Miami Marlins RTD 3/28: Ozuna, Ichiro,

Time to overreact.  What spring performance has caught your eye the most thus far?  

Sean Millerick: Adam Conley.  My biggest reason for being skeptical about the Miami Marlins seriously contending in 2016 has been the back of the rotation.  But I’ve qualified all predictions and prognostications with believing they could make a run if one of the young hurlers develops sooner than expected and both Christian Yelich and Marcell Ozuna turn in strong seasons.  Conley has shown every sign this spring he’s doing so, leading all starting pitchers with a sterling 1.86 ERA.  To be fair, Jarred Cosart hasn’t been too shaky either, but Conley is the story I’m most interested in following into April.

Eddie Noy: Wake me up in April. The numbers are irrelevant, let’s just get in the literal swing of things and not blow out our elbows. Carter Capps, what did I just say? To answer the question a bit, Ozuna OPSing 1.130 is nice as an optimistic portend of things to come. Gordon showing a lot of patience at the place is nice, too.  

Max Phillips: It’s not so much a spring performance, but a spring observation- Christian Yelich put on some weight… finally! Coming into camp reportedly 10-15 pounds heavier hopefully will give Yelich the durability he needs to put together a monster campaign. The Marlins’ baby faced assassin is starting to look like a major leaguer.  

Eric Quiñones: Too soon for someone’s performance to catch my attention. I am interested to see what type of Spring Ozuna has. He’s going to be a key guy in this lineup. Hopefully with Barry Bonds as the team’s new hitting coach, Ozuna comes to the plate with a better approach through Spring Training and into the season. I’m also keeping my eye on Justin Bour’s Spring as well. The Marlins need him to continue to improve from last season and provide some protection in the line up behind Stanton.     

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