May 2019: MLB like run...
- Overall record 22-33 with amonthly record of 11-15
- We are last in NL East 8.5 gam,es behind Nationals
- Lots of close game but opverall our team continue to struggle
Looking for an Offense
At the end of April perception was that the lineup needed help mostly against lefties and in depth. Playing in NL it looks really important to have valid options on the bench against both handeness to basically enter the game anytime and try to take advantage with runners on base.
So Marlins signed former Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp expecting to leverage his experience to use him mostly as pinch hitter. So far he has had a pretty good start batting above .300 with an abvove .800 OPS but only 72 at bats.
Marlins completed as well a couple of trades with Pirates and Diamionbacks.bringing Chad Kihl; to play in the rotation and Jose Osuna to platoon against lefties from eitehr first abse or outfield corners.
But so far the production remains mediocre.Marlins are at the bottom end of the league in most offensive statistic including scored runs. So there ismuch mroe work needed to improve the production even if (being a realistic rebuild) we will have to likely be patient and keep evaluating our players while looking to build the roster for the next season.
Alfaro out for 6 to 8 weeks
A couple of games after Neil Walker return to the lineup (following a torn harmstring injury) catcher Jorge Alfaro fractured his shin and has been sidelined m,ost of the month and stioll expect to be absent for one more month. Before getting injured Alfaro was leading the team in home runs (8) and OPS (.939) in 124 at bats.
So getting all players in the lineup is quite important while we may still be lookin g atg eventual FA or waiver opportunities.
Draft preparation
For a rebuilding team the draft is obsviously a serious matter and subject to a lot of attention to prepare a solid draft board.
Given the farm system the Marlions could go to any position expecting to draft exclusively by value/talent. So scout reports have been managed on a day to day to ensure we could capture all information we could.
Rookies will not anyway improve the team straight away so a bit of time is as well spoent on assessing what the future off season FA pool.
Team stats- Scored Runs - 30th (177) - Astros lead 315
- Home runs - 30th (37) - Astros lead 92
- Hitter strikeouts - 1st (320)
- SLG - 30th (.360) - Astros lead .467
- OBP - 29th (.305) - Dodgers lead .356
- ERA - 6th (3.63) - Astros lead 2.82
- Runs allowed - 3rd (204) - Astros leaad 162
- Pitchers strikeouts - 30th (356) - Astros leaad 555
Injuries
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| Pos | Player | Injury Note |
| C | Jorge Alfaro | Fractured Shin 1-2 Months (10 days list) |
| CF | Magneuris Sierra | Broken ankle 1-2 Months (10 days list) |
Team transactions
- Signed RP Santiago Casilla to a 2 years 3.5M contract
- Signed RP Odrisamer Despaigne to a 2 years 1.3M contract
- Signed C Josh Thole to a 2 years 2.3M contract
- Signed LF Matt Kemp to a 2 years 4.8M contract
- Acquired SP Chad Kuhl and RP Tyler Lyons from the Pirates for SS Miguel Roojas
- Acquired 1B Jose Osuna from the Pirates for CF Isaac Gallloway and RP Austin Brice
- Released C Bryan Holaday. 3B Martin Prado.
Team stats
| 2019 Miami Marlins Stats - Hitting |
| NAME | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG |
| 2B - Starlin Castro (R) | 206 | 21 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 31 | | .722 | .306 | .353 | .369 |
| 3B - Brian Anderson (R) | 199 | 15 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 30 | | .657 | .266 | .330 | .327 |
| UT - Rossell Herrera (S) | 165 | 19 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 22 | | .646 | .236 | .270 | .376 |
| C - Jorge Alfaro (R) | 124 | 20 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 15 | | .939 | .323 | .351 | .589 |
| 1B - Kim (L) | 123 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | | .676 | .244 | .294 | .382 |
| OF - Garrett Cooper (R) | 122 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | | .759 | .254 | .341 | .418 |
| CF - Harold Ramirez (R) | 87 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | | .500 | .230 | .247 | .253 |
| LF -Matt Kemp (R) | 72 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 36 | | .847 | .306 | .375 | .472 |
| CF -Lewis Brinson (R) | 71 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | | .508 | .197 | .240 | .268 |
| UT - Berti (R) | 65 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | | .572 | .185 | .264 | .308 |
| SS - J.T. Riddle (L) | 149 | 11 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 27 | | .741 | .282 | .331 | .409 |
| CF - Magneuris Siera (L) | 65 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | | .721 | .246 | .383 | .338 |
| IF - Neil Walker (S) | 60 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 11 | | .798 | .233 | .281 | .517 |
| 1B - Jose Osuna (R) | 48 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | .726 | .229 | .351 | .375 |
| OF - Peter OBrien(R) | 40 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | | .500 | .200 | .250 | .250 |
| C -Josh Thole (L) | 35 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | | .635 | .257 | .263 | .371 |
| C - Chad Wallach (R) | 24 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | | .741 | .333 | .407 | .333 |
| 2019 Miami Marlins Stats - Pitching |
| NAME | GP | GS | W | L | SV | QS | HLD | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| Jose Urena - RHP | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | | | | 64.2 | | 1.9 | 0.70 | 0.42 | 7.24 | 0.70 | 2.09 |
| Sandy Alcantara - RHP | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | | | | 61.1 | | 0.4 | 1.76 | 0.59 | 5.28 | 1.11 | 4.26 |
| Pablo Lopez - RHP | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | | | | 47.0 | | 0.3 | 1.72 | 1.15 | 5.36 | 1.47 | 6.13 |
| Caleb Smith - LHP | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | 37.0 | | 0.4 | 1.46 | 0.97 | 5.84 | 1.49 | 7.05 |
| Trevor Richards - RHP | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | 34.2 | | 0.9 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 7.27 | 1.27 | 4.41 |
| Jarlin Garcia - LHP | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | 30.1 | | 0.4 | 1.19 | 0.59 | 7.12 | 1.05 | 2.67 |
| Wi Yin Chen - LHP | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | 28.0 | | 0.4 | 1.29 | 0.96 | 5.46 | 1.11 | 2.89 |
| Tayron Guerrero - RHP | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | 27.1 | | 0.2 | 1.65 | 0.66 | 7.24 | 1.17 | 4.94 |
| Drew Steclenrider - RHP | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | | | 24.0 | | 0.7 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 7.50 | 0.54 | 0.75 |
| Adam Conley - LHP | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 23.2 | | 0.4 | 1.14 | 1.52 | 8.75 | 0.80 | 1.52 |
| A.J. Ramos - RHP | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | 20.2 | | 0.3 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 10.45 | 1.16 | 3.92 |
| Tyler Kinley - RHP | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | 20.0 | | 0.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.20 | 0.30 | 0.00 |
| Chad Kuhl - RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | 18.2 | | 0.4 | 0.966 | 1.45 | 6.27 | 1.07 | 3.38 |
| Tyler Lyons - LHP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 6.0 | | 0.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 4.50 |
| Santiago Casilla - RHP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | 2.1 | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0.00 |