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The Official Site of The Florida Marlins: News: McPherson suffers small setback
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Bothered by some discomfort in his side, Marlins third baseman Dallas McPherson is being held back from game action for a few days. Formerly a highly touted prospect in the Angels system, the left-handed-hitting McPherson is vying for the Marlins' starting third-base job this spring. He is competing with Jose Castillo and Jorge Cantu for the position vacated after ...
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Injuries once again
FishStripes — Sadly, the Florida Marlins are picking up where they left off last season. As Colombo reported in the Open Thread, Sergio Mitre has elbow problems. It wasn't a stinging pain that Sergio Mitre felt in his right elbow. But it was a troubling sensation, a dull stiffening that cut short his outing Thursday and cast a gray cloud over the Marlins. Mitre was lifted from his start against the ...

Injuries or Aches?
Fish Chunks — Mitre suddenly got elbow stiffness yesterday. And Dallas strained a strut, or something.

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