The Miami Marlins front office knew this season would be about building a winner from the ground floor. The use of rookie pitching his year is proof the development process may take another year or two before a winner is built.
The Marlins have played 147 games so far this season. Of those games, 63 have been started by rookie pitchers. It’s a statistic that shouldn’t surprise fans as manager Don Mattingly has played with the rotation like a Rubik’s Cube, looking for the right pattern, the best fit for winning.
While only 57 wins have come to the organization this season, there is a sign of hope with only 15 games remaining in what has been a very long 2018 campaign.