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2012 Miami Marlins Consensus Top 27 Prospects

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I accumulated a variety of sources and weighed each prospect based on where they were ranked by each list to come up with a top 27 list. This also includes links to all of the lists and a spreadsheet that contains all ranks for each player for each list.

MLB 2K12

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Has anyone played MLB 2K12 yet? I was considering buying it this year for the new stadium, but I wanted to make sure the new stadium has been modeled first. I was also curious if our previous uniforms are available as "throw backs" when playing. Has anyone played yet? What have been your impressions?

Yay! Real baseball... at last!

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Sure it's early but finally there is real baseball being played! Hopefully Jose will stay healthy and Ricky will not continue to be the most enigmatic player in the majors.

Season Preview: Miami Marlins

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The Miami Marlins offseason has me wondering, if they don’t win the division are they a failure? Considering they’ve added talent, and lost none I would say it’s "division or bust". Joan Rivers is jealous at the amount of work the Marlins got this offseason. Not only did they change the team name, but so did their MVP right fielder, and 2011 saves leader. The new, expensive, ballpark in Little Havana is complete, and along with that comes the financial obligation for the franchise to make a lot of money. Step one, change the team name and logo to ensure uniform sales (cha-ching). Step two, hire a fiery new manager that the fans and players can relate to, thus gaining more local and national television interest (cha-ching). Step three, sign the most coveted free agent shortstop to sell more tickets (cha-ching). Finally, step four, make it to the playoffs and reap the benefits of playoff revenue. Check back in September for that one, but it looks promising.

Editor's note: I was late on promoting this to the front page, but it's definitely an interesting...

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Editor's note: I was late on promoting this to the front page, but it's definitely an interesting piece. Take a look at the full piece at Beyond the Box Score. Thanks, David The Marlins made a big splash this offseason and look poised to win now. Click to see full post on Beyond the Box Score

Cespedes to A's

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Four year, $36 million deal. Kind of surprising to see the A's come out of nowhere on this deal, but I'm not too broken up here.

Is it me, or did they put the marlin on the right side on backwards?

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Is it me, or did they put the marlin on the right side on backwards?

Marlins President Runs For Charity

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Apparently David Samson is an accomplished runner. nice to see the front office giving back. Despite my feelings about the front office, I think this is great.

Should the Marlins make a move for Russ Canzler?

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The Rays have put the AAA MVP on waivers. It would be an interesting bat piece at worst, for the Marlins...with a chance for some spot starts at 1st. I vote yes, it's cheap and he's had two pretty good seasons at the AAA level. What's the worst that could happen?

Cool J's Miami

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For those not digging the Fish's orange and black official caps. Cool J's has them in White with either red, grey, and black or blue, grey, and black.