2006 Florida Marlins season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Florida Marlins
season = 2006
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1993
division = East Division
y2 = 1993
Uniform
ballpark = Dolphin Stadium
y4 = 1993
city = Miami Gardens
y5 = 1993
owners = Jeffrey Loria
managers = Joe Girardi
television = FSN Florida
WPXM/WPXP
(Rich Waltz, Tommy Hutton)
radio = WQAM
(Dave Van Horne, Roxy Bernstein)
WQBA (Spanish)
(Felo Ramirez, Luis Quintana)|

The 2006 Florida Marlins season was the 14th in Marlins franchise history; an American Major League Baseball team based in Miami Gardens, Florida. They finished the season in fourth place in the National League East Division. They are notable for exceeding expectations and remaining close in the Wild Card race until September, despite having the lowest payroll in the Major Leagues and using primarily rookies.

Offseason

*November 24, 2005: Hanley Ramirez was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Jesus Delgado (minors), Harvey Garcia, and Anibal Sanchez to the Florida Marlins for Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, and Guillermo Mota. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ramirha01.shtml Hanley Ramirez Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*November 24, 2005: Carlos Delgado was traded by the Florida Marlins with cash to the New York Mets for Mike Jacobs, Yusmeiro Petit, and Grant Psomas (minors). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/delgaca01.shtml]
*December 5, 2005: Paul Lo Duca was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Mets for Dante Brinkley (minors) and Gaby Hernandez (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/loducpa01.shtml Paul Lo Duca Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 7, 2005: Juan Pierre was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Chicago Cubs for Sergio Mitre, Ricky Nolasco, and Renyel Pinto. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pierrju01.shtml Juan Pierre Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 8, 2005: Dan Uggla was drafted by the Florida Marlins from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2005 minor league draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/u/ugglada01.shtml Dan Uggla Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 15, 2006: Scott Seabol was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seabosc01.shtml]

Regular Season

Season standings

Transactions

*July 15, 2006: Scott Seabol was released by the Florida Marlins. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seabosc01.shtml]

Game log

Player stats

Offense

The team hit more home runs than the 2005 Marlins.

Batting

"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In" [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/2006.shtml 2006 Florida Marlins Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

References

*Game Logs::1st Half: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/schedule?team=flo&season=2006&seasonType=2&half=1 Florida Marlins Game Log] on ESPN.com:2nd Half: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/schedule?team=flo&season=2006&seasonType=2&half=2 Florida Marlins Game Log] on ESPN.com
*Batting Statistics: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/stats?team=flor Florida Marlins Batting Stats] on ESPN.com
*Pitching Statistics: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/pitching?team=flo Florida Marlins Pitching Stats] on ESPN.com

* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2006&t=FLO 2006 Florida Marlins team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]