May 11, 2009 4:18 PM EST

Struggling with a .202 batting average, Cameron Maybin was optioned to Class AAA New Orleans after Sunday's game, a move the Marlins had been planning for a few days.

"He has to build up some confidence," General Manager Mike Hill. "He's a tremendously talented young man with a bright future ahead of him. He's still a baby."

Via Palm Beach Post