# 2004 Florida Marlins season

The 2004 Florida Marlins season was the 12th 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 2003, where they were the defending World Series champion, having won the World Series in six games against the New York Yankees. Their manager was Jack McKeon. They played most of their home games at Pro Player Stadium. They played two against the Montreal Expos at Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field due to Hurricane Ivan. The team started off 8–1, but then collapsed and finished with a record of 83–79, third in the National League East, and missed the playoffs.

## Offseason

* November 25, 2003: Derrek Lee was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Chicago Cubs for Hee-seop Choi and Mike Nannini (minors).
* December 4, 2003: Matt Treanor was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.

## Regular season
### Season standings
#### National League East

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 49‍–‍32 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 42‍–‍39 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Florida Marlins | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 42‍–‍38 | 41‍–‍41 |
| New York Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | 38‍–‍43 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Montreal Expos | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29 | 35‍–‍45 | 32‍–‍50 |

#### Record vs. opponents

2004 National League recordvte Source: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–16 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 5–14 | 1–5 | 6–12 |
| Atlanta | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 9–8 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 10–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 8–4 |
| Cincinnati | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–9 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–11 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 5-7 |
| Colorado | 13–6 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–5 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 8–10 |
| Florida | 4–3 | 5–14 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 15–4 | 12–7 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
| Houston | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 11–6 | 5–1 | 3-3 | — | 1–5 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 12–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 10–8 | 7–5 |
| Los Angeles | 16–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 5–1 | — | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 10–8 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–10 | 8–10 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 8–9 | 8–4 |
| Montreal | 6–0 | 4–15 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 8-11 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | — | 9–10 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 7–11 |
| New York | 4–3 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–15 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 10–8 |
| Philadelphia | 5-1 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 7–12 | 0–6 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 12–7 | 11–8 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–9 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–2 | 2–4 | 5–13 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–12 | 0–6 | 12–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–12 | 2–10 |
| San Diego | 12–7 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 12–7 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| San Francisco | 14–5 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 7–12 | — | 3–3 | 11–7 |
| St. Louis | 5–1 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 14–5 | 5–1 | 4-2 | 8–10 | 4–2 | 9–8 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 12–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 11–1 |

### Opening Day starters

* Juan Pierre – CF
* Luis Castillo – 2B
* Miguel Cabrera – RF
* Mike Lowell – 3B
* Jeff Conine – LF
* Hee-Seop Choi – 1B
* Ramón Castro – C
* Álex González – SS
* Josh Beckett – SP

### Transactions

* May 6, 2004: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.
* June 17, 2004: Billy Koch was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Florida Marlins for Wilson Valdez and cash.
* July 30, 2004: Paul Lo Duca was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Juan Encarnación and Guillermo Mota to the Florida Marlins for Hee-seop Choi, Brad Penny, and Bill Murphy.
* September 8, 2004: Dave Weathers was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
| Mike Redmond | C | 81 | 246 | 19 | 63 | 2 | 25 | .256 | 1 |
| Hee-seop Choi | 1B | 95 | 281 | 48 | 76 | 15 | 40 | .270 | 1 |
| Luis Castillo | 2B | 150 | 564 | 91 | 164 | 2 | 47 | .291 | 21 |
| Mike Lowell | 3B | 158 | 598 | 87 | 175 | 27 | 85 | .293 | 5 |
| Álex González | SS | 159 | 561 | 67 | 130 | 23 | 79 | .232 | 3 |
| Jeff Conine | LF | 140 | 521 | 55 | 146 | 14 | 83 | .280 | 5 |
| Juan Pierre | CF | 162 | 678 | 100 | 221 | 3 | 49 | .326 | 45 |
| Miguel Cabrera | RF | 160 | 603 | 101 | 177 | 33 | 112 | .294 | 5 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
| Damion Easley | 98 | 223 | 26 | 53 | 9 | 43 | .238 | 4 |
| Paul Lo Duca | 52 | 186 | 27 | 48 | 3 | 31 | .258 | 2 |
| Juan Encarnación | 49 | 160 | 21 | 38 | 3 | 19 | .238 | 2 |
| Ramón Castro | 32 | 96 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | .135 | 0 |
| Lenny Harris | 79 | 95 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 17 | .211 | 0 |
| Mike Mordecai | 69 | 84 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 5 | .226 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | 27 | 66 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 6 | .197 | 1 |
| Abraham Núñez | 58 | 64 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | .172 | 1 |
| Matt Treanor | 29 | 55 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .236 | 0 |
| Chris Aguila | 29 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | .222 | 0 |
| Josh Willingham | 12 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .200 | 0 |
| Larry Sutton | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Carl Pavano | 31 | 222.1 | 18 | 8 | 3.00 | 139 |
| Dontrelle Willis | 32 | 197.0 | 10 | 11 | 4.02 | 139 |
| Josh Beckett | 26 | 156.2 | 9 | 9 | 3.79 | 152 |
| Brad Penny | 21 | 131.1 | 8 | 8 | 3.15 | 105 |
| A.J. Burnett | 20 | 120.0 | 7 | 6 | 3.68 | 113 |
| Ismael Valdéz | 11 | 56.0 | 5 | 3 | 4.50 | 30 |
| Michael Tejera | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 3 |

#### 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 |
| Darren Oliver | 18 | 58.2 | 2 | 3 | 6.44 | 33 |
| Tommy Phelps | 19 | 34.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.76 | 28 |
| David Weathers | 8 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 10 |
| Logan Kensing | 5 | 13.2 | 0 | 3 | 9.88 | 7 |

##### 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 |
| Armando Benítez | 64 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 1.29 | 62 |
| Matt Perisho | 66 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4.40 | 42 |
| Nate Bump | 50 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5.01 | 44 |
| Ben Howard | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.50 | 33 |
| Guillermo Mota | 26 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.81 | 33 |
| Josias Manzanillo | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6.12 | 27 |
| Billy Koch | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.51 | 25 |
| Rudy Seánez | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.74 | 25 |
| Justin Wayne | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.79 | 20 |
| Toby Borland | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 18 |
| Chad Fox | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 17 |
| Aaron Small | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.27 | 8 |
| Franklyn Gracesqui | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11.25 | 1 |
| Mike Neu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Pacific Coast League | Tracy Woodson |
| AA | Carolina Mudcats | Southern League | Ron Hassey |
| A | Jupiter Hammerheads | Florida State League | Luis Dorante |
| A | Greensboro Bats | South Atlantic League | Steve Phillips |
| A-Short Season | Jamestown Jammers | New York–Penn League | Benny Castillo |
| Rookie | GCL Marlins | Gulf Coast League | Tim Cossins |