I am going to try to do this twice a week, I will have updates on the Miami Marlins and their free-agency scramble to put together a contender heading into a new stadium. Here are some recent updates:
- Javier Vazquez is a 50-50 chance to retire or pitch next season. He prefers to pitch on the East Coast, but you can count the Marlins out as a team he may pitch for next season. Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Vazquez’s rocky relationship with Marlins new manager, Ozzie Guillen will keep the 34-year old from returning to the Marlins. (This is what Rosenthal reported on Hot Stove Live, no active link for it.)
- According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the Marlins are concerned about the command issues C.J. Wilson had in the postseason.
The thing that concerns me is that the Marlins are falling into looking at small samples. Like I said before, what C.J. Wilson did in the post-season should not be held against him in free agency.
These are all the updates I have up to the moment. Expect to see another update on Wednesday. Stay tuned to MarlinManiac for further updates and analysis on further Marlins off-season moves.
Ever since I can remember, I have loved the game of baseball. I literally breathe, eat, and sleep baseball. Have been a huge Marlins fan since the day I watched my first game in 1999. When I combined my passion for writing with my passion for baseball and the Marlins, I found a role as the Editor of the Marlin Maniac. Hope is to one day become a national baseball journalist. Currently resides in Birmingham, Alabama, but was born and raised in South Florida.
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