David Marcillo, Author at Baseball Essential

Miami Marlins Reliever Kyle Barraclough Has Been a Strikeout Machine

May 18, 2016

The Miami Marlins traded their closer, Steve Cishek, to the St. Louis Cardinals last season. At the time, the return was said to be "no one" or "just a warm body." That "no one" was reliever Kyle Barraclough, t...

Checking in on Miami Marlins Starter Jarred Cosart

David Marcillo

May 10, 2016

Miami Marlins, Prospect Reports

The Miami Marlins handed Jarred Cosart a spot in the starting rotation this season after he made it through Spring Training without allowing a run. A closer look at his numbers may have suggested pause, but sti...

Miami Marlins Option Cody Ege, Recall Nefi Ogando

David Marcillo

May 3, 2016

Headlines, Miami Marlins

Despite only a month of baseball having passed, the Miami Marlins bullpen has already resembled a revolving door. Another player left and a new one came in today, as the team optioned lefty Cody Ege to Triple-A...

Fun With Small Sample Sizes: The Miami Marlins Best and Worst of 2016

David Marcillo

Apr 25, 2016

Miami Marlins

The 2016 Miami Marlins have played 17 games so far, taking a disappointing 6-11 record into Los Angeles for a four game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. With not even a month of baseball played, it is no...

Miami Marlins Place Edwin Jackson on the DL; Call Up Nick Wittgren

David Marcillo

Apr 19, 2016

Miami Marlins, Transactions

The Miami Marlins addressed a bit of their bullpen issue by choice over the weekend, designating Dustin McGowan for assignment and calling up Kyle Barraclough from Triple-A New Orleans. Today, they were forced ...

Miami Marlins Call Up Kyle Barraclough

David Marcillo

Apr 18, 2016

Headlines, Miami Marlins

After more than a week of watching the bullpen either blow leads of make small deficits into big ones, the Miami Marlins made a change. Veteran right-handed pitcher Dustin McGowan was designated for assignment ...

Miami Marlins Claim Eric Jokisch Off Waivers

David Marcillo

Apr 15, 2016

Miami Marlins, Transactions

On Thursday morning, the Miami Marlins claimed left-handed pitcher Eric Jokisch off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. To make room on the 40-man roster, right handed reliever Scott McGough was designated for assig...

Is the Miami Marlins’ Week-One MVP a Long Reliever?

David Marcillo

Apr 11, 2016

Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins won one game in the first week of the 2016 baseball season. Almost certainly, the Marlins would not have won that game without a certain pitcher coming up huge for the team. That just about de...

Miami Marlins Lose Brad Hand, Keep Cole Gillespie

David Marcillo

Apr 9, 2016

Headlines, Miami Marlins, Transactions

The Miami Marlins were forced to designate two players for assignment before Opening Day: pitcher Brad Hand and outfielder Cole Gillespie. Now, news surfaced about the fate of the two players. Brad Hand was cla...

Miami Marlins Manager Don Mattingly Announces Opening Day Lineup

David Marcillo

Apr 4, 2016

Miami Marlins

After a Spring Break full of tinkering with the everyday lineup, Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly has settled on and announced Tuesday's Opening Day lineup. The Marlins will send Wei-Yin Chen to the mound ag...

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