What if, instead, the Cubs struggle through the pain of a few more rough outings, wait for Carlos to regain his patented slider, and dump him on an unsuspecting contender in late July looking to run to glory with the Marmol magic? Maybe it's just the pressure of the ninth that's getting to his head and he can be a shutdown guy in the eighth for a playoff team. Hey, Scott Eyre won a World Series, right? Either way, Marmol's not doing much for a Cubs team that just had their first save opportunity in 15 games on Tuesday.
Proposal: Carlos Marmol to Angels, LHP Nick Maronde to Cubs
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| Angels prospect Nick Maronde |
Marmol has lost quite a bit of trade value over the last twelve months and even with some success over the next few months will not net major-league ready players in return. Marmol's ability would fill a vast gap in an otherwise outstanding (though incredibly underperforming thus far) Anaheim roster. He could cover the ninth for this season while Jordan Walden regains his form and prepares for a future in the closer role by becoming a shutdown setup man a la Tyler Clippard.
The Angels don't have much of a system having cleaned it out for major league talent over the last four or five years. Still, Nick Maronde has the upside of a #3 starter if he can complete his transformation from Florida Gator reliever to inning-eating starter. At just 22 years of age, Maronde presents a starter of considerable potential for a shot at the back end of the Cubs' future rotation.
RHP Carlos Marmol - 2011 (MLB Cubs): 75 appearances, 4.01 ERA, 99 K, 48 BB, 34 SV
LHP Nick Maronde - 6'3" 205 lbs - 2011 (Rookie): 11 starts, 46.1 IP, 2.14 ERA, 1.101 WHIP, 50 K
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