WASHINGTON -- One scout who watched the Marlins this spring filed this report back to his club: “(Hunter) Cervenka, by hook or crook, will be the first left-hander back to the big leagues.”
The scout detected then what everyone saw Monday in the the Marlins’ season-opener. With no lefty in their bullpen, they opened themselves to second-guessing when Adam Lind tore into a David Phelps fastball for a decisive two-run homer in the Nationals’ 4-2 victory.
“It does present a problem,” said the major league scout, who spoke only on condition he not be named.
The Marlins have eight relievers in their bullpen.