Will Kenny Williams try to trade for Logan Morrison? [UPDATE]

Capozzi @ PBP:

[T]he Marlins made two moves that shocked the clubhouse Saturday night: They optioned left fielder Logan Morrison to the minors and released veteran infielder Wes Helms. Morrison said he was stunned by the news and suggested his demotion and Helms’ release had something to do with an off-field incident on which he refused to elaborate. “I’m heartbroken and I’m disappointed,’ Morrison said, his voice shaking. “I asked for an explanation and the one I got was I was hitting .240 I don’t know if that makes any sense to me or to you guys but. All I know is I go out and I give everything for this team. I play hurt, I play through injury and this is how you get treated. It doesn’t seem very fair or right to me.’ Morrison, who is batting .249 with 17 homers and 60 RBI, has been outspoken about moves the front office has made. Both he and Helms have been critical about teammate Hanley Ramirez …

Before the game, Morrison spent a good half hour sitting in the dugout talking to General Manager Mike Hill while the Giants took batting practice. “Right now I just feel resentment and anger,’ Morrison said after the game. “Stand up for what’s right and this happens.’ …

One team source believes the team the team is sending a message, “To me it’s a lesson, concentrate on the game and stop trying to be so funny.”

Remember last year the Sox wanted a Florida player for Ozzie Guillen? That player was rumored to be Logan Morrison.

And here are Morrison’s stats:

Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2006	18	FLA-min	Rk,A-	49	187	163	16	39	7	0	2	18	1	0	21	29	.239	.321	.319	.640		52	4	0	0	3	0	JUM,JAM · GULF,NYPL
2007	19	FLA-min	A	128	513	453	71	121	22	2	24	86	2	2	48	96	.267	.343	.483	.827		219	8	7	0	5	5	GBO · SALL
2008	20	FLA-min	A+	130	555	488	71	162	38	1	13	74	9	3	57	80	.332	.402	.494	.896		241	11	4	0	6	6	JUP · FLOR
2009	21	FLA-min	AA,A+	82	355	289	48	80	19	2	8	49	9	5	64	48	.277	.408	.439	.848		127	5	1	0	1	5	JCK,JUP · SOUL,FLOR
2010	22	FLA-min	AAA,A+	73	314	259	39	81	19	6	6	47	1	2	48	38	.313	.424	.502	.925		130	6	4	0	3	4	NOR,JUP · PCL,FLOR
2010	22	FLA	NL	62	287	244	43	69	20	7	2	18	0	1	41	51	.283	.390	.447	.837	123	109	4	2	0	0	0	7
2011	23	FLA-min	A+	3	13	10	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	4	.200	.385	.500	.885		5	1	0	0	0	0	JUP · FLOR
2011	23	FLA	NL	95	410	362	40	90	21	3	17	60	2	1	39	80	.249	.327	.464	.791	114	168	6	5	0	4	1	*7/3D
2 Seasons				157	697	606	83	159	41	10	19	78	2	2	80	131	.262	.353	.457	.810	118	277	10	7	0	4	1
162 Game Avg.				162	719	625	86	164	42	10	20	80	2	2	83	135	.262	.353	.457	.810	118	286	10	7	0	4	1

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Generated 8/14/2011.

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
2010	22	FLA	NL	287	180	45	6.7	105	.351	.283	.265	.390	.336	.447	.418	.837	.754	123	.666	9.4	0.9	.839	.328	.164	.0
2011	23	FLA	NL	410	283	56	5.3	99	.271	.249	.261	.327	.329	.464	.405	.791	.734	114	.583	6.7	0.7	.763	.326	.215	3.6
2 Seasons				697	463	101	5.8	102	.304	.262	.263	.353	.332	.457	.410	.810	.742	118	.619	16.0	1.6	.793	.327	.195	3.6
162 Game Avg.				719	478	104	5.8	102	.304	.262	.263	.353	.332	.457	.410	.810	.742	118	.619	17	2	.793	.327	.195	4

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Generated 8/14/2011.

Ratio Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
2010	22	FLA	NL	287	0.7%	17.8%	14.3%	10.1%	42%	1.24	4.8	122.0	13.6	0.95	1.52	67%	21%	2.2%	9%
2011	23	FLA	NL	410	4.2%	19.5%	9.5%	10.0%	46%	2.05	4.5	21.3	6.0	0.85	1.24	66%	21%	12.6%	13%
2 Seasons				697	2.7%	18.8%	11.5%	10.0%	44%	1.64	4.6	31.9	7.8	0.89	1.34	66%	21%	8.4%	11%
MLB Averages					2.4%	18.5%	8.4%	7.5%	33%	2.21	4.8	36.6	8.3	0.81	1.08	69%	19%	7.2%	13%

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Generated 8/14/2011.

Player Value

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
2010	22	FLA	NL	287	9	1	0	1	-6	-3	8	10	1.0	16	1.6	-0.6	$	7
2011	23	FLA	NL	410	7	-2	-0	1	-17	-5	11	-5	-0.5	12	1.3	-1.8	$	*7/3D
2 Seasons				697	16	-1	0	2	-23	-8	19	5	0.5	28	2.9	-2.4	$

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Generated 8/14/2011.

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
2010	22	FLA	NL	8.9	0.9	296	1.1	4.8	-3.7	.82	1.4	-0.0	15.4	1.5	0.89	15.1		0
2011	23	FLA	NL	6.7	0.7	419	1.2	8.2	-7.0	1.07	1.5	-0.3	10.2	1.0	1.03	8.4	2.45	1
2 Seasons				15.6	1.5	715	2.3	12.9	-10.7	.97	2.8	-0.5	25.6	2.5	0.98	23.6	2.45	1

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Generated 8/14/2011.

UPDATE: Morrison is considering filing a grievance:

Logan Morrison plans to consult the player’s union to see if he has any grounds for a grievance against the Marlins for optioning him late Saturday to Class AAA New Orleans.

“We are going to, with absolute certainty, explore this and contact the union and make sure Logan’s rights are protected,’’ said Fred Wray, Morrison’s agent. “It doesn’t seem like everything adds up here.’’

Hardball Talk’s Drew Silva:

But the fact that LoMo is upset enough to consider the action, and not comfortable enough to settle matters behind closed doors, tells you something about the crumbling relationship between player and management.

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