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		<title>Bullpen the cause for sinking Marlins?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This according to Baseball Prospectus&#8217; Russell Carleton (formerly known as Pizza Cutter). I&#8217;ll break down his take (BP Premium subscribers only, I believe, though I think I have fantasy access and still got to read everything) bit by bit, starting with this:
The Marlins outplayed their Pythagorean projection by about 5 games, winning 87 rather than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marlinmaniac.com/2010/03/11/bullpen-the-cause-for-sinking-marlins/</link>
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		<title>Hopefully Jimenez not a &#8220;dark horse&#8221; like Bonifacio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This in response to this piece on MLB.com.
If you&#8217;re looking for a sleeper to make the Marlins&#8217; roster, jot down the name Jorge Jimenez.
&#60;snip&#62;
The way Jimenez has looked thus far since reporting to Spring Training has the Marlins considering carrying him as their starting third baseman. For that to happen, there are a few scenarios [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marlinmaniac.com/2010/03/10/hopefully-jimenez-not-a-dark-horse-like-bonifacio/</link>
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		<title>Fish Bites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some morning Fish Bites to keep you nice and busy.
- Apparently Cameron Maybin isn&#8217;t the only one with a groin pull. Cody Ross is similarly afflicted. Neither is expected to miss playing time by Opening Day, so right now this is no cause for concern.
- Now you know I don&#8217;t care about Spring Training. But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marlinmaniac.com/2010/03/10/fish-bites-031010/</link>
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		<title>2010 Marlin Maniac Preview: The Rest of the Pen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is going to be a short piece on the rest of the pen, mostly because the pen has already been well discussed here on Marlin Maniac. Who else will fill in the gaps? Let&#8217;s take a look.
Bullpen
Middle Relief: Brian Sanches
Middle Relief: Renyel Pinto
Middle Relief/Long Reliefl: Burke Badenhop
Long Relief/Spot Start/Mop-up: One of the extra starters
I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marlinmaniac.com/2010/03/09/2010-marlin-maniac-preview-the-rest-of-the-pen/</link>
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		<title>Hitting Prospect Addendum: Kyle Skipworth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Next, I&#8217;m going to look at the only first round pick throughout this series.  Kyle Skipworth was drafted in 2008, and early comparisons to Joe Mauer were made.  So far, things have not worked out like that though.  After the jump, we&#8217;ll take a look into why his numbers are floundering.


The main thing that sticks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marlinmaniac.com/2010/03/09/hitting-prospect-addendum-kyle-skipworth/</link>
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		<title>Blalock signs with Rays despite more PT with Marlins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a bit odd. Not surprising, mind you, but odd.
On Sunday, the Rays were working on some final details with Hank Blalock on a complicated deal that will enable him to opt out if he&#8217;s not in the majors. The sides are still expected to come to an agreement.
(H/T MLBTR)
Blalock signed with the Tampa [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marlinmaniac.com/2010/03/09/blalock-signs-with-rays-despite-more-pt-with-marlins/</link>
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		<title>2010 Marlin Maniac Preview: Closer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that the starting staff has been discussed, we move to the other side of the pitching spectrum and cover the guys who fill in the end of the games for the Marlins, the setup men and closer. A lot of importance is placed upon the back of the closer, but it&#8217;s not always as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marlinmaniac.com/2010/03/08/2010-marlin-maniac-preview-closer/</link>
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		<title>Sean West&#8217;s peculiar season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean West had quite the strange season last year.  The last of five pitchers taken by the Fish in the 2005 Draft, coming up through the minors he was a strong GB pitcher with a lot of strikeouts, but with questions about his control.  For example, last year in Jupiter he had a strong K [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marlinmaniac.com/2010/03/08/sean-wests-peculiar-season/</link>
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		<title>Cameron Maybin makes first bit of &#8220;news&#8221; in ST</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Here&#8217;s my answer on Hotstove.com on the same topic. Go check it out over there.
Well, we hope it doesn&#8217;t really &#8220;become&#8221; news. From MLB.com:
In the eighth inning of Sunday&#8217;s 7-4 loss to the Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium, [Cameron Maybin] raced from first to home on Donnie Murphy&#8217;s two-run double. Churning around the bases [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marlinmaniac.com/2010/03/08/cameron-maybin-makes-first-bit-of-news-in-st/</link>
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		<title>Saber-Terms: Catcher Defense</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps I should have gone into this before embarking on the WAR series, but this topic is relevant to measuring the value of players. Catcher defense is interestingly one of the least known quantities in baseball despite undoubtedly being one of the most important. I don&#8217;t think anyone, saber-slanted or otherwise, doubts the value of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marlinmaniac.com/2010/03/05/saber-terms-catcher-defense/</link>
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