2015 Florida Marlins

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ONE YEAR AGO:

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The Marlins have 4 starting pitchers with E.R.A.'s under 3, and one of the four has an E.R.A. under 2.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIA/2014.shtml

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Jose Fernandez OOOOo. 1.59

Nathan Eovaldi OOOOo. 2.58

Henderson Alvarez oO 2.73

Tom Koehler OOOOOOOOo 2.97

Eovaldi was traded for David Phelps (and Martin Pardo) in the off-season.

They still have Alvarez, Koehler, and Fernandez, although Fernandez has not yet come back from Tommy John surgery, and Fernandez is on the 15-day disabled list.

Phelps (acquired in the Eovaldi trade) is off to a good start this season.

They have added Dan Haren and Jared Cosart.

I don't believe that this team is as deep as the Mets are in the starting pitching department (whom I have been touting since 2013), but I do believe that after Fernandez comes back for a while, they may possibly have a future as a contender in 2016 and beyond.

Last year, they went a fairly respectable 77-85 without Fernandez for most of the season.

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(MAY 2nd)

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

Ben Revere - LF

Odubel Herrera - CF

Chase Utley - 2B

Ryan Howard - 1B

Grady Sizemore - RF

Cody Asche - 3B

Carlos Ruiz - C

Freddy Galvis - SS

Cole Hamels -LHP (1-2, 3.19 ERA)

FLORIDA MARLINS

Dee Gordon - 2B

Martin Prado - 3B

Giancarlo Stanton - RF

Marcell Ozuna - CF

Jeff Baker - 1B

Jacob Tyler Realmuto - C

Ichiro Suzuki - LF

Adeiny Hechavarria - SS

Dan Haren -RHP (2-1, 3.38 ERA)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/05/marlins-didnt-take-a-taker-for-jarrod-saltalamacchia-will-release-him/

Marlins set to lose about $15 when they turn Salty loose.

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The rubber match.

Although Max Scherzer leads the league in ERA (1.26), ERA+ (301), and WHIP (0.841), he has a W-L record of 1-3.

(MAY 6th)

FLORIDA MARLINS

Dee Gordon - 2B

Martin Prado - 3B

Giancarlo Stanton - RF

Marcell Ozuna - CF

Justin Bour - 1B

Jacob Tyler Realmuto - C

Ichiro Suzuki - LF

Adeiny Hechavarria - SS

Thomas R. Koehler - RHP (2-2, 4.67 ERA)

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

Denard Span - CF

Ian Desmond - SS

Yunel Escobar - 3B

Bryce Harper - RF

Ryan Zimmerman - 1B

Wilson Ramos - C

Danny Espinosa - 2B

Michael Taylor - LF

Maxwell M. Scherzer - RHP (1-3, 1.26 ERA)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

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(MAY 16th)

ATLANTA BRAVES

Jace Peterson - 2B

Phill Gosselin - 3B

Freddie Freeman - 1B

Nick Markakis - RF

Andrelton Simmons - SS

Anthony John Pierzynski - C

Todd Cunningham - LF

Cameron Maybrin - CF

Robert Alexander Wood - LHP (1-2, 4.28 ERA)

FLORIDA MARLINS

Dee Gordon - 2B

Martin Prado - 3B

Giancarlo Stanton - RF

Marcell Ozuna - CF

Jeff Baker - 1B

Ichiro Suzuki - LF

J.T. Realmuto - C

Adeiny Hechavarria - SS

Matthew Adam Latos - RHP (1-3, 4.72 ERA)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jeff Conine appears to be the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Marlins?src=hash">#Marlins</a> next manager</p>— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href="

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Correction: Jeff Conine will NOT be the next <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Marlins?src=hash">#Marlins</a> manager, a front official insists.</p>— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href="

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Just saw this tidbit. Always liked Conine.

Not yet.

That sure was an exhaustive search.

Good for him but what a terrible way to go about it.

Not yet.

Yeah just saw your post in MLB forum. Feel free to delete this.

Niner! Mr Marlin would be he perfect interim coach. He somehow managed to be a part of both Marlins World Series titles, which I think deserves at least a special exhibit in Cooperstown.

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FLORIDA MARLINS

Some reason you're not referring to them as the Miami Marlins? You could do the same with the Angels and call them Anaheim or California for that matter. Any particular reason you do it here?

Some reason you're not referring to them as the Miami Marlins? You could do the same with the Angels and call them Anaheim or California for that matter. Any particular reason you do it here?

He just does it. Same as calling them the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Washington Bullets.

Some reason you're not referring to them as the Miami Marlins? You could do the same with the Angels and call them Anaheim or California for that matter. Any particular reason you do it here?

As a SoFla resident, I always liked the "Florida Marlins" better than the "Miami Marlins". The black and teal was a cooler look than the current rainbow color scheme they have now. Hopefully they'll revert back to it.

And yes, Giancarlo Stanton is a BEAST.

Wow. The GM Jennings is taking over as manager. That is a different kind of special in Florida.