So what's going to happen with the Marlins 3B situation? This kid Emilio has been unreal during spring training (does K a lot though, but he's very productive).
"Bonifacio starts at 3B, plates five: 2B Emilio Bonifacio enhanced his chance of making the Marlins roster with a big day at the plate Thursday against the Orioles. Bonifacio had a bases-clearing triple and drove in five runs, finishing 2-for-4 with a run scored. "It's good to see (Bonifacio) swinging from both sides," Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I think this guy's going to hit and cause havoc on base. For him to have the spring training he's having, it's always good to have some success." Bonifacio is batting .266 (17-for-64). He started at third base and now looks like the front-runner to play there during the regular season. (Updated 03/26/2009).
"Bonifacio starts at 3B, plates five: 2B Emilio Bonifacio enhanced his chance of making the Marlins roster with a big day at the plate Thursday against the Orioles. Bonifacio had a bases-clearing triple and drove in five runs, finishing 2-for-4 with a run scored. "It's good to see (Bonifacio) swinging from both sides," Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I think this guy's going to hit and cause havoc on base. For him to have the spring training he's having, it's always good to have some success." Bonifacio is batting .266 (17-for-64). He started at third base and now looks like the front-runner to play there during the regular season. (Updated 03/26/2009).[/quote]
Astounding - he might be the worst 3B in the history of the world. His combined Majors/Minors OPS is less than .700. From a fantasy perspective, however, he will provide some SBs.
Chone Figgins-lite? If you need SB's and he gets regular at bats, then he might be helpful. Kind of like Michael Bourn or Carlos Gomez, but without Gomez's potential and in the infield.
[/quote]Astounding - he might be the worst 3B in the history of the world. His combined Majors/Minors OPS is less than .700. From a fantasy perspective, however, he will provide some SBs.[/quote]
Worst in the world? I see him as nothing more than a table setter for the Marlins. I have concerns over his OBP which is really where the Marlins are looking for impact from him and possibly good defense. His minor league stats show he's capable of a .340 OBP and fielding perentage of .966. By comparison David Wright's (clearly a great hitter) OBP was .390 last year. Obviously he's no David Wright but as a deep sleeper on a high scoring Marlins team he's worth a late round flyer. Please clarify your statement.
His only competition at 3B is McPherson and his OBP is worse over his career (i'll grant you his pop is better but along with that comes the K's, 4-1 K-BB ratio over his ML career) http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7353
This is one of those kids who can flat out fly. Stole 50+ bases in the minors multiple times. With multi-position eligibility, he could become valuable.
I think it will depend on where he bats in that lineup. If it is towards the top, he could bat .280, score 100 and steal 40 easily.
Bonifacio might be a decent MI sleeper this year, but I wouldn't put him anywhere near a 3B or CI slot.
Emilio stole a ton in the lower minors, but as he progressed he didn't do so hot. 400+ PAs at AAA and he stole 21 getting caught 10 times. It's possible he hits .280, but a more reasonable projection would be .260 range. Little power and not walking much hurts his value even more. Carlos Gomez without the upside sounds about right. .270/2/30 RBI/75 Runs/25 SBs if he gets the playing time.
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RAmst23 wrote:Bonifacio might be a decent MI sleeper this year, but I wouldn't put him anywhere near a 3B or CI slot.
Emilio stole a ton in the lower minors, but as he progressed he didn't do so hot. 400+ PAs at AAA and he stole 21 getting caught 10 times. It's possible he hits .280, but a more reasonable projection would be .260 range. Little power and not walking much hurts his value even more. Carlos Gomez without the upside sounds about right. .270/2/30 RBI/75 Runs/25 SBs if he gets the playing time.
Yea, i was gonna say that he quit stealing once the got to AAA, but up until then he was near 50SBs a year. Also, if he gets the 3B job I think he might end up leading off.
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