Miami Marlins

For other uses, see Miami Marlins (disambiguation).

Miami Marlins
2012 Miami Marlins season
Established	1993
Team logo Cap Insignia
Major league affiliations
National League (1993–present) East Division (1993–present)
Current uniform
Retired numbers	5, 42
Colors
Black, orange, blue, yellow, white
Name
Miami Marlins (2012–present)
Florida Marlins (1993–2011)
Other nicknames
The Fish, The Fightin' Fish, Miracle Marlins
Ballpark
Miami Ballpark (opening in 2012) Sun Life Stadium (1993–2011) a.k.a. Land Shark Stadium (2009) a.k.a. Dolphin Stadium (2006–2009) a.k.a. Dolphins Stadium (2005–2006) a.k.a. Pro Player Stadium (1996–2005) a.k.a. Pro Player Park (1996) a.k.a. Joe Robbie Stadium (1993–1996)
Major league titles
World Series titles (2)	1997 • 2003
NL Pennants (2)	1997 • 2003
East Division titles (0)	None
Wild card berths (2)	1997 • 2003
Front office
Owner(s)	Jeffrey Loria David Samson (Team President)
Manager	Ozzie Guillén[1]
General Manager	Michael Hill
President of Baseball Operations	Larry Beinfest

The Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Marlins played their home games at Sun Life Stadium from their inception until 2011. In recent years, the Marlins ownership pushed for a new stadium and agreed to a plan with Miami-Dade County commissioners and the city of Miami to build a $515 million ballpark on the site where the Miami Orange Bowl once stood. As part of the deal, the Marlins changed their name to the Miami Marlins on November 11, 2011.^[2][3] According to Forbes Magazine in 2011 the value of the franchise is $360 million.^[4]

The Marlins are notable for winning the World Series twice (1997, 2003), in the only two times they have made it to the postseason. They have never won first place in their division, advancing to the playoffs both times as the National League Wild Card winner.

The Marlins name originates from the fish species, and from Miami's former minor league team of the same name. The team is nicknamed "The Fish."

Franchise history

Main article: History of the Miami Marlins

1990-1996: The Birth of the Marlins and Struggling Start

On March 7, 1990, Wayne Huizenga, CEO of Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation, announced he had purchased 15 percent of the NFL's Miami Dolphins and 50 percent of the Dolphins' home, Joe Robbie Stadium, for an estimated $30 million. Huizenga stated his intention to pursue an expansion franchise aggressively. MLB had announced a few months earlier that it intended to add two new teams to the National League. It was a foregone conclusion that one of them would be placed in Florida; the only question was whether Huizenga would beat out competing groups from Orlando and Tampa Bay. Orlando fielded a very spirited campaign bolstered by its family-oriented tourism industry. Tampa Bay already had a baseball park—the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg, completed in 1990. However, on June 10, 1991, the National League awarded a Miami-based franchise to Huizenga for a $95 million expansion fee. One name considered early on was the "Florida Flamingos".^[5]

The Marlins fielded a franchise attendance record (likely to never be broken based on capacity of new ballpark) of 3,064,847 in their inaugural 1993 season which ended in a sixth place finish (ahead of the last place Mets) with a 64-98 record. In the following seasons, the Marlins failed to get off ground, primarily because of the 1994-95 Major League Baseball strike.^[6][7] As a result, the Marlins average attendance took a dip in the 1995 season from 32,838 to 23,950 and it has never climbed over the 30,000 average in any season since. The 1996 Marlins made the biggest strides going 80-82 (after a 67-76 record in 1995) and finishing in second place in the NL East which saw them make a fourth successful jump in the standings to finish the season. In 1997, they would go even further.

The Florida Marlins 1997 Championship logo

The Florida Marlins 2003 Championship logo

1997-2003: World Series Success

During their history, the Marlins have won two World Series titles (1997 and 2003), two National League pennants (1997, 2003), all via the Wild Card. The Miami Marlins have yet to clinch a National League East division title in their history. Their two championships equal the tally of the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets for the most titles among expansion teams.

The Marlins have been notorious for low attendance figures in recent years, especially in the new millennium. After being within the top ten in the National League in attendance for the first five seasons, they have been 13th or worse since 1998, primarily stemming from the teams first fire sale shortly after the 1997 World Series. In 1998, the team slumped to 54–108, the worst record in the major leagues that year, and the most losses in franchise history. They are the only team to lose 100 games a year after winning the World Series. Wayne Huizenga soon sold the club to John Henry, a commodities trader from Boca Raton, during the off-season.

Members of the 2003 Florida Marlins championship team with President Bush after their win.

The Marlins had the second overall pick in the 1999 draft and drafted Josh Beckett from the state of Texas. The franchise was a non factor in the standings from 2000-2002. In 2002, as part of an orchestrated move with Bud Selig, then-Marlins owner John W. Henry sold the Marlins to Jeffrey Loria for $158.5 million, including a $38.5 million no-interest loan from MLB. The deal was approved by the other owners before Loria and Henry even signed a contract, and paved the way for Henry to buy the Boston Red Sox. The new ownership (Jeffrey Loria) and front office (Larry Beinfest, Michael Hill and David Samson) began a remodeling of the franchise. The team acquired Juan Pierre, Carl Pavano, and Dontrelle Willis through a series of trades but in 2002 the team had the lowest annual attendance in the history of the Marlins.

In 2003, the Marlins started off slow, firing their manager Jeff Torborg and hiring Jack McKeon. The Marlins were boosted by their young rookie phenoms Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera paving the way for a comeback in the standings. As such, the team in a position to contend make a gutsy move when they dealt their number one draft pick from 2000, Adrian Gonzalez, to the Texas Rangers for Ugueth Urbina who would patch the Marlins bullpen down the stretch. Once in the playoffs, the Marlins found memorable ways to win each series, Jeff Conine had an outfield assist to Ivan Rodriguez for a home plate collision out at home plate, a comeback against the Cubs which was the subject of the infamous Steve Bartman incident and Josh Beckett tagging out Jorge Posada for the final out in the World Series to win it. In 2003, the Marlins won their second World Series title, bringing back hope that a new stadium deal would be approved around five years later. McKeon became the oldest manager to win a World Series and the Marlins joined the local Miami Dolphins for most sports title by a professional franchise in South Florida.

2005-2011: Market Correction and Rebuilding

After a disappointing back to back seasons of 83-79 records (2004 and 2005) which were expected to be seasons of contention by the Marlins along with failed attempts to get state financing for a new ballpark, the team began a controversial dumping of players for prospects.

The "Market Correction" (as dubbed by David Samson) yielded a wave of new players who would signal the start of a new era in Marlins history. In a trade considered one of the best in team history, the Marlins acquired Hanley Ramírez and Aníbal Sánchez from the Red Sox for World Series MVP Josh Beckett and fan favorite Mike Lowell. The Marlins would also trade Carlos Delgado (who signed a five year deal the offseason before), Juan Pierre, and Luis Castillo in separate deals.

The Marlins would be a sub .500 team for two seasons (2006, 2007) following the Market Correction, and in a span of three seasons (2005–2007), the team had three different managers (Jack McKeon, Joe Girardi, and Fredi Gonzalez). The franchise got back to .500 baseball in 2008 and 2009, staying in the playoff chase until the middle of September. In 2010, the Marlins continued the trend of changing managers when they fired Fredi Gonzalez midseason and gave Edwin Rodriguez the job through the remainder of the season. Rodriguez was later named manager for 2011.

Since 2006, the Marlins have built on a young nucleus of players including Dan Uggla, Mike Stanton, Chris Coghlan, Logan Morrison, Josh Johnson, Ricky Nolasco, and Chris Volstad. Still, the franchise has become notorious for dealing players when their contracts grow larger than the team can handle, including the blockbuster deal which had fan favorites Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis dealt to the Detroit Tigers for six players. The deal has been dubbed by many fans and writers as the worst trade in franchise history, considering the Marlins have since dealt the key pieces to the trade, pitcher Andrew Miller and outfielder Cameron Maybin. (It should be noted, however, that Willis became a victim of the so-called "Steve Blass Disease" shortly after the Marlins traded him.)^[8] The Marlins have also traded players such as Mike Jacobs, Scott Olsen, Josh Willingham and the aforementioned Dan Uggla who denied a team offered contract extension over the length of it. With a new stadium on the horizon, the 2010 offseason marked a change in direction for the franchise, as they it became a buyer all over in anticipation of a higher payroll and more revenue.

In 2011, The Marlins brought in several relief pitchers (Randy Choate, Edward Mujica, Ryan Webb, and Michael Dunn among them) to revamp a depleted bullpen; All-Stars John Buck and Omar Infante, and former All-Star Javier Vázquez. It began a change in direction for the Marlins as they looked to be more aggressive on the trade front (for their short term benefit) and free agency.

2012: New Ballpark, New Identity

For the first 19 years of its existence, the team played its home games at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens. In 2012, they will move into newly constructed Marlins Ballpark in Little Havana, Miami, Florida.

On September 28, 2011, the Marlins introduced Ozzie Guillén as their new manager.^[1] On the same day, the Marlins played their last game at Sun Life Stadium with Charlie Hough and Benito Santiago being the first pitch battery, the same battery from the first Marlins game. The team also brought back former Marlins greats and released the All-Time Florida Marlins team and top 10 moments from the franchise's 19 year history.

On November 11, 2011, the Marlins officially rebranded themselves the Miami Marlins with a new logo, uniform, and color scheme. The VIP event was held at the site of the new ballpark at night, featuring a private concert by Pitbull and a fashion show featuring the new uniforms worn by various Marlins players and coaches, including Guillén, Logan Morrison, Hanley Ramírez, and Josh Johnson.

With a new ballpark and increased revenue stream, the team has now shown interest in the top free agents on the market which include slugger Albert Pujols, shortstop Jose Reyes, pitchers Mark Buehrle, CJ Wilson and Ryan Madson. ^[9]

Managerial and ownership history

Main articles: List of Miami Marlins managers and List of Miami Marlins owners and executives

Players

Current roster

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Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers 31 Burke Badenhop -- Ramon Benjamin 72 Arquimedes Caminero 50 José Ceda 38 Randy Choate 66 Steve Cishek 40 Michael Dunn 52 Brad Hand 39 Chris Hatcher 32 Clay Hensley -- Dan Jennings 55 Josh Johnson -- Tom Koehler 34 Edward Mujica 47 Ricky Nolasco 70 Omar Poveda 71 Evan Reed 53 Sandy Rosario 59 Alex Sanabia 19 Aníbal Sánchez 37 Elih Villanueva 41 Chris Volstad 58 Ryan Webb 45 Sean West		Catchers 21 John Baker 14 John Buck  9 Brett Hayes Infielders  1 Emilio Bonifacio 54 Matt Dominguez 12 Omar Infante 22 Donnie Murphy  2 Hanley Ramírez 15 Gaby Sanchez Outfielders  8 Chris Coghlan 33 Scott Cousins -- Kevin Mattison 20 Logan Morrison 16 Bryan Petersen 27 Mike Stanton				Manager 13 Ozzie Guillén Coaches 17 Joey Cora (bench) 49 Reid Cornelius (bullpen)  4 Joey Espada (third base)  7 Gary Thurman (first base) 30 Eduardo Pérez (hitting) 51 Randy St. Claire (pitching) 75 Jeff Urgelles (bullpen catcher) 60-day disabled list None Restricted list 46 Juan Oviedo 39 Active, 0 Inactive 7- or 15-day disabled list † Suspended list # Personal leave Roster updated November 18, 2011 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

All-time roster

Main article: Miami Marlins all-time roster

Notable former players

• Josh Beckett (2001–2005) — Beckett was drafted by the Marlins in the first round (2nd overall) of the 1999 Amateur Draft. Beckett won the World Series MVP in 2003 and won 41 games as a member of the Marlins, with a 3.46 ERA. He was part of a series of trades in the team's 2005 Market Correction.
• Kevin Brown (1996–1997) — In 1996, Brown posted a 17–11 record with 159 strikeouts and an MLB best 1.89 ERA, finishing second in the Cy Young Award voting. In 1997, Brown threw a one-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers in his first appearance and a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants. In the 1997 National League Championship Series, Brown, riddled with the flu, proceeded to pitch a complete game in Game Six, defeating the Atlanta Braves and helping the Marlins reach the World Series, which they eventually won over the Cleveland Indians.
• A. J. Burnett (1999–2005) — In 2001, Burnett pitched an unusual no-hitter where he walked nine batters. He threw the fastest fastball of all major league starters in 2005, averaging 95.6 miles per hour. During his tenure, Burnett was 49–50 with a 3.73 ERA, 14 complete games and a team record 8 shutouts, tied with Dontrelle Willis.
• Miguel Cabrera (2003–2007) — Cabrera debuted with the Marlins in 2003 and hit a game winning home run in his first game against the Tampa Bay Rays. He was a key factor to the Marlins' 2003 World Series run and the ballclub's primary power hitter during his tenure, hitting 138 home runs and driving in 523 in five seasons. Cabrera went to four All-Star games and won a pair of Silver Slugger awards.
• Luis Castillo (1996–2005) — Castillo won three Gold Gloves and went to three All-Star games in his tenure with the Marlins. He holds several franchise records, among them his 35 game hitting streak in 2002.
• Jeff Conine (1993–1997, 2003–2005) — Jeff Conine has the distinction of being the only player to appear in the opener of the Marlins' inaugural season and in both the 1997 World Series and the 2003 World Series won by the Marlins. His game winning homer won earned him the All-Star game MVP trophy in 1995.
• Álex González (1998–2005) — Alex Gonzalez was one of the premier defensive shortstops in the game during his tenure with the Marlins, and provided a walk-off homerun in the 12th inning during Game 4 of the 2003 World Series. It was hit of Jeff Weaver.
• Livan Hernandez (1996–1998) — Hernandez's rookie season coincided with the 1997 World Series. He went 2–0 in the World Series against the Cleveland Indians, winning World Series MVP.
• Derrek Lee (1998–2003) — Lee won a Gold Glove in the 2003 championship season. He hit 129 home runs and drove in 417 runs. He holds the franchise record in strikeouts with 734.
• Mike Lowell (1999–2005) — Lowell a native of Coral Gables, FL had successful years in Florida and established himself as one of the elite third baseman in the league. In his tenure with the Marlins, Lowell was a three time All-Star and won a Silver Slugger and Gold Glove.
• Brad Penny (2000–2004) — In 2003, Penny collected the win in Florida's NLCS clinching victory over the Chicago Cubs and in the World Series against the New York Yankees he went 2–0 with a 2.19 ERA in his two starts.
• Juan Pierre (2003–2005) — Pierre holds many franchise records including regular season games played (162), most regular season at-bats (678), hits (221), triples (13), and stolen bases (65).
• Edgar Renteria (1996–1998) — Rentería is remembered for his 11th inning two-out RBI single in Game Seven of the 1997 World Series to give Florida a 3–2 triumph over the Cleveland Indians.
• Ivan Rodriguez (2003) — Despite only playing one season with the Marlins, he put up some the of the best offensive and defensive statistics by a Marlins catcher and was a key cog in the 2003 World Championship team. He won the 2003 NLCS MVP.
• Cody Ross (2006–2010) — Ross had a three homer game in his first season with the Marlins and in his five years with the Marlins hit .265 with 80 home runs and 297 RBIs.
• Gary Sheffield (1993–1997) — Sheffield hit 112 home runs with the Marlins from 1994 to 1998, including a club record 42 in 1996, and made the All-Star Game in 1996. He lead the Marlins to victory in the 1997 World Series against the Cleveland Indians, making a spectacular catch against the right field fence in game 5.
• Dan Uggla (2006–2010) — Acquired in the Rule V Draft, Dan Uggla is the franchise leader in home runs with 154 and is the only second baseman in MLB history with four consecutive 30 home run seasons.
• Dontrelle Willis (2003–2007) — The "D-Train" was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 2003 and showcased his remarkable (for a pitcher) hitting ability by going 3-for-3 with a triple while scoring a run during Game 4 of the 2003 National League Division Series, which the Marlins won 7–6 over the San Francisco Giants to advance to the NL Championship Series. Willis holds many Marlins pitching records including single season victories (22), franchise victories (68), franchise losses (54), complete games (15), shutouts (8) and innings pitched with 1,022 ⅔.

Other former "big-name" Marlins include Hall of Famer Andre Dawson, potential Hall of Famers Mike Piazza, Bobby Bonilla, Carlos Delgado, Moisés Alou, Benito Santiago, Rob Nen and Trevor Hoffman, and productive players Craig Counsell and Jorge Cantu.

Achievements

Awards

Main articles: Miami Marlins award winners and league leaders and List of Miami Marlins team records

• No-Hitters: Marlins pitchers have issued four no-hitters in team regular-season history, all coming against teams in the NL West.

Pitcher	Date	Team	Result	Site
Al Leiter	May 11, 1996	Rockies	11–0	Pro Player Stadium
Kevin Brown	June 10, 1997	Giants	9–0	Candlestick Park
A.J. Burnett	May 12, 2001	Padres	3–0	Qualcomm Stadium
Aníbal Sánchez	September 6, 2006	Diamondbacks	2–0	Dolphin Stadium

• Hitting for the cycle: No Marlin has ever hit for the cycle in franchise history.

Baseball Hall of Famers

Miami Marlins Hall of Famers
Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Florida Marlins Tony Pérez1 Andre Dawson2 Players listed in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Marlins cap insignia. 1 – inducted as player; managed Marlins 2 - played two seasons as a Marlin. Now Special Assistant to club.

Retired numbers

Carl Barger Team President, 1993*	Jackie Robinson* *retired throughout all Major League Baseball

• 5 Carl Barger, team president who died just prior to the start of the Marlins' first season. The number, in honor of Barger's favorite player, Joe DiMaggio, was retired during a pre-game ceremony before their first-ever regular season game in 1993, culminated by DiMaggio himself throwing the ceremonial first pitch.

Miami Ballpark

Main article: Miami Ballpark

The Marlins began construction of a new, state-of-the-art stadium at the Miami Orange Bowl site on July 18, 2009. The now approved stadium was the subject of a protracted legal battle. A lawsuit by local automobile franchise mogul and former Philadelphia Eagles owner Norman Braman contested the legality of the deal with Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami. However, Miami-Dade County Judge Beth Cohen dismissed all the charges in Braman's lawsuit.

When completed, the seating capacity will be around 37,000, making it the third smallest stadium (in capacity) in the MLB. Set to open in April 1, 2012, the ballpark would become only the sixth MLB stadium to have a retractable roof, joining Rogers Centre in Toronto (1989), Chase Field in Phoenix (1998), Safeco Field in Seattle (1999), Minute Maid Park in Houston (2000), and Miller Park in Milwaukee (2001).

As part of the new stadium agreement, the team renamed itself the Miami Marlins on November 11, 2011 along with the unveiling of new uniforms and team logo in time for the move to the new stadium in 2012.

Radio and television

Main article: List of Miami Marlins broadcasters

The Marlins' flagship radio station from their inception in 1993 through 2007 was WQAM 560 AM. Although the Marlins had plans to leave WQAM after 2006, they ultimately remained with WQAM for the 2007 season. On October 11, 2007, it was announced that the Marlins had entered into a partnership with WAXY 790 AM to broadcast all games for the 2008 season. Longtime Montreal Expo and current Marlins play-by-play radio announcer Dave Van Horne won the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting in 2010.^[10] He shares the play-by-play duties with Glenn Geffner.

Games are also broadcast in Spanish on Radio Mambi 710 AM. Felo Ramirez, who calls play-by-play on that station along with Luis Quintana, won the Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

Marlins games are televised by Fox Sports Florida. FS Florida's slogan in 2008 was "You Gotta Be Here." For the 2009 season the new slogan is "It's where you wanna be." There are no games available over-the-air, with the exception of games broadcast on Fox Saturday Baseball; the last "free TV" broadcast of a game was on WPXM in 2005. Rich Waltz is the play-by-play announcer and Tommy Hutton is the color analyst.

Ford C. Frick Award recipients

Miami Marlins Ford C. Frick Award recipients
Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Felo Ramírez Dave Van Horne Names in bold received the award based primarily on their work as broadcasters for the Marlins.

Quick facts

Florida Marlins team logo (1993-2011)

The then-Florida Marlins former uniforms. (2003-2011)

Team Mottos:

• "Be Here When It Happens" (1997)
• "Every Day, Every Game, All Heart!" (1998–99)
• "Get Back In The Game" (2003)
• "Get Hooked!" (2004–05)
• "You Gotta Be Here!" (2007–08)
• "It's Where You Wanna Be!" (2009)
• "Serious Fun. Get In On It!" (2010)
• "Catch Our Moves!" (2011)

Official Television Stations: Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports

Official Radio Stations: WAXY (790 AM), WAQI (710 AM)

Spring Training Facility: Roger Dean Stadium (shared with the St. Louis Cardinals), Jupiter, FL

Mascot: Billy the Marlin

Major Corporate Sponsors: Jiffy Lube, Ford, and Badia Spices ^[11]

Preceded by New York Mets 8 Seasons

Fastest Franchise to win World Series 1997 5 Seasons

Succeeded by Arizona Diamondbacks 4 Seasons

Culture

Marlins Mermaids on June 19, 2009

The Marlins are the first team in Major League Baseball to have a dance/cheer team: "The Marlins Mermaids." Debuting in 2003, the "Marlin Mermaids" quickly gained national exposure, and have influenced other MLB teams to develop their own cheer/dance squads.

In 2008, the Miami Marlins debuted "The Marlins Manatees", Major League Baseball's first ever all-male dance/energy squad to star alongside the Mermaids.

Minor league affiliations

Level	Team	League	Location
AAA	New Orleans Zephyrs	Pacific Coast League	Metairie, LA
AA	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	Jacksonville, FL
Advanced A	Jupiter Hammerheads	Florida State League	Jupiter, FL
A	Greensboro Grasshoppers	South Atlantic League	Greensboro, NC
Short Season A	Jamestown Jammers	New York-Penn League	Jamestown, NY
Rookie	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League	Jupiter, FL
	DSL Marlins	Dominican Summer League	Boca Chica, Dominican Republic

Finishes

Best finishes in franchise history

Main article: List of Miami Marlins seasons

The following are the five best seasons in Marlins' history:

MLB season	Team season	Regular season					Post-season	Awards
		Finish[a]	Wins[b]	Losses	Win%	GB[c]
1997	1997	2nd	92	70	.568	9	Wild card winner, WS Champions,	Livan Hernandez (World Series MVP)
2003	2003	2nd	91	71	.562	10	Wild card winner, WS Champions	Jack McKeon (MOY);[12] Dontrelle Willis (ROY);,[13] Mike Lowell (Silver Slugger), Josh Beckett (World Series MVP)
2009	2009	2nd	87	75	.537	6		Hanley Ramírez (Silver Slugger/NL Batting Title); Chris Coghlan (NL Rookie of The Year)
2008	2008	3rd	84	77	.522	7½		Hanley Ramírez (Silver Slugger)
2005	2005	3rd	83	79	.512	7		Miguel Cabrera (Silver Slugger), Luis Castillo, Mike Lowell (Gold Glove)

Worst finishes in franchise history

The following are the five worst seasons in Marlins' history:

MLB season	Team season	Regular season					Notes
		Finish[a]	Wins[b]	Losses	Win%	GB[c]
1998	1998	5th	54	108	.333	52	Worst Record in MLB History for defending WS Champion
1999	1999	5th	64	98	.395	39
1993	1993	6th	64	98	.395	33	Inaugural season
2007	2007	5th	71	91	.438	18	First season under Fredi Gonzalez
2011	2011	5th	72	90	.444	30	Fifth worst finish in terms of amount of losses, had best 50 game start in franchise history

Opening Day Starting Pitchers

Main article: List of Miami Marlins Opening Day starting pitchers

Opening Day lineups

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
2011	Chris Coghlan CF	Omar Infante 2B	Hanley Ramírez SS	Mike Stanton RF	Gaby Sanchez 1B	Logan Morrison LF	John Buck C	Donnie Murphy 3B	Josh Johnson P
2010	Chris Coghlan LF	Cameron Maybin CF	Hanley Ramírez SS	Jorge Cantu 3B	Dan Uggla 2B	Ronny Paulino C	Cody Ross RF	Gaby Sanchez 1B	Josh Johnson P
2009	Emilio Bonifacio 3B	John Baker C	Hanley Ramírez SS	Jorge Cantu 1B	Dan Uggla 2B	Jeremy Hermida LF	Cody Ross RF	Cameron Maybin CF	Ricky Nolasco P
2008	Hanley Ramírez SS	Dan Uggla 2B	Mike Jacobs 1B	Josh Willingham LF	Jorge Cantu 3B	Cody Ross CF	Luis Gonzalez RF	Matt Treanor C	Mark Hendrickson P
2007	Hanley Ramírez SS	Dan Uggla 2B	Miguel Cabrera 3B	Mike Jacobs 1B	Josh Willingham LF	Joe Borchard RF	Miguel Olivo C	Alejandro De Aza CF	Dontrelle Willis P
2006	Hanley Ramírez SS	Jeremy Hermida RF	Miguel Cabrera 3B	Mike Jacobs 1B	Josh Willingham LF	Dan Uggla 2B	Miguel Olivo C	Eric Reed CF	Dontrelle Willis P
2005	Juan Pierre CF	Luis Castillo 2B	Miguel Cabrera LF	Carlos Delgado 1B	Mike Lowell 3B	Paul Lo Duca C	Juan Encarnacion RF	Alex Gonzalez SS	Josh Beckett P
2004	Juan Pierre CF	Luis Castillo 2B	Miguel Cabrera RF	Mike Lowell 3B	Jeff Conine LF	Hee-Seop Choi 1B	Ramon Castro C	Alex Gonzalez SS	Josh Beckett P
2003	Luis Castillo 2B	Juan Pierre CF	Ivan Rodriguez C	Derrek Lee 1B	Mike Lowell 3B	Juan Encarnacion RF	Todd Hollandsworth LF	Alex Gonzalez SS	Josh Beckett P
2002	Luis Castillo 2B	Preston Wilson CF	Cliff Floyd LF	Kevin Millar RF	Mike Lowell 3B	Derrek Lee 1B	Alex Gonzalez SS	Mike Redmond C	Ryan Dempster P
2001	Luis Castillo 2B	Eric Owens RF	Cliff Floyd LF	Preston Wilson CF	Mike Lowell 3B	Charles Johnson C	Derrek Lee 1B	Alex Gonzalez SS	Ryan Dempster P
2000	Luis Castillo 2B	Alex Gonzalez SS	Cliff Floyd LF	Preston Wilson CF	Mike Lowell 3B	Kevin Millar 1B	Brant Brown RF	Mike Redmond C	Alex Fernandez P
1999	Luis Castillo 2B	Alex Gonzalez SS	Mark Kotsay CF	Derrek Lee 1B	Todd Dunwoody CF	Preston Wilson LF	Kevin Orie 3B	Mike Redmond C	Alex Fernandez P
1998	Cliff Floyd LF	Edgar Renteria SS	Ryan Jackson 1B	Gary Sheffield RF	Mark Kotsay CF	Charles Johnson C	Craig Counsell 2B	Josh Booty 3B	Livan Hernandez P
1997	Luis Castillo 2B	Edgar Renteria SS	Gary Sheffield RF	Bobby Bonilla 3B	Moisés Alou LF	Devon White CF	Jeff Conine 1B	Charles Johnson C	Kevin Brown P
1996	Quilvio Veras 2B	Devon White CF	Gary Sheffield RF	Jeff Conine LF	Terry Pendleton 3B	Greg Colbrunn 1B	Charles Johnson C	Kurt Abbott SS	Kevin Brown P
1995	Quilvio Veras 2B	Alex Arias SS	Gary Sheffield RF	Jeff Conine LF	Terry Pendleton 3B	Greg Colbrunn 1B	Charles Johnson C	Chuck Carr CF	John Burkett P
1994	Chuck Carr CF	Jerry Browne 3B	Gary Sheffield RF	Orestes Destrade 1B	Jeff Conine LF	Bret Barberie 2B	Benito Santiago C	Kurt Abbott SS	Charlie Hough P
1993	Scott Pose CF	Bret Barberie 2B	Junior Felix RF	Orestes Destrade 1B	Dave Magadan 3B	Benito Santiago C	Jeff Conine LF	Walt Weiss SS	Charlie Hough P

Home attendance at Sun Life Stadium

Home Attendance at Sun Life Stadium Year Total Attendance Game Average League Rank 1993 3,064,847 37,838 7th 1994 1,937,467 33,695 9th 1995 1,700,466 23,950 13th 1996 1,746,767 21,565 18th 1997 2,364,387 29,190 11th 1998 1,730,384 21,363 22th 1999 1,369,421 16,906 28th 2000 1,218,326 15,041 15th 2001 1,261,226 15,765 29th 2002 813,118 10,038 29th 2003 1,303,215 16,089 28th 2004 1,723,105 21,539 26th 2005 1,852,608 22,871 28th 2006 1,164,134 14,372 30th 2007 1,370,511 16,919 30th 2008 1,335,076 16,482 30th 2009 1,464,109 18,075 29th 2010 1,524,894 18,826 28th 2011 1,520,562 19,007 29th

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Finance

Opening day salaries

Opening Day payrolls for 25-man roster (since 1993):^[15][16]

Opening Day Salary
Year	Salary	Major League Rank
1993	$ 18,196,545	25th (of 28)
1994	$ 20,275,500	25th
1995	$ 23,670,000	25th
1996	$ 30,079,500	15th
1997	$ 47,753,000	7th
1998	$ 41,864,667	20th (of 30)
1999	$ 32,360,000	28th
2000	$ 19,900,000	29th
2001	$ 35,762,500	26th
2002	$ 41,979,917	25th
2003	$ 45,050,000	25th
2004	$ 42,143,042	25th
2005	$ 60,408,834	19th
2006	$ 14,998,500	30th
2007	$ 30,507,000	29th
2008	$ 21,811,500	30th
2009	$ 36,834,000	30th
2010	$ 47,429,719	26th
2011	$ 57,695,000	24th

Annual financial records

The annual financial records of the Florida Marlins according to Forbes since 2001.^[11]

Annual Snapshot of Florida Marlins finance
Year	Franchise Value (millions)	Revenue (millions)	Operating Income (millions)	Player Expenses (millions)	Wins-to-player cost ratio
2001	$ 128	$ 67	$ 7	$ 34	161
2002	$ 137	$ 81	$ 1	$ 46	137
2003	$ 136	$ 76	$ -14	$ 53	134
2004	$ 172	$ 101	$ -12	$ 66	162
2005	$ 206	$ 103	$ 3	$ 58	131
2006	$ 226	$ 119	$ -12	$ 91	91
2007	$ 244	$ 122	$ 43	$ 31	255
2008	$ 256	$ 128	$ 36	$ 44	182
2009	$ 277	$ 139	$ 44	$ 45	227
2010	$ 317	$ 144	$ 46	$ 48	219
2011	$ 360	$ 143	$ 20.2	$ 58	167

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Miami nice: Marlins introduce Guillen as skipper
2. ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110927&content_id=25284110&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
3. ^ Wayne Tompkins. "Commissioners OK plan to have Marlins change name, spring-training site". http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/070524/story7.shtml. 
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6. ^ "1994 strike was a low point for baseball". ESPN.com. ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1856626. Retrieved 16 November 2011. 
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8. ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/626406-on-the-mend-10-mlb-pitchers-trying-to-make-comebacks-in-2011/page/7
9. ^ http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/florida_marlins/index.html
10. ^ "Van Horne wins baseball Hall of Fame's Frick Award". FoxNews. December 8, 2010. http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/12/08/van-horne-wins-baseball-hall-fames-frick-award. 
11. ^ ^{a b} "#27 Florida Marlins". Forbes. April 7, 2010. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/33/baseball-valuations-10_Florida-Marlins_336786.html. 
12. ^ "Manager of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. 2008-10-30. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/manage.shtml. Retrieved 2008-11-08. 
13. ^ "Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award". Baseball-Reference.com. 2008-10-30. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080206062826/http%3A//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLB_Rookie_of_the_Year#National_League_winners_.281949.E2.80.93present.29. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
14. ^ [1] Attendance Report
15. ^ Cot's Baseball Contracts: 01/19/2005
16. ^ MLB, union: Florida Marlins need to spend more revenue-sharing money – Florida Marlins – MiamiHerald.com

External links

Miami portal

• Official Miami Marlins website
• Baseball-Reference.com