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MLBTradeRumors is reporting that the Marlins are a surprise entrant in the chase for the young Cuban left-handed pitcher Aroldis Chapman.
MLBTR has learned of a surprising suitor for free agent lefty Aroldis Chapman: the Marlins. They intend to submit an offer and hope to meet Chapman this ...
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Two veteran players are leaving the Fish. Earlier today, the Marlins declined Ross Gload ’s $2.6 million option and he is now a free agent. Also filing for free agency was reliever Brendan Donnelly .
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The Marlins filled their remaining coaching vacancies by hiring Dave Collins as the new third base coach, Josue Espada as first base coach and former Marlins’ pitcher Reid Cornelius as bullpen coach. In somewhat related news, former Fish 3rd base coach Bo Porter has taken that position ...
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The Marlins have traded Jeremy Hermida to the Boston Red Sox for left-handed pitchers Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez.
Hermida was never able to live up to high expectations batting .259 last season with 13 home runs and 47 RBIs. Now that he is in Boston, the Yankees/Red Sox obsessed national ...
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Recently fired pitching coach Mark Wiley will stay with the Marlins as a Special Assistant to the General Manager.
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The not-so-long search for a pitching coach has ended with the hiring of Randy St. Claire . Let’s hope he can fix Chris Volstad and Andrew Miller .
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Third base coach Bo Porter and bullpen coach Steve Foster have declined the Marlins’ contract offers for 2010.