More drama in Miami: Ozzie Guillen responds to Heath Bell, clubhouse drama ensues

This is getting kinda nuts. After Heath Bell’s radio two-step yesterday and today, Ozzie Guillen went on the radio in Miami to respond to Bell. Meanwhile, in the Marlins clubhouse:

Media just kicked out of #marlins clubhouse by greg dobbs.

— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) September 25, 2012

#marlins players, including heath bell, were listening to ozzie talk about bell on dan lebatard’s radio show on 790 the ticket

— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) September 25, 2012

Very surreal scene inside #marlins clubhouse as players listening to ozzie discuss bell situation #teamturmoil

— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) September 25, 2012

Ozzie asked if he respected heath bell: “as a player, yes. As a guy, i dont know #marlins

— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) September 25, 2012

How in the hell are Ozzie Guillen and Heath Bell supposed to share a clubhouse in 2013? Indeed, how will they do it for the last week and a half of this season?

Matt Ehalt of The Record reports that the Mariners may have some interest in acquiring second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera from the Mets. The club hasn’t confirmed anything of the kind, naturally, but the prevailing thought is that they’ll need some insurance at second base if they reach the playoffs, since Cano’s current 80-game suspension precludes him from participating in any postseason series.

On Friday, club GM Jerry Dipoto revealed that Cano will likely return to the team as a first baseman once his suspension expires, while second baseman/outfielder Dee Gordon is slated to remain at the keystone for the foreseeable future. With the infield all but set in stone, however, Dipoto said that acquiring position players at this year’s deadline isn’t likely to be a “primary concern,” especially as the team focuses on strengthening their pitching staff prior to making a run at the postseason.

Still, there’s a case to be made for Cabrera. The 32-year-old second baseman has already improved on some of last year’s totals and is currently batting .282/.335/.492 with 17 home runs (16 more than Gordon has tallied so far in 2018), 21 doubles and an .827 OPS in 385 plate appearances. He could provide some much-needed support behind Gordon until Cano’s suspension lifts on August 14; following the end of the 2018 season, he’s scheduled to enter the free agent pool for 2019.