Pre-spring training Marlins mailbag: Potential breakouts, trade chips, fan support & more

Matt Mervis in the opening day lineup? Things can never be quite that bad.

Connor Morby playing and battinig second? Impossible. You can't plant a sub-.300 OBP guy in that spot. Norby is why you have a number 8 hole. Otto Lopez is the right guy to hit second. He proved that in August and September of last seasoon.

Agree that Conine and Sanchez should never start vs a lefty. Derek Hill and Sanoja are both capable platoon guys.

This team needs to emphasize running and more running.

WOW.    Those line-ups are awful.  Everyone has to be able to put the ball in play, know how to bunt and run like hell.  I have never liked being Goliath. I have always preferred teams that are more like David and overperformed but even David had a slingshot. Where's my slingshot?

5 hours ago, Slacker Mills said:

Matt Mervis in the opening day lineup? Things can never be quite that bad.

Connor Morby playing and battinig second? Impossible. You can't plant a sub-.300 OBP guy in that spot. Norby is why you have a number 8 hole. Otto Lopez is the right guy to hit second. He proved that in August and September of last seasoon.

Agree that Conine and Sanchez should never start vs a lefty. Derek Hill and Sanoja are both capable platoon guys.

This team needs to emphasize running and more running.

I agree with not putting Norby in the 2-hole. 2 hole needs to be guys who are good at getting on base.

But 8-hole? I can see dropping him to 5th or 6th, but 8th? That is wasted RBI potential if I have ever seen one.