Marlins Midseason Review: Can’t score if you’re not on base
marlinmaniac.com 7/5/2009 — I wanted to do this on the exact half-way point, but I missed out on that Friday, so I’ll start the inaugural Marlins Midseason Review today, after the 82nd game. Let’s start with the Marlins overview and offensive outlook. Florida Marlins: Record: 42-40 Run Scored-Allowed: ...

Hanley’s new aggressive approach
marlinmaniac.com 7/3/2009 — I was passing over Hanley Ramirez’s FanGraphs page on the way to looking at his WAR totals for a WAR chart (the latest craze) when I saw his plate discipline numbers this season. Suffice to say, I was surprised: Season O-Swing Z-Swing Swing 2006 18.2% 61.7%  ...

Fish Bites
marlinmaniac.com 6/29/2009 — Coming off a disappointing Rays sweep of the Marlins, here are some links to dry those tears. - First, let’s talk about tonight’s remedy for a losing streak, the Nationals! Tonight’s matchup features Ricky Nolasco going up against struggling former Marlin Scott Olsen, fresh ...

Best Marlins players ever?
marlinmaniac.com 7/4/2009 — I just found this recently, but a couple months back Sky Kalkman of BtB put up a fun list exercise involving finding your team’s best position players of all time . Here are the directions: 1. Jot down 25 or so names that you think might be in the top 10. Don’t skimp on slick ...

Fish Bites
marlinmaniac.com 7/17/2009 — Links galore for today. Analyses of things coming soon, I promise. - First off, tonight’s Game 2 between the Marlins and Phillies. Ricky Nolasco to start for the Marlins opposite ace Cole Hamels for the Phillies. Hamels has struggled his last few starts while Ricky, aside from the ugly ...

Adjusting the Marlins with xBABIP
marlinmaniac.com 7/13/2009 — Recently, the guys at The Hardball Times released a simple xBABIP calculator that could be used to predict BABIP based on batted ball data. Thinking that some Marlins hitters may be overvalued/undervalued, I converted each of the starters’ batted ball profiles into an xBABIP and compared ...

Fish Bites
marlinmaniac.com 6/25/2009 — A little bit of early afternoon linkage from Marlin Maniac. On with the show. - First off, a preview of tonight’s series finale versus the Orioles . The matchup on the mound will be Sean West for the home team and former Cub Rich Hill for the Orioles. Hill has been as inconsistent as ...

Where should Maybin play?
marlinmaniac.com 7/1/2009 — Juan C. Rodriguez on Cameron Maybin and his latest performance : What should the Marlins do with Cameron Maybin? He went 3 for 4 Tuesday for Triple-A New Orleans, raising his batting average to .331 since his demotion. Over his last 10 games, Maybin is hitting at a .417 clip. The on-base ...

Marlins Midseason Review: The “U” in UZR stands for “Ugly”
marlinmaniac.com 7/9/2009 — See the first part here. Today we’re moving on to the newest and latest of analytic crazes, defense. With the advent and improvement of such statistics as UZR by Mitchel Lichtman, Total Zone Rating by Sean Smith, and +/- by John Dewan, defense has come into the spotlight as what many are ...

Fish Bites
marlinmaniac.com 7/16/2009 — Quick Bites links before I start working on a real article. Haven’t done that in a while. - First off, here’s what might be the most important series of the season so far, a four-game set with the Phillies starting tonight . The Marlins will send Chris Volstad to the mound to ...

Tim Redding has a short night against the Pirates — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 7/3/2009
Tim Redding, in what may have been his ninth and final start before going to the bullpen, had his shortest outing since going the same 2-1/3 innings on Sept. 5, 2007, with Washington against Florida.

Florida Marlins Should Be Beating Washington — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
The Marlins returned home Sunday night as a beaten down team after being swept by the red-hot Rays at the Tropicana Dome. There was no fear because help was on the way. The Nationals were waiting for the Marlins in Miami for a three-game set so the ...

Phillies Limp Home for Important NL East Series With the Mets — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
It certainly is a long way from Oct. 31, 2008. That is the day when the Philadelphia Phillies celebrated their second World Championship of baseball, having defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, four games to one. Oh, yes, the Phillies are still in first ...

Twins Talking Trades — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
In their final season under the teflon roof, the Minnesota Twins find themselves right near the top of the American League Central Division with the opportunity to make a run at the playoffs.  After three months, the Twins have seen ...

The Firesale Continues: Pirates Talking Trade With Twins? — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
John Paul Morosi of FOX Sports is reporting today that the Minnesota Twins are interested in three Pirates: 2B Freddy Sanchez, closer Matt Capps and lefty setup man John Grabow. Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has denied this ...