NL East Trade Deadline Preview

 Miami Marlins (41-46)

Rather than seeking options to build up a roster that has shown signs of competing this season, the Marlins have been surrounded by rumors selling rather than buying. With their last postseason appearance coming in 2003 the Miami fanbase is growing weary of the organization’s lack of product on the field.  According to Bleacher Report’s Rob Goldberg, the Marlins have been in discussions about moving Justin Bour to the New York Yankees, but that’s not all.

R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports reported that the Marlins are listening to offers on Dee Gordon. With an All Star in Stanton, the Marlins simply have their franchise player, but what good does it do when they have no one around him? The Marlins are competing in a division that has been mostly run by the Nationals over the course of the last five years, and can’t seem to compete with them.

This leaves one solution for Miami: the future. It’s simple. The Atlanta Braves are one of the best examples of starting from scratch, and in just two seasons they have found their core, which now is on a direct path to compete with the Nationals. If Bour and Gordon are shopped prior to the deadline the Marlins will be getting some serious returns.