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WhenMattStairsIsKing
This is definitely a team I expect to put up a fight every year.
rockfordone
Nice .500 team for 50M
Patricio
I think their pen will much stronger than its been in a couple seasons (which isn’t saying much though), starting pitching is all-around solid, defense will be better, Buck is an improvement over that hgh stiff Paulino. Only thing that weakens them is Uggla’s bat is gone. Wouldn’t surprise me if they take 2nd in the division from the Braves.
DD
If the pen had held 1/3 more games than they blew last year they would have been in the wild card race.
elscorchot
I think Stanton and Morrison for a whole year will cover the loss of hr’s from Uggla. I agree that they will contend for 2nd.
Anthony
I have faith that Stanton will keep improving, but I think Morrison is going regress a bit over the course of the 2011 season. Guy had a .351 Babip in his 62 games last year, don’t see him sustaining that. I think he’ll be solid though, but I’ve heard scouts claim that he’s a streaky hitter.
DD
I’ve already pinned them to second in the division and just a hair out of the wild card race. Hanley, JJ and Stanton will be all stars this year.
Anthony
I don’t see the Marlins having a better club than the Braves in ANY area aside from overall defense. Buck and McCann are pretty much the same defensively, but McCann is obviously the better hitter. Then again, with Hanley at SS and Coghlan in CF…..I’m not sure the defense will be leaps and bounds better than the Braves.
I feel that the Braves have a better offense, starting staff, bullpen, and bench. I think the Marlins staff is underrated though and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them match what Atlanta has if Sanchez can stay healthy. The drop in velocity worries me with Vazquez, so I’ve got no idea what to expect from him this season. Will Nolasco finally have an ERA that matches his rate stats?
The pen is upgraded by default, since I can’t imagine it being any worse than last years. But it’s a pretty young pen, so it’s tough to make projections.
I think they’ll end up with around 88 wins.
HerbertAnchovy
The Buck deal is sketchy at best. I wasn’t impressed with him last year with The Jays.
GoCubs10
to be honest i like the way that marlins start off strong but they have to continue it throughout the season…they need another star player to make them a contenter to be honest
Guest 7240
Gotta love that roster with the amount of money they’ve spent.