2006 Florida Marlins season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Florida Marlins

| season = 2006

| misc =

| league = National League

| division = East

| ballpark = Dolphin Stadium

| city = Miami Gardens

| record = 78–84 (.481)

| divisional_place = 4th

| owners = Jeffrey Loria

| general_managers = Larry Beinfest

| managers = Joe Girardi

| television = FSN Florida
WPXM/WPXP
(Rich Waltz, Tommy Hutton)

| radio = WQAM
(Dave Van Horne, Roxy Bernstein)
WQBA (Spanish)
(Felo Ramírez, Luis Quintana)

|}}

The 2006 Florida Marlins season was the 14th in Marlins franchise history; an American Major League Baseball team based in Miami Gardens, Florida. They finished the season in fourth place in the National League East. They are notable for greatly exceeding expectations and remaining close in the Wild Card race until September, despite having the lowest payroll in the Major Leagues and using primarily rookies and low priced veterans. They also became the first team in MLB history to be at least 20 games under .500 (11–31), and at any later point in the same season be above .500 (69–68). The team ultimately fell back under .500, and missed the postseason for the third consecutive year.

Offseason

November 24, 2005: Hanley Ramírez was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Jesus Delgado (minors), Harvey Garcia, and Aníbal Sánchez to the Florida Marlins for Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, and Guillermo Mota.{{Cite web |title=Hanley Ramírez Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ramirha01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
November 24, 2005: Carlos Delgado was traded by the Florida Marlins with cash to the New York Mets for Mike Jacobs, Yusmeiro Petit, and Grant Psomas (minors).{{Cite web |title=Carlos Delgado Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/delgaca01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
December 5, 2005: Paul Lo Duca was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Mets for Dante Brinkley (minors) and Gaby Hernandez (minors).{{Cite web |title=Paul Lo Duca Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loducpa01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
December 7, 2005: Juan Pierre was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Chicago Cubs for Sergio Mitre, Ricky Nolasco, and Renyel Pinto.{{Cite web |title=Juan Pierre Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pierrju01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
December 8, 2005: Dan Uggla was drafted by the Florida Marlins from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2005 minor league draft.{{Cite web |title=Dan Uggla Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/ugglada01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
December 15, 2005: Buddy Carlyle was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.{{Cite web |title=Buddy Carlyle Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carlybu01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
January 15, 2006: Scott Seabol was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.{{Cite web |title=Scott Seabol Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/seabosc01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

Regular season

= Season standings=

==National League East==

==Record vs. opponents==

=Transactions=

May 18, 2006: Buddy Carlyle was released by the Florida Marlins.
July 15, 2006: Scott Seabol was released by the Florida Marlins.

=Roster=

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valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|48\|Joe Borowski}} {{MLBplayer\|54\|Jeff Fulchino}} {{MLBplayer\|58\|José García}} {{MLBplayer\|62\|Franklyn Germán}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Matt Herges}} {{MLBplayer\|55\|Josh Johnson}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Logan Kensing}} {{MLBplayer\|60\|Carlos Martínez}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Randy Messenger}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Sergio Mitre}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Brian Moehler}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Ricky Nolasco}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Scott Olsen}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Yusmeiro Petit}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Renyel Pinto}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Chris Resop}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Aníbal Sánchez}} {{MLBplayer\|57\|Taylor Tankersley}} {{MLBplayer\|56\|Jason Vargas}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Todd Wellemeyer}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Dontrelle Willis}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|15\|Paul Hoover}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Miguel Olivo}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Matt Treanor}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|11\|Robert Andino}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Miguel Cabrera}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Wes Helms}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Mike Jacobs}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Hanley Ramírez}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Dan Uggla}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Jason Wood}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|61\|Reggie Abercrombie}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Chris Aguila}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Alfredo Amézaga}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Joe Borchard}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|Matt Cepicky}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Jeremy Hermida}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Eric Reed}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Cody Ross}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Josh Willingham}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|25\|Joe Girardi}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|22\|Mike Harkey}} (bullpen) {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Perry Hill}} (first base) {{MLBplayer\|39\|Rick Kranitz}} (pitching) {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Bobby Meacham}} (third base) {{MLBplayer\|19\|Jim Presley}} (hitting) {{MLBplayer\|32\|Gary Tuck}} (bench)

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| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

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| valign="top" | Outfielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|22|Mike Harkey}} (bullpen)

{{MLBplayer| 7|Perry Hill}} (first base)

{{MLBplayer|39|Rick Kranitz}} (pitching)

{{MLBplayer| 8|Bobby Meacham}} (third base)

{{MLBplayer|19|Jim Presley}} (hitting)

{{MLBplayer|32|Gary Tuck}} (bench)

Player stats

=Offense=

The team hit more home runs than the 2005 Marlins, hitting 182 home runs this season as opposed to 128 home runs the previous year.

=Batting=

== Starters by position ==

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="5%" \| Pos ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="16%" \| Player ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| G ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| AB ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| H ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| HR ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align=center \| C	Miguel Olivo	127	430	113	.263	16	58
align=center \| 1B	Mike Jacobs	136	469	123	.262	20	77
align=center \| 2B	Dan Uggla	154	611	172	.282	27	90
align=center \| SS	Hanley Ramírez	158	633	185	.292	17	59
align=center \| 3B	Miguel Cabrera	158	576	195	.339	26	114
align=center \| LF	Josh Willingham	142	502	139	.277	26	74
align=center \| CF	Reggie Abercrombie	111	255	54	.212	5	24
align=center \| RF	Jeremy Hermida	99	307	77	.251	5	28

==Other batters==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="16%" \| Player ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| G ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| AB ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| H ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| HR ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Alfredo Amézaga	132	334	87	.260	3	19
align=center \| Cody Ross	91	250	53	.212	11	37
align=center \| Wes Helms	140	240	79	.329	10	47
align="center" \| Joe Borchard	108	230	53	.230	10	28
align=center \| Matt Treanor	67	157	36	.229	2	14
align="center" \| Chris Aguila	47	95	22	.232	0	7
align=center \| Eric Reed	42	41	4	.098	0	0
align=center \| Robert Andino	11	24	4	.167	0	2
align=center \| Matthew Cepicky	9	18	2	.111	0	0
align=center \| Jason Wood	12	13	6	.462	0	1
align=center \| Paul Hoover	4	5	2	.400	0	1

=Pitching=

== Starting pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="16%" \| Player ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| G ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| IP ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| W ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| L ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align=center \|Dontrelle Willis	34	223.1	12	12	3.87	160
align=center \|Scott Olsen	31	180.2	12	10	4.04	166
align=center \|Josh Johnson	31	157.0	12	7	3.10	133
align=center \|Brian Moehler	29	122.0	7	11	6.57	58
align=center \|Aníbal Sánchez	18	114.1	10	3	2.83	72

{{Cite web |title=2006 Florida Marlins Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/2006.shtml |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

==Other pitchers==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="16%" \| Player ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| G ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| IP ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| W ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| L ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align=center \| Ricky Nolasco	35	140.0	11	11	4.82	99
align=center \| Jason Vargas	12	43.0	1	2	7.33	25
align=center \| Sergio Mitre	15	41.0	1	5	5.71	31

===Relief pitchers===

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="16%" \| Player ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| G ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| IP ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| W ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| L ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| SV ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style=" background:#000000; color:#C9C0BB;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align=center \| Joe Borowski	72	69.2	3	3	36	3.75	64
align=center \| Matt Herges	66	71.0	2	3	0	4.31	36
align=center \| Randy Messenger	59	60.1	2	7	0	5.67	45
align=center \| Taylor Tankersley	49	41.0	2	1	3	2.85	46
align=center \| Logan Kensing	37	37.2	1	3	1	4.54	45
align=center \| Renyel Pinto	27	29.2	0	0	1	3.03	36
align=center \| Chris Resop	22	21.1	1	2	0	3.38	10
align=center \| Todd Wellemeyer	18	21.1	0	2	0	5.48	17
align=center \| Yusmeiro Petit	15	26.1	1	1	0	9.57	20
align=center \| Franklyn Germán	12	12.0	0	0	0	3.00	6
align=center \| Carlos Martínez	12	10.1	0	1	0	1.74	11
align=center \| José García	5	11.0	0	0	0	4.91	8
align=center \| Jeff Fulchino	1	0.1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Albuquerque Isotopes|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=Dean Treanor

|level16=AA|team16=Carolina Mudcats|league16=Southern League|manager16=Luis Dorante

|level17=A |team17=Jupiter Hammerheads|league17=Florida State League|manager17=Tim Cossins

|level18=A|team18=Greensboro Grasshoppers|league18=South Atlantic League|manager18=Brandon Hyde

|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Jamestown Jammers|league19=New York–Penn League|manager19=Bo Porter

|level20=Rookie|team20=GCL Marlins|league20=Gulf Coast League|manager20=Edwin Rodríguez}}{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Lloyd |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |last2=Wolff |first2=Miles |publisher=Baseball America |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-93-239117-6 |edition=3rd |location=Durham, North Carolina}}

References

External links

{{MLB team season stats |mlb=florida-marlins |espn=MIA |br=FLO |retro=TFLO02006 |almanac=FLO}}

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