Jorge Cantu News

Is there any chance Alfredo Amezaga returns to the Marlins? Is he going to be gone now that he is a free agent? -- Phillip G., Sunrise, Fla.

Even though Nick Johnson was only a Marlin for a few months, the veteran first baseman left an impact.

Uggla was still a Marlin when the winter meetings ended, but there's still a good chance he'll change uniforms in the coming weeks.

How the Marlins roster will eventually shape up will be a bit clearer at midnight Saturday.

If two low-level minor leaguers seemed like a light haul for an established reliever who throws 100 miles per hour, that's because it was.

Marlins baseball operations president Larry Beinfest said "we'll definitely be active" at baseball's winter meetings, which start Monday in Indianapolis.

If the Marlins walk away from the Winter Meetings without consummating a deal, it won't be for lack of effort.

Free agency won't yield any compensatory Draft picks for the Marlins. Florida did not offer salary arbitration to Type B free agents Nick Johnson and Kiko Calero on Tuesday.

Hot rumors and cool talk around Monday morning's Hot Stove: Mets: Searching beyond Lackey Only one team can sign top pitching free-agent John Lackey, and if they aren't the ones, the Mets' alternate high-return choices include hurlers returning from injury.

Remember when I said that in a month I'd hate that set of predictions in my last article? Yeah... It's been approximaetly eight days, and I hate them already.

Will Dan Meyer stay with the Marlins? If so, could he become the closer, or would he stay in the setup role? -- Lyle G., Swedesboro, N.J. Since he's not yet in his arbitration years, Meyer remains under club control.

The former Mariners slugger has spent the past four seasons as the Florida Marlins hitting coach, helping transform a bunch of prospects and spare parts into one of the National League's most underrated offenses.

If the Marlins do want to trade Dan Uggla, why don't they go for a guy like Adrian Gonzalez? He brings the veteran lefty power at first base that we lose with Nick Johnson becoming a free agent.

Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post believes there is a 5050 chance the Marlins trade 1B Jorge Cantu , and, "Indications are 2B Dan Uggla will get traded by the winter meetings." To read more on the Marlins, and whether they intend to sign Josh Johnson to a long-term extension, check out Capozzi's report, here .

Who do you think is going to be the Marlins' third baseman on Opening Day? -- Dennis C., Miami We haven't even started free agency, and the organization right now is trying to settle its coaching staff, so it is way too early to give a truly accurate prediction of who will start at a number of positions.

What a difference throwing strikes makes. Recovering from a wild outing in his previous start, Anibal Sanchez was on the mark Saturday afternoon, limiting the Phillies to one run in seven innings in the Marlins' 4-3 victory in front of 45,141 at Citizens Bank Park.

The sheer arrogance of it is stunning even for Jeffrey Loria. The owner of the Florida Marlins must expect baseball miracles, and he must expect them to come at a bargain-basement price.

Marlins All-Star Hanley Ramirez doubled, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly in the first inning against the Phillies on Saturday afternoon.

Reaching 100 RBIs seemed like a remote possibility for Jorge Cantu at the end of August.

Rick VandenHurk pitched six solid innings and Jorge Cantu drove in three runs as the Florida Marlins once again beat the NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2 Friday night.