The Marlins hired Rays front office executive Peter Bendix to run their baseball-operations department, sources told ESPN.
Bendix replaces Kim Ng, the former general manager who left the Marlins after ownership suggested it planned on hiring a president of baseball operations above her.
After joining the Rays as an intern in 2009, Bendix rose to general manager and his responsibilities in the organization covered a wide expanse, including baseball development and research and development.
Miami started the season with a payroll around $92 million, trumped by division rivals New York , Philadelphia , Atlanta and Washington . Despite the lack of spending, the Marlins made a surprising run to the postseason this year, going 84-78 with a run differential of -57, the lowest ever for a playoff team.
Led by first-year manager Skip Schumaker, the favorite for National League Manager of the Year, Miami lost in the wild-card round to a Philadelphia team that made it to Game 7 of the NL Championship Series before losing to Arizona. Bendix, 38, inherits a team rich in pitching but light on hitting. While the Marlins do have NL batting champion
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