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- Updated: August 16, 2016
CINCINNATI — Unless a viable option is available, the Marlins are prepared to go the rest of the way with what they have and hope they have enough to secure a playoff spot.
It’s been a whirlwind couple of days for the organization, with Giancarlo Stanton likely done for the year with a Grade 3 left groin strain. And on Monday, Alex Rodriguez’s publicist released a statement saying the 41-year-old has no intentions of playing again in 2016.
Without Stanton, their home run (25) and RBI (70) leader, the Marlins are minus their biggest power threat. Rodriguez could have been a first-base alternative after clearing conditional waivers Monday. But the 14-time All-Star is planning to sit out the rest of the season.
The waiver trade period goes through Aug. 31, and Miami manager Don Mattingly said the club is still measuring possible moves. And if nothing materializes, the organization feels, as is, the National League Wild Card is realistic.
“They’ve battled all year long,” Mattingly said. “They’ve hung in there. Obviously, there are a number of teams that we’re fighting with. We always talk about the division, and obviously that’s something that’s not mathematically impossible, but realistically more now, you’re talking about a number of teams that are in a Wild Card hunt. …
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