To the delight of punsters everywhere, journeyman right-hander Anthony Bass is now a Marlin. The club announced his signing—which was first reported last Friday—and gave the 33-year-old a tour of his new “office”. Bass has received uniform No. 52, most recently worn by reliever Brett Eibner last season and most famously worn by catcher Mike Redmond from 1998-2004.
Jordan Yamamoto was designated for assignment as the corresponding roster move. The Marlins better be confident in receiving some sort of trade compensation for him. Otherwise, I do not understand the urgency to sell low on Yamamoto now instead of using spring training to gauge his bounce-back potential as a starter or experiment with him as a short reliever.