How Good Are the Miami Marlins?

[danzaqk]

he Marlins have made a complete makeover this offseason. How good are they? Are they a playoff bound team? A World Series Contender?

Manager : Ozzie Guillen

1B Gaby Sanchez
2B Omar Infante
SS Jose Reyes
3B Hanley Ramirez
LF Mike Stanton
CF Chris Coghlin
RF Logan Morrison
C John Buck

Rotation

Josh Johnson
Mark Buerle
Carlos Zambrano
Anabiel Sanchez
Javier Vazquez
Ricky Nolasco

Closer
Heath Bell
Leo Nunez


I think they are going to go after Yoennis Cespedes and/or Prince Fielder.

[Pharmcat]

they need to get prince

then they be good

[craig01]

They will be very good without Prince as long as they stay healthy.

Lots of players with a rough last year or two with injuries.

If a bunch miss a significant amount of time, then Fielder won't make much difference

[number15]

Albert Pujols knew what he was doing..... Fielder better learn quick, before he makes a bad move

cause signing with the Marlins means money, but is followed by a decade sad sad, sad days. This team will not be the real deal. They will be good for maybe a year or two but eventually they will fall big time. They will one of the those high priced losers we see quit often in the league elsewhere.

[moocow007]

Josh Johnson (their best pitcher by far) and Jose Reyes (their most dynamic player) are both going to have to remain healthy for the Marlins to have a shot at making some serious noise. Adding Fielder obviously will make them a lot more potent, not just with his bat but with the fire and intensity that he plays the game with.

The rotation is a bit iffy. Buerhle was a must signing as he gives the Marlins that one reliable innings eater and a guy that is just a professional pitcher who goes about everything the oldschool way. A veteran leader in a rotation that has some questionnable characters in it. Carlos Zambrano could be the x-factor. It'll be interesting to see if Omar can connect with and get through to Zambrano. If he can then the talent is still there. If not, then you got a giant distraction waiting to happen.

The lineup has some pop and with Reyes (assuming he can remain healthy enough) they should be able to create some havoc. It'll be interesting to see how Ramirez deals with the move. Some believe he'll be fine, others believe that it's going to boil over and things are going to get ugly (especially if the Marlins don't start winning out of the gate). So basically another potential giant distraction.

A lot of talent but also a lot of question marks. I think Vizquel's Type A personality should help absorb some of the distraction and help keep the nonsense down to a minimum (at least until everyone starts getting tired of his act) so that's a plus. If nothing else, they will be an extremely exciting team, that's for sure.

[Pharmcat]

Josh Johnson (their best pitcher by far) and Jose Reyes (their most dynamic player) are both going to have to remain healthy for the Marlins to have a shot at making some serious noise. Adding Fielder obviously will make them a lot more potent, not just with his bat but with the fire and intensity that he plays the game with.

The rotation is a bit iffy. Buerhle was a must signing as he gives the Marlins that one reliable innings eater and a guy that is just a professional pitcher who goes about everything the oldschool way. A veteran leader in a rotation that has some questionnable characters in it. Carlos Zambrano could be the x-factor. It'll be interesting to see if Omar can connect with and get through to Zambrano. If he can then the talent is still there. If not, then you got a giant distraction waiting to happen.

The lineup has some pop and with Reyes (assuming he can remain healthy enough) they should be able to create some havoc. It'll be interesting to see how Ramirez deals with the move. Some believe he'll be fine, others believe that it's going to boil over and things are going to get ugly (especially if the Marlins don't start winning out of the gate). So basically another potential giant distraction.

A lot of talent but also a lot of question marks. I think Vizquel's Type A personality should help absorb some of the distraction and help keep the nonsense down to a minimum (at least until everyone starts getting tired of his act) so that's a plus. If nothing else, they will be an extremely exciting team, that's for sure.

do you mean ozzie guillien?

aka this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7mOiMvb7Ds

[Apathy]

i am a bigger fan of what the nationals are doing

[HMFFL]

Vegas Over/Under win total for Miami is 82.5.