Don Mattingly should be scared. Or at least concerned.
He has lost the top four players on his lineup card, including his entire outfield. He has lost 61 percent of his home run production and 88 percent of his stolen base output.
He has lost the National League’s reigning MVP.
He is in charge of a Marlins team that most are projecting to lose about 100 games.
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But to hear the manager’s comments Saturday at Marlins Park, where the remnants of the team’s thinning following turned out for FanFast, one might have been left wondering whether Mattingly has either lost his mind or spent the winter offseason in a cave.