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Miami Needs This Generation’s Pudge

The Marlins are so close to growing beyond their characteristic feisty averageness.

good article here. Basically says it’s a weak year for NL east and fish should take advantage and actually go for a real bat. Morel is not a real bat.

Failing that, Morel could end up being the mirror image of his new team. The Marlins have lots of potential, but it might not matter unless they take some bigger swings.

Who would that be then?

9 hours ago, Michael said:

Who would that be then?

It’s in the article m8

If the Marlins hit on all of those dice rolls, they’re going to win 90-plus games with even indifferent pitching. Of course, the odds of all of those things happening are small, but we’re being optimistic here.

This is the issue I have - we always count on everything going exactly right to have a chance.

2 hours ago, rmc523 said:

If the Marlins hit on all of those dice rolls, they’re going to win 90-plus games with even indifferent pitching. Of course, the odds of all of those things happening are small, but we’re being optimistic here.

This is the issue I have - we always count on everything going exactly right to have a chance.

The good news is our father dix has put us in a situation to even be able to roll the dice and ahead of schedule. That’s great and exciting. The frustrating part is there are clear FAs that can improve this team and give them an even better chance with the dice but the owner seems completely uninterested

21 minutes ago, pollythewog said:

The good news is our father dix has put us in a situation to even be able to roll the dice and ahead of schedule. That’s great and exciting. The frustrating part is there are clear FAs that can improve this team and give them an even better chance with the dice but the owner seems completely uninterested

There are no dice though. Or at best, all the dots have been shaved off so we can't play.

This team is more than a Pudge away. The worst regular hitter in that 03 lineup, Alex Gonzalez, would have been one of the better hitters.

There is literally one MLB caliber bat in the lineup, Kyle Stowers, and he is a 28 year old. Marsee looks OK due to his good plate discipline but has a high BABIP and struggled once film got out.

Edwards in a perfect world is a utility player.

Ramirez has a nice bat and I have hope that he can figure it out but his value is much less if he can't stick at C. That bat is nothing special at DH or 1B.

Otto Lopez is one of the worst hitters in baseball(and the context this article leaves out is that while his launch angle did improve, it is still well below average and he makes some of the softest contact in baseball. He also doesn't draw BBs. He is a truly awful hitter).

There really is no telling what you get out of Conine. Its pretty likely he does not make enough contact to be a regular player.

Norby has yet to show that he is an everyday player to the point I would actually prefer Pauley to be the opening day 3B. At least Pauley grades out + defensively.

The lineup is a mess with basically no upside top to bottom.

I have been saying for years that this team desperately needs/deserves an offensive face of the franchise! In my opinion, the face of a franchise cant be a pitcher that we see every 5 or 6 days. The fan base isnt excited unless there is someone they can see everyday.

On 12/17/2025 at 8:05 AM, pollythewog said:

It’s in the article m8

On 12/17/2025 at 8:05 AM, pollythewog said:

It’s in the article m8

This MF brought us Ragebait.

On 12/17/2025 at 11:50 AM, knglover said:

I have been saying for years that this team desperately needs/deserves an offensive face of the franchise!

I'm not a particularly good looking dude so i will take league minimum to be the offensive face of a franchise.

3 hours ago, hovertical said:

I'm not a particularly good looking dude so i will take league minimum to be the offensive face of a franchise.

IDK, Puka Nacua is pretty offensive these days. Maybe Kyrie Irving or Meyers Leonard are available. Harrison Butker has a gig until the new years.