Not even halfway through a shorter-than-usual Grapefruit League schedule, the Marlins have already been involved in five tie games. Recordkeeping on such things is spotty, but their current streak of four consecutive winnerless contests is seemingly unprecedented for the franchise.
Offenses throughout the Marlins/Mets/Nationals/Cardinals/Astros regional pod have been dormant, with each team still stuck on single-digit home runs. Specifically for the Fish, they’ve squandered their opportunities with runners in scoring position, leading the majors with 94 at-bats in such situations yet collectively slashing .194/.306/.344. Miami’s pitching staff owns an MLB-best 2.