First off, I apoligize for the lack of content. The network I write for had some system wide net problems and that prohibited me from posting hence the near three week hiatus. While I was gone, the Marlins have had their struggles and they sit six games below .500 in fourth place in a tough NL East. It’s turning into a two team race with the Mets and Braves at the top, unless the Phillies or even the Marlins get going. Remember the Marlins were in a lot worse shape at this point last year and they picked it up.
Anyway, the big news was the trade. Jorge Julio was shipped to the Rockies for Byung-Hyun Kim. At one point, Kim was a premier closer for the Diamondbacks and he pitched on their World Series team back in 2001. In 2003, the Diamondbacks experimented with Kim as a starter before they shipped him to the Red Sox, where he flipped from the rotation back to closer. In 2004 he was injured and then he ended up in Colorado, where he’s floundered mostly as a starter.
Now he’s ours after pitching mostly in Triple A for the Rockies. Jorge Julio wasn’t getting the job done, so good riddance. I haven’t seen anything on who the Marlins closer will be now, but unless the Marlins start taking leads into the ninth, it’s a moot point.
It sure would be nice if the Marlins could end this skid. They’re tied 1-1 with the Pirates right now. Sergio Mitre is throwing a pretty nice game so far so hopefully he can keep it up.
