I remember as a youngster playing football video games where John Madden would say that “speed kills” as stars would run past defenders to score touchdowns. I never thought I would use a football reference in a baseball story, but here I am doing just that as I talk about the Miami Marlins and their need for speed at the end of the 2019 season.
The Marlins are the only MLB team that has not cracked the 100-home run plateau this season, which speaks to the franchise’s need for power hitters and more pop in the middle of the lineup in South Florida.