David Marcillo, Author at Baseball Essential

Miami Marlins Sign Two Pitchers to Minor League Contracts

Dec 10, 2015

Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, National League, National League East

The Miami Marlins caused quite a stir at the 2015 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings in Nashville by implying that they were not completely opposed to the idea of trading star young pitcher Jose Fernandez. T...

Miami Marlins Announce 2016 Coaching Staff

David Marcillo

Dec 5, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, National League, National League East

After firing manager Mike Redmond mid-season and watching the disaster that was general-manager-turned-manager Dan Jennings, the Miami Marlins decided on a more experienced skipper. They hired former Los Angele...

The Miami Marlins Have Ten Decisions to Make by Wednesday

David Marcillo

Dec 1, 2015

Contract, Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, National League, National League East

All Major League Baseball teams must make decisions on whether or not to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players by this Wednesday night at midnight. The Miami Marlins have ten decisions to make ...

Chuck Hernandez named Atlanta Braves minor league pitching coordinator

David Marcillo

Nov 16, 2015

Atlanta Braves, Headlines, Minor League Baseball, National League East

The Atlanta Braves, in the middle of quite a rebuilding process, with more to come if rumors are to be believed, have hired Chuck Hernandez as their new minor league pitching coordinator. The former pitching co...

Miami Marlins First Baseman Justin Bour Needs a Platoon Partner

David Marcillo

Nov 12, 2015

Miami Marlins, National League East, Offseason

Most surprises for the Miami Marlins in 2015 were of the unpleasant variety. One, however, was a nice surprise. It came in the form of a 6-foot-4, 250-pound 27-year-old rookie. Justin Bour "earned" the first ba...

Buyer Beware: Doug Fister Edition

David Marcillo

Nov 6, 2015

Major League Baseball, Offseason

Thirty-one year-old right-handed starting pitcher Doug Fister made $11.4 million in 2015 in the last year of a contract with the Washington Nationals. He's now a free agent for the first time in his career and ...

Non-Tender Candidate: Henderson Alvarez

David Marcillo

Nov 4, 2015

Contract, Features, Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, National League, National League East, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors

On September 29, 2013, Henderson Alvarez ended the season for the Miami Marlins on the highest non-playoff note possible: he tossed a no-hitter. It wasn't easy though, as he was actually in the on-deck circle i...

Christian Yelich Was Two Different Baseball Players in 2015

David Marcillo

Nov 3, 2015

Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, National League, National League East

Miami Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich signed a seven-year, $49.57 million contract before the 2015 season began. At the time, it was seen as a great deal for the Fish since Yelich was coming off a 4.4-WAR s...

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