The Marlins continued their roster maintenance Tuesday, outrighting several players to Triple-A.

Among them was right-hander Doug Waechter, one of 16 players eligible for salary arbitration. Waechter, who can opt for free agency, signed a minor league contract and started 2008 at Albuquerque before his April 18 promotion.

In 48 games, he was a more than serviceable 4-2 with a 3.69 ERA, 21 walks and 46 strikeouts in 63 1/3 innings. Waechter might consider another minor league deal with the Marlins if he cannot secure a guaranteed contract elsewhere.

The player Waechter replaced on the 25-man roster, right-hander Lee Gardner, also was outrighted along with outfielder Alejandro De Aza and right-hander Henry Owens. Both De Aza (ankle) and Owens (shoulder) missed all of 2008. Gardner appeared in seven April games before going on the disabled list. Two months later he underwent season-ending shoulder surgery....

The Marlins named Class-A Jupiter first baseman Logan Morrison and Double-A right-hander Ryan Tucker their organizational Player and Pitcher of the Year. Morrison batted .332 with 17 homers and 74 RBI on his way to Florida State League Most Valuable Player honors.

Tucker, who spent much of the season as a starter but could develop into a backend bullpen arm, went 5-3 with a 1.58 ERA in 91 innings for Carolina. He total 37 innings over two stints with the Marlins and won his major league debut, a five-inning, two-hit, one-run performance against the Reds...

The Marlins also announced the Phillies claimed right-hander Scott Nestor off waivers. The 40-man roster is at 38 with three players (RHP Burke Badenhop, RHP Harvey Garcia and C Mike Rabelo) remaining on the 60-day disabled list.

jp_chips wrote:Nestor

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Squire wrote:Wasn't Nestor the guy we were rumored to be offered/interested in when we were trying to get the Marlins to take Helms? I think we are just inside the 6 months from that trade and that trade was reported as a trade for "Cash or a PTBNL" . Crazy to think we would take a guy a whole season after the trade but it looks like that is what happened.

Edit: Never mind, as indicated above, it was a waiver claim. Dude had a 7+ ERA as a reliever in AAA. Good K/IP. Gave up a ton of walks.

SQUIRE

The Marlins offered Scott Nestor to the Phillies for Wes Helms, if the Phils paid $1.8MM of the $2.9MM owed to the third baseman. The Phils passed.

BassGuiFloyd wrote:

Squire wrote:Wasn't Nestor the guy we were rumored to be offered/interested in when we were trying to get the Marlins to take Helms? I think we are just inside the 6 months from that trade and that trade was reported as a trade for "Cash or a PTBNL" . Crazy to think we would take a guy a whole season after the trade but it looks like that is what happened.

Edit: Never mind, as indicated above, it was a waiver claim. Dude had a 7+ ERA as a reliever in AAA. Good K/IP. Gave up a ton of walks.

SQUIRE

thats the guy, though

The Marlins offered Scott Nestor to the Phillies for Wes Helms, if the Phils paid $1.8MM of the $2.9MM owed to the third baseman. The Phils passed.

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