too old for a prospect so they can't wait for him to improve in the minors anymroe defensively. It will be interesting to see if Jason Stokes ever makes it up to play first or if he'll never make it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitaintso Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 (edited) Miguel Olivo - C - Marlins Marlins signed catcher Miguel Olivo, who had been with the Padres, to a one-year contract. Olivo, who is joining his fourth team in a year and a half, will compete with Josh Willingham for the starting job behind the plate. He hasn't played well in the Dominican Republic, but he did hit .304/.341/.487 in 116 AB after joining the Padres last season. It's improved defense that the Marlins will want to see in spring training. Olivo has all of the tools, but neither the Mariners nor the Padres were impressed at all by his glovework. Dec. 30 - 6:11 pm et It's now official. Edited December 31, 2005 by sayitaintso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Dec 29, 2005 -> 03:15 PM) Everytime I see Miguel Olivo join a new team I realize what a steal the Freddy Garcia trade truly was, even if Jeremy Reed pans out. I am really surprised that Olivo hasn't done better. This has become a great trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 I am really surprised that Olivo hasn't done better. This has become a great trade. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I can't believe that Olivo has already been on three teams since the Garcia trade. Three teams in a year and a half! I never thought that Olivo would be a star but I never thought he would be a journeyman either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Jan 1, 2006 -> 10:13 PM) I can't believe that Olivo has already been on three teams since the Garcia trade. Three teams in a year and a half! I never thought that Olivo would be a star but I never thought he would be a journeyman either. I get the feeling he's struggling to stay on a MLB roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 (edited) I get the feeling he's struggling to stay on a MLB roster. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Olivo hit very well with the Padres last season but I heard they let him go because they weren't too keen on his glovework. His main problem offensively is that he could never hit righties. He destroys lefties though. Just look at Olivo's career splits. He owns a .910 career OPS versus lefties but only a .569 career OPS versus righties. That just makes him a platoon catcher and the one who gets the fewest at bats since there are obviously far less lefty pitchers in the MLB. Come to think of it, if we didn't have Widger, Olivo would've make a damn good platoon partner with Pierzynski. Edited January 2, 2006 by SSH2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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