Success. Firesale. Repeat.

Success. Firesale. Repeat.

 

 

The Miami Marlins since their existence have had a tried and true formula of running the team. They build up prospects and sign free agents, get the most out of them that they can and then trade them to replenish the farm system. The negative of this being that whatever fans they have get attached to these players, seeing them grow and develop or rekindle that spark they once had, and then get their hearts ripped out when they’re forced to leave town.

The Marlins have never met an arbitration clock they didn’t like. So many other teams are hesitant to start the clock on players but the Marlins don’t think twice about it. Easy to do when they’ll never see that free agency period with the player. By letting players walk or trading them they soak their hands in the fans blood and don’t even bother to apologize for it.

This year the seeds are being planted for this to happen once again. There is a lot of young talent on this team that will be showcasing themselves for other clubs. When it comes to pitching the Marlins could very well have the best young staff in all of baseball. Jose Fernandez, Nate Eovaldi, Henderson Alvarez, and Jacob Turner are pitchers I would go to battle with. Plus, Andrew Heaney is down in the minors and could be brought up at any point. Steve Cishek is one of the better young closers in the game and will help anchor a bullpen that doesn’t quite match the starters in turns of quality.

Offensively, the Marlins begin and end with Giancarlo Stanton. The man is exactly what God made right fielders to look like and has unmatched pure strength. If he can stay healthy and be a dangerous hitter in the middle of that lineup than this team could surprise some people. Stanton is joined by slick fielding Adeiny Hechavarria, one of the better fielding shortstops in all of baseball, Christian Yelich, who came up last season and showed a lot of promise. I see Yelich having a big year this year and becoming more of a well-known name. The Marlins signed Rafael Furcal to shore up the defense up the middle, Garrett Jones to give them some power from the left side, and also Casey McGeehee who is nothing but a placeholder until Colin Moran is ready. Moran will be a name to watch out for when he does arrive to the show. 

There are plenty of activities in Miami that outrank baseball as far as fans and residents are concerned but this year this could be a great time to get out to Marlins Park and see some good young talent, just don’t get too attached because they probably won’t be around for long.

We will be back tomorrow to do the Bernie Lean with the deepest team in baseball the Oakland A’s. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @changingspeeds for all our coverage of the national pastime.