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As much as I would love to have a team closer to me than the Rays, I can't see MLB putting another team in a state where the two other teams combined average attendance would still rank 19th, seriously it would just be smarter to move the Rays to Orlando

I would say that Heineman had a decent season, but his being the catcher on this team is more due to lack of production from within the system at the catching position, given a chance I think he could be the backup backstop especially if Wallach continues to battle injuries.

MiLB posted their organizational all-stars for the Marlins by position for the 2019 minor league season C-Tyler Heineman-NOLA 1b-Lazaro Alonso-Jax/Jup 2b-Isan Diaz-NOLA 3b-Nick Ready-Batavia SS-Demetrius Sims-Clinton/Jup OF-Peyton Burdick-Bat/Clin J. D. Orr-Bat Jerar Encarnacion-Clin/Jup DH-Evan Edwards-Clin/Bat RHP-Edward Cabrera-Jax/Jup LHP-Trevor Rogers-Jax/Jup RP-Alex Vesia-Clin/Jup/Jax For the full story follow to the milb website https://www.milb.com/milb/news/isan-diaz-leads-miami-marlins-organization-all-stars/c-311768116?tcid=tw_article_311768116&fbclid=IwAR0HJHJI3hxvDQ1O6qt90vjbQSBmUYna3smWjbAgOw6xt-7vEQzaamJyIuA

I'll always remember the war on I-4 between the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators, for the first ten years or so of the league seems like one of them was playing for the championship

Rick Helling was also on both the 97 and 03 teams, albeit shortly

Not Galloway?!?! Nooooooooo!!!! F Jeter!!!!! Actually non of these will be missed.

The Curse of Carl, not a winning record since the unretirement of #5, that and shitty baseball but yeah they should re-retire it. Also if there was a number worthy of retirement for the Marlins I would do a two-fer with #19 for Niner and Lowell. As for Whitaker he was good and all but I don't see the necessity to retire his number.

I'd like to see them resign Heineman to a minor league deal with an invite to ST, they're going to need a back up for Alfaro, might as well go cheap for now

Nice move by the Halos, good to see Joe return to his roots, I had a feeling this was going to happen

While there may still be some concern about VVM's hitting it was announced today that he did win a Gold Glove for his flawless fielding in the minors this season, along with the recently acquired Jesus Sanchez.

I've watched baseball in LV, holy smokes it's hot and dry and the air is thin. At one game I saw Scott Pose hit a bomb about 450 feet as one of nine homers hit in the game! Will make for some interesting games for sure

Someone can correct me on this, but wasn't there an article (maybe SI?!?) about the cost for each win? As I recall it seemed like it was about the Astros, how the amount varies but sometimes it costs more to put together a team that's not in contention than one that is. I'm not saying that's what the Marlins did, but fiscally it does makes sense.

But it did!!!

I'm thinking the Angels dump Ausmus to snag Maddon, that's the organization he started with.

Interesting as they plan to discuss a contract extension with Rafael Devers. I'd like to see what they do with Betts, he made $20m last season and will certainly get more next year, do they keep him this off season and hope Sale and Price get healthy for another playoff run and then lose him to free agency or do they trade him and hope what you get in return is better than the draft picks they'd get otherwise?!? I know they have some money coming off the books with Porcello, Holt, Moreland and Pearce all free agents and pretty sure the Sandoval contract is finally off the ledger too. Also Martinez would be crazy to walk with $23m next year and another $38m still on the table, but good luck to him if he thinks he can get that somewhere else

Man I'm really glad absolutely no one from the previous regime is still in power with the team now

Do you not agree that the image of Jeter is calculated? You have to admit he is image driven. I'm not saying he can do no right, I think he or the front office made the trades this summer to get the team on the right track.

Green must've thought he was getting an extension after going 274-366 in four seasons after Mattingly got one for going 272-366 during the same timeframe.

Anyone else think the only reason Jeter reached out is that otherwise it leaves him looking bad? Jeter's image is so calculated so I can see him doing this to make himself look better.

At this point I just want the Marlins to stay the course of what they've started. Too often they've jumped the gun in the rebuild process spending on free agents that were in their price range e.g. Morse, Latos, Chen or disastrous trades Cashner, Haren. Let's just go ahead and suck it up another year get the pieces in place from within and then add what you're lacking. I hate losing too, but after watching several of the farm teams this summer I think they might be on the right track for a change.

Damn I thought instructs were for first/second year players, hard to believe they got Holloway, Chisholm and Sanchez out there.

Dolphins football has got me watching the Marlins and waiting for tennis to come on?!?

Says the guy who got rid of Mr. Marlin, Hawk, Tony Perez and Trader Jack

Matt Given was named the Marlins only GCL all-star, went 5-1 in 10 games with 2.74 ERA and 1.11 WHIP