Ely Sussman

Fish On First has created this landing page to be frequently updated throughout the year with the latest on injuries affecting Miami Marlins players in both the majors and minors. Major league injuries RHP Anthony Bender (15-day IL, right shin stress reaction) Last official game appearance: June 27 Throwing up to 75 feet as of July 22 Projected return to Marlins active roster: August RHP Josh Ekness (60-day IL, right calf strain) Last official game appearance: August 1 (rehab assignment, Jacksonville) Projected return to Marlins active roster: August 4 RHP Ronny Henriquez (60-day IL, right UCL reconstruction with internal brace procedure) Last official game appearance: September 28, 2025 Throwing from 60 feet as of July 17 Projected to miss entire 2026 season RHP William Kempner (15-day IL, right elbow sprain) Last official game appearance: July 11 Shut down from throwing as of July 17 OF Jakob Marsee (day-to-day, low back tightness) Last official game appearance: August 1 Originally included in the August 2 starting lineup, but scratched shortly before first pitch RHP Adam Mazur (60-day IL, right UCL reconstruction surgery) Last official game appearance: March 2 Underwent surgery on March 11 Recovery timeline of 13-14 months Will miss remainder of 2026 season RHP Max Meyer (15-day IL, neck strain) Last official game appearance: July 18 Visited neck specialist in Los Angeles on July 20 Shut down from throwing for the next two weeks as of July 24, then will be re-evaluated Projected return to Marlins active roster: mid-September LHP Andrew Nardi (60-day IL, left rib cage stress reaction) Last official game appearance: May 27 Continuing throwing progression as of July 17 Projected return to Marlins active roster: September LHP Robby Snelling (60-day IL, left UCL repair surgery with internal brace) Last official game appearance: May 8 Underwent surgery on May 23 (performed by Dr. Keith Meister) Recovery timeline of 10-12 months Will miss remainder of 2026 season Minor league injuries Players are listed in alphabetical order INF Aiva Arquette (7-day IL, left thumb) Assigned to Double-A Pensacola Last official game appearance: June 26 1B Chris Arroyo (60-day IL, torn left meniscus) Assigned to Low-A Jupiter Last official game appearance: April 3 Will miss remainder of 2026 season LHP RJ Shunck (60-day IL) Assigned to Low-A Jupiter Last official game appearance: April 14 Eligible to be reinstated on June 14 RHP Tristan Stevens (60-day IL) Assigned to Double-A Pensacola Last official game appearance: April 17, 2025 RHP Jesús Tinoco (full-season IL, right UCL reconstruction surgery) Assigned to Triple-A Jacksonville Last official game appearance: June 2, 2025 Underwent surgery in September 2025 Began throwing program on March 9 OF Fenwick Trimble (7-day IL) Assigned to Double-A Pensacola Last official game appearance: July 17 RHP Samuel Vásquez (60-day IL) Assigned to Double-A Pensacola Last official game appearance: April 16 RHP Logan Whitaker (7-day IL) Assigned to Double-A Pensacola Last official game appearance: May 17 LHP Thomas White (7-day IL, left shoulder capsular sprain) Assigned to Triple-A Jacksonville Last official game appearance: May 14 Recovery timeline of 12-16 weeks RHP Alex Williams (7-day IL) Assigned to Double-A Pensacola Last official game appearance: July 25 LHP Kaiden Wilson (full-season IL) Assigned to FCL Marlins Last official game appearance: August 19, 2025

NEW YORK — Throughout the 2026 season, there has always been something missing from the Miami Marlins offense. It took until the game No. 112 for the stars to align. Shortly before the start of Saturday's contest, Owen Caissie returned from a right calf strain. With that, every hitter on the Marlins 40-man roster is now simultaneously healthy for the first time this year. Caissie didn't start on Saturday as Miami was matched up with left-hander Zac Thornton. He didn't even play—with the Marlins leading the New York Mets from wire to wire, his pinch-hitting services were not required. Thornton labored through arguably the worst start of his young MLB career. He allowed 10 baserunners while lasting 4 ⅔ innings. A Francisco Lindor fielding error helped the Marlins manufacture a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. They tacked on two more runs in the following inning when Javier Sanoja took Thornton deep to left field. In the lineup against a lefty for only the third time this season, Griffin Conine singled off Thornton in the top of the fourth. That pushed Esteury Ruiz to third base, where he scored on Otto Lopez's sacrifice fly. Conine's louder contribution came in his next plate appearance when he connected on a towering solo shot against reliever Daniel Duarte. Conine raised his season wRC+ to 153 (with 100 representing league average), putting him on pace for the best single-season mark by any lefty batter in Marlins history. "He's performed...He has done nothing but hit and put together at-bats," manager Clayton McCullough said of Conine postgame. Liam Hicks had a pair of RBI singles. That snapped his season-high 10-game drought without driving in a run. The weakest link in Miami's lineup on Saturday was Xavier Edwards. The switch-hitting second baseman went 0-for-5 and twice stranded the bases loaded. Overall, the Marlins compiled 10 hits and five walks. They are 10-1 this season when reaching both of those marks in the same contest. Tyler Phillips (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K) did a great job of attacking the bottom of the strike zone. Tyrone Taylor ripped a sinker for a two-run homer in the second inning, but even that pitch was well-located. Keeping the ball down was crucial to inducing a 55.6% ground ball rate on the day. For the first time since June 28, Phillips had the opportunity to pitch into the sixth inning. McCullough promptly called to his bullpen after Bo Bichette recorded a leadoff single, though. The 6-2 victory was the Marlins' fifth in their last six games. That hot streak coinciding with a Philadelphia Phillies skid leaves just one game between them in the race for the National League's third wild-card spot. The four-game series between the Marlins and Mets concludes Sunday afternoon. Sandy Alcantara starts for the road team, having historically fared very well at Citi Field (2.70 ERA in nine career outings). First pitch by New York's still-to-be-announced starter is scheduled for 1:40 p.m.

We know that the Miami Marlins are open-minded to doing almost anything prior to Monday's MLB trade deadline, but anticipating specific moves is especially difficult this year. History teaches us that the vast majority of big leaguers who switch teams in deadline deals are either pending free agents or a year away from free agent eligibility, and the Marlins have very few of those. Pete Fairbanks was supposed to be their obvious trade candidate under these circumstances. Outside of a minimum-length injured list stint in late April/early May, the veteran closer has been available, throwing gas...and perplexingly bad. He owned a 6.83 ERA and 5.17 FIP entering the All-Star break, having already matched a single-season career-high with seven home runs allowed. The break did him no favors as Fairbanks had another dispiriting performance in Milwaukee on July 19, blowing a 2-0 lead and extending the club's losing streak to six games at the time. No save situations presented themselves over the next week, so Fairbanks wasn't utilized again until July 26. Since then, he has been flawless—four appearances, 12 batters faced, 12 batters retired. It is the longest streak of perfection that we've seen from the 32-year-old during his Marlins tenure. It took only seven pitches for him to secure Friday's victory against the New York Mets, marking his most efficient inning of the season. There haven't been notable changes to Fairbanks' velocity or pitch mix in this microscopic sample. He is still heavily reliant on fly balls (Friday's final out would have cleared the fence of 15 MLB ballparks, according to Statcast). He is constantly getting ahead in the count, but that has quietly been a strength of his throughout 2026 with a personal-best 66.9% first-pitch strike rate. The trade deadline is ultimately a supply-and-demand equation. Working in the Marlins' favor, the vast majority of established closers around the league are on contending teams that have no interest in moving them. Over the last three seasons, Fairbanks ranks 14th in MLB with 65 saves. The only name above him on that leaderboard who is both healthy and presumed to be available is Kenley Jansen of the Detroit Tigers. Jansen is six years older than Fairbanks and continuing to struggle with his control (15.7 BB% compared to Fairbanks' 9.3 BB%). Fairbanks is owed about $4 million through the end of the regular season, though the Marlins won't be motivated to move him simply to cut costs when they already have MLB's lowest payroll. They will be weighing whether the upside of the young players being offered in exchange for him outweighs the production he'd provide in August and September during their pursuit of a postseason berth.

Once again in 2026, I will be monitoring Miami Marlins predictions from our valued SuperSubs, Fish On First staffers and livestream guests. Individual article pages like this one will be created prior to every Marlins series and featured prominently on the FOF site. Consistent participation is key if you want to win this annual contest. Submissions only take a few seconds. Scoring system A "perfect" series is worth three points: Earn one point for predicting which team will win the upcoming series Earn one point for predicting the precise number of victories for each team Earn one point for predicting the “Series MVP” who accumulated the highest win probability added (WPA) during the series as calculated by FanGraphs (could pick a player from either team) FOF staffer Jeremiah Geiger is currently atop the 2026 season leaderboard, which will be updated between every Marlins series. If you are a SuperSub, leave a comment with your Prediction Time picks on this page, or join the Marlins Discord Server and submit there. We'll feature them on the upcoming Fish On First LIVE episode and track your points throughout the season! Any picks submitted prior to the first pitch of the series opener will be counted. If you are not a SuperSub, please consider signing up here to support the FOF staff. Series preview notes Probable starting pitchers: RHP Eury Pérez (MIA) vs. RHP Nolan McLean (NYM) on Thursday RHP Janson Junk (MIA) vs. RHP Freddy Peralta (NYM) on Friday RHP Tyler Phillips (MIA) vs. LHP Zac Thornton (NYM) on Saturday TBA (MIA) vs. TBA (NYM) on Sunday The Marlins rank 16th in MLB with a 100 wRC+ and 12th in MLB with a 4.05 FIP. They are 3-7 in their last 10 games and have a 21-31 record on the road this season. The following Marlins players are on the injured list: Anthony Bender (15-day IL), Owen Caissie (10-day IL), Josh Ekness (60-day IL), Ronny Henriquez (60-day IL), William Kempner (15-day IL), Adam Mazur (60-day IL), Andrew Nardi (60-day IL) and Robby Snelling (60-day IL). The Mets rank 24th in MLB with a 94 wRC+ and 11th in MLB with a 4.02 FIP. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games and have a 24-31 record at home this season. The following Mets players are on the injured list: Reed Garrett (60-day IL), Justin Hagenman (60-day IL), Clay Holmes (60-day IL), Tylor Megill (60-day IL), Dedniel Núnez (60-day IL), Juan Soto (10-day IL), Mark Vientos (10-day IL) and Austin Warren (15-day IL).

Fish On First staffers react to the latest Miami Marlins series and prepare you for what lies ahead. Wednesday's show was hosted by Jeremiah Geiger and featured panelists Ely Sussman and Sean Millerick. The following topics were covered: Griffin Conine's late-game heroics against the Phillies Sandy Alcantara's unique place in Marlins history How the Marlins should approach the trade deadline Reports of them "listening" on Otto Lopez, Liam Hicks and others Previewing and predicting the next series against the New York Mets You can find Fish Unfiltered and Fish On First LIVE on the Fish On First YouTube channel, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever else you get your pods. Our next FOF LIVE episode will be on Sunday at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET following the Marlins-Mets series finale.

Prior to the start of each new Miami Marlins series, we invite the Fish On First staff, FOF LIVE guests and SuperSubs to participate in Prediction Time. Results for the 2026 season will be tracked here. This is how the scoring system works: Earn one point for predicting which team will win the upcoming series Earn one point for predicting the precise number of victories for each team Earn one point for predicting the “Series MVP” who accumulated the highest win probability added (WPA) during the series as calculated by FanGraphs (could pick a player from either team) That's a maximum of three points per series. Rank Name Total Prediction Points Series Winner Points Series MVP Points 1 Jeremiah Geiger 46 39 7 2 David Fernandez 43 34 9 3 TenofSpades BK 42 36 6 4 Baby Seal 40 33 7 5 Sportsman38 39 33 6 6 Robert Hanson 37 31 6 7 Daniel Rodriguez 36 34 2 8 Sean Millerick 35 30 5 9 Hector Rodriguez 34 33 1 10 Chad Turner 34 28 6 11 Hans Herrera 33 29 4 12 Kevin Barral 31 27 4 13 2qbn 30 28 2 14 Ely Sussman 29 25 4 15 Bassmaster4 29 26 3 16 Stevo 28 26 2 17 Nate Karzmer 28 24 4 18 JustMyFandom 25 22 3 19 1993 fan from start 24 22 2 20 Richard 23 20 3 21 Sean McCormack 22 19 3 22 Gabriel Revilla 22 19 3 23 Saul Goodman 22 21 1 24 MRDHU75 21 20 1 25 rings 21 20 1 26 Alex Carver 21 19 2 27 Loud Miami Fan 20 18 2 28 M.J.S 20 18 2 29 Shawn 19 17 2 30 Jose Herrera 17 17 0 31 HAMPTIME 17 14 3 32 JustMarlins 15 12 3 33 Michael Cronin 13 12 1 34 David Slaton 12 11 1 35 Louis Addeo-Weiss 11 10 1 36 Burr 10 9 1 37 Ryan Schlesinger 7 7 0 38 Alex Krutchik 7 6 1 39 Thomas Joseph 7 7 0 40 Casey Marika 6 5 1 41 Isaac Azout 6 6 0 42 Slacker Mills 5 4 1 43 One Regend 5 5 0 44 Rob V 4 4 0 45 njp 2 2 0 46 MarlinszDude86 1 1 0 47 ducat2 1 1 0 48 Hippyboi 1 1 0 49 tbonemalone 1 1 0 50 ForeverMarlins 0 0 0 Last series