Deadspin: Luft: Preview: Florida Marlins

Let the Brett Sinkbeil Era begi…oh, he just got sent out.  Jacob Luft checks ‘em out.

The starting rotation is an injury-riddled mess. Scott Olsen is a feast-or-famine lefty who will strike people out but kill your ratios, and he already has come down with a shoulder ailment this spring. Ricky Nolasco could be back from injury and would make decent waiver-wire fodder, as would the talented Rick Vandenhurk. Sergio Mitre and Anibal Sanchez are fighting the injury bug. Blue-chip prospect Andrew Miller is a great pickup in NL-only leagues and for owners who have a rookie fetish. (You know who you are, you damn pervs.)

Unlike the 2006 Marlins, who flirted with the .500 mark fresh off the club’s latest firesale, there isn’t any mystery or romance with this bunch. They’ll hit a little bit, won’t play any defense and will churn-and-burn however many starting pitchers it takes to get through the season. The bullpen could be decent, but that hardly matters when nothing else falls into place.

When it’s over, the biggest positive that will be said about 2008 for the Florida Marlins is that the year is, in fact, over. It’s all about 2011 for this club. Start the countdown.