Florida Marlins Team |
| 2004 RECORD: 83 WINS 79 LOSSES N.L. EAST 2004 TEAM PAYROLL $42,123,042 |
Florida Marlins All-Time best outfielders |
1.Gary Sheffield: BA:.298,HR:415 RBI: 1,353 Eight-time All-Star
2. Cliff Floyd BA BA: .283, HR: 168 RBI: 639 2001 - All Star
3. Miguel Cabrera BA: .285, HR: 45 RBI: 174 2004 All-star
4. Juan Pierre BA: .312, SB: 210, RBI: 200 Led MLB in stolen bases in 2001 (46) ans 2003 (65)
5. Preston Wilson BA:. 265, HR: 146 RBI: 501 2003 All-star |
| |
| The Fish will have a truly wicked starting rotation - Josh Beckett, returning lefty Al Leiter, A.J. Burnett, Dontrelle Willis, and Ismael Valdez - especially if Beckett can ever stay healthy and Valdez can do for them what he diid for the Padres last year as a No. 5 starter. What they won't have is Armando Benitez, relocated to San Francisco, so setup man extraordinaire Guillermo Mota is now closer-in-training. Power was Florida's shortage last year, so much so that the Marlins spent $52 million to land longtime AL force Carlos Delgado, who has hit 30 or more homers eight straight seasons. He should combine well with budding slugger Miguel Cabrera. As long as they have Juan Pierre and Luis Castillo up in front of the order - through Pierre barely played in the Grapefruit League due to a calf strain - the Marlins will drive pitchers batty with their speed. |
|
2004 Team Leaders and History |
| Team History |
| YEAR |
W |
L |
RS |
RA |
| 2004 |
83 |
79 |
718 |
700 |
| 2003 |
91 |
71 |
751 |
692 |
| 2002 |
79 |
83 |
699 |
763 |
|
| POS. |
BATTER |
AMT |
| BA |
Juan Pierre |
.327 |
| HR |
Miguel Cabrera |
33 |
| RBI |
Miguel Cabrera |
112 |
| R |
Miguel Cabrera |
101 |
| SB |
Juan Pierre |
45 |
| OBP |
Juan Pierre |
.374 |
|
| POS. |
PITCHER |
AMT |
| W |
Carl Pavano |
18 |
| Sv |
Armando Benitez |
47 |
| IP |
Carl Pavano |
222.1 |
| ERA |
Armando Benitez |
1.29 |
| SO |
Josh Beckett |
152 |
| G |
Guillermo Mota |
78 |
|
| 2005 Team Salaries |
| Rk |
Player |
Salary (US$) |
| 1. |
Mike Lowell |
7,500,000 |
| 2. |
Al Leiter |
7,241,931 |
| 3. |
Luis Castillo |
4,985,537 |
| 4. |
Paul Lo Duca |
4,600,993 |
|
Team Total |
60,375,961 |
|
Team Rank |
18th |
|
| |
Baseball Profile Links : Information For Teams 2005 Previews |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Braves, who usually draft pitchers with their first pick, compared Eric Campbell, a shortstop from Owensville, Ind., to Matt Williams, the former home run king. |
Left-handed pitcher Taylor Tankersley,
taken 27th overall out of the University of
Alabama, went 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in
six starts for Class-A Jamestown. He
doesn't have an overpowering fastball,
but his bulldog mentality and smarts
make him a solid candidate to move
quickly through the system. The son of a
nuclear physicist, he received a $1.3 million signing bonus and
should start 2005 at Class A Greensboro. |
|
 |
|
|
|
New closer Guillermo Mota is an interesting choice as Armando Benitez's replacement. It would be difficult for anyone to follow a 47-save performance like the one Benitez mounted in his one-and-done South Florida tenure. But Mota, a career setup man through his first six big league seasons, has blown 11 of his 16 save chances. He also wore down at the end of last season, when he went 0-3 after Sept. 1 and his ERA ballooned to 7.79 in his final 14 outings. He has an overpowering fastball at times but tends to lean too much on his changeup, which he learned from ex-Dodgers teammate Eric Gagne. More power and less finesse would suit Mota well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
