The Battle for The Worst Team in The MLB Begins Tonight
In-Depth Analysis of Rockies vs Marlins Series Preview
The Miami Marlins will invite the Colorado Rockies to loanDepot Park for a three-game series.
It’s ultimately a battle to see which team is worse.
The Rockies are currently 7-21, while the Marlins are sitting at 6-24. Neither team is playing for anything more than the first overall pick in the upcoming MLB Draft.
That said, you can still make some profit on this series. It might not be the most appealing, but there’s still value in this series despite both teams being horrible.
Therefore, check out our Rockies vs Marlins series preview below for the best bets in this series.
Colorado Rockies (7-21) vs Miami Marlins (6-24) 
Date, time:
Location: loanDepot Park, Miami, FL
No Luck In Mexico City
The Colorado Rockies played a two-game series against the Houston Astros in Mexico City over the weekend.
While the stage was fun, the Rockies probably didn’t have much fun. Colorado lost both games after allowing a combined 20 runs. Meanwhile, the Rockies scored just six runs. That’s ultimately how the season has gone. The Major League Baseball score rarely favors the Marlins this season.
The Rockies don’t have much hitting and aren’t much better in the pitching department.
Time To Start Thinking About Trades
The Miami Marlins and Colorado Rockies must start thinking about next season. While the trade deadline isn’t even close, the Marlins and Rockies have positioned themselves as two of the worst teams in the MLB.
Therefore, competitive teams will give these lackluster teams a call, looking for their best players in trades before the deadline.
While the Rockies are sometimes inactive and delirious, the Marlins will likely adapt and make trades for the future.
Rockies vs Marlins Series Preview & Odds For Game 1:
RL: Marlins -1.5 (+170) ML: Marlins -140, O/U 8 -115/-105
Game 1
Tuesday, 6:40 pm ET
Ryan Feltner vs Sixto Sanchez
This is the only game with confirmed MLB pitching matchups and odds in this three-game series.
Ryan Feltner is penciled in as the Rockies’ starter. He’s a righty with a 5.68 ERA to begin the season. However, his stats haven’t been awful this season. Feltner has struck out 25.6% of batters and limited walks to 8.5%.
His ISO to righties and his wOBA to both sides of the plate are hurting him. Feltner has allowed a .190 ISO to his first 65 righties this season despite being a righty.
Miami’s lineup against righties has had a wOBA below .300 since last season. Only Jesus Sanchez, Jazz Chisholm, and Bryan De La Cruz have consistently hit righties since last year. But after Sanchez was taken out of the game yesterday for poor effort, it’s unclear if he’ll even get to play in this game to begin with.
On the other hand, it’s been confirmed that Sixto Sanchez will pitch for the Marlins in Game 1 of this series. Sanchez has a 7.20 ERA to begin the season after facing 47 batters. Sanchez has done fine against righties but has allowed a .250 ISO and wOBA of .552 to his first 19 lefties.
In addition, Sanchez has earned only 12.8% of strikeouts this year. Before his long hiatus on the injury list, he had been one of the rising stars in the MLB, with a high strikeout rate.
The Rockies won’t have much power against righties, either. Only Nolan Jones and Ryan McMahon really stand out.
However, Feltner has been better than his ERA suggests and should outshine Sanchez in Game 1. Take the Rockies as Underdogs here as one of our free MLB picks for today.
Game 2
Wednesday, 6:40 pm ET
Dakota Hudson vs Roddery Munoz
Dakota Hudson will likely get a start in one of the following two games. Hudson has been a disaster for the Rockies this season. He’s thrown 13.8% of strikeouts and 12.9% of walks. Hudson has also allowed a .160 ISO and wOBA of .366 to his first 116 batters. He’s way worse against lefties, giving up more than 40% of fly balls to lefties this season.
Meanwhile, it’s likely Roddery Munoz will start for the Marlins. He’s only faced 18 batters this season. However, those 18 batters have struck out 38.9% of the time with just 5.6% of walks. The young righty has also held those 18 batters to a .272 wOBA and has added 50% of grounders.
It’s all a small sample size, but the Marlins might have something with Munoz.
With neither team providing much offense against righties, taking Munoz and the Marlins would be the right move in Game 2 of this series.
Game 3
Wednesday, 12:10 pm ET
Peter Lambert vs. Braxton Garrett
Finally, the Rockies’ will probably go with Peter Lambert in the finale. He joined the rotation once Kyle Freeland was sidelined with an injury. Lambert has only faced 72 batters this year and has averaged just 33.13 pitches per appearance. That said, it’s still likely the Rockies will try to stretch him out for five innings in this game.
Lambert is terrific against righties but has allowed a .200 ISO and wOBA of .405 to his first 31 lefties. He had a major problem with both sides of the plate last year, including a .224 ISO and wOBA of .382 to lefties.
On Wednesday, it’s also likely Braxton Garrett will make his return from the Injured List. Garrett was among the many Marlins pitchers on the injured list. But he made his final rehab start and would be in line for a start either Tuesday or Wednesday for the Marlins.
Garrett hasn’t pitched this season but added nearly 24% of strikeouts last year with only 4.5% of walks. Garrett also held batters to 48.9% of grounders and just 20.6% of fly balls. He’ll be an excellent addition to the Marlins, who desperately need pitching thanks to countless injuries at the position.
While we know the Marlins don’t have much talent against righties offensively, the Rockies have some more potential. The projected lineup against lefties has hit a .188 ISO and wOBA of .328 since last season. Ezequiel Tovar, Nolan Jones, and Sean Bouchard are names to pay attention to against Garrett.
While Garrett’s an intriguing name back in the starting rotation, he won’t be able to go super deep in this one. The Rockies typically hit lefties better than righties, which gives them a slight advantage in the final game of the Rockies vs Marlins series preview.
