82-80, 2nd place in the NL East

 

Willis: 15-10 3.05 ERA

Sanchez: 16-6 2.85 ERA

Olsen: 12-8 3.15 ERA

Johnson: 10-8 3.75 ERA

Nolasco: 4-7 4.25 ERA

Petit; 7-3 3.20 ERA

 

Olivo: .230/7/30

Jacobs: .265/20/85

Uggla: .295/16/80

Hanley: .305/12/65

Cabrera: .345/30/140

Hermida: .275/10/65

Willingham: .280/25/80

Sanchez .280/2/30

Abercrombie: .210/2/10

Ross: .250/5/20

Borchard: .225/6/20

Boone: .280/9/45

 

All-Stars: Anibal Sanchez, Cabrera

Borchard: .196, .201, .241, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Amazega: .262, .270, .301, 0 HR, 7 RBI

Ross: .271, .290, .315, 5 HR, 19 RBI

Treanor: .231, .260, .271, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Boone: .246, .271, .301, 1 HR, 4 RBI

If Amezaga almost out-slugs Borchard and Boone, and nearly out-slugs Ross, I will eat my own vomit*

--same goes for Treanor outslugging any of the three

 

*assuming there are no freak injuries early in the year or something which would make this null and void :whistle

89 wins

 

Willis: 16-6 3.46 ERA

Olsen: 14-10 3.52 ERA

Johnson: 12-10 4.14 ERA

Sanchez: 15-8 2.96 ERA

Nolasco: 14-8 3.76 ERA (with 5 of those 11 losses coming against the Mets)

 

Tankersley: 1-5 , 2.12 ERA , 26 saves

Lindstrom- 3.14 ERA

Gregg- 4.53 ERA

Garcia- 5-2 3.95 ERA

 

 

Olivo: .255/.301/.421 13 HR 61 RBI 6 SB

Jacobs: .281/.340/.486 24 HR 91 RBI 2 SB

Uggla: .288/.346/.456 27 HR 96 RBI 8 SB

Ramirez: .314/.365/.484 21 HR 63 RBI 61 SB

Cabrera: .351/.472/.635 41 HR 155 RBI 12 SB

Willingham: .275/.343/.476 25 HR 79 RBI 0 SB

Sanchez: .301/.320/.331 1 HR 23 RBI 41 SB

Hermida: .286/.367/.454 23 HR 72 RBI 18 SB - 5 CS

 

All-Stars: Miguel Cabrera, Dontrelle Willis, Hanley Ramirez

Gold Gloves: Hanley Ramirez, Dan Uggla

Other Awards: Miguel Cabrera batting title and top 3 MVP voting

Fact about Ricky Nolasco:

 

If you take away all his appearances against the Mets, his ERA last year was 3.79.

 

Don't be fooled by his 4.82 ERA last year.

Fact about Ricky Nolasco:

 

If you take away all his appearances against the Mets, his ERA last year was 3.79.

 

Don't be fooled by his 4.82 ERA last year.

Fact: we play the Mets 19 times a year. He's going to face them.

Fact about Ricky Nolasco:

 

If you take away all his appearances against the Mets, his ERA last year was 3.79.

 

Don't be fooled by his 4.82 ERA last year.

Fact: we play the Mets 19 times a year. He's going to face them.

 

True, but what I am suggesting is that if he makes the necessary adjustments against them he can be very effective. In other words, the kid stunk up the place against them, but other than that he was pretty good. He just needs to make adjustments against them.

Fact about Ricky Nolasco:

 

If you take away all his appearances against the Mets, his ERA last year was 3.79.

 

Don't be fooled by his 4.82 ERA last year.

Fact: we play the Mets 19 times a year. He's going to face them.

 

True, but what I am suggesting is that if he makes the necessary adjustments against them he can be very effective. In other words, the kid stunk up the place against them, but other than that he was pretty good. He just needs to make adjustments against them.

 

Fact: if you take away Miguel Cabrera's bad days, he bats .800.

 

It happens, next year if it's not the Mets, it's the Phillies, or the Braves.

 

The great thing about statistics is you can manipulate them in anyway to make a point, and any sampling could have negative recurrences removed to unintentionally skew anything in a positive light. I like Nolasco very very much (FWIW, Girardi thinks he's the next great closer), but please Prin, don't do something like that, it's below you. You're a very capable and intelligent poster, don't reduce yourself to the stat skewing arguments, there are plenty of positives to pull out about Nolasco rather than making a bad "well, if you take this out..." argument. :thumbup

Olivo: .226, .232, .267, 7 HR, 31 RBI

Jacobs: .276, .280, .429, 23 HR, 71 RBI

Uggla: .301, .310, .431, 25 HR, 70 RBI, 6 SB

Sanchez: .241, .242, .247, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 9 SB

Call me crazy, but I'm willing to bet Olivo, Jacobs, Uggla, and A. Sanchez walk cumulatively more then 15 times in 2007.

Fact about Ricky Nolasco:

 

If you take away all his appearances against the Mets, his ERA last year was 3.79.

 

Don't be fooled by his 4.82 ERA last year.

Fact: we play the Mets 19 times a year. He's going to face them.

 

True, but what I am suggesting is that if he makes the necessary adjustments against them he can be very effective. In other words, the kid stunk up the place against them, but other than that he was pretty good. He just needs to make adjustments against them.

 

Fact: if you take away Miguel Cabrera's bad days, he bats .800.

 

It happens, next year if it's not the Mets, it's the Phillies, or the Braves.

 

The great thing about statistics is you can manipulate them in anyway to make a point, and any sampling could have negative recurrences removed to unintentionally skew anything in a positive light. I like Nolasco very very much (FWIW, Girardi thinks he's the next great closer), but please Prin, don't do something like that, it's below you. You're a very capable and intelligent poster, don't reduce yourself to the stat skewing arguments, there are plenty of positives to pull out about Nolasco rather than making a bad "well, if you take this out..." argument. :thumbup

 

Perhaps I didn't make this clear enough in my post, but I was suggesting that further consistency from Ricky will produce a better pitcher than what we saw last year. Sometimes someone with an ERA of near 5.00 is consistently mediocre. The fact that he was pretty good against all other teams suggest to me that one more year of experience and some further coaching can help him stay consistent.

 

You're right that this coming year could be against another team. I just hope that he can maintain his consistency so that he can be very productive overall.

90 wins wc

Marlins Record: 88-74

 

Starters:

 

Dontrelle Willis: 17-9, 3.25

Scott Olsen: 16-10, 3.75

Josh Johnson: 13-9, 3.60

Anibal Sanchez: 14-9, 3.40

Ricky Nolasco: 13-10, 4.30

 

Closer:

 

Matt Lindstrom: 3.20, 31 saves, 6 blown

 

 

Batters:

 

H. Ramirez: .310, 21 HR, 70 RBI, 55 SB

D. Uggla: .275, 23 HR, 80 RBI

M. Cabrera: .350, 38 HR, 140 RBI

J. Willingham: .285, 26 HR, 105 RBI

M. Jacobs: .275, 28 HR, 90 RBI

J. Hermida: .295, 18 HR, 75 RBI

M. Olivo: .250, 13 HR, 65 RBI

A. Sanchez .275, 1 HR, 35 RBI, 25 SB

 

All-Stars: Miguel Cabrera, Dontrelle Willis, Dan Uggla, Hanley Ramirez

 

Gold Gloves: Miguel Olivo

 

Awards: Miguel Cabrera, MVP

Record: 89-73

 

Ramirez - .305 AVG, .380 OBP 15 HR 65 RBI

Uggla - 275 AVG .335 OBP 25 HR 85 RBI

Cabrera - .332 AVG .435 OBP 32 HR 120 RB

Willingham - .285 AVG .380 OBP 22 HR 80 RBI

Jacobs - .270 AVG .330 OBP 21 HR 80 RBI

Hermida - .282 AVG .350 OBP 23 HR 95 RBI

Olivo - .265 AVG .330 OBP 17 HR 75 RBI.

Abercrombie - .250 AVG .310 OBP 10 HR 55 RBI.

 

Johnson - 10-10 with a 3.95 ERA

Willis - 14-11 with a 3.45 ERA

Olsen - 19-5 with a 3.02 ERA

Nolasco - 11-9 with a 3.45 ERA

Sanchez - 13-10 with a 3.30 ERA

Tankersley - 2.70 ERA with 41 Saves

 

All Stars: Olsen, Cabrera, Ramirez

Gold Gloves: Hermida, Willis

Cy Young: None

MVP: None

Rookie of the Year: None

Lurry, your predictions are inconsistent. In the other thread you predicted 89 wins.

Oops, I made a typo here. Fixed, thanks.

83-79, 3rd place in the NL East

 

Willis: 17-7 2.87 ERA

Sanchez: 12-12 3.45 ERA

Olsen: 16-8 3.86 ERA

Johnson: 10-11 3.28 ERA

Nolasco: 7-9 4.35 ERA

 

 

Olivo: .245/10/42

Jacobs: .262/24/75

Uggla: .288/28/82

Hanley: .322/17/65

Cabrera: .317/32/126

Hermida: .300/12/59

Willingham: .276/31/94

Sanchez .245/0/17

Abercrombie: .218/7/26

Ross: .254/10/34

Borchard: .225/6/20

Boone: .280/9/45

Amenzaga: 301/1/13

Treanor: 198/0/8

 

All-Stars:Dontrelle & Cabrera

I know commentary is frowned upon but I just have to say.......

 

 

If the Marlins (and the current roster) win 90 games I will take a 2 month ban.

 

 

This is by NO means a 90 win team.

75-87

 

Willis: 13-12 3.25 ERA

Sanchez: 15-10 3.85 ERA

Olsen: 10-9 3.95 ERA

Johnson: 7-2 3.25 ERA

Nolasco: 11-12 4.35 ERA

 

Olivo: .240/10/50

Jacobs: .255/19/85

Uggla: .280/15/90

Hanley: .290/19/70

Cabrera: .301/39/110

Hermida: .290/19/90

Willingham: .289/27/95

 

 

All-Stars: Cabrera, Hanley

 

I know commentary is frowned upon but I just have to say.......

 

 

If the Marlins (and the current roster) win 90 games I will take a 2 month ban.

 

 

This is by NO means a 90 win team.

 

As I see it right now, this is not even a .500 team

88-74

 

D. Willis= 17-8, 3.04

S. Olsen= 15-10, 3.34

A. Sanchez= 16-9, 3.21

R. Nolasco= 13-12, 4.02

J. Johnson = 7-6, 3.89

S. Mitre = 4-7, 4.57

T. Tankersley = 2-2, 1.89, 17 Saves

H. Owens = 1-4, 3.09, 12 Saves

K. Gregg = 2-3, 2.76, 9 Saves

R. Messenger = 3-2, 4 Saves

 

H. Ramirez = .307, 21 HR, 82 RBI , 47 SB

D. Uggla = .294, 24, 88

M. Cabrera = .342, 32, 127

J. Willingham= .279, 18, 86

M. Jacobs = .292, 23, 94

J. Hermida = .304, 14, 79

M. Olivo = .268, 18, 72

A. Sanchez = .259, 2, 38, 34

 

M. Cabrera, H. Ramirez, D. Willis make All-Star team

No one wins a Gold Glove

162-0

 

dissapointed nobody guessed ROY last year...

88 - 74 (Wildcard)

 

Hitters-

Ramirez: .294, 21 Hrs, 64 RBIs, 52 SB's, 114 R's, 21 Errors (All-Star)

Uggla: .268, 26 Hrs, 82 RBIs, 112 K's

Cabrera: .354, 31 Hrs, 129 RBIs, 123 BB's (All-Star, Batting Champ)

Willingham: .284, 34 Hrs, 101 RBIs, 14 Errors

Jacobs: .254, 23 Hrs, 73 RBI's

Hermida: .666, 2 for 3 on opening day, tears acl, out of the year (Leagues Least Valuable p***y)

(Borchard will replace him and play decent)

Olivo: .261, 18 Hrs, 62 RBI, will throw out 45% of baserunners and start a brawl vs. the Mets

CF: (We will play without one and still win)

 

Pitchers-

 

Willis: 18 - 9, 3.31 Era, 141 K's, 45 BB's, 2 D.U.I.s by mid-August

Olsen: 16 - 8, 3.67 Era, 189 K's, 67 BB's, 2 black eyes

Sanchez: 17 -7, 2.98 Era, 157 K's, 29 BB's, wife beats him up because he cheats during all-star break

Nolasco: 14 - 10, 4.32 Era, 163 K's, 69 BB's

Johnson: 9 - 6, 3.43 Era

 

Bullpen-

 

No more Matt Herges = automatic improvement.

 

Lindstrom busts out on scene Gagne-style

 

Lindstrom: 2-3, 1.34 Era, 48 saves (Mets fans cry about this one for next 4 years, especially since Kazmir will win 20)

Tankersley: 10 - 4, 2.03 Era

 

Marlins as the All-Star Game: Cabrera, Ramirez, Sanchez, Willis, Lindstrom, and Billy

88 - 74 (Wildcard)

 

Hitters-

Ramirez: .294, 21 Hrs, 64 RBIs, 52 SB's, 114 R's, 21 Errors (All-Star)

Uggla: .268, 26 Hrs, 82 RBIs, 112 K's

Cabrera: .354, 31 Hrs, 129 RBIs, 123 BB's (All-Star, Batting Champ)

Willingham: .284, 34 Hrs, 101 RBIs, 14 Errors

Jacobs: .254, 23 Hrs, 73 RBI's

Hermida: .666, 2 for 3 on opening day, tears acl, out of the year (Leagues Least Valuable p***y)

(Borchard will replace him and play decent)

Olivo: .261, 18 Hrs, 62 RBI, will throw out 45% of baserunners and start a brawl vs. the Mets

CF: (We will play without one and still win)

 

Pitchers-

 

Willis: 18 - 9, 3.31 Era, 141 K's, 45 BB's, 2 D.U.I.s by mid-August

Olsen: 16 - 8, 3.67 Era, 189 K's, 67 BB's, 2 black eyes

Sanchez: 17 -7, 2.98 Era, 157 K's, 29 BB's, wife beats him up because he cheats during all-star break

Nolasco: 14 - 10, 4.32 Era, 163 K's, 69 BB's

Johnson: 9 - 6, 3.43 Era

 

Bullpen-

 

No more Matt Herges = automatic improvement.

 

Lindstrom busts out on scene Gagne-style

 

Lindstrom: 2-3, 1.34 Era, 48 saves (Mets fans cry about this one for next 4 years, especially since Kazmir will win 20)

Tankersley: 10 - 4, 2.03 Era

 

Marlins as the All-Star Game: Cabrera, Ramirez, Sanchez, Willis, Lindstrom, and Billy

 

hell of a first post

The only way the Marlins win 88 games or more is if they trade for Andruw Jones and Mariano Rivera at the All-Star break.

The only way the Marlins win 88 games or more is if they trade for Andruw Jones and Mariano Rivera at the All-Star break.

boulderdash!

I fear injuries are going to ravage our pitching staff and one of the five will be hurt at all times.

70-92

 

Willis: 230 IP, 3.45 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 170 K's, 13-11

Olsen: 180 IP, 3.90 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 160 K's, 12-11

Sanchez: 170 IP, 3.70 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 110 K's, 13-12

Nolasco: 160 IP, 4.25 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 100 K's, 11-14

Johnson: 130 IP, 4.00 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 100 K's, 9-9

 

Tank: 3.70 ERA, 1.30 WHIP

Owens: 4.00 ERA, 1.36 WHIP

Pinto: 4.80 ERA, 1.40 WHIP

Gregg: 5.10 ERA, 1.45 WHIP

 

 

Ramirez: .300/.360/.490, 21 HR, 65 RBI, 118 R, 54 SB

Uggla: .265/.315/.450, 25 HR, 85 RBI, 90 R, 4 SB

Cabrera: .330/.415/.570, 35 HR, 115 RBI, 110 R, 7 SB

Willingham: .280/.360/.510, 28 HR, 80 RBI, 65 R, 2 SB

Hermida: .275/.385/.440, 14 HR, 75 RBI, 85 R, 7 SB

Jacobs: .270/.340/.490, 23 HR, 85 RBI, 62 R, 2 SB

Olivo: .245/.295/.420, 14 HR, 56 RBI, 48 R, 2 SB

Borchard (If he starts): .250/.330/.450 19 HR, 68 RBI, 50 R, 0 SB

Reed (If he starts): .240/.300/.395, 4 HR, 45 RBI, 52 R, 23 SB

Sanchez (If he starts): .260/.310/.405 8 HR, 55 RBI, 50 R, 13 SB

 

All Stars: Cabrera, Willis