THT Live: Carmona gets 7-year deal
hardballtimes.com 4/10/2008 — From the Associated Press : "The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the contract has not been finalized. The deal includes club options from 2012-2014."

THT Live: Rays confidence index
hardballtimes.com 4/10/2008 — A cool effort by Rays Index to measure fan confidence in the Rays' season and future . Apparently Rays fans like their chances of finishing .500 but aren't as optimistic about a shot at the playoffs.

THT Live: Picking Apart the Draft: 2001
hardballtimes.com 4/10/2008 — Baseball Analysts' Marc Hulet continues his excellent series picking apart previous drafts with the 2001 edition .

Andrew Miller told grip it and rip it
fishstripes.com 4/10/2008 — The Marlins are going to try a new strategy with Andrew Miller's pitching style . The problem, manager Fredi Gonzalez said, is that Miller is compensating his velocity by trying to be careful to throw more strikes. Miller's fastball was in ...

THT Live: Star Trek sabermetrics
hardballtimes.com 4/10/2008 — This has nothing to do with baseball, but I just love this post exploring the "common wisdom" that red-shirt Enterprise crew members are most likely to die . The surprising finding? Red-shirt crew members are much less likely to die if Kirk "meets" a woman. If this guy were a baseball fan, he'd be a true sabermetrician.

Marlins want Miller to maintain velocity — Major League Baseball News 4/9/2008
The Marlins don't want pitcher Andrew Miller sacrificing velocity for control. The team is concerned that Miller's weariness of the control problems that plagued him last season are effecting his development.

Marlins officials tour Nationals Park — Major League Baseball News 4/10/2008
Marlins executives toured Nationals Park on Wednesday, gaining insights on various layouts and amenities that may ultimately be incorporated into Florida's recently approved stadium.

Dominguez begins season on DL — Major League Baseball News 4/10/2008
Matt Dominguez, the Marlins' first-round pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, has opened his Minor League season on the disabled list with mononucleosis.

Opposing pitchers avoiding Hanley — Major League Baseball News 4/10/2008
Hanley Ramirez is now getting the Barry Bonds treatment. As the primary threat in a balanced, but still comparatively inexperienced Marlins lineup, Ramirez has already been intentionally walked three times through eight games.

Marlins squeak by Nats in finale — Major League Baseball News 4/11/2008
Boosted by Mark Hendrickson's impressive performance, Jorge Cantu had two RBIs, and Jeremy Hermida and Josh Willingham each knocked in a run as the Marlins edged the Nationals, 4-2, on Thursday to complete their first three-game sweep in Washington.