Three Marlins pitching records that could remain untouchable

Any Marlins pitching records related to longevity seem attainable. The franchise has an unfortunate history of losing its aces far too soon via trade, free agency or otherwise. Perhaps that will finally change under current ownership.

But what about the dominance we’ve seen in individual seasons? Let’s take a look at the most untouchable numbers one by one.

Nobody throws complete-game shutouts now. That’s the truth. Last year, there were only 26 among more than 4,500 games combined in the bigs. In fact, the last pitcher that blanked a rival five times during a regular season was Félix Hernández, back in 2012 (5).