The hits and misses of Larry Beinfest, Pt. 1
Inspired a bit by Matthew Pouillot’s piece on former Cleveland Indians GM Mark Shapiro and Tom Tango’s response, I decided to take a look at our own general management brain trust and see how…Read More
MacDougal another Marlins bullpen retread
If you’ve got some career saves and a fastball of some kind, you’re good to come to the Marlins’ Spring Training and compete for a job! Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com is reporting the…Read More
Breaking down the top 7 hitting prospects: #4 Jake Smolinski
Probably counts as surprise #2 Jake Smolinski has seemed to be getting a bad rap through top prospect lists. Baseball America left him off their top 10 list, while Kevin Goldstein and John Sickels’s…Read More
Spring Training stats should not determine starters
In a little less than two days, pitchers and catchers for your Florida Marlins will report. Stretching and conditioning will be done, and even though it has been fairly cold for South Florida standards,…Read More
Saber-Terms: WAR Pt. 1 (Offense)
Last time we did Saber-Terms, I discussed replacement level, which is a convenient baseline to which we compare the performance of baseball players. One of the stats you’ve seen bandied around here…Read More
Marlin Maniac Minor Notes
There were a few things that I wanted to discuss quickly, but did not feel were worth full posts in and…Read More
Analyzing Anibal
Over the past few weeks, both John and I have covered three of the five starters that are in competition…Read More
Breaking down the top 7 hitting prospects: #3 Logan Morrison
Ah, now he shows up. This post might come off very derogatory towards Logan Morrison. Make one thing…Read More
F-Lop and the Marlins’ free agent reluctance
FanGraphs writer and friend of the Maniac Jack Moore illustrates a point Marlins fans know plenty about. After…Read More
Platoon splits for Marlins starting lineup
Since splits happened over at FanGraphs, I can’t help but get excited. It’s been a lot of…Read More



