Despite some flashes of promise, there has been a lot to be frustrated about when it comes to the 2021 Miami Marlins.
As we said the other night, the 2021 season has not exactly gone the way the Miami Marlins drew it up when they started spring training.
There have been bright spots, sure: a case could be made that the Marlins sport the top two contenders for NL Rookie of the Year award. Nothing to sneeze at, right there. Throw in the performance of the rest of the top of the rotation, and there are signs the team just might know what they’re doing.
But it’s not all roses, as evidenced by that 20-23 record and NL-worst .297 OBP. There might be a lot to love….but there has also been plenty to hate.
Now, it should be said, some of Miami’s woes are on account of bad luck. Mostly injuries, and a little bit of awe-inspiring stupidity from a couple umpires. The point of this article is not to take the time to tell you how much I hate that Starling Marte broke a rib. Or how much I hate that MLB rules didn’t necessitate Michael Conforto being forced to do a lap of City Field while wearing the Cone of Shame for his shameless shenanigans on April 9th. Or how much I hate that that sweet, sweet City Connect merch wasn’t on sale yet when I was in Miami last month.
Just color me aggrieved on those counts, and leave it at that.
No, this is going to be about three hates that all have consequences short and long alike for the Miami Marlins franchise. Be it about 2021 production, or future franchise direction, these are hates that should concern every Marlins fan. Very likely, they all already have.
Starting with the fact that…