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2015 Miami Marlins minor league depth: Outfield Pt. 2

As I mentioned last week in Pt. I of the 2015 Miami Marlins minor league depth at the outfield position, Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich and Marcell Ozuna are set in stone as members of the Marlins outfield for the future. Four-A players provide the supporting cast as they roam the gaps at Triple-A New Orleans – Brady Shoemaker, Austin Wates , Cole Gillespie and the versatile Jordany Valdespin

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2015 Miami Marlins minor league depth: Shortstop

With Adeiny Hechavarria holding down the shortstop position at the big league level, Miami Marlins fans seemingly have nothing to worry about. His 2014 campaign earned him a .323 BABIP with 10 triples (2nd in NL) and a ranking as the second best defensive shortstop in the MLB behind the Atlanta Bravesshortstop Andrelton Simmons. If Hechavarria can continue to swing the hot bat we saw in the…

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Miami Marlins Opening Day Line-up

Atlanta Braves @ Miami Marlins, 4:10 P.M. ET Braves

CF: Eric Young

2B: Jace Peterson

RF: Nick Markakis

1B: Freddie Freeman

C: Christian Bethancourt

LF: Kelly Johnson

3B: Alberto Callaspo

SS: Andrelton Simmons

SP: Julio Teheran

Marlins

2B: Dee Gordon

LF: Christian Yelich

RF: Giancarlo Stanton

1B: Mike Morse

3B: Martin Prado

CF: Marcell Ozuna

C: Jarrod Saltalamacchia

SS: Adeiny Hechavarria

S…

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2015 Miami Marlins minor league depth: Catcher

Yes, it’s true – Baseball Prospectus and the rest of Major League Baseball have dubbed the Miami Marlins the second to last minor league system in the big leagues. But are they wrong? The Marlins did trade away their 2013 first round draft pick (fifth overall) in Colin Moran midway through the season last year to the Houston Astros for players named Jarred Cosartand Kike Hernandez – who has since…

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Marlins Rising Recap: Brignac keeps hot spring rolling, Marlins beat Cards 6-3

What started as a possible rainy Friday afternoon at Roger Dean Stadium, ended up turning into a sunny vicotry for the Marlins. Kicking things off early by scoring Dee Gordon in the first and continuing to roll in a moist in second inning by tacking on three more runs thanks to a clutch hitting bases loaded triple off the left field wall by Reid Brignac. Lifting the Marlins to a 6-3 victory over…

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Critical year for Marlins overshadowed prospect Felix Munoz

Entering his seventh season of professional baseball, after signing with the Marlins in 2008 as a non-drafted free agent at the age of 17, the Dominican Republic’s Felix Munoz finally has a chance to legitimize himself as a top prospect in the Miami Marlins farm system. Munoz should join the ranks of Justin Nicolino, Tyler Kolek, J.T. Realmutoand several others who are projected to be on the fast…

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K-Rod or Joba? Who would be the smart sign for the Miami Marlins

Francisco Rodriguez:

Standing out again in 2014 like Carlos Beltran’s mole, K-Rod was finally able to bounce back from a series of injuries that had plagued him for the past two seasons. Closing games and shutting doors on opponents in the 9th, recording 44 saves in 49 save opportunities with a WHIP of 0.99. Giving promise to hopeful suitors like the Miami Marlins, that he still has one to two…

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David Phelps Takes The Lose At Arbitration Hearing

David Phelps Takes The Lose At Arbitration Hearing

When David Phelps sat down with the Miami Marlins Front Office last month, he was asking for a 1 year deal that would pay him around $2 million for the season.

A deal of that magnitude was never considered by the Marlins organization, sending Phelps to his Arbitration Hearing, where again he came out a loser. Phelps requested $1.875 million from the arbiter hearing his case, but was quickly…

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