Florida Marlins: LHP Renyel Pinto designated for assignment

What a great time to be a Marlins fan. In a span of nine days, much ballyhooed prospect Mike Stanton arrived and much maligned reliever Renyel Pinto departed. Wednesday will go down as a loss in the standings, but for those who live and die with the Fish the final outcome was a victory. It might not be a stretch to say Pinto was one of the most dispised players in franchise history. For a while there it was neck and neck in terms of which question was posed to me most often: “When is Stanton getting promoted?” and “Why is Pinto still on the team?”  Stanton got a nice ovation when he came up for his first Sun Life Stadium at-bat Tuesday. Let’s face it, had the Marlins announced over the PA they designated Pinto for assignment Wednesday, the crowd response might have dwarfed Stanton’s welcome. For those rejoicing at the idea of Pinto’s Marlins career being over, let me temper the enthusiasm. The Marlins have 10 days to trade him, release him o...