Troy Johnston has nothing left to prove in minors

[Ely Sussman]

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[Guest kommenter]

Great minor league players who have never played in the majors generally have more trade potential than those who have been brought up, and usually underwhelm.

Keep him in Jax now that we have Josh Bell and trade him for the best catcher we can find.

[Ely Sussman]

Even with what he's done in the minors, his age and limited usefulness on defense suppress his trade value. Don't see him being the centerpiece of a catcher trade.

[Guest kommenter]

So if he has "limited usefulness on defense" then he does have something left to prove which contradicts the premise, and title, of the article. You should have a talk with whoever wrote it Ely.

[Guest Hans Herrera]

So, mind next season, the options for Troy are:

 

1. Soler opts out: Possible. There will be plenty of suitors for a 30HR guy.

2. Bell opts out: Not so possible, unless he has a monster rest of the season.

3. Not re-sign Yuli: Here you have a case…

 

Knowing that Arraez & Burger can also play 1B, Xavier should battle for a roster spot as a 2B/3B/CF, the possibilities of resigning Gurriel are small.

 

That said, I don’t think the FO will bring Wendle back either. With Burger at 3rd, Arraez at 2nd, Bell at 1B and Berti as Utility, both Try and Xavier can be squeezed into the roster for next year.

Maybe bringing Jazz back to SS?

 

Then again, and assuming Soler opts out, the roster would be:

2 Cs (not writing any names), Bell, Troy, Arraez, Xavier, Berti, Burger, Jazz, DLC, Sánchez and Avi. That’s 12. Even though there might be space for Gurriel, it is definitely not a priority for that roster.

 

My conclusion: I think the Marlins will not resign Gurriel and will give Johnston a good chance to win that roster spot in ST. If Troy fails to deliver, then they might turn the attention to Yuli.

[Ely Sussman]

I do think there's also a real possibility that they cut their losses with Avi after the season. He will need to show SOMETHING in these remaining games to prove he has a role to fill. There has been no improvement from 2022.