Marlins park will most likely be one lonely stadium in 2013
Key Additions: Juan Pierre, Kevin Slowey, Placido Polanco, Casey Kotchman, Henderson Alvarez
Key Subtractions: Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Carlos Zambrano, Carlos Lee, Emilio Bonifacio, Heath Bell
Analysis: Judging by the Marlins offseason, they believe it is time to go into a complete rebuilding mode. 2012 was supposed to be a year of promise for Miami. Many considered them to be contenders for a NL East crown. Instead, they finished in the basement with a 69-83 record. The disappointing season opted the front office to trade big name players Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, and Mark Buehrle to the Toronto Blue Jays. Heath Bell was also traded to the D-backs due to his struggles in the closer's role last season. The city of Miami certainly has to be concerned and confused with the direction this team is going, most notably by star power hitter Giancarlo Stanton. He voiced his confusion over the blockbuster trade with the Blue Jays and was understandably angry with it. He is playing with very few notable guys on the roster right now. The Marlins just don't have any positives right now that don't involve Stanton. The rebuilding process needs to start now and create some of those positives before the Marlins lose fan support all together. As for 2013, it will most likely be a struggle for the Marlins to even avoid losing 100 games. Expect another last place finish.
Projected Finish: 56-106; 5th place
Thanks for reading! My MLB week in review will be coming up soon to recap Opening Week. I will also try to mix in some things here and there throughout the weeks. Once again thanks for reading I really appreciate it.
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