How should the Marlins have fixed the pen?
Yes, we all know that the Marlins bullpen has sucked this year. Is anyone all that surprised? Not particularly, given the ragtag crew that the team brought in this offseason to pitch the high leverage…Read More
Fish-Cap: Marlins disappoint versus Nationals
You figure the good ol’ remedy of the Washington Nationals would be enough to cure the Marlins’ ills. Sadly, the Fish came out flat and struggled despite facing three pitchers who were well…Read More
The Marlins’ Shutdowns and Meltdowns
This week, a conversation was started about the uselessness of the save by fellow BtBer and friend of the Maniac Jeff Zimmerman. By the way, Jeff eloquently (and angrily, based on the tone he used) said…Read More
Pinto’s hit-suppressing ways
Renyel Pinto has been a staple in the Marlins bullpen since coming over from the Chicago Cubs in 2006. In that time, he has not endeared himself to faithful Marlins fans due to his roller-coaster, up-and-down…Read More
Bullpen regression versus Nolasco regression
Yesterday, I brought up how the Marlins pen may regress due to BABIP and strand rate performance from last year, and how that may affect the 2010 Marlins. This was all in response to this BP blog post…Read More
Bullpen the cause for sinking Marlins?
This according to Baseball Prospectus’ Russell Carleton (formerly known as Pizza Cutter). I’ll…Read More
2010 Marlin Maniac Preview: The Rest of the Pen
This is going to be a short piece on the rest of the pen, mostly because the pen has already been well…Read More
Marlins’ relievers and a warning about splits
At the beginning of the week, FanGraphs unveiled splits to the world, giving us yet another reason to…Read More
Veteran free agents not going to help Marlins pen
With arbitration all but settled for the team, the Marlins’ roster should more or less be set.…Read More
Fish Bites
Here are your links for this morning. - So Chris Coghlan won the Rookie of the Year award for the National…Read More
Fredi, leverage, and bullpen management, Pt. 2
In the first part of the series last night, I showed you Fredi Gonzalez’s management of the bullpen…Read More
Fredi, leverage, and bullpen management, Pt. 1
Finally, I got to writing up this article. I’ve wanted for a long time to check out whether or…Read More
Fish Bites
Good morning, Maniac readers! Here’s some Marlins- and saber-related business for you to enjoy…Read More
Can Renyel Pinto’s fastball be an effective pitch?: A Pitch f/x attempt
Last time I tried to use Pitch f/x, I took a look at Renyel Pinto’s changeup, a pitch that doesn’t…Read More
Can Renyel Pinto’s changeup be effective?: A Pitch f/x Attempt
Last night, Renyel Pinto threw about nine pitches and was magically able to produce two runs for the…Read More
Blogservations 08/14/09: Josh Johnson Tames the Rockies
I didn’t get the pleasure to see Mark Buerhle’s perfect game or Jonathan Sanchez’s…Read More
Blogservations, Marlins-Braves series
Culminating in tonight’s tough loss to the Braves, the Marlins wrap up an overall solid series,…Read More
Blogservations 07/25/09, Dodgers 4, Marlins 3
Remember, if you like the analysis you see here, please subscribe to Marlin Maniac. It will do us all…Read More
Blogservations, Marlins-Nationals series
I know I wasn’t able to get a Blogservations piece for the first two games of the series, but I…Read More
Blogservations 06/26/09, Rays 7, Marlins 3
Late Blogservations today, I apologize. Let’s get right to this mess. The bullpen, oh the bullpen… In…Read More


