The Marlins have always had the potential to be good but have not been able to get over the hump. Hanley Ramirez has consistently been one of the best offensive shortstops in the League and his production will need to go up after they traded Dan Uggla. Omar Infante will attempt to fill his position but he will be surely missed. Youth pops out all over the offense when I look at it. Mike Stanton is 21 and Logan Morrison is 23. Look for these guys to be key for this offense. Hanley is the main piece but the others will come around him. The team has potential.
The starting pitching looks good. Johnson will be the number one but behind him is Javier Vasquez who they signed this off-season, Ricky Nolasco, Chris Volstad, and Anibal Sanchez, who has thrown a no-hitter in his career. The staff is solid to go with the other good pitching in the NL East. The downfall to a good starting is always a weak bullpen and this is just that case. Hensley was the setup man for Nunez but the closer struggled and Hensley had to take over going 7 for 7 in saves. He'll start at setup again but could fall if Nunez struggles again. Nunez had 30 saves but had an awful August with a 9.31 ERA and 3 blown saves in the month. Hopefully he can turn it around.
A top heavy division could get some real heat from the other three teams here but the bottom won't quite make it. Now from those three teams, Marlins, Mets, and Nationals, look for it to be closer than what you would think it to be. Florida is the top team from those teams: 3rd in the NL East
Lineup
1. CF Chris Coughlin
2. 2B Omar Infante
3. LF Logan Martin
4. SS Hanley Ramirez
5. RF Mike Stanton
6. 1B Gaby Sanchez
7. 3B Wes Helms
8. C Joe Buck
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