2002 Florida Marlins season

2002 Florida Marlins
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1993) Eastern Division (since 1993)
Location
Pro Player Stadium (since 1993) Miami Gardens, Florida (since 1993)
Results
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Jeffrey Loria[1]
General manager(s)	Larry Beinfest
Manager(s)	Jeff Torborg
Local television	FSN Florida WPXM (Len Kasper, Tommy Hutton)
Local radio	WQAM (Dave Van Horne, Jon Sciambi) WQBA (Spanish) (Felo Ramírez, Ángel Rodríguez)
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The Florida Marlins' 2002 season was the tenth season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 2001. Their manager was Jeff Torborg. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 79-83, 4th in the NL East.

Offseason[]

• February 18, 2002: Tim Raines signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.^[2] He was the last batter to wear a flapless helmet, which has been illegal for new batters since the 1983 season.
• March 27, 2002: Dontrelle Willis was traded by the Chicago Cubs with Jose Cueto (minors), Ryan Jorgensen, and Julián Tavárez to the Florida Marlins for Antonio Alfonseca and Matt Clement.^[3]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

National League East[]

v t NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	101	59	0.631	—	52–28	49–31
Montreal Expos	83	79	0.512	19	49–32	34–47
Philadelphia Phillies	80	81	0.497	21½	40–40	40–41
Florida Marlins	79	83	0.488	23	46–35	33–48
New York Mets	75	86	0.466	26½	38–43	37–43

Record vs. opponents[]

2002 National League Records v t Source: [1]
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	3–3	4–2	6–0	14–5	5–1	3–3	9–10	4–2	4–2	5–2	4–3	4–2	12–7	8–11	2–4	11–7
Atlanta	3–3	—	4–2	4–2	4–3	11–8	3–3	2–4	5–1	13–6	12–7	11–7	3–3	3–3	3–3	5–1	15–3
Chicago	2–4	2–4	—	5–12	4–2	4–2	8–11	2–4	7–10	3–3	1–5	2–4	10–9	2–4	3–3	6–12	6–6
Cincinnati	0–6	2–4	12–5	—	3–3	5–1	6–11	4–2	13–6	1–5	2–4	2–4	11–7	5–1	2–4	8–11	2–10
Colorado	5–14	3–4	2–4	3–3	—	5–2	3–3	7–12	3–3	4–2	3–3	3–3	4–2	11–8	8–12	2–4	7–11
Florida	1–5	8–11	2–4	1–5	2–5	—	3–3	3–3	4–2	10–9	8–11	10–9	4–2	5–1	4–3	4–2	10–8
Houston	3–3	3–3	11–8	11–6	3–3	3–3	—	3–3	10–8	3–3	4–2	3–3	11–6	4–2	1–5	6–13	5–7
Los Angeles	10–9	4–2	4–2	2–4	12–7	3–3	3–3	—	5–1	5–2	4–2	4–3	4–2	10–9	8–11	2–4	12–6
Milwaukee	2–4	1–5	10–7	6–13	3–3	2–4	8–10	1–5	—	2–4	1–5	1–5	4–15	5–1	1–5	7–10	2–10
Montreal	2–4	6–13	3–3	5–1	2–4	9–10	3–3	2–5	4–2	—	11–8	11–8	3–3	3–4	4–2	3–3	12–6
New York	2–5	7–12	5–1	4–2	3–3	11–8	2–4	2–4	5–1	8–11	—	9–10	1–4	3–4	0–6	3–3	10–8
Philadelphia	3–4	7–11	4–2	4–2	3–3	9–10	3–3	3–4	5–1	8–11	10–9	—	2–4	2–4	3–3	4–2	10–8
Pittsburgh	2–4	3–3	9–10	7–11	2–4	2–4	6–11	2–4	15–4	3–3	4–1	4–2	—	2–4	2–4	6–11	3–9
San Diego	7–12	3–3	4–2	1–5	8–11	1–5	2–4	9–10	1–5	4–3	4–3	4–2	4–2	—	5–14	1–5	8–10
San Francisco	11–8	3–3	3–3	4–2	11–8	3–4	5–1	11–8	5–1	2–4	6–0	3–3	4–2	14–5	—	2–4	8–10
St. Louis	4–2	1–5	12–6	11–8	4–2	2–4	13–6	4–2	10–7	3–3	3–3	2–4	11–6	5–1	4–2	—	8–4

Citrus series[]

The annual interleague games between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were played in June and July. They are known as the Citrus Series. The Devil Rays won the series 4-2.

Date	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score	Venue
June 14	Devil Rays	Marlins	4-3 (14 innings)[4]	Pro Player Stadium
June 15	Marlins	Devil Rays	3-0[5]	Pro Player Stadium
June 16	Devil Rays	Marlins	4-1[6]	Pro Player Stadium
June 28	Devil Rays	Marlins	4-0[7]	Tropicana Field
June 29	Marlins	Devil Rays	3-2 [8]	Tropicana Field
June 30	Devil Rays	Marlins	6-5 (12 innings)[9]	Tropicana Field

Notable transactions[]

• June 4, 2002: Jeremy Hermida was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 2002.^[10]
• July 11, 2002: Cliff Floyd was traded by the Florida Marlins with Wilton Guerrero, Claudio Vargas, and cash to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later, Graeme Lloyd, Mike Mordecai, Carl Pavano, and Justin Wayne. The Montreal Expos sent Donald Levinski (minors) (August 5, 2002) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.^[11]

Roster[]

2002 Florida Marlins
Roster
Pitchers 55 Armando Almanza 61 Josh Beckett 33 Toby Borland 34 A. J. Burnett 22 Vic Darensbourg 46 Ryan Dempster 62 Hansel Izquierdo 35 Gary Knotts 47 Graeme Lloyd 41 Braden Looper 45,46 Oswaldo Mairena 54 Blaine Neal 27,36 Vladimir Núñez 56 Kevin Olsen 45 Carl Pavano 31 Brad Penny 32 Nate Robertson 50 Julián Tavárez 58 Michael Tejera 53 Nate Teut 48 Justin Wayne		Catchers 17 Ramón Castro 23 Charles Johnson 52 Mike Redmond Infielders  4 Brian Banks  8 Homer Bush  1 Luis Castillo  6 Andy Fox 11 Álex González 25 Derrek Lee 19 Mike Lowell  2 Marty Malloy 12 Mike Mordecai  3 Pablo Ozuna		Outfielders 43 Juan Encarnación 30 Cliff Floyd 15 Kevin Millar 27 Abraham Nunez 16 Eric Owens 32,30 Tim Raines 44 Preston Wilson		Manager 10 Jeff Torborg Coaches 38 Brad Arnsberg (pitching) 67 Pierre Arsenault (coach) 47 Jeff Cox (bullpen) 13 Ozzie Guillén (third base)  7 Perry Hill (first base) -- Rick Renick (bench) 28 Bill Robinson (hitting)

Player stats[]

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters[]

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Álex González	42	151	34	.225	2	18

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers[]

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers[]

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Calgary Cannons	Pacific Coast League	Dean Treanor
AA	Portland Sea Dogs	Eastern League	Eric Fox
A	Jupiter Hammerheads	Florida State League	Luis Dorante
A	Kane County Cougars	Midwest League
A-Short Season	Jamestown Jammers	New York–Penn League	Johnny Rodriguez
Rookie	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League

^[12]

References[]

External links[]

• 2002 Marlins
• 2002 Florida Marlins at Baseball Almanac