The Florida Marlins officially changed their name to the Miami Marlins and unveiled both a new stadium and new uniforms on Friday to take advantage of the good luck of 11/11/11. This change was made in an attempt to embrace the Miami community more similar to the California Angels changing to the Anaheim Angels in 1996. This is now the second name change in the state after the Tampa Bay Devil Rays adjusted their name to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008.
The franchise is still fairly young compared to most founded in 1993 and have two World Series titles to boast with wins in 1997 and 2003. Their history shows a tradition of constant rebuilding and normally low payrolls. This off season the management seems to be attempting to make a splash to spark interest in the new Miami Marlins as they are making a strong push after some major talent including Albert Pujols, Jose Reyes and Mark Buehrle.
If those bold moves pay off the Marlins would boast an impressive infield with Pujols at first, Reyes at short, Hanley Ramirez likely moving to third, Omar Infante at second and John Buck behind the plate. The outfield should consist of Logan Morrison, Emilio Bonifacio and Mike Stanton. Buehrle could easily slide into the second spot in the rotation between Josh Johnson and Ricky Nolasco. Add into the mix that the Marlins now have Ozzie Guillen at the helm. Should the Marlins manage to field this team they could make a good run at their third title.
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