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Marlins Welcome New Faces To The Front Office
On Sunday, March 22nd, Season Ticket Holders and Fish Family members, Alex and Kristy, spent the day alongside Marlins General Manager Dan Jennings at Roger Dean Stadium as part of the “GM for a Day” Fish Family Loyalty Program reward. The following is a guest blog post written by Alex:
Serving as “GM for a Day” was a wonderful experience, full of surprises around every corner.
When we got in our car in Miami before dawn to make the drive up to Jupiter, all I could think was: “Alex, don’t mess this up!” What if I had to tell a player he was going to start the season off at Triple-A New Orleans? Or what if I was asked to make a decision on a young prospect’s future? I knew to stay out of the way. But what if I snuck over to the team phone to call Detroit to see if Miami…
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Marlins’ Christian Yelich Finalizes $49.57M, 7-Year Contract
Prediction: The Miami Marlins will Make the Playoffs this Season
2015 Miami Marlins minor league depth: Catcher
Yes, it’s true – Baseball Prospectus and the rest of Major League Baseball have dubbed the Miami Marlins the second to last minor league system in the big leagues. But are they wrong? The Marlins did trade away their 2013 first round draft pick (fifth overall) in Colin Moran midway through the season last year to the Houston Astros for players named Jarred Cosart and Kike Hernandez – who has since been traded away again this off-season. Hernandez wasn’t the only youngster on the move though, as the Marlins continued to back up the moving truck, sending top pitching prospects Andrew Heaney to the Los Angeles Dodgers and righty Anthony Delscalfani to the Cincinnati Reds. The Marlins received just one high-ceiling prospect in return, major league doormat-ready reliever Kendry Flores from the Giants. If you combine those roster moves with the loss of mid-level catching prospects Austin Barnes
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Ichiro Picks Up Two More Hits In Marlins Loss To Braves
Source: Marlins Sign Yelich To 7-Year Deal For Nearly $50M
Stanton’s 1st HR Since Beaning Helps Marlins Beat Nationals 5-4
10 of the Most Famous Marlins Fans in History
The #FishFamily is strong! Since the beginning of Marlins history, we have seen quite a handful of unforgettable Marlins fans.
In no particular order – check out the ones whose legacy as Marlins fanatics lives on even to this day…
10 – The Golden Girls – It could be a response to one of those “You know you’re a real Marlins fan when…” questions. If you got down with Sandy and Rose at Joe Robbie Stadium, you know you’re a real Marlins fan.
9 – Marlins Maniac – Ernie Gorwood would call himself the Marlins Maniac. This Broward County firefighter was famous for his helmet with 20 blinking lights and multi-colored rhinestones, a number 99 jersey covered in patches, as well as a face full of makeup that his wife applied for over an hour and a half before games.
8 – First Fan in the Building – The look on…
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Marlins Rising 