FLORIDA MARLINS ALL TIME HOME GROWN TEAM
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STARTING CATCHER: Charles Johnson
STARTING FIRST BASEMAN: Kevin Millar
STARTING SECOND BASEMAN: Luis Castillo
STARTING SHORTSTOP: Edgar Renteria
STARTING THIRD BASEMAN: Miguel Cabrera
STARTING LEFT FIELDER: Josh Willingham
STARTING CENTER FIELDER: Mark Kotsay
STARTING RIGHT FIELDER: Jeremy Hermida
TOP PH OFF OF THE BENCH: Todd Dunwoody
THE STARTING ROTATION: Josh Beckett
Livan Hernandez
Tony Saunders
Scott Olsen
Chris Volstad
THE BULLPEN: Logan Kensing
Vic Darensbourg
Josh Johnson
Nate Robertson
Taylor Tankersley
RESERVE INFIELDER: Alex Gonzalez
Robert Andino
RESERVE OUTFIELDER: Chris Aguila
Randy Winn
RESERVE CATCHER: Mike Redmond
25th MAN: Adrian Gonzalez
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Charles Johnson: If anyone seemed destined to star for a Miami baseball team,
it was Charles Johnson. He graduated from Fort Pierce High School, a mere 2
hours north of Miami. He starred for the Miami Hurricanes and then was drafted
by the Marlins. C. J. was the first homegrown star, he was a 2 time All Star
and 4 time Gold Glove winner. Plus he hit a key homer in game 1 of the 1997
World Series (which he finished with a .357 Average.)
All due respect to Jeff Conine, but C. J. is Mr. Marlin!
Kevin Millar: Millar spent 4 seasons in Miami and only 3 in Boston. Bet you
didn’t know that! Theo Epstein saw there was something special with Millar and
it wasn’t just his .306 average, 20 homers and low strikeout totals. He was a
clubhouse favorite in Miami and now a folk hero in Boston.
Luis Castillo: Played most of the 1997 World Championship season in Miami but
was hurt for the post season. Unlike almost everyone else on the ’97 squad, he
stuck around until the 2003 World Series, where he was a starter. He also
became a Gold Glove winner, a two time All Star and hit that foul ball that
Steve Bartman really realy wanted.
Edgar Renteria: In game 1 of the 1997 Division Series, Renteria singled to
right field for a walk off hit against the Giants Roberto Hernandez. Usually
that would be enough for one post season. But then all he did was hit the World
Series ending single with 2 outs in the 11th inning, giving the Marlins and
their fans a highlight that Cleveland, San Francisco and Chicago Cubs fans can
only dream of.
Miguel Cabrera: Without a doubt the best hitter the Marlins system has ever
produced. He exploded in the 2003 playoffs, became the Marlins perennial MVP
candidate and biggest star before being shipped off to Detroit where he gained
weight faster than Yaphet Kotto at the end of Live and Let Die. He’s only 26!
Josh Willingham: He’s put up 3 solid seasons with the Marlins where he had
some decent power numbers. He’s eligible for arbitration, so WELCOME TO
WASHINGTON Mr. Willingham!
Mark Kotsay: One of the few first round picks by the Marlins that actually
worked out, Kotsay had a few decent seasons in Miami. He never broke .300,
never hit 20 homers, never drove in more than 68 runs in Miami, never stole
more than 19 bases… but is by far the best center fielder the Marlins have
ever developed. Not exactly picking between DiMaggio and Mantle, is it?
Jeremy Hermida: Another first rounder that wasn’t a bust, Hermida has shown
left handed pop which he wasted no time showing. His first ever at bat was a
pinch hit grand slam. He is eligible for arbitration at the end of next year.
I wonder what team he’ll be playing for in 2010. We know it won’t be Florida.
Todd Dunwoody: On the dreadful post World Series 1998 squad, Dunwoody was a
starter and finished the season in the top 10 for triples.
Quick, get Cooperstown on speed dail!
Josh Beckett: By far the biggest star the Marlins have put on the mound,
Beckett was the stud of the 2003 World Series. A quick glance of his stats are
hardly impressive. He only won in double digits once with the Marlins (15-8
with the 2005 Marlins) and never threw 200 innings in teal. But the image of
Beckett tagging out Jorge Posada for the 2003 World Series title is enough for
this spot.
Livan Hernandez: Livan has a reputation as a big game pitcher with his MVP
awards for both the 1997 NLCS and World Series. But his reputation is inflated.
His complete game domination of the Braves in the NLCS was as much the result
of an insane strikezone from the late Eric Gregg. And his World Series ERA
soared above 5… not exactly MVP like. But good enough to get on this not
exactly exclusive list.
Tony Saunders: Saunders had a 4-6 record for the 1997 Marlins. 3 of those 4
wins came against the mighty Atlanta Braves. He started game 3 of the NLCS
against the Braves. He didn’t get the win but the Marlins did. Later had a
horrific injury that broke his arm and ended his career. Jose Canseco said it
was because of steroid use… which means it was.
Scott Olsen: Had a surprising 12-10 season for the 2006 Marlins that helped Joe
Girardi win the NL Manager of the Year. He has been floating somewhere between
mediocre and terrible the next two years. With arbitration looming, Olsen has
been shipped off to the Nationals. He's had trouble off the field, including
fights with teammates and a DUI. Should help his trade value.
Chris Volstad: I was in Dodger Stadium this July where I saw Volstad throw his
first ever major league start. He lasted 8 2/3 innings and dominated the
Dodgers. He finished 6-4 with a solid 2.88 ERA, giving the bargain basement
Marlins hope for 2009.
Logan Kensing: Yeah, Logan Kensing. Folks, if my point isn’t clear enough for
you, maybe I should drive it home even harder. The Marlins don’t develop a lot
of good players. Kensing is an OK reliever. He won’t kill you. His sub 4.00
ERA was torpedoed by a lousy 4 runs in 0 innings performance against the
Braves… but he’s not bad. He has one career save. That’s only one more than
me. And yet he’s on this list.
Vic Darensbourg: Darensbourg, a classic journeyman, is currently pitching with
the Long Island Ducks. He has Don Mattingly’s luck in terms of World Series
appearances as he played for the Marlins from 1998 to 2002, missing both the
1997 and 2003 title teams. He has 2 career saves.
Josh Johnson: OK, I’m reaching here. Johnson was primarily a starter (one of
the ones Girardi drove into the ground) but he came out of the bullpen 10 times
in the past 4 years and has only 1 fewer save than Logan Kensing.
Nate Robertson: Alright, fine. I am REALLY stretching here. But I had to
acknowledge Robertson who put together a few good seasons for the Detroit. When
the Marlins have one of the products of their farm system doing well in the
show, I can’t afford to let it slide. Before being sent to Detroit for Mark
Redman, Robertson made 5 relief appearances for the 2002 Marlins (including
letting up 3 runs in 1/3 of an inning in a September 19 game against the
Expos.)
Taylor Tankersley: Another surprising homegrown pitcher from 2006, his first
two seasons he was a solid middle reliever. Tankersley went 6-1 out of the pen
in 2007, averaging more than a strikeout an inning. Had a miserable 2008 but
young enough to provide some hope for 2009.
Alex Gonzalez: A solid defensive infielder who hit a series tying walk off home
run to end Game 4 of the 2003 World Series. Yankee fans still grumble asking
why Jeff Weaver was pitching in the game. He also hit a game tying double in
game 5 and made a clutch slide around Jorge Posada’s tag in game 6. An All
Star in 1999 and made all the plays in the 2003 NLCS, unlike his Cubs
counterpart (also named Alex Gonzalez.)
Robert Andino: Andino hit a walk off homer against the Mets last April 1.
(Think the Mets wanted THAT game back at the end of the year.) The same night
he hit a walk off homer in a major league game, his house was robbed. So I
guess in the end it was a mediocre day for him.
Chris Aguila: A classic Quadruple A player... he would light up AAA Albuquerque
but then struggle in the bigs. But although manager Jack McKeon was impressed
enough by Aguila to put him on the opening day roster he never gave him much
playing time. His teammate came to Aguila's defense saying McKeon should be
playing him more instead of the old guys. He wound up on the Mets... another
team that notoriously overlooks young kids for veterans.
By the way, I added Aguila when I had to eliminate John Baker due to Wesley
Hoffman's good eyes. More on that later.
Randy Winn: Wait, WHAT? You might be asking. A quick look at the back of his
baseball card shows he never played a game with the Marlins. And you’d be
right. The solid if not spectacular Winn was drafted away from the Marlins farm
system by the Devil Rays in the expansion draft and received a Mike
Sharperson-esque All Star Selection.
But hey, if you can find a better home grown Marlins outfielder than Winn
that I haven’t included, please e mail me at info@sullybaseball.com
Mike Redmond: Never a spectacular player... hell never a starter. But provided
the Marlins with a steady backup and got to play a few games in the playoffs
and World Series in 2003, scoring a run in Wrigley Field. Batted over .300
three times with the Marlins and now is Joe Mauer's back up in Minnesota where
he hit .341 in 2006.
Originally I had John Baker as the reserve catcher.
But Wesley Hoffman, a SF area comic corrected me. Baker was a product of the
Oakland A's system.
The pickings were slim, so Redman's steady play and surprisingly high average
were good enough for me.
Adrian Gonzalez: With all the lousy first round picks in Marlin’s history
(Chip Ambres? Sean West? Jeffrey Allison?) the staff at Sully Baseball felt
that one of the few star players drafted by the Marlins should be saluted.
Granted Gonzalez became a star with the Padres and never played a game in a
Marlins uniform, but we can’t be picky!
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