[florida]

PROJECTED LINEUP

1.Hanley Ramirez... SS Height/Weight: 6-4/200
Birthdate: 01/30/1984 Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
Bats/Throws: L/R Team: Florida
College: No College MLB Experience: 1

2.Jeremy Hermida... RF Height/Weight: 6-4/200
Birthdate: 01/30/1984 Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
Bats/Throws: L/R Team: Florida
College: No College MLB Experience: 1

3.Miguel Cabrera... 3B Height/Weight: 6-2/210
Birthdate: 04/18/1983 Birthplace: Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
Bats/Throws: R/R Team: Florida
College: No College MLB Experience: 3

4.Mike Jacobs... 1B Height/Weight: 6-2/200
Birthdate: 10/30/1980 Birthplace: Chula Vista, CA
Bats/Throws: L/R Team: Florida
College: Grossmont Coll. CA (J.C.) MLB Experience: 1

5.Josh Willingham... C Height/Weight: 6-1/200
Birthdate: 02/17/1979 Birthplace: Florence, AL
Bats/Throws: R/R Team: Florida
College: North Alabama MLB Experience: 2

6.Dan Uggla... 2B Height/Weight: 5-11/190
Birthdate: 03/11/1980 Birthplace: Louisville, TN
Bats/Throws: R/R Team: Florida
College: Memphis MLB Experience: Rookie

7.Reggie Abercrombie... CF Height/Weight: 6-3/210
Birthdate: 07/15/1980 Birthplace: Columbus, GA
Bats/Throws: R/R Team: Florida
College: Lake City CC FL MLB Experience: Rookie

8.Chris Aguila... LF Height/Weight: 5-11/180
Birthdate: 02/23/1979 Birthplace: Redwood City, CA
Bats/Throws: R/R Team: Florida
College: No College MLB Experience: 2

Aguila with 2 years MLB experience and Cabrera with 3 are the veterans of this very young Marlins lineup...

27 years of age being the the eldest of this lineup...

[MVB]

It actually sounds like the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks... a team of young players that no one had ever heard of. Remember how surprised everyone was when the team played so well?

[florida]

Originally Posted by MVB

It actually sounds like the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks... a team of young players that no one had ever heard of. Remember how surprised everyone was when the team played so well?

It's my hope that people will be talking about this young group much the same...

I love it when the small budget teams whip up on the big boys...

if nothing else... it will be fun to watch how they handle themselves once the seasons gets under way...