Marlins released RHP Bradley Blalock.

The hope was that Blalock might be able to establish himself as a fifth starter or at least a middle reliever away from Colorado, but he had a 5.56 ERA in 110 innings for Triple-A Jacksonville and was limited to just four relief appearances for the Marlins, giving up seven runs in 11 1/3 innings. The timing of his release could indicate that a move to Asia is in his future.