Miami Marlins oddly considering keeping veteran pitchers like Dan Haren

The Marlins may not be taking the ball away from Dan Haren or other veterans. - Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsLast week, we discussed what the Miami Marlins likely should do with some of their veteran players should the team remain so far behind in the race for contention. The club lost again last night and is now 14 games below .500 at 30-44. They are 10.5 games back of the division leading Washington Nationals and 10.5 games back of the Wild Card. The team is still projected to be about a .500 team going forward, but the club has dug itself too bad of a hole out of which to climb; FanGraphs projects the Marlins have about a one percent chance of making the playoffs given their current talent level and current record.

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