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Henderson Alvarez: A Marlins Optimistic View

The Miami Marlins are looking for pitcher Henderson Alvarez to develop his tools into refined weapons against hitters, and given his already fantastic sinker, the optimist sees only a small ways to go before he becomes a quality starter.

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Henderson Alvarez: Marlins Pitch F/X Scouting Report

The Miami Marlins' newest pitching acquisition is former Toronto Blue Jays flamethrower Henderson Alvarez, who has tantalizing stuff that fails to induce swings and misses. How will his Pitch F/X scouting report from 2012 match up?

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2013 Miami Marlins Key to Success: Henderson Alvarez

The Miami Marlins are looking for a number of pitchers to chip in to form a solid rotation surrounding top prospect Jose Fernandez. One of those pitchers is the tantalizingly talented yet frustrating trade import Henderson Alvarez.

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Adeiny Hechavarria: A Marlins Pessimistic View

The Miami Marlins are going to rely on Adeiny Hechavarria as their shortstop for the near and distant future. The pessimistic view, however, asserts that the odds of Hechavarria develops at the plate enough to be useful are very low.

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Adeiny Hechavarria: A Marlins Optimistic View

The Miami Marlins may have one of the most gifted defensive shortstops to have ever graced the team's uniform in prospect Adeiny Hechavarria. The optimistic view on him is that his defense is spectacular and his bat is good enough to contribute.

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2013 Miami Marlins Key To Success: Adeiny Hechavarria

The Miami Marlins are looking for long-term contributors to arise from a crop of youngsters in 2013. One of those players is Adeiny Hechavarria, the slick-fielding shortstop with the most questionable of bats.

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Nathan Eovaldi: A Marlins Pessimistic View

The Miami Marlins are hoping a few of their young players will develop in 2013 into consistent contributors. But Nathan Eovaldi may not be the man who can deliver this development, as he has significant issues in his game that may not be fixable.

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Nathan Eovaldi: A Marlins Optimistic View

The Miami Marlins are looking to get meaningful future performances out of a number of young players on their 2013 roster. One of those players is Nathan Eovaldi, and the optimistic view says that he can improve and pull it off.

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Nathan Eovaldi: Marlins Pitch F/X Scouting Report

Nathan Eovaldi could prove to be a critical player in the development of the Miami Marlins over the next few years, but that all depends on whether he develops his pitches. Let's delve into his current repertoire with Pitch F/X.

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2013 Miami Marlins Key To Success: Nathan Eovaldi

The Miami Marlins have yet another key player who was acquired via trade last season and may play an important role in their years beyond 2013. Nathan Eovaldi boasts a great fastball but has a lot of work ahead of him in terms of "learning" to pitch.

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Rob Brantly: A Marlins Pessimist View

The Miami Marlins may have their catcher for the 2013 season, but there are a number of problems that persist with Rob Brantly. The pessimistic view says that those problems should be enough to keep him from being a key to success in 2013.

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Rob Brantly: A Marlins Optimistic View

The Miami Marlins have to be optimistic about their current catching prospect Rob Brantly, who has the best offensive tools of a Marlins prospect catcher since Charles Johnson. With proper development, he should find success in 2013.

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2013 Miami Marlins Key To Success: Rob Brantly

The Miami Marlins will look for a number of key players on the 2013 roster to develop into regular contributors for the team's future competitive core. One of those players is catcher Rob Brantly, who rode a hot start in 2012 to a 2013 starting job.

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Jacob Turner: A Miami Marlins Pessimist View

One of the Miami Marlins' most important players in 2013 is Jacob Turner, who is a former top pitching prospect and the second starter on the team. Unfortunately, in a pessimistic view, there is a bad comparison to a former Marlin that is tough to ignore.

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Jacob Turner: A Miami Marlins Optimist View

One of the Miami Marlins' 2013 keys to success and an important part of the team's future is starting pitcher Jacob Turner. From an optimist's standpoint, his 2012 season was encouraging and similar to another pitching past prospect from the 2000's.

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Jacob Turner: Marlins Pitch F/X Scouting Report

The Miami Marlins have a number of young players who could become key cogs in future seasons. One of those players is starter Jacob Turner, whose repertoire includes one plus offering, one improving pitch, and one declining pitch.

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2013 Miami Marlins Key to Success: Jacob Turner

The Miami Marlins have a few important players who can make a significant impact in the seasons to come with the proper development. Today, we discuss one of those "keys to success" in 2013, starting pitcher Jacob Turner.