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Best and worst case scenario for every MLB team in 2019

By Brad Weiss

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 3: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after scoring a run during the American League Wild Card game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 3: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after scoring a run during the American League Wild Card game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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SAN DIEGO, CA – MAY 30: Starlin Castro #13 of the Miami Marlins hits a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on May 30, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – MAY 30: Starlin Castro #13 of the Miami Marlins hits a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on May 30, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) /

Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins spent all of last season trading away their best players, as guys like Giancarlo Stanton, Dee Gordon, and Christian Yelich all found new homes. This offseason, they let go of their final solid piece of the puzzle, sending J.T. Realmuto to the Philadelphia Phillies, where they will play against him a ton in 2019.

This is an organization that is just trying to cut costs now, and become a profitable franchise, but the result has been putting a poor product on the field. For a guy who did so much winning with the New York Yankees, Derek Jeter has put a terrible roster together over his first two seasons in command of the organization, and better times are not on the horizon.

Best case scenario

Somehow these kids put a solid season together, and inch closer to the .500 mark than to the 100-loss mark. The Marlins have some solid veterans in this lineup in Starlin Castro, Neil Walker, and Curtis Granderson, but the ceiling for this team would have to be around 75-80 wins. That would be considered a win in South Beach.

Worst case scenario

The Marlins finish the season as the worst team in baseball, and have more questions than answers when it comes to the roster moving forward. This is a team this going to struggle big-time in 2019, and while they played hard throughout the 2018 campaign, losing 98 games, a 100-loss season could be on the horizon.

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