March 27, 201412 yr I don't think we lose 97 games. I don't know that we do any better than last place, but with the Nationals being the only real solid all around team in our division, I think everyone else will beat up on each other enough to keep us away from last year's win-loss record.
March 27, 201412 yr A writer for Sports On Earth also has us finishing last, but I think he's mostly optimistic. Overall it's the analysis that I agree with the most (he particularly talks about how bad the infield is going to be). http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/70169650/washington-nationals-are-the-favorite-in-a-weak-national-league-east
March 27, 201412 yr I think we are gonna seriously contend for a wild card spot depending on the health of two guys: Fernandez and Stanton. If they stay healthy we will not be a bad team. We have such a deep array of arms both in the rotation and bullpen and I loved our moves this offseason bringing in good veteran bats that give us a lot of platoon options all over the infield that covers up our deficiencies while we wait for prospects to develop. If Hech can improve to even a .675 OPS guy which i think is certainly possible and then use the great bats against lefties of Lucas and Baker as platoon options we can hit just enough with Yelich and Stanton and even Salty providing an upgrade over last year we can be good enough to support our pitching and possibly be over .500 I have some expectations for this team. Very good things coming in the future.
March 27, 201412 yr I don't think we're going anywhere with this infield. It's a giant mess. Its not good but I think we can certainly get by with it. Salty will give us solid production from the catcher spot and I think having Baker and Lucas as platoon options against lefties will really help us. Also I think Hech gets a lot of shit but he is going to take a step forward with the bat this year, not that that is anything hard considering how bad he was. My point is, with our OF and above average production with the bat from Salty we can get by with our infield production. Also I think Mcgehee will be ok and Dietrich will eventually be a very good starting 2b.
March 27, 201412 yr I don't expect anything from the infield other than Salty being better than what we had last year.
March 27, 201412 yr This season with the quality and depth of our pitching,Salty and McGehee bringing some semblance of stability to catcher and 3rd base, the team will win more game. How many more? I would say that 82 wins is a possibility but hey to be conservative i'd say 78 Wins Keep in mind at some time Marisnick and maybe Moran will be called up I have hope the Marlins can find a 1st baseman somewhere, I just think Garrett Jones will be failed project
March 28, 201412 yr I don't expect anything from the infield other than Salty being better than what we had last year. I think Hech will be better and Dietrich will be better. Hech, because he can't get worse. Dietrich, he's too talented to not improve.
March 28, 201412 yr Author McGehee will improve on our 3b production from 2013. I mean that will be easy.
March 28, 201412 yr McGehee will improve on our 3b production from 2013. I mean that will be easy. Yea. And a Jones/Baker duo for the majority of the season should improve 1B significantly. The IF shouldn't be good, but it should be hella better than last year. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if we finish ahead of NY and Philly, they're going to be terrible. I mean, the Mets are starting Gee on opening day, and the Phillies offense might be as bad as ours.
March 28, 201412 yr How can we finish last? There are only 5 teams in our division and we are going to finishing higher than Atlanta and Phily..... Sports Illustrated can't count.
March 28, 201412 yr I think the scouts nailed both of these: Scout’s Take Most overrated: Jacob Turner “Jacob Turner’s probably a No. 5 starter. He’s missing that swing-and-miss pitch you need at the big league level to have strikeouts and he has no plus breaking pitch. He’s become more of a finesse pitcher—it’s funny to say that when he throws low 90s, but in today’s world, that’s what it is.� Most underrated: Tom Koehler “One of the most undervalued guys out there is Tom Koehler. He has four pitches: Mid-90s fastball, changeup, curve, cutter. The change is coming along fine, but the slider’s the out pitch. He had a really good second half. He just needs experience and to command his fastball.�
March 28, 201412 yr Koehler has been hitting 96 and 97 on the radar I think Eovaldi is much more underrated not many know he is the hardest throwing starter in the NL
March 29, 201412 yr Author How can we finish last? There are only 5 teams in our division and we are going to finishing higher than Atlanta and Phily..... Sports Illustrated can't count. Just like how the Marlins finished ahead of Atlanta last season?
March 29, 201412 yr How can we finish last? There are only 5 teams in our division and we are going to finishing higher than Atlanta and Phily..... Sports Illustrated can't count. I doubt we finish higher than Atlanta. I still say we are headed in the right direction but a year away from contending.
March 29, 201412 yr Guys our IF is still an absolute disaster. Even if they all play out of their minds that'd still be a below average offense AT BEST. Maybe we're not last, but we'll be close to it. They plan to star Jones full time at 1b which is a moronic idea and will be terrible. Casey McGhee will outperform last years 3b production, but he'll still be below avg offensively and defensively. We have the worst position player in mlb manning SS. If he ever gets/stays healthy Furcal is our starting 2b (See JP last year. He was horrendous but still started plenty of games despite other options). Salty should provide avg to above avg production at C. That is not good guys. Not good.
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