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Marlins To Sign Rafael Furcal
By Charlie Wilmoth [December 5 at 8:30pm CST]
The Marlins will sign shortstop Rafael Furcal to a one-year deal, [ame="[MEDIA=twitter]408784929963900928[/MEDIA]"]tweets[/ame] FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal. The idea, Rosenthal reports, is that Furcal will be their everyday second baseman. Furcal has not played more than four games in a season at second since 2000, having played at shortstop almost exclusively since then, although many players have successfully transitioned from shortstop to second base. Donovan Solano and Derek Dietrich were the Marlins' primary second basemen in 2013.
Furcal, 36, hit .264/.325/.346 with the Cardinals in 2012. Furcal himself indicated last week that the Marlins were one of several teams interested in him, along with the Mets, Red Sox, Pirates, Nationals, Rockies and other teams. The Mets reportedly lost interest in Furcal, who missed the entire 2013 after having Tommy John surgery, amidst concerns about his health.
Furcal is the second significant free-agent signing for the Marlins this winter, following catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Furcal lives in southern Florida, so the signing will keep him close to home.
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
By Charlie Wilmoth [December 5 at 8:30pm CST]
The Marlins will sign shortstop Rafael Furcal to a one-year deal, [ame="[MEDIA=twitter]408784929963900928[/MEDIA]"]tweets[/ame] FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal. The idea, Rosenthal reports, is that Furcal will be their everyday second baseman. Furcal has not played more than four games in a season at second since 2000, having played at shortstop almost exclusively since then, although many players have successfully transitioned from shortstop to second base. Donovan Solano and Derek Dietrich were the Marlins' primary second basemen in 2013.
Furcal, 36, hit .264/.325/.346 with the Cardinals in 2012. Furcal himself indicated last week that the Marlins were one of several teams interested in him, along with the Mets, Red Sox, Pirates, Nationals, Rockies and other teams. The Mets reportedly lost interest in Furcal, who missed the entire 2013 after having Tommy John surgery, amidst concerns about his health.
Furcal is the second significant free-agent signing for the Marlins this winter, following catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Furcal lives in southern Florida, so the signing will keep him close to home.
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
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