Marlins series preview: Another rebuild

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty ImagesLast year the Marlins won 84 games, their most in a season since 2009, and they reached the playoffs for the first time in a 162-game season since they won it all in 2003. Despite that success, they parted ways with GM Kim Ng, replacing her with former Rays executive Peter Bendix, and the team is back in a rebuild movement with the third-worst record in baseball.

Miami Marlins (27-50) vs. Kansas City Royals (42-37) at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Marlins: 3.55 runs scored/game (29th in MLB), 5.12 runs allowed/game (28th)

Royals: 4.58 runs scored/game (11th), 4.05 runs allowed/game (10th)

The Marlins lost their first nine games of the season, and 24 of…