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Congratulations to Andrew Pintar for winning Defensive Player of the Year in the Arizona Fall League. He led the league with 228 defensive innings, had a perfect fielding percentage, and started 27 games in center field.

Makes sense to me too. Plus, he's only owed $6.4 M next season whereas the other guys are over the $10 M range. He's also the youngest one at 30 and it wouldn't hurt adding an extra lefty to the 40-man roster.

Yup. Maybe the Marlins net worth is currently in the $1 B range? More or less. It doesn't seem worth it to even think about selling now. Give it a few years of the team reaching the postseason and their value will go up.

The Fish seem to always have short term deals with TV networks. Along with in person attendance, the number of households in South Florida that tune in to watch their games needs improvement. From the list of former Marlins being HOF eligible, I'd say the only lock is Ichiro. I'd be surprised if he weren't selected unanimously. His first 11 seasons couldn't have gone any better for a player with Hall of Fame ambitions. Unfortunately, the other former Marlins listed don't really have the numbers worthy for the Hall.

I totally agree with you. If our starting pitching staff can remain healthy for the most part, then our team ERA and runs allowed will go down significantly. I wouldn't want the team to just rely on the pitching and not focus on scoring runs, but yes, the lineup wouldn't always be pressured to score each inning if our starter still has us in the game. Having Eury Perez and Sandy Alcantara back could give us an extra 10-15 wins next season. I definitely want to see more stolen bases next season. Otto Lopez, Jesus Sanchez, and Xavier Edwards have all proven that they can be dangerous on the basepaths, but I believe we can get other players on the team to step it up in that category as well. Our power has certainly been lacking for the past few years. Jake Burger is the only player on the roster that's guaranteed to probably hit 20-30 home runs next season. On a side note, I wish we'd open our roof a little more often during late afternoon/night games! Do you have any thoughts on this? I remember being at games when the roof was open, and you could feel the breeze outside.

Since this was Sherman's 2nd time in the last couple of years interviewing managers, it felt different this time as if he was being careful with who to select for the job. I'm confident our ballclub will turn things around and be successful for the long haul. We have our manager now and he'll bring in the right team of coaches to develop our prospects.

Let the Clayton McCullough era begin! Hopefully, he's the guy for the job. One of the main focal points for the Marlins to be successful for the years to come is to have a manager that'll be around in the long-term. Our longest tenured manager was Don Mattingly, and we only made the playoffs or even had a winning record once during his time, so I hope our new manager can stick around for just as long. Only this time, we have more playoff berths.

I agree that Schumaker was a great coach. He won me over during the 2023 season. We had minimal expectations with that roster and yet he was able to bring us to the Wild Card. I truly thought we could've signed a couple more free agents and then be in contention for the NL East title in 2024. I was actually surprised that no other team took a chance at him to be their manager next season. I'm sure a good season or two for him in the Rangers front office will attract some teams in a managerial role setting. Filling any coaches' shoes will be tough but since Schumaker was already a "lame duck" manager last season, the locker room would just have to easily adjust to McCullough. He's coming off a title run so I have a feeling that the players will at least feel some sort of momentum to compete.

We need a second baseman that resembles Luis Castillo. One that can hit for contact, score runs, steal bases, and have great fielding abilities. Dee Gordon was the closest thing we had in those regards, but he only lasted 3 seasons here.

Here we go again. Another offseason that will probably result in the Marlins being frugal and not doing much. It wouldn't surprise me at all if the winter meetings came and went with the Marlins not doing anything at all. Our biggest needs would be finding a centerfielder as well as even a corner outfielder. Jesus Sanchez is the only lock to be an Opening Day starter at this point. We really need a power hitter at one of these positions to fill up the hole that has remained here since Jorge Soler left. Another area of need again would be a middle infielder. Xavier Edwards has clear potential with the bat and while on the basepaths. The concern with him is his defense. The Fish may try to move him over to second base which leads me to believe that they may look to pursue a shortstop again this season who has better fielding abilities. Also, I think it would be beneficial for us to look to upgrade at the catcher position. I think we have to take a good look at Nick Fortes as a player at this point and notice that his batting line over the past 4 seasons just doesn't add up to what you'd want from a catcher. However, the market doesn't look good for this position so I see him as out starting catcher for the next year.

Chris Coghlan was an example of a player that had potential, whether it was hitting for contact or getting extra-base hits, but never really progressed after his rookie season with the Fish. Back and knee injuries early on in his career played a role in terms of him becoming the player we hoped he'd turn out to be.

I’m usually skeptical anytime the Marlins hire a first time manager but I feel like this one could be different. McCullough is coming off a World Series win with the Dodgers that was powered by their offense. I feel like he’s a good offensive guru that should be able to bring in the right guys under his coaching staff. Most importantly, he needs to bring in a good pitching coach because Stottlemyre Jr played a key role in developing some of our young pitchers. McCullough is also known for being good at developing players so this feels like the right choice since Bendix is trying to rebuild the roster at the same time.

I don't think they'll have issues selling tickets at a minor league ballpark, especially one that can fit their average attendance per game (16,500). Also, the field is in Tampa which would make it easier for people in the metropolitan area to commute to rather than having to drive an additional half hour across the bay. The main issue for the Rays is that they'll definitely be losing money in ticket sales next season and also the climate issues they didn't face at the Trop due to the roof. They'll have to deal with rainouts and hot summer games.

Another case of a Marlins player getting better in his career after leaving Miami