Amidst the continued nosedive in the NL East, encouraging storylines have been few and far between for the Miami Marlins.
IL stints for core players Garrett Cooper and Jazz Chisholm appear mere final nails in the coffin in the sliver of hope Miami had at repeat playoff appearances.
When the Fish entered Washington Monday to begin a three-game set against the Nationals, their 40-53 record wasn’t indicative of their overall play, this, given the team’s then-plus 16 run differential. Fast forward two days, and following an 18-1 drumming and Washington’s comeback win on Tuesday, the Marlins run differential had fallen to -4.