No member of the Marlins organization may be under scrutiny more so this season than manager Don Mattingly. Entering his fifth season, he has reached a crossroads despite being given a two-year contract extension prior to the end of the 2019 season.
How Mattingly, who has a 722-733 lifetime managerial record, handles the changes to the Marlins roster this year will determine the success or failure of the franchise. While it’s still a foregone conclusion by many that Miami will once again hover around the basement of the National League East, those you talk to you in South Florida and throughout the organization have a different viewpoint.