Through 19 games, the Marlins are historically bad - MLB

With a 10-6 loss to the Reds this afternoon, the Miami Marlins dropped to 4-15 on the season. Not that it is a shock to anyone, but they are by far the worst-hitting team in baseball: their .242 weighted on-base average (wOBA) is well below the second-worst Mariners’ .279. The starting pitching has been decent, but the five-to-seven innings of good starting pitching is quickly undone by the bottom-feeding bullpen which includes such luminaries as John Maine and Chad Qualls.

The Marlins’ start through 19 games is historically bad. They have never won fewer than five games in their first 19 in franchise history — they started 5-14 in 1995, 1998, and 1999.

The Marlins, with 43 runs scored through 19, become the 19th team in baseball history to host such an anemic offense and only the fourth to do it in the 2000’s. The full list:

Team	Date	Wins	WP	RS	RA	RunDiff
CLV	5/27/1884	6	.316	42	108	-66
IND	5/30/1884	2	.111	42	133	-91
BSN	5/6/1905	6	.333	39	101	-62
STL	5/5/1907	3	.158	41	88	-47
BRO	5/11/1907	2	.111	21	70	-49
STL	5/10/1908	5	.263	41	57	-16
WSH	5/12/1909	6	.316	34	78	-44
NYG	5/12/1909	8	.421	41	54	-13
SLB	5/12/1910	4	.222	43	78	-35
STL	5/19/1919	5	.263	40	81	-41
CHW	5/16/1943	8	.421	40	51	-11
KCA	5/7/1966	5	.263	36	83	-47
CHW	5/5/1968	5	.263	40	65	-25
MIL	5/13/1972	6	.316	38	65	-27
BAL	4/26/1988	0	.000	36	118	-82
DET	4/23/2003	2	.105	43	100	-57
MON	4/25/2004	5	.263	34	72	-38
PIT	4/27/2012	8	.421	42	57	-15
MIA	4/21/2013	4	.211	43	89	-46

And with a -46 run differential, the Marlins become the 15th team since 1975 to start the season off so poorly and the eighth of the 2000’s. The list:

Team	Date	Wins	WP	RS	RA	RD
BAL	4/26/1988	0	.000	36	118	-82
ATL	4/30/1988	3	.158	50	104	-54
MIN	4/24/1994	6	.316	91	147	-56
BOS	4/22/1996	4	.211	72	119	-47
CIN	4/22/1997	6	.316	69	116	-47
DET	4/24/1998	4	.211	65	127	-62
DET	4/25/2000	5	.263	70	126	-56
TBD	4/22/2001	5	.263	66	121	-55
DET	4/23/2002	4	.211	76	125	-49
CIN	4/20/2003	6	.316	90	144	-54
TEX	4/20/2003	8	.421	77	125	-48
DET	4/23/2003	2	.105	43	100	-57
PIT	4/26/2010	7	.368	65	147	-82
MIA	4/21/2013	4	.211	43	89	-46

If the team gets any worse, Jeffrey Loria will have to find another fan or two to alienate.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow is scheduled to rejoin the rotation at Cleveland after missing nearly 14 months because of Tommy John surgery.

The Rays’ Opening Day starter last year hasn’t pitched this season after undergoing the procedure on Aug. 4, 2021.

“I think we’re pretty confident he’ll be starting for us,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said before the game with Toronto. “This is the first time he’s thrown pain-free in quite some time, so he’s encouraged by it.”

The 6-foot-8 right-hander went 5-2 with a 2.66 ERA in 14 starts last year and is a key addition as the Rays near a wild-card spot.

“Compared to the past, like, three years it feels way better as far as postday and the week leading into starts and stuff,” Glasnow said. “It’s good to have an UCL, you know.”

Cash said Glasnow will throw around 45 pitches in his initial outing, which should allow him to go two or three innings.

“Two innings of Glasnow is still a huge plus for our team,” Cash said. “Like to get three innings. If we do, great. If we don’t, that’s fine, too.”

Glasnow allowed one run, one hit, four walks and had 14 strikeouts over seven innings in four starts with Triple-A Durham.

“I’m really excited,” Glasnow said. “I’m approaching it like normal, staying on routine. Feels normal.”

Glasnow signed a two-year, $30.35 million contract that will delay the start of his free agency by one year last month. He’s making $5.1 million this year and will get $5.35 million next season and $25 million in 2024, which is the first year he would have been eligible for free agency.