The last two seasons have been lonely fishing trips for the Miami Marlins, who have stayed under-70 wins, including in 2022 when the 'Fish reeled in just 68 wins despite the services of National League Cy Young Award winner, Sandy Alcántara.
But with Alcántara leading a solid pitching rotation, a new manager (Skip Schumaker) in place and a few key off-season tweaks to the their lineup, including moving Jazz Chisholm Jr. to center field, getting over 72.5 wins feels like a smart bet on the 2023 Miami Marlins.
After you call your best friend in Las Vegas, Nevada, because sports betting is still off limits in Florida and I only promote winning propositions around here.
(Note: Take a look around this blog.)
Here are 3 reasons why the 2023 Miami Marlins to go over their projected win total of 72.5 could be a big splash, if not a winning bet for all MLB bettors in 2023!
(Hint: I'm big into betting intuition and acumen. I'm also a sucker for nostalgia.)
1.) Nostalgia: Nobody knows, not you, me or your favorite parking attendant at loanDepot Park, if Jazz Chisholm Jr., an infielder by trade, is going to handle center field on a regular basis this season. He might be good enough to play 2023 MLB The Show in-between pitches or so bad .. Junior Felix will be out there by mid-April.
I'm also not sure if the Marlins are a good bet to score 5 runs in a single game - against your son's tee-ball team right now.
But I am a big believer in timing and circumstance when it comes to sports.
And the Marlins, celebrating a 30th year anniversary this season and desperate to keep a starved fan base hooked for the entire 2023 season, would love to be called upon to start building a National League MVP campaign in about five months, all around Chisholm Jr., a good player, not a spectacular one.
I also dig the pinstripe teal uniforms the Marlins will be dusting off this season.
So, that's good enough reasons for me.
2.) Timing: Despite at times looking like they rather all be fishing with Derek Jeter in Islamorada or eating free food inside 'Sandy's Beach', the Marlins managed to win 68 games (68!) last season, and that was all before Alcántara bagged the 2022 National League Cy Young Award.
The Marlins, for those just checking in after watching Rihanna smell the sweat off her crotch like eight times, do must of their fishing in the NL East, which is a bit of bad news. However, the good news is that the Marlins, thanks to the revamped MLB schedule, will not have to play their divisional opponents 19 times apiece this season.
The Marlins, if you haven't noticed, also fare well against the Mets and Phillies. So, just add those six combined wins against the Pirates and A's ... and cash our Marlins over 72.5 win total bet already!
3.) Talent: Hopefully, Pablo López, who is about to go from a top-tier National League pitcher to a back-of-the-rotation pitcher in the American League, is betting on his beard to keep him real warm in Minnesota.
The Marlins, meanwhile, will plug Luis Arraez, who they received from the Twins in a trade for Lopez, to the top of their lineup, and watch the 2022 AL batting champ actually make things happen; like hit singles, score runs and stuff.
Jean Segura, a free agent pick up, is also a solid bet to put his bat on the baseball, score some runs, make plenty of routine plays on defense and teach you how to dance merengue.
After, he helps an improved Marlins offense score plenty of more runs and watch his teammates run like crazy around the bases this season.
Not enough to convince you the 2023 Miami Marlins are going to win 73 games (at least) this season?
With a rotation potentially featuring Alcántara, Johnny Cueto, Jesús Luzardo, Edward Cabrera, Trevor Rogers and Sixto Sanchez, the Marlins could also easily make a case they have the best starting pitching in the entire NL East. In fact: Buck Showalter might be crying somewhere in Port St. Lucie, right this very second.
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