13 Reasons To Be Excited Henderson Alvarez Is Starting Opening Day

On Monday, Henderson Alvarez will become the thirteenth Opening Day starter in franchise history. Here’s the full list:

Charlie Hough (1993, 1994)
John Burkett (1995)
Kevin Brown (1996, 1997)
Livan Hernandez (1998)
Alex Fernandez (1999, 2000)
Ryan Dempster (2001, 2002)
Josh Beckett (2003, 2004, 2005)
Dontrelle Willis (2006, 2007)
Mark Hendrickson (2008)
Ricky Nolasco (2009, 2013)
Josh Johnson (2010, 2011, 2012)
Jose Fernandez (2014)

In honor of Henderson joining fellow and former Marlins greats here are 13 Reasons To Be Excited Henderson Is Starting Opening Day:

13. His ERA

How good was Henderson last season? His 2.65 Earned Run Average (ERA) was the fifth lowest of all-time, trailing only fellow Opening Day starters Kevin Brown (1.89 in 1996), Jose Fernandez (2.19 in 2013), Josh Johnson (2.30 in 2010) and Dontrelle Willis (2.63 in 2005) for the best in club history.