- Thread starter
- #1
black francis
Well-Known Member
▪ He said the Marlins nearly traded Jose Fernandez to Arizona before the 2016 season, less than a year before he died in a boating accident, because he had turned down an extension that winter and ownership had no confidence he would sign with the Marlins when he became a free agent after the 2018 season.
He said the Marlins’ 2015 contract offer to Fernandez topped $30 million, the largest ever for a pre-arbitration pitcher. Samson couldn’t recall the exact terms.
The proposed 5-for-1 trade with Arizona would have sent pitcher Patrick Corbin, third baseman Brandon Drury and center fielder AJ Pollock, among others, to the Marlins.
“Arizona turned it down,” Samson told me. “We thought it was going to happen but we never had any agreement.”
Former Marlins president opens up about Stanton, near trade of Jose Fernandez and more
He said the Marlins’ 2015 contract offer to Fernandez topped $30 million, the largest ever for a pre-arbitration pitcher. Samson couldn’t recall the exact terms.
The proposed 5-for-1 trade with Arizona would have sent pitcher Patrick Corbin, third baseman Brandon Drury and center fielder AJ Pollock, among others, to the Marlins.
“Arizona turned it down,” Samson told me. “We thought it was going to happen but we never had any agreement.”
Former Marlins president opens up about Stanton, near trade of Jose Fernandez and more