NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After two days of non-stop speculation, Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill on Wednesday hoped he put to rest the stream of rumors that Jose Fernandez was going to be traded.
Miami’s mission heading into the Winter Meetings was to pursue starting pitching, but it quickly turned into a frenzy of reports stating one of the game’s top starters could be had for an exorbitant price.
«I didn’t come to the Meetings thinking we were going to trade Jose Fernandez,» Hill said. «That was the furthest thing from my mind. I came here thinking we were going to try to build and add to him.»
The Marlins are braced to exit Nashville without making any significant moves. They plan on participating in the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday morning, and then exit Nashville quietly.
For much of Monday and Tuesday, however, much of their time was absorbed fielding calls from roughly 20 teams inquiring if Fernandez, the 23-year-old sensation, could be acquired.
«The rumors took a whole life of their own,» Hill said. «You have to deal with them. You have to address them, but from our standpoint, we’ll continue. The offseason, by no means, is it over. We’ll continue to work to find ways to make us better.»
Despues de varias dias de fuertes especulaciones, el presidente de operaciones de beisbol de los Florida Marlins, Michael Hill puso final a esas especulaciones aclarando que no esta en los planes del equipo sali del estelar lanzador Jose Fernandez…
La mision del presidente de operaciones del club en esta reunion invernal en Tennessee, es muy diferente, no llegamos aqui pensando en las transferencia de Fernandez. hemos llegamos aqui tratando de construir un equipo en su entorno. Los marlins estan dejando Nashville, sin movimientos importantes en cuanto a contrataciones. ellos esperan participaran en el draft de este jueves en la maána.
Durante lunes y martes al menos 20 equipos preguntaron por Fernandez de 23 años, una de las grandes sensaciones de los lanzadores de grandes ligas…
Los rumores en estas espocas hacen parte de nuestras vidas y tenemos que lidiar con los, continuaremos trabajando para hacer un mejor equipo en torneo a Fernandea aclaro el presidente de operaciones de beisbol de los Marlins.