I have been doing Marlins previews for so long I can't even remember. We're not quite at the 10-year mark, but I remember writing LMFAO jokes in the school computer lab. I remember being optimistic about Josh Johnson. I remember the Marlins being compelling, I tell you.
None of that's really a thing anymore. The Marlins are run as mercenary as a professional team can be. Some might find this honesty refreshing — they are only around to make Jeffrey Loria money, as opposed to say the Reds who are here because of Power and Tradition and oh yeah by the way to make Bob Castellini money.