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Braves’ Rotation Implosion, Marlins’ Hot Start Turns the NL East Upside Down

Aug 12, 2020

Major League Baseball, National League East, Opinions & Predictions

The National League East was always going to be a highly competitive, enticing division in 2020. Now it has been turned upside down. The Atlanta Braves have lost Mike Soroka for the year to a torn Achilles; ...

Are the Miami Marlins Repeating the Washington Nationals’ Rebuild?

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 3, 2020

Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

The Miami Marlins are one of the more deep-rooted rebuilding teams in Major League Baseball, and there are some fascinating aspects to their process. Furthermore, there are parts of their rebuild that are remin...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Miami Marlins

Robbie Stratakos

Mar 27, 2020

Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Opinions & Predictions

The decade of the 2010s was a continuation of the latter half of the 2000s for the Miami Marlins: leaving something to be desired. Despite having a plethora of multi-faceted position players, they failed to mak...

National League East X factors for 2020

Robbie Stratakos

Mar 13, 2020

Major League Baseball, National League East, Opinions & Predictions

What players can move the needle for their respective teams in the 2020 Major League Baseball season? Here are X factors for every team in the National League East. Atlanta Braves: Max Fried Concerning the Br...

Give the Miami Marlins Credit: They’re Trying

Robbie Stratakos

Jan 4, 2020

Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Opinions & Predictions

Give the Miami Marlins credit: they're trying. The Marlins have been active this offseason, when it concerns adding established talent to their big-league roster. They've acquired infielders Jonathan Villar ...

Minor Moves: Deolis Guerra, Josh D. Smith

Joe Orsatti

Oct 19, 2019

Cincinnati Reds, Headlines, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Transactions

As October continues, non-roster players have continued to elect free agency, and organizations have begun to trim their 40-man rosters to facilitate offseason acquisitions. Right-handed pitcher Deolis Guerr...

Miami Marlins: Extending Don Mattingly Sends the Right Message

Robbie Stratakos

Sep 23, 2019

Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Opinions & Predictions

On Friday morning, the Miami Marlins announced that they agreed to a two-year extension with manager Don Mattingly, and them doing so sends the right message to their fan base and Major League Baseball. It h...

The Miami Marlins Quietly Have A Budding Young Starting Rotation

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 25, 2019

Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Opinions & Predictions

The Miami Marlins have become one of Major League Baseball's punching bags. But if you put the notions surrounding their franchise to the side, the Marlins have something to be optimistic about, that being thei...

A Reason for Every Last Place MLB Team to be Optimistic

Robbie Stratakos

May 28, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

It's fair to say that every last place team in Major League Baseball (Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Miami Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants) won't be appearing in the 201...

What is the Miami Marlins’ Endgame?

Robbie Stratakos

May 15, 2019

Miami Marlins, Opinions & Predictions

So, um, what exactly is the Miami Marlins' endgame here? It's no secret that the Marlins are a rebuilding team and have been since their post-2017 fire sale that sent second baseman Dee Gordon (Seattle Marin...

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