Throughout the 2016-17 offseason, Fish Stripes is counting down the top 100 Marlins to appear with the franchise. Using Wins Above Replacement (WAR) to order the candidates, the 100 highest WAR ratings made the list. The floor was set by Adam Conley at 2.0. Today’s Marlin, Armando Benitez, racked up a figure of 2.5.
Benitez, a 6’4”, 180 lb. right-handed pitcher from Ramon Santana, Dominican Republic, was born on November 3rd, 1972. Although he went undrafted, the Baltimore Orioles signed him through free agency in 1990.
Benitez remained with the Orioles organization through his first nine professional seasons, getting to the majors for the first time in 1994.