South Florida was promised a baseball franchise that would finally be among the pack in payroll, be a competitive force year-to-year, and keep home-grown talent even when they started to get expensive. How wrong we were, how big of a lie all Miami Marlins fans, the national media, and roster was dealt in recent days, [...]
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Miami Marlins: Josh Johnson could fetch Diamondbacks’ Justin Upton in a trade
Marlins offseason checklist, find the best taker for Heath Bell? Check. Managerial and coaching decisions? Pending this weeks' meeting in New York, but based on the tweet by Ozzie Guillen over the weekend, the result looks positive: dinner in madrid yes we having good time, stanton, ricky and petey.cenando en madrid que bueno twitter.com/OzzieGuillen/s… — [...]
Miami Marlins: Ex GM Dave Dombrowski continues his brilliance with Detroit Tigers
11 years ago, the Marlins found themselves on life support awaiting Major League Baseball’s word on whether they would be contracted or not. This coming four years after their miraculous World Series title and then owner Wayne Huizenga‘s famous fire sale which took the Marlins from the crown jewel of the baseball world to a plunge in [...]
Miami Marlins: If the Price Is Right, Alex Rodriguez a match for South Beach
As the Miami Marlins remain in a state of dormancy awaiting Jeffrey Loria’s decision on staff changes, former ESPN and MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann on his MLBlog “Baseball Nerd” which is affiliated with MLB, delivered a jolt to the fan bases and media outlets alike, reporting on trade discussions between the Marlins and Yankees centered around highly publicized third baseman Alex [...]
Hanley Ramirez begins transition to third base
The Miami Marlins made some large moves during the offseason, with signing shortstop Jose Reyes, closer Heath Bell, and starting pitcher Mark Buerhle, along with a few other notable acquisitions. The one move that obviously stuck out was the signing of New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, who signed a six-year, $106M contract in his [...]