Marlins hope Anibal Sanchez can be the stopper; moves coming

(posted by Ted Hutton) Well, if anyone can stop the Marlins skid, it is Anibal Sanchez. Sanchez has emerged as the unlikely ace after going 4-0 in his last five starts with a 1.15 ERA. The way the Marlins are hitting, they will need Sanchez to come close to the ERA today at Sun Life. The Marlins have those three straight and six of their last eight, and those three straight losses have been by one run. The frustration is palpable in the clubhouse. MOVES COMING Manager Edwin Rodriguez said, in his opinion, SS Hanley Ramirez should be on the DL. That could happen after today’s game, when the Marlins are also expected to name the minor league pitcher who will be brought up to face the Braves on Tuesday. Rodriguez said the candidates are Chris Sampson, Tom Koehler, Brad Hand and Elih Villanueva. Chris Sampson has some big leage experience Whoever comes up can expect to be around for a while, according to Rodriguez. As he said, “no one knows” when Josh John...