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For the sake of saying something optimistic about the team...
We have a bunch of young pitchers who throw strikes and a good defensive team behind them.
The Marlins, for years, have been really bad at certain spots, defensively. We've been consistently terrible at 3B, for example. Escobar, assuming he stays, is an upgrade over years past.
Hechevarria is apparently a stud, defensively.
In the outfield, we're no longer forcing infielders to learn how to play the outfield. Ruggiano is a fine CF'er and an upgrade over years trying to see if guys like Coghlan and Bonifacio could handle the position.
Pierre isn't a + anymore out there, but anyone is better than Morrison.
With the young pitchers we have, this should help their development.
Even coming through the system, Marisnick projects to be a + in CF, Yelich will probably be a + in LF considering he's proven to be capable/athletic enough to handle CF, himself.
Maybe the front office is trying to really improve defensively this time instead of just saying they take pride in building teams around pitching/defense?
Even with the recent swap of crappy, overpaid catchers, they took on the better defensive catcher in Mathis. Dating back to last year, they acquired Gorkys Hernandez.
While some of these guys are unlikely to ever hit, it's nice to see the organization improving, defensively. I feel like it's played a part in our losing over the past couple of years.
We have a bunch of young pitchers who throw strikes and a good defensive team behind them.
The Marlins, for years, have been really bad at certain spots, defensively. We've been consistently terrible at 3B, for example. Escobar, assuming he stays, is an upgrade over years past.
Hechevarria is apparently a stud, defensively.
In the outfield, we're no longer forcing infielders to learn how to play the outfield. Ruggiano is a fine CF'er and an upgrade over years trying to see if guys like Coghlan and Bonifacio could handle the position.
Pierre isn't a + anymore out there, but anyone is better than Morrison.
With the young pitchers we have, this should help their development.
Even coming through the system, Marisnick projects to be a + in CF, Yelich will probably be a + in LF considering he's proven to be capable/athletic enough to handle CF, himself.
Maybe the front office is trying to really improve defensively this time instead of just saying they take pride in building teams around pitching/defense?
Even with the recent swap of crappy, overpaid catchers, they took on the better defensive catcher in Mathis. Dating back to last year, they acquired Gorkys Hernandez.
While some of these guys are unlikely to ever hit, it's nice to see the organization improving, defensively. I feel like it's played a part in our losing over the past couple of years.
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