23-year old righty swinging Cameron Maybin is hitting at the top of the lineup for the Marlins and he’s not helping the team much. He has played in 26 games for the Marlins so far this season and he is 25 of 106 (.236 avg, .613 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 1 homer, 4 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. Despite all of the runs that Maybin has scored this season he has looked helpless quite a bit as he has whiffed 36 times already this year. Maybin is testing the Marlins’ patience but he will likely have some more time to prove himself as he was the key player the Marlins got back in the Miguel Cabrera/Dontrelle Willis trade with the Tigers a couple of years ago.

25-year old lefty swinging LF Chris Coghlan is really struggling right now for the Marlins. He was the N.L. Rookie of the Year last season but it looks as if the pitchers are attacking him in a new way which he has not adjusted to yet. Coghlan has played in 9 games this season for the Marlins and he is 5 for 42 (.119 avg, .278 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 1 RBI and 2 stolen bases. He has only whiffed 10 times this season so he is making contact but he’s not finding any holes. The Marlins will probably give him until the end of the month to get going.

Starting LF and leadoff man Chris Coghlan is off to a rough start to the 2010 season. Coghlan has played in all 4 games for the Marlins so far this season and he is 4 for 19 (.211 avg, .421 OPS) with 1 run scored, 1 RBI and 2 stolen bases. He was the N.L. Rookie of the Year last season so I think he will start hitting soon enough for the Marlins.

25-year old lefty swinging outfielder Jeremy Hermida’s career with the Marlins is likely over. The Marlins will likely not tender him a contract for 2010 making him a free agent. Hermida played in 129 games for the Marlins this season and he was 111 for 429 (.259 avg, .740 OPS) with 48 runs scored, 13 homers, 47 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Hermida has now played in 516 games in his career with the Fish and he is 452 for 1,708 (.265 avg, .769 OPS) with 222 runs scored, 57 homers, 210 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. It’s unlikely that Hermida would ever live up to his ability with the Marlins and he would need to have a manager like Ozzie Guillen or Lou Piniella to get the best out of him.

22-year old righty swinging CF Cameron Maybin came into this season as the Marlins’ #1 prospect according to Baseball America. He was the key player the Marlins got back in the Miguel Cabrera/Dontrelle Willis trade with the Tigers and he hasn’t shown anything yet…but he is still young. Maybin was great in the minors this season playing in 82 games in AAA-ball in which he was 95 for 298 (.319 avg, .862 OPS) with 44 runs scored, 3 homers, 39 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. But in the majors he has looked lost for the Marlins. Maybin has played in 46 games for the Marlins this season and he is 32 for 146 (.219 avg, .636 OPS) with 23 runs scored, 2 homers, 7 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He has also whiffed 47 times for the Marlins often looking terrible at the plate. The Marlins are banking on Maybin living up to his ability soon.