Jose Fernandez had as strong a major league debut for the Miami Marlins as they could have imagined, striking out eight batters and looking the part of an ace. What did Pitch F/X see from his pitches?

The Miami Marlins offense just scored their first run last night, and their offense ranks among the bottom of the league at the start of the season. But hey, there's hope that, while this team's offense will be bad, it may not be legendarily awful.

The Miami Marlins might have lost 3-0 yesterday versus the Washington Nationals, but it was hard to fault Kevin Slowey, who put up a surprisingly good performance.

A slew of contract extensions early in team-control years have led to the revelation that these strategies are becoming commonplace. The fact that the Marlins are failing to capitalize leaves them further behind the competition.

The early season plan in center field for the Miami Marlins is to platoon Chris Coghlan and Justin Ruggiano until one of them grabs hold of the job. This move is a waste of Ruggiano's abilities and of the Marlins' time given Coghlan's history.

The Marlins' decision to promote top prospect Jose Fernandez is one that could have a huge impact on the 20-year-old's development. Here's what Fish fans can expect in terms of on-field production from Miami's prized prospect.

The Miami Marlins saw the re-debut of Ricky Nolasco as the team's ace yesterday. Yesterday's Nolasco looked a lot more like the 2009 and 2010 version than the 2011 and 2012 version. What are the differences between these two?

Thanks to Logan Morrison's ongoing knee injury concerns, he will miss the first two months of the season. His time with the Marlins may be on a similarly short clock given his history of concerns at the plate and on the field as well.

The Miami Marlins promoted Jose Fernandez to the starting rotation on what appears to be a permanent basis in 2013. In the second part of the series, we ask why this could be a huge negative for the Fish in 2013 and beyond.

The Miami Marlins promoted top pitching prospect Jose Fernandez to the major league roster, and they plan on keeping him around the entire year. In a two-part series exploring both sides, we ask why this move is a good thing for the Marlins.