Marlins Nightmare Team

I've spent a good part of this week reviewing the best of the Marlins franchise, including a piece on the Marlins Dream Team lineup and one on the Marlins Best Defensive Team.

In the interest of comedy (and general speculation), I now give you the Marlins Nightmare Team. The rules are the same as for the Dream Team: individual seasons are the measure, the player must have been the regular starter for most of the year, and no repetitions. Prepare yourself for a truly ineffective, air-swishing, weight-room-defying squad of misfits and desperate fill-ins (who managed to last most of the year).

1. Alex Gonzalez, SS (2000) - .200/.229/.319, 13BB
2. Gregg Zaun, C (1998) - .188/.274/.292, 29RBI
3. Darryl Whitmore, RF (1993) - .204/.249/.300, 24R, 19RBI
4. Luis Castillo, 2B (1997) - .240/.310/.270, 0HR, 8RBI
5. Reggie Abercrombie, CF (2006) - .212/.271/.333, 6SB/5CS
6. Terry Pendleton, 3B (1996) - .251/.298/.357, 30R
7. Derrek Lee, 1B (1998) - .233/.318/.414, 120K
8. Todd Hollandsworth, LF (2003) - .254/.317/.421, 3HR, 20RBI
9. Mark Redman, P (2003) - .016/.032/.016, (1-61)

Total HR: 48 (5.3 avg.)
Total RBI: 275 (30.6 avg.)

Amazing how close Lowell's horrid 2005 season came to making this squad. What happened to him that year? It's also interesting to see how Luis Castillo (1997) and Todd Hollandsworth (2003) were both replaced by playoff time in World Series Championship years.

Congratulations to Mark Redman, for just edging out Charlie Hough for worst-hitting pitcher. I'll have the pitching side of things soon. Comments appreciated as always.