--2B Dan Uggla plans to start the season opener Monday despite tightness in his left calf that forced him out of the lineup before a spring training game Friday. 

The Marlins had an injury-plagued spring and could open the season with two relievers and a key bench player on the disabled list. 

After watching his team's rookie southpaw starter limit a patchwork Florida Marlins lineup to a single run in five innings, Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston greeted his post-game media briefing with an outlandish idea: Ricky Romero for rookie of the year. 

No. 

The Florida Marlins and Washington Nationals have some major hurdles to climb to compete in the NL East. 

 

Anibal Sanchez finished his first healthy spring training in three years on a strong note. 

--LHP Andrew Miller will be the Marlins' fifth starter, and he will open the season in the bullpen due to extra off days, manager Fredi Gonzalez announced. 

The Marlins had an injury-plagued spring and could open the season with two relievers and a key bench player on the disabled list. 

In late March, Marlins players started wearing special clubhouse T-shirts with a "6" on the front and the years "1997", "2003" and "2009" on the back. 

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--LHP Andrew Miller will be the Marlins' fifth starter, and he will open the season in the bullpen due to extra off days, manager Fredi Gonzalez announced. 

The Marlins had an injury-plagued spring and could open the season with two relievers and a key bench player on the disabled list. 

In late March, Marlins players started wearing special clubhouse T-shirts with a "6" on the front and the years "1997", "2003" and "2009" on the back.