Michael Jong
Manager
Michael Jong has been a Marlins fan since its first World Series victory in 1997. He freely admits to having jumped on the World Series bandwagon the first time, but is proud to say that he never left since then. Michael withstood the lean times in the post-fire sale era of the Marlins, which made experiencing the Fish throughout their 2003 World Series season all the more satisfying. Since 2003, Michael has kept following the team on and off but was intrigued by sabermetrics and advanced analysis of the game in 2008. After a year of familiarizing himself with some of the basics of sabermetrics, Michael began the Marlin Maniac blog over at FanSided and spent two and a half years blogging for Marlin Maniac. In November, Michael took over Fish Stripes and has been here for a year, providing quality Marlins analysis and insight on his favorite team. Michael has also written for Baseball Prospectus and Beyond the Box Score in the past.
Martin Prado extension: Prado valued for leadership, production
Martin Prado is probably still a league average player for the next season or two, but his leadership attracted the Marlins enough to keep him on a three-year extension.
Reflecting on Jose Fernandez, Marlins great
Words cannot describe just how saddened the Marlins universe is by the unfortunate passing of Jose Fernandez.
Marcell Ozuna’s wacky bounceback season
Marcell Ozuna posted a decent season for the Marlins as part of a comeback campaign. Was that enough to keep him in Miami?
Jose Fernandez having one of the best Marlins pitching seasons ever
Jose Fernandez is closing in on finishing one of the best Marlins pitching seasons in team history. With whom does he stack up?
Which Jose Urena curveball are we talking about?
A recent article contributed Jose Urena’s recent turn of success to his curveball, but that is a pitch that has rarely been used.
The Christian Yelich center field experiment
The Marlins may opt to try out Christian Yelich in center field and shift Marcell Ozuna for the rest of the regular season. What does this mean in Miami?
Giancarlo Stanton’s surprising return from the disabled list
The Marlins made the odd move of bringing Giancarlo Stanton back from the disabled list earlier than expected.
Miami Marlins sunk by injury woes
The Miami Marlins were thin to begin with entering the 2016 season, and injuries to numerous contributors ultimately sunk them in their playoff hopes.
Get on the Christian Yelich bandwagon
We warned you that Christian Yelich might turn into a star, and he’s making those developments right now.
The Jose Urena upside argument
Yes, Marlins starter Jose Urena has a better chance of being a real baseball player in some capacity over other Marlins former pitching prospects like Justin Nicolino.
