The Cold Wire on Miami Marlins

Marlins Take On Serious Cost After Cutting Veteran Player

Justin Hussong • 2 years ago   The Miami Marlins are off to an awful start and have scored the 29th-most runs in the league en route to a 21-39 record, and after 60 games it is time for the team to start shaking things up. The team made a decision today to part with one struggling injured veteran outfielder to continue giv...

Marlins Get Terrible Injury News Amid Nightmare Start

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago   The 2024 Miami Marlins appear destined to suffer. It's still too early, but they just can't catch a break. They are, as of Thursday, 0-7 and dead last in the NL East, even behind the Washington Nationals. They are currently without many top pitchers, such as Sandy Alcantara, Edward Cabrera, a...

The Marlins Have Matched An Unfortunate MLB Mark

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago   The Miami Marlins, against all odds, made the postseason last year ahead of more talented teams such as the San Diego Padres, the New York Mets, the Chicago Cubs, and the Cincinnati Reds. It's safe to say most players performed to the top of their abilities. This year? Well, things are not lo...

Marlins Have A Familiar Name Stepping Up In 2024

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago   After a blistering MLB debut in 2020, the Miami Marlins appeared to have a pitching star in Sixto Sanchez. His arrow was definitely pointing up that year after posting a solid 3.46 ERA in 39 innings, with 33 strikeouts. But then he injured his shoulder and required surgery. Further complicati...

Marlins Are Facing A Pitching Nightmare To Open 2024 Season

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago   It's not easy being a pitcher these days. High expectations from fans and MLB organizations often force them to throw harder and, thus, risk their health. With pitchers required to put more stress on their arms and bodies, it's not a coincidence that injuries have been soaring in recent seaso...

Marlins Reportedly Interested In Top Free-Agent Slugger

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago   The Miami Marlins won 84 games and made last year's playoffs. They were ousted early in the postseason, though, and it quickly became clear that it was not their year. Offseason acquisitions weren't overly significant: only Tim Anderson is projected to be a starter from their haul. Christian...

Marlins Reveal An Exciting New Fan Experience

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago   The Miami Marlins are not the most popular team in MLB. The fact they haven't been regulars in the postseason and have been continually rebuilding for the better part of the last 20 years doesn't help, but for many other reasons, they just don't get too many fans to loanDepot Park. Miami usua...

Marlins Reportedly Make Offer To Notable Shortstop

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago   The Miami Marlins, despite losing Jorge Soler and other contributors, haven't really made much noise in the 2023-24 offseason. They just added three pieces that project to be part of their bench: Vidal Brujan, Christian Bethancourt, and Nick Gordon. They are, however, interested in adding a s...

Jazz Chisholm Jr. Has His 2024 Salary Decided

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago   The Miami Marlins are known for their stingy ways. They don't usually have a spending spree in any offseason, and they are cautious of their finances to the point in which their fans are often frustrated. This year, they couldn't agree with Jazz Chisholm Jr. on his 2024 salary. Since neither...

Video Shows Off The Elite Skills Of Luis Arraez

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago   There might not be a player in today's MLB with better bat-to-ball skills than Miami Marlins infielder Luis Arraez. Say what you want about Arraez's defense, or game power for that matter. He is not the perfect player. However, when it comes to putting the ball in play and putting the bat on...

Marlins Make Groundbreaking Hire Official

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago   It has been known for quite some time now that the Miami Marlins were going to hire Rachel Balkovec to join them as their director of player development. However, the team hadn't made it official yet. That happened on Tuesday, so yes: it's now official. "The @Marlins have hired Rachel Balkove...

Insider Reveals Shocking Luis Arraez Report

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago   We have enjoyed a few months of the MLB offseason now, but that doesn't mean it's close to over. To the contrary: there are still big fish available both in the pitching and position player departments. Blake Snell and Cody Bellinger remain unsigned, just to have some perspective on things. A...

Insider Reveals Latest Marlins Front Office Addition

Andres Chavez • 3 years ago   The Miami Marlins gave a masterclass on resource optimization this past season. They were 84-78 with a very low payroll and virtually no offense beyond Luis Arraez and Jorge Soler, yet they were able to make the postseason for the first time since 2020. They fell in the first round, but showe...

Skip Schumaker Wins Close Race For Prestigious Award

Andres Chavez • 3 years ago   In one of the closest races we have had in recent history, Miami Marlins skipper Skip Schumaker took home the first NL Manager of the Year award of his career. Considering it was his first year as a major league manager, he can say he has 100 percent efficiency so far. Schumaker led the Marli...

Insider Notes 1 Team The Marlins Want To Emulate

Andres Chavez • 3 years ago   The Tampa Bay Rays have been MLB's premier franchise when it comes to doing a lot with little resources. They routinely rank near the bottom of the league in total payroll, yet they always find a way to compete because they produce their own players to their liking. They know what to prioriti...

Marlins Slugger Decides To Head To Free Agency

Andres Chavez • 3 years ago   On March 19, 2022, outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler signed a three-year, $36 million deal with the Miami Marlins to provide some offensive thump to a mediocre lineup. He had a brilliant postseason with the Atlanta Braves in 2021, and was ready to cash in. The pact, however, contained...

Kim Ng Comments On Her Shocking Marlins Exit

Andres Chavez • 3 years ago   On Monday, Kim Ng shocked the baseball universe by stepping down as the Miami Marlins' general manager. Several reports stated that the Marlins wanted to hire a president of baseball operations to have the first say in crucial, team-building decisions, relegating Ng to a secondary role. This...

Fans React To Today's Kim Ng News

Jarrett Prendergast • 3 years ago   The Miami Marlins are in the news on Monday, but not for a good reason. For the last three seasons, the Marlins had Kim Ng as their general manager. She was the first woman in the four major sports to be named GM of a team. Also, she did a very good job while owning that title. Including form...

MLB Insider Announces Shocking Marlins Move

Jarrett Prendergast • 3 years ago   The Miami Marlins did something this season that not many people expected. From the outside looking in, making the postseason was not a thought for Miami. They were still in the middle of a rebuild and did not look like a roster that could hold up over a full season. But, they proved a lot of...

Marlins Get A Key Player Back For Wild Card Round

Jarrett Prendergast • 3 years ago   The Miami Marlins were not a team expected to be playing in October this year. They did not have an overwhelming roster and most thought they were a .500 team at best. But, the Marlins made a few key moves in the offseason that improved their chances. One was trading for reigning AL batting c...

Miguel Cabrera Received Praise From His First MLB Home

Andres Chavez • 3 years ago   Back in 2003, the Miami Marlins (then the Florida Marlins) had a pretty decent team. Those were the days in which the duo of speedsters Juan Pierre and Luis Castillo used to wreak havoc on the basepaths. That, plus Ivan Rodriguez's experience at catcher and the power of Mike Lowell and Derrek...

Luis Arraez Continued His Dominance In Miami

Andres Chavez • 3 years ago   In 2022, infielder Luis Arraez, then with the Minnesota Twins, was the only reason why Aaron Judge didn't win the AL hitting Triple Crown: he took the batting title. In the offseason, he was sent to the Miami Marlins in exchange for pitcher Pablo Lopez. It was one of those rare trades that en...

The Marlins Continue To Be Comeback Kings

Jarrett Prendergast • 3 years ago   The Miami Marlins can smell a postseason berth. Despite a few unfortunate rain events over the past week, they continue to keep their playoff hopes alive. Miami had to play a doubleheader on Wednesday and had a game suspended on Thursday. Yet, they did not let them stop them from finding ways...

Marlins Manager Got Heated With Mets Grounds Crew

Andres Chavez • 3 years ago   The Miami Marlins were leading 2-1 in the ninth inning against the New York Mets in a pivotal game for the NL Wild Card race on Thursday. They had scored their two runs in the ninth inning but had their rally interrupted by a rain delay. The delay became a suspended game, and this made Marlin...

The Marlins Have A Bizarre Potential Scenario In Place

Andres Chavez • 3 years ago   The Miami Marlins were up, 2-1, in the ninth inning against the New York Mets on Thursday. Despite pleas by Marlins manager Skip Schumaker to finish the game that same night (after waiting for the rain delay and preparing the field), the league decided to halt things because of the weather co...

Luis Arraez Suffered An Unfortunate Injury

Andres Chavez • 3 years ago   Even if he is well off his .400 batting average pace at this point, it's safe to say Miami Marlins infielder Luis Arraez is having the season of his life in 2023. That's saying a lot, since he won the AL batting title last year with the Minnesota Twins, spoiling Aaron Judge's Triple Crown bid...