About Pedro Reyes Figueroa

When looking at the 2013 Marlins season, the very second that the Opening Day lineup was announced with Placido Polanco in the cleanup spot behind Giancarlo Stanton, it was very clear that the offense was in severe dire straits far more worse than anticipated after the offseason. After all, how can it be taken any other way than negatively when a team’s decided solution to protect their best offensive force includes a player batting a good deal of the time in the middle of the order, who is a … [Read more...]

Oh Charlie, make that knuckler dance! That Carr can move pretty fast; steals bases and balls in the gap. Mister Marlin, get that hit; get that MVP! Shef with a bomb over the Teal Monster! Speaking of that, where’d those teal helmets go?   Leiter gets a no-hitter!   CJ gets a Gold Glove! Oh we got Leyland! We got Leyland! Spending spreeeeee!   Kevin Brown with a no-hitter!   Livan a dream! Renteria with a liner off Nagy’s … [Read more...]

In this final part of offering opinion on the Marlins offseason, I will focus on the hitting. This past season, the Marlins hitting continued its struggles that rolled over from the 2011 season. The only difference was that hitting was supposed to be a strength of the team because of the assumptions of continued growth by the young hitters, return to form of established hitters, and the addition of a big name piece. It never transpired, and the only return was a high level of disappointment, … [Read more...]