Giancarlo Stanton is making progress towards returning from the disabled list. Stanton took batting practice for the first time at Marlins Park since straining his right hamstring on April 30. Marlins manager Mike Redmond  was encouraged by the progress. “He looked good,” Redmond said, “like he was feeling all right. I didn’t ask him afterwards; I’m just going off the results. He was hitting them out. It’s ...

Following a rough start on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds in which he surrendered six runs in five innings, Miami Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco rebounded with a solid performance against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon. Nolasco worked eight innings surrendering one run on five hits, striking out 11 batters with a commanding curveball that he was able to locate across the plate. Perhaps his ...

Miami Marlins rookie second baseman Derek Dietrich went 2 for 4 with an RBI single in the Marlins’ 6-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. The Miami newcomer has gone 6 for 14 with 4 RBI since his call up from Double-A Jacksonville on May 8, serving as the replacement for injured Donovan Solano along with journeyman infielder Nick Green. A multi-tool talent out of Georgia Tech, Dietrich was select ...

As expected, Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring  sustained last night trying to beat out an infield tapper in the 10th inning in Monday's game against the New York Mets. Stanton's bat was coming to life after three home runs against the Chicago Cubs this past weekend. See Video Below. The Marlins are the only team in the majors averagi ...

Giancarlo Stanton clutched his right hamstring just as he reached the first-base bag and began hopping on one leg in obvious pain in the process of running out a ground ball and had to leave the game against the New York Mets. Stanton walked off the field gingerly with the assistance of trainer Sean Cunningham Stanton is batting .227/.341/381 thus far in 2013 and hit his first home run of the season this pa ...

The Miami Marlins  added prospect RHP  Jose Fernandez to their opening-day roster after placing RHP Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder injury. Henderson Alvarez is also out with a shoulder injury.  Fernandez has not pitched above Class A ball,  and posted a 1.75 ERA and 158/35 K/BB ratio over 134 innings in 2012. Fernandez will make his first start next Sunday against the New Y ...

The Miami Marlins released veteran infielder Chone Figgins today. Figgins  was signed to a minor league deal in early February in hopes that he could provide some infield that and perhaps contribute in the outfield. Figgins was released from the Seattle Mariners organization in November. The Mariners still owe $8 million-$36 million four-year deal that was signed before the 2010 season.   The Marlins now ha ...

Forget about just baseball owners. Jeffrey Loria is the worst owner in all of sports. In fact Loira is such a bad owner it seems fair to draw conclusions he's a bad person too. How else can he be so comfortable spending everyone else's money for nothing but his own profit? How else could he be so out of touch, not only did he take out full one page ads all around Miami, but he did it in a newspaper, which p ...

Remaining fans of the Miami Marlins will not be pleased with the opener in Jupiter this spring. Despite an 8-3 victory over the Cardinals, the only long-term repercussions on Saturday equaled bad news for Miami. Backup, veteran catcher, Jeff Mathis, suffered a non-displace fracture to his collar bone on a foul tip from Matt Holliday. Now he is projected to miss around six weeks, which extends about a week i ...

With the ever rising cost of offense, more and more teams are looking to platoons as low-cost, high-reward options. The platoon is hardly a new managerial tool, but it seems as though there are more teams using the stat-heavy angle to leverage player's stronger sides to enhance the team's production--while also saving a penny or two in the process. Below is an in-depth, projected list of National League org ...

Unlike last February, when south Florida was brimming with excitement over the debut of a new stadium and a roster stocked with standout acquisitions like Jose Reyes, Matt Buehrle and Heath Bell, expectations are low for the Miami Marlins in 2013. Owner Jeffrey Loria started a fire sale during the second half of last season when he unloaded Hanley Ramirez, Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante. He continued this ...

The bargain-hunting Miami Marlins signed former Seattle Mariners infielder Chone Figgins  to a minor-league deal with an invitation to major-league spring training. Figgins, now 35 years old, was released in November from the Mariners, still owed $8 million from a $36 million four-year deal that was signed before the 2010 season. If Figgins makes the Miami roster the team would only owe him $490,000, the le ...

A new year has brought new (and tempered) expectations for the Miami Marlins. Last offseason, the club opened the vault and spent $191 million for names like Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, and Heath Bell, and South Beach expected to be the scene of raucous World Series parties in October. Instead, the Marlins struggled under first-year manager Ozzie Guillen and underwent yet another fire sale that saw all the af ...

Austin Kearns spent 2012 with the Miami Marlins and hit .245 with four home runs and 16 RBI. Kearns was used primarily as a right-handed bat off the bench. According to the Miami Herald Kearns will re-sign with the Marlins on a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training. Kearns is expected to provide depth for the Marlins at first base and as a corner outfielder. Logan Morrison who is recov ...