Last week I looked at the Atlanta Braves and tracked their progression as a franchise within the last 5 years. This week, I will continue my analysis of the National League East by looking at the team that finished 8 games under .500 and 4^th in the division last year, but seems to be on the rise: the Miami Marlins.

In 2010, the Marlins finished the season 80-82. Over the next three year’s however they saw a steady decline losing 90, 93 and 100 games in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. Within three years, the Marlins went from a middle of the pack team to the worst team in the National League. Things began to turn around in 2014 however, as the Marlins saw a 15 win improvement. Now, it looks as if the Marlins are back on the upswing. This leads me to two questions. First, what happened…