Florida Marlins: Fantasy Baseball Team Preview 2008

Complete fantasy preview guide for the Florida Marlins in 2008. Get key information on projected starters, fantasy gems and duds, as well as potential sleepers and breakout players.

Projected Starters
C - Matt Treanor
1b - Mike Jacobs
2b - Dan Uggla
3b - Alfredo Amezaga
SS - Hanley Ramirez
LF - Josh Willingham
CF - Alehandro De Aza
RF - Jeremy Hermida

SP - Scott Olsen
SP - Sergio Mitre
SP - Anibal Sanchez
SP - Andrew Miller
SP - Josh Johnson
RP - Kevin Gregg
RP - Matt Lindstrom
RP - Taylor Tankersley
RP - Rick VandenHurk

Top Reserves and Backups
Ricky Nolasco - sp
Henry Owens - rp
Jose Castillo - 3b/2b
Cameron Maybin - of
Cody Ross - of
Chris Volstad - sp
Dallas McPherson - 3b
Luis Gonzalez - of

Fantasy GEMS
The loss of former Florida Marlins fantasy gem Miguel Cabrera could very well have a trickle down effect on other former fantasy gems. In particular shortstop Hanley Ramirez and second baseman Dan Uggla have the most to lose from Cabrera's departure. However with Hanley transforming into an elite superstar shortstop in the MLB, I do not anticipate his statistics to fall all that much from 2006. Dan Uggla has been a surprise for both the Florida Marlins and fantasy managers in 2006 and 2007 respectively. Uggla's power numbers and runs should hold steady to the previous two seasons and he should again be a top 5 fantasy second baseman in 2008.

One player that has not lived up to his potential thus far is outfielder Jeremy Hermida. However with a strong finish to the 2007 season in which Hermida batted .340 with 10 homeruns, 36 RBI's and scored 37 runs after the all-star break, I anticipate him to become a solid fantasy contributor for the Florida Marlins in 2008. Thus even though the Florida Marlins will not have Cabrera's bat in the lineup for protection, a combination of Hanley Ramirez, Dan Uggla, and Jeremy Hermida should provide a good core for production in all three of these players stats.