The Offishial Show: Mid-Offseason Marlins Opening Day Roster Projection

Ely Sussman endorses the Marlins' acquisition of Christian Bethancourt, then discusses how he and 25 other players would fit together on the club's Opening Day roster. Of course, this is assuming no additional offseason moves.

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My projected roster is shown below, with "SP" denoting members of the initial starting rotation. Keep in mind, this is not what I personally want to do, but rather my educated guess for what the Peter Bendix-led Marlins would do if entering the 2024 season with only the players currently in the organization. The toughest cuts were Anthony Bender and Anthony Maldonado.

Pitchers (13): RHP Huascar Brazoban, RHP Edward Cabrera (SP), RHP JT Chargois, LHP Braxton Garrett (SP), LHP Jesús Luzardo (SP), RHP Max Meyer, LHP Andrew Nardi, LHP Steven Okert, RHP Eury Pérez (SP), LHP A.J. Puk, LHP Trevor Rogers (SP), LHP Tanner Scott, RHP George Soriano

Hitters (13): 2B Luis Arraez, 1B/DH Josh Bell, UTIL Jon Berti, C Christian Bethancourt, UTIL Vidal Bruján, 3B Jake Burger, OF Jazz Chisholm Jr., OF Bryan De La Cruz, IF Xavier Edwards, C Nick Fortes, OF/DH Avisaíl García, OF Dane Myers, OF Jesús Sánchez

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