Spoiler alert. That clump of Miami Marlins pictured above is going to be pretty inclusive in terms of this article.
Hopefully by this point in the series, you’ve gotten the sense that this is a franchise that has never really wanted for star power. It’s just one that has usually wanted for having enough of it, in the right places and at the right time.
The 2004 and 2008 Marlins had enough pitching, but needed one more big bat. From 2014 onwards, it’s been one more elite pitcher. Sometimes it’s just been the lack of even an MLB average bench or bullpen.