Trade hasn't hurt Marlins in standings

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Palm Beach Post: Trade hasn’t hurt Marlins in standings
Published 4/15/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Palm Beach Post: Trade hasn’t hurt Marlins in standings They’re watching the standings in both leagues. They see that they’re in first place and the Detroit Tigers are in last place. There’s a feeling of pride, for sure, but no one on the Marlins is gloating. ... More than four months later, it is the Marlins who are off to a 7-5 start with 21 home runs, which are tied with Arizona for most in baseball, and the Tigers who are in last place with just two wins. ... They’re encouraged that their own batting order has shown early signs it can survive without Cabrera’s big ...

Sobering Stats (or Stats to Get Drunk By)
Published 4/15/2008 by photi at Fish Chunks
... but last in hitting with runners in scoring position (.194)." (SunSentinel) "They've struck out 97 times, second to San Diego (102) and have drawn just 33 walks, 14th in the league. "The team is batting .267 (113-for-423), tied fourth in the league with St. Louis. But take away leadoff hitter Hanley Ramirez's .396 batting average (19-for-48), and the team's hitting .251.... "Florida's 5.47 staff ERA and 6.00 starters' ERA are both last in the league." (PalmBeachPost)

Andrew Miller here to stay
Published 4/15/2008 by craig at FishStripes: Front Page Posts
... Larry Beinfest has called the ball and Andrew Miller is going to workout his growing pains in the majors. Miller is 0-2 with a 11.37 ERA in three starts but he showed improvement Saturday. "His stuff was great. It's just a matter of consistency and learning,'' Beinfest said. "He's still a very young pitcher without a lot of experience so I think (Saturday) was a good learning experience for him.'' Not exactly a big surprise and it is probably what almost all of us thought was going to ...

Miller shines, Marlins sweep Snakes
Published 5/23/2008 by Alex Carver at Marlins Today
... “He’s still a very young pitcher without a lot of experience,” Beinfest said at the time. It’s just a matter of consistency and learning.” ...