The Marlins might be unable to trump a significant loss of home run power with better base running.
But they’re going to try.
“I think it’s fair to say we’ve got more speed,” manager Don Mattingly said. “We’re going to be aggressive.”
Mattingly doesn’t have a lot of choice.
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The Marlins lost nearly 60 percent of their home run production when they traded Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna and Christian Yelich.