marlinmaniac.com - 29 days ago
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Last week, I took a look at the Marlins’ Jorge Cantu, one of the Marlins’ important arbitration cases this offseason. Today’s offseason outlook piece is going to look back and forward on the season of center fielder and fan favorite Cody Ross. Ross is one of my favorite players ...
The Marlins Offseason Checklist
marlinmaniac.com 10/13/2009 — The playoffs are here, but the men of teal are not involved. Rather, the Marlins are relaxing, enjoying the offseason after six long summer months. But here at Marlin Maniac, we (I, really) never rest, even in the postseason and offseason ahead. The Marlins have a really busy offseason ahead and ...
The Tentative Maniac Schedule
marlinmaniac.com 24 days ago — With the season over, I’d had to introduce a lot of series that would be of interest to fans as we move into the offseason. With my other writing workload, it’s become fairly difficult to sit in one day and write something Marlins related off the top of my head. So I decided what ...
More Marlins offseason stuff
marlinmaniac.com 14 days ago — This time from Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post.
Expect the Marlins to be busy this winter.
The general managers meetings start today in Chicago where the front office will explore options for trading some its 11 arbitration players. Whether any deals get done remains to be seen but the ...
Offseason Outlook: Jorge Cantu
marlinmaniac.com 10/15/2009 — The Marlins have quite a few arbitration decisions to make, and one of them will involve corner infielder Jorge Cantu. Cantu has been on the team since last year, coming in during spring training with a minor league contract after quickly losing favor with the Tampa Bay Rays. When he came to the ...
Offseason Outlook: The Two-Headed Marlins Catcher
marlinmaniac.com 14 days ago — In our previous Outlook series, I spent some time mulling over Cody Ross and his chances of coming back to the Marlins. Thanks to the recent trade of Jeremy Hermida to the Boston Red Sox, that becomes a much greater possibility, which leaves me a pretty happy camper.
As you might recall from my ...
Marlins on a Budget: A VOC Story
marlinmaniac.com 27 days ago — Maniac reader DavidC asked if I could take a look at the Marlins and dig through for an explanation as to why the Marlins have done so well despite a limited budget. I did something to the opposite effect for Beyond the Box Score, examining why teh Washington Nationals have done so poorly over ...
Marlins payroll expectations
marlinmaniac.com 14 days ago — Joe Frisaro released this bit of speculative talk over the weekend.
Payroll for the upcoming season will be in the neighborhood of $36 million, or slightly lower.
In 2009, the Marlins finished second in the N.L. East, winning 87 games with a $36 million roster. So expect salaries to again to be ...
Flordia Marlins - 2009 Debrief
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 14 days ago — The Marlins came in second place in the National League East, six games behind the Phillies and a game ahead of the Braves. Here is a quick quiz: The Marlins won 87 games and came in second because: A) Great young pitching or B) Batting. Most people would answer "A." But really, the answer is ...
Interview with Juan C. Rodriguez
marlinmaniac.com 10/15/2009 — Now, the Maniac has definitely done his share of Q&A’s, especially with the fine folks that run the baseball blogs over here at FanSided. They’ve gone well for the most part, but hectic schedules being what they are, it got fairly difficult to do them on a regular basis before ...
Josh Johnson: Should we pay him and how much?
marlinmaniac.com 21 days ago — Recently, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald made a quick mention about how the Marlins have a multi-year deal in the cards for starting pitcher Josh Johnson. The Marlins seem to be genuinely interested in this effort, but it seems that the path won’t be so easy. Apparently, Johnson’s ...
