JUPITER http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-josh-bell-jersey , Fla. (AP) —’s offensive strategy, the Miami Marlins are zigging to the long ball’s zag.Manager Don Mattingly realizes that if his Marlins are going to score runs, most often they’re going to have to do it the old fashioned way — one at a time rather than in bunches.“We’ll have to be a little more creative and a little more traditional,” Mattingly said. “Anytime we have a chance to score a run I think we’ve got to look at trying to score a run. I think the trend in the game is, don’t give up outs, don’t give up big innings. That may work for some clubs, not sure that it works for us.”Miami’s 128 home runs were five fewer than any other team hit last season. The New York Yankees more than doubled that total, leading baseball with 267.The year prior a Miami lineup that included Giancarlo Stanton Willie Stargell Jersey , Marcell Ozuna and Christian Yelich hit 194 homers.A week before pitchers and catchers reported this year Miami traded away catcher J .T. Realmuto and his team-high 21 homers from last season.“I think in general for us we’re trying to find the best hitters we can find — pure hit,” Mattingly said. “With our ballpark there’s guys who have power in Philly and Milwaukee, it may not be power for 81 games in Miami.”There’s no doubt cavernous Marlins Park turns down the power. Even in 2017, with Stanton, Ozuna and Yelich’s big bats in the lineup, 24 ballparks surrendered more home runs. Last year fewer homers were hit in Marlins Park than anywhere else.“We play in the big park,” said shortstop Starlin Castro, who came to Miami as part of the deal that sent Stanton to New York. “We don’t have (Aaron) Judge. We don’t have Stanton. We don’t have this guy that’s going to hit 40-plus homers.”Like Kansas City in the AL Central http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-josh-bell-jersey , although not to the same extent, Miami hopes it can use speed to generate offense.Shortstop JT Riddle can run, and center fielder Lewis Brinson has speed. Signed to a minor league contract before the start of spring, Curtis Granderson runs well and has some pop. Veterans like Martin Prado and Neil Walker offer bat control to take advantage of holes opened by runners in motion.“We’re not going to go out and hit the long ball, so we have to do the little things right,” Riddle said.As spring progressed and players started to lock in their timing at the plate, Mattingly placed greater emphasis on situational hitting. With one week remaining in Grapefruit League play, he’s seeing the kinds of at-bats he’s been hoping for.“You want to do enough so our guys understand you’ve got to get signs Felipe Vazquez Jersey , you’ve got to pay attention to what the situation of the game is,” Mattingly said.NOTES: Miami starter Trevor Richards pitched six hitless innings against St. Louis on Sunday, striking out six without a walk. The Marlins’ staff took a no-hit bid into the ninth until Dexter Fowler and Paul Goldschmidt opened with singles off Tayron Guerrero. Bo, Yo, or no?"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Royals Trade Rumors & Hot StoveRoyals Minor Leagues & ProspectsRoyals Review ClassicRoyals Review Users GuideThe 100 Greatest Royals Of All TimeRoyals Review RadioRoyals Review Radio - Who is a Royals Hall of Famer?Bo, Yo, or no?ESTShareTweetShareShareRoyals Review Radio - Who is a Royals Hall of Famer?Max Rieper, Shaun Newkirk Sean Rodriguez Jersey , and Matthew LaMar are ringin’ in the new year with updates on Kyle Zimmer! This week, they discuss:The return of Kyle ZimmerThe possible departure of Cheslor Cuthbert and what that means for the third base jobCandidates for the Royals Hall of FameWhy can’t Shaun say the word “sensitivity”?Here are links to some of the things we talked about:Jeffrey Flanagan’s article suggesting the Royals could pursue a veteran infielder.Here is an article from The Athletic on Driveline Baseball.Here is the list of players on the Royals Hall of Fame ballot.You can follow Max Rieper on Twitter at @maxrieper, Matthew LaMar at @LaMar_Matt and Shaun Newkirk at @shauncore. Royals Review Radio is available on iTunes.
