Fish Stripes · Jul 16, 2015
Giancarlo Stanton among Miami Marlins' franchise four
Was the selection of Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff Conine, Mike Lowell and Gary Sheffield justified?
The campaign for each MLB team's "franchise four" has finished and the results are in. For the Marlins, Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff Conine, Mike Lowell and Gary Sheffield were chosen. Understandably, with so many players to choose from and so few spaces to fill, some voters will feel like some Marlins greats were snubbed.
Charles Johnson, Luis Castillo and Josh Beckett all had stellar careers with the Fish, but they were left out. Was this fair? Let's look at each selection more closely and see why they were chosen to represent the Marlins as all-time greats.
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