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marlinmaniac.com - 14 hours ago
Marlins offered a fourth year club option to Johnson
— marlinmaniac.com — This from Joe Frisaro of MLB.com. Without getting into specific dollar figures, [Josh Johnson's agent Matt Sosnick] said the Marlins offered three years with a club option for a fourth. [Josh Johnson's] camp was hoping the deal would at least match what Kansas City’s Zack Greinke signed ... (more) Marlins offered a fourth year club option to Johnson

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More on the Johnson situation
marlinmaniac.com - 32 hours ago
More on the Johnson situation
— marlinmaniac.com — This time from Joe Capozzi over at the Palm Beach post. “Josh obviously wanted to do something to stay long-term with the Marlins, but it doesn’t look that way now,’ his agent, Matt Sosnick, said today. Johnson, 25, is entering his second winter of arbitration but was hoping to ... (more) More on the Johnson situation

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marlinmaniac.com - 35 hours ago
Josh Johnson contract talks stall
— marlinmaniac.com — This according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com. Here’s the bad news. Agent Matt Sosnick told ESPN.com that negotiations between the Marlins and Johnson have reached an “impasse,” and Johnson expects to play under a one-year deal in 2010. Johnson will be eligible for free agency ... (more) Josh Johnson contract talks stall

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marlinmaniac.com - 42 hours ago
Extending Gload
— marlinmaniac.com — Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald says the Marlins have offered Ross Gload a deal. The Marlins have extended an offer to Ross Gload, their top left-handed hitter off the bench last season when he led the majors in pinch hits. The offer is thought to be similar to the one received last year by ... (more) Extending Gload

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marlinmaniac.com - 45 hours ago
Saber-Terms Series: Pythagoras and Baseball
— marlinmaniac.com — Last week, I started the Saber-Terms series, with the goal of defining a lot of the things that I use to discuss baseball. As I mentioned, I do something very similar (but far more in-depth) over at my other site, Intro to Sabermetrics 101, but I think it is important for you to get some [...] (more) Saber-Terms Series: Pythagoras and Baseball

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Revisiting ‘03: Defense wins championships?
marlinmaniac.com - 2 days ago
Revisiting ‘03: Defense wins championships?
— marlinmaniac.com — Welcome back to Revisiting ‘03, a series in which we look at the 2003 World Series champion Florida Marlins through my new sabermetric lenses. Today, I wanted to talk about the often ballyhooed cliche of “defense wins championships.” As of late, defense has gotten more and more ... (more) Revisiting ‘03: Defense wins championships?

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marlinmaniac.com - 2 days ago
Notes: Jamey Carroll and the 40-Man Roster
— marlinmaniac.com — This is like a mini-Fish Bites, as there will be some links. Still, I’ve got some thoughts on this stuff. - Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com says the Marlins are quite interested in Jamey Carroll. Who is Jamey Carroll? He is a perfectly nondescript singles hitter who spent his last two seasons ... (more) Notes: Jamey Carroll and the 40-Man Roster

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marlinmaniac.com - 3 days ago
Bored speculation on corner IF free agents
— marlinmaniac.com — The Hot Stove has died down a bit with anticipation for free agent signing time in a few days, so Marlin Maniac has been in a bit of a lull. Topics are hard to come by at times. With that in mind, I’ll drop by here with some ideas about some corner infielders available in [...] (more) Bored speculation on corner IF free agents

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marlinmaniac.com - 3 days ago
Fish Bites
— marlinmaniac.com — Here are your links for this morning. - So Chris Coghlan won the Rookie of the Year award for the National League, and Greg Stoda of the Palm Beach Post now thinks that the Marlins have a core that should not be underestimated. - Did you hear about all the stuff Renyel Pinto has passed on ... (more) Fish Bites

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marlinmaniac.com - 4 days ago
Favorable projections for Sanchez
— marlinmaniac.com — If you’re like me, well, first off, you’re in some trouble, as I don’t have a day job yet and graduated three months ago (but it gives me so much time to devote to Marlin Maniac!). To be fair, I am working for Kaplan Test Prep, but it’s a part time gig that just happens ... (more) Favorable projections for Sanchez

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marlinmaniac.com - 4 days ago
How to Build a Better Bonifacio
— marlinmaniac.com — As Marlins fans, we might have to eventually accept the harshest of truths. This truth may be harsher than the fact that the team is once again trading away talent, harsher than the fact that Chris Coghlan is may still be seen as a left fielder, and harsher perhaps than even the possibility that ... (more) How to Build a Better Bonifacio

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marlinmaniac.com - 5 days ago
Thoughts on Chris Coghlan: NL Rookie of the Year!
— marlinmaniac.com — Well, the BBWAA voted, and our very own Chris Coghlan is the National League Rookie of the Year! I congratulate Chris on his excellent season and the award, and as a Marlins fan I am very happy for the whole deal. Any time the team can get some nice national exposure, it’s worth it. ... (more) Thoughts on Chris Coghlan: NL Rookie of the Year!

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marlinmaniac.com - 5 days ago
Marlins had some heady baserunning?
— marlinmaniac.com — FanGraphs’ Erik Manning totaled some numbers are spit out the best teams at non-steals baserunning. Data from Baseball-Prospectus’ awesome Equivalent Baserunning Runs stat (thanks, Dan Fox!). Team Runs Rockies 14 Marlins 12 Cardinals 10 … You can check [...] (more) Marlins had some heady baserunning?

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marlinmaniac.com - 5 days ago
Using the Fans Scouting Report to move Uggla around the diamond
— marlinmaniac.com — With all the Dan Uggla trade talk that’s been bandied about the last week or so, I thought it would be pertinent to bring up one of the more important angles with regards to trade talks. Recently, Uggla’s agent Jeff Borris said that Uggla would be reluctant to move positions if he ... (more) Using the Fans Scouting Report to move Uggla around the ...

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marlinmaniac.com - 5 days ago
Once more on Coghlan and the RoY
— marlinmaniac.com — Today the National League Rookie of the Year will be announced, and I believe that I’ve been more than vocal in the past about my vote. Nevertheless, if you wanted a concise opinion, check out my interview with Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun-Sentinel here, where I basically tell you that ... (more) Once more on Coghlan and the RoY

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marlinmaniac.com - 8 days ago
Baseball America’s Top 10 Marlins Prospects
— marlinmaniac.com — Not many surprises here. 1. Mike Stanton, of 2. Logan Morrison, 1b 3. Chad James, lhp 4. Matt Dominguez, 3b 5. Gaby Sanchez, 1b/3b 6. Ryan Tucker, rhp 7. Kyle Skipworth, c 8. Isaac Galloway, of 9. Scott Cousins, of 10. Jhan Marinez, rhp This is one the best and probably most important ... (more) Baseball America’s Top 10 Marlins Prospects

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marlinmaniac.com - 8 days ago
Saber-Terms Series: wOBA
— marlinmaniac.com — I’ve gone for much of my time here on Marlin Maniac eschewing doing something like this. I had always run on the assumption that if readers wanted to know what things like wOBA and FIP meant, they could travel on down to FanGraphs to find out. But this process seems a bit impersonal and ... (more) Saber-Terms Series: wOBA

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marlinmaniac.com - 9 days ago
Uggla holds diminishing value
— marlinmaniac.com — This according to Dave Cameron over at FanGraphs. I wonder, though – did the Marlins wait too long to deal [Dan Uggla]? There was significant interest in Uggla a year ago, when he was coming off a +5 win season and was still quite the bargin; he made just $5.35 million in 2010. However, given ... (more) Uggla holds diminishing value

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Would Felix Pie be worth Dan Uggla?
marlinmaniac.com - 9 days ago
Would Felix Pie be worth Dan Uggla?
— marlinmaniac.com — Yesterday I discussed two more potential partners for the services of one Dan Uggla. One of the more interesting partners in such a trade would be the Baltimore Orioles, if only for their depth of pitching prospects and outfield candidates. One of the things I’ve been seeing on the Orioles ... (more) Would Felix Pie be worth Dan Uggla?

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marlinmaniac.com - 9 days ago
The Maniac on the newspaper!
— marlinmaniac.com — Just finished doing an interview with friend of the Maniac and Marlins beat writer Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun-Sentinel. I answered some questions about Chris Coghlan, the National League Rookie of the Year award, and the response I got for not voting for Coghs. It should be coming up on ... (more) The Maniac on the newspaper!

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