All eyes on the future — again
Marlins will be working phones as MLB trade deadline approaches
MIAMI — Less than 48 hours from the MLB trade deadline, Marlins executives continued to work the phones Monday as Wednesday’s 4 p.m. cut-off draws near.
Clear sellers in the second year of its rebuild, Miami is hoping to leverage its handful of expiring contracts for future assets within the next two days. The Marlins moved quickly this weekend, sending reliever Sergio Romo to the Minnesota Twins for first base prospect Lewin Diaz.
Infielder Neil Walker, second baseman Starlin Castro and outfielder Curtis Granderson will all hit free agency this offseason and could be potential trade pieces. Heading into the home stretch of the deadline, there’s a clear market for late-season buyers. In addition to the 10 MLB teams currently holding playoff spots, eight more are within five games of a postseason berth.
“This time of year there’s playoff teams that are looking to add talent,” Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill said on Monday. “We’re in add mode. We’re trying to add championship caliber-talent to this organization.
“We have our group together, so there’s a free-flow of ideas; a number of calls, both in-going and outgoing. We’re just looking at every way possible for us to improve and continue to built toward future championships.”
A key element of that vision is continuing to develop the team’s farm system. When new ownerPresident of baseball operations Michael Hill, left, and CEO Derek Jeter will be trying to improve the roster as the trading deadline draws near.
and the retirement of Josh Sitton, cost him his job.
The Dolphins had hired DeGuglielmo as an analyst earlier this summer, and the 16-year coaching veteran, who had ties with Flores from their time together in New England, had been assisting with practices since the offseason program began.
DeGuglielmo coached Miami’s offensive line from 2009-2011, working under the late Tony Sparano before he and his coaching staff were fired.
DeGuglielmo returned to Miami in 2017 when Chris Foerster resigned from Adam Gase’s staff after a video of him snorting a white, powdery substance was released Las Vegas model.
In DeGuglielmo’s previous stint with the Dolphins, his unit helped Miami average 108.6 rushing yards per game, 4.7 yards per attempt, and allowed 52 sacks (3.25 per game).
DeGuglielmo coached the Indianapolis Colts offensive line last season, and helped mentor Quenton Nelson, a rookie who earned first-team All-Pro honors and was selected to the Pro Bowl.
Last season, the Colts offense finished fourth in the NFL, scoring 27.1 points per game, seventh in total offense (386.2 yards per game), and the improved play of the Colts offensive line was credited for much of Indianapolis’ success.
The Colts, who qualified for the postseason, averaged by
a107.3 rushing yards per game, 4.2 per attempt, and allowed just 18 sacks, which was the fewest in the NFL in 2018.
However, DeGuglielmo was let go after one season because he wasn’t hired by Colts coach Frank Reich. Reich inherited DeGuglielmo after he accepted the job Josh McDaniel, the Patriots’ offensive coordinator, backed out of at the last minute, despite making the Colts hire assistants like DeGuglielmo.
DeGuglielmo spent the 2014-15 season with the Patriots, and helped New England win Super Bowl XLIX. He was also the assistant offensive line coach of the New York Giants when they won Super Bowl XLII.
The Dolphins are the only franchise that have
hired DeGuglielmo times.
He’ll be responsible for working with O’Shea to build the protection for Miami’s new offense. Tunsil, Kilgore, a nine-year veteran, and Jesse Davis, a starter the past two seasons, are viewed as the unit’s best building blocks. But the Dolphins are searching for a starting offensive guard and starting right tackle.
The Dolphins don’t have an assistant offensive line coach on their staff.
This is the second coaching shakeup Miami has undergone this summer.
Flaherty’s dismissal follows Jim Caldwell, the team’s assistant head coach and quarterback coach, taking a leave of absence to deal with a medical issue. multiple