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On Monday episodes of the Small Pod, we will be shining a spotlight on notable prospects from each of the Miami Marlins' minor league affiliates. Ely Sussman's featured players this week: INF Carter Johnson (Jupiter), OF Fenwick Trimble (Beloit), RHP Josh Ekness (Pensacola) and RHP Janson Junk (Jacksonville). View full video

Today's news roundup also includes Baseball America's updated prospects list and a busy afternoon slate in the Marlins organization. The 2025 Miami Marlins are all too familiar with what it's like to play from behind. You are well aware that their starting pitchers have fared terribly. Beyond that, Miami's offense has been slow to get rolling when opposing starters are in the game. The Marlins have only 14 home runs against starters this season, fewer than any other MLB team. Their .283 on-base percentage is third-lowest. A switch seemingly flips when they get to face relievers. In Tuesday's upset of the Los Angeles Dodgers, they compiled 10 baserunners in four-plus innings against LA's loaded bullpen. The team's .797 OPS vs. relievers is second only to the Chicago Cubs. These splits could be spun as a credit to Clayton McCullough for pushing the right buttons in late-game situations, or as a knock on him for constructing sub-optimal, ever-changing starting lineups. For now, I simply find them amusing. Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 4-3. Joe Mack drove in three of their runs, including a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning. Andrew Pintar went 4-for-4 to raise his batting average to .315. Double-A Pensacola won, 6-1. Efficient start for Jacob Miller (7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 89 pitches/53 strikes). High-A Beloit lost, 8-0. Rare game for them without any stolen bases. Low-A Jupiter lost, 8-7. Eury Pérez made his third minor league rehab start and couldn't get out of the first inning (0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 27 pitches/15 strikes). His control was lousy, though defensive mistakes behind him didn't help. Dillon Head launched his second home run of the season. PJ Morlando is expected to miss 4-6 weeks due to a left hamstring strain. Morlando previously had IL stints for back and elbow injuries. More Marlins news and content below: 🔷 Derek Hill (left wrist sprain) is beginning a rehab assignment with Jacksonville today. He figures to rejoin Miami's active roster at some point during the upcoming road trip, with benchwarmer Graham Pauley being the top candidate to get sent down in a corresponding move. 🔷 With the Los Angeles Dodgers in town, Fish On First interviewed former Marlins Tanner Scott and Miguel Rojas. Watch them here. 🔷 Tennessee LHP Liam Doyle is the subject of Hector Rodriguez's latest MLB Draft profile. 🔷 FOF SuperSub Ron Cox reflects on the state of the Marlins under Peter Bendix. 🔷 Baseball America's updated Top 100 MLB prospects list includes Thomas White (27th), Joe Mack (50th) and Robby Snelling (78th). Starlyn Caba is no longer ranked after entering spring training in the No. 69 spot. 🔷 Kyle Stowers has developed a daily journaling routine to relieve pressure and keep things in perspective, he explains to MLB.com's Christina De Nicola. 🔷 On this day in 2000, Ryan Dempster threw a one-hit shutout against the New York Mets. It's also the third anniversary of Joe Dunand's terrific debut. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Texas Rangers fired offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker and hired longtime big leaguer Bret Boone to be their new hitting coach. The New York Yankees pulled away from the San Diego Padres with a 10-run rally in the seventh inning. The San Francisco Giants had their own nine-run rally in the 11th inning to beat the Chicago Cubs. 🔷 Today's MLB game: The Marlins (probable starter RHP Valente Bellozo) have their final head-to-head matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers (bulk guy RHP Landon Knack). Unless Bellozo pitches brilliantly, he's likely to be optioned to the minors following the game in favor of a fresh bullpen arm—Ryan Weathers is on track to take over this rotation spot next week. The Marlins have a 38.6% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 4:40 p.m. ET. 🔷 Today's MiLB schedule: Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Syracuse, 12:05 p.m. ET Double-A Pensacola at Biloxi, 12:05 p.m. ET High-A Beloit vs. Cedar Rapids, 12:10 p.m. ET Low-A Jupiter at Palm Beach, 6:30 p.m. ET FCL Marlins at FCL Nationals, 12:00 p.m. ET Marlins podcast episodes View full article

Fish On First LIVE discusses how the Miami Marlins can balance playing time between Agustín Ramírez, Liam Hicks and Nick Fortes, who was reinstated from the injured list on Sunday. View full video

Player status updates, insightful stats and more information to fully equip you for today's Marlins game. Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal readers. These notes apply to the third and final game of Miami's home series against the Athletics. Starting Lineup SS Xavier Edwards (S) DH Agustín Ramírez 1B Eric Wagaman 3B Connor Norby RF Kyle Stowers (L) CF Dane Myers C Nick Fortes LF Ronny Simon (S) 2B Javier Sanoja P Edward Cabrera Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below) View full article

Player status updates, insightful stats and more information to fully equip you for today's Marlins game. Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal readers. These notes apply to the second game of Miami's home series against the Athletics. Starting Lineup Jesús Sánchez was scratched from the original lineup and replaced by Ronny Simon SS Xavier Edwards (S) RF Kyle Stowers (L) C Agustín Ramírez 1B Eric Wagaman DH Matt Mervis (L) 3B Connor Norby CF Dane Myers 2B Javier Sanoja LF Ronny Simon (S) P Max Meyer Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below) View full article

Player status updates, insightful stats and more information to fully equip you for today's Marlins game. Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal readers. These notes apply to the first game of Miami's home series against the Athletics. Starting Lineup SS Xavier Edwards (S) RF Kyle Stowers (L) DH Agustín Ramírez LF Eric Wagaman 1B Matt Mervis (L) 3B Connor Norby 2B Otto Lopez C Liam Hicks (L) CF Dane Myers P Valente Bellozo Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below) View full article

Today's news roundup also analyzes Sandy Alcantara's struggles and the Marlins' surplus of catchers. Polls are not closed as of this writing, but I've seen enough to stop the count. Fish On First followers have voted Max Meyer as the Miami Marlins Pitcher of the Month for March/April and Kyle Stowers as the Hitter of the Month. The Marlins posted the third-worst monthly earned run average in franchise history, largely because of how awful four-fifths of their starting rotation performed. Meyer was the lone bright spot. He has a 3.18 ERA mark through six starts with an even more impressive 2.88 FIP. The former top draft pick has already surpassed his MLB strikeout total from the 2024 season. With an expanded pitch mix and uptick in velocity, Meyer's slider is living up to its plus-plus potential. To my shock, Stowers has firmly asserted himself as Miami's best outfielder, and put himself in the discussion for best position player, period. It's still fair to be nervous about his extreme whiff rate, but a .323/.396/.510 slash line speaks for itself. He homered as many times in Wednesday's April finale alone as he did in 50 Marlins games last season. Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville lost, 10-3. Nick Fortes (oblique strain) went 0-for-3 with a walk to begin what should be a brief minor league rehab assignment. Adam Mazur allowed five runs in the first inning and seven overall en route to his worst start of the season. Andrew Pintar is hitting an even .400 over his last 10 games. Double-A Pensacola won, 6-5. Josh Ekness still has a flawless 0.00 ERA while striking out 44.4% of opposing batters. Low-A Jupiter won, 5-1. Eury Pérez made his second rehab start, retiring five of six batters faced and throwing 26 pitches. Andrew Salas raised his on-base percentage to a Florida State League-leading .508. More Marlins news and content below: 🔷 I explain how Fortes, Agustín Ramírez and Liam Hicks can co-exist on the Marlins active roster for the foreseeable future. 🔷 The Florida Complex League season is about to begin. The FCL Marlins play the opener of their 56-game schedule on Monday. Prospects poised to make their professional debuts include 2024 draft picks Dub Gleed, Cody Schrier and Nate Payne and $1.5 million international free agent signing Luis León. Check out the full roster here. 🔷 Austin Dobbins of Five Reasons Sports Network did a deep dive on Sandy Alcantara's struggles, as did Michael Baumann of FanGraphs. 🔷 Kiley McDaniel of ESPN updated his ranking of the top 10 Marlins prospects. Perhaps most notably, he bumped Noble Meyer out of the top 10 entirely. (Programming note: the FOF Top 30 will be updated next week.) 🔷 The Prediction Time leaderboard has been updated through the first 10 series. Become a SuperSub and we'll keep track of your predictions all season long! 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Texas Rangers demoted old friend Jake Burger to Triple-A. Very much like last year, Burger has gotten off to an awful start, slashing .190/.231/.330 with a 56 wRC+ and -0.4 fWAR through 30 games. The Marlins stuck with him through that slump and he balanced things out with a second-half power surge, but there is more urgency for the Rangers to make personnel changes amidst a team-wide offensive slump. Bad news for another old friend, A.J. Puk—he has been transferred to the 60-day IL due to an elbow injury. He won't be eligible to return for the Arizona Diamondbacks until mid-June at the earliest. The Los Angeles Angels have lost six straight games and 13 of their last 16. 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Valente Bellozo) begin a new homestand against the Athletics in what will be the major league debut of RHP Gunnar Hoglund. Luarbert Arias was optioned to Jacksonville to make room for Bellozo. The Marlins have a 41.8% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 7:10 pm ET. 🔷 Prior to the game, Fish On First LIVE will preview the series beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET. FOF LIVE is presented by About The Fans. Check out our new merchandise collection (coupon code fof10 for 10% off). 🔷 Today's MiLB schedule: Triple-A Jacksonville at Durham, 6:35 p.m. ET Double-A Pensacola at Birmingham, 8:00 p.m. ET High-A Beloit at Peoria, 6:00 p.m. ET (doubleheader) Low-A Jupiter at Fort Myers, 6:30 p.m. ET Marlins podcast episodes View full article

For the first time in many years, the Marlins have enviable catching depth. Here's why they should lean into it for the foreseeable future. From the moment the Miami Marlins called up Agustín Ramírez, it was only natural to think about what would happen when veteran catcher Nick Fortes returned from the injured list. Decision time is looming: Fortes began a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday. Barring any setbacks, he'll be reinstated sometime next week. Ramírez has immediately shown that he belongs in the heart of a big league lineup. Through eight MLB games, he is slashing .290/.333/.710 (178 wRC+) with more extra-base hits (seven) than strikeouts (five). The quality of his contact has been outstanding. However, the Marlins have been adamant that they are developing Ramírez as a catcher—100% of his defensive game reps since joining the organization have come behind the plate. He must continue playing there regularly to iron out his receiving and blocking deficiencies. Also, he isn't prepared to contribute at other positions on the diamond, other than perhaps first base if an emergency calls for it. Pretty simple solution, right? Have Fortes and Ramírez split up the catching assignments, with Ramírez usually serving as designated hitter on his off days. That's if you ignore the other rookie who has quietly caught the majority of Marlins games this season, Liam Hicks. He lacks the experience of Fortes and the offensive upside of Ramírez, but Hicks has been a solid contributor despite completely skipping the Triple-A level. He enters Friday with a .254/.338/.356 slash line (95 wRC+) in 70 plate appearances, ranking second on the entire team in RBI behind only Kyle Stowers. The left-handed-hitting Canadian grades out as more or less an average defender, buoyed by very good blocking. 132f23df-1a36a65d-79aa09d4-csvm-diamondgcp-asset-4000K.mp4 Hicks had to skip Triple-A because he was acquired in the major league phase of last winter's Rule 5 Draft. Players in his situation must spend the following season on their new club's active roster or injured list, or else be offered back to their previous club (the Detroit Tigers in this case). Hicks cannot be optioned to the minors during the 2025 season. With all due respect to Hicks, the Marlins anticipate a future where he is expendable. Joe Mack was promoted to Jacksonville last month and hit the ground running. He has the potential to be their long-term primary catcher beginning within the next year. For the time being, the best possible Marlins roster includes Ramírez, Fortes and Hicks. Divvy up the reps by starting them at catcher approximately three times per week, twice per week and once per week, respectively. Ramírez should continue to DH most games when somebody else is catching. Whichever of Fortes or Hicks is out of the lineup on those days can make an impact as a pinch-hitter whenever there's an opportunity to gain a platoon advantage against an opposing reliever. The obvious corresponding move when reinstating Fortes is sending Graham Pauley down to Triple-A. The 24-year-old infielder has been largely collecting dust on Miami's bench the past couple weeks and would benefit from regular playing time with the Jumbo Shrimp. The next decision on the horizon involves outfielder Derek Hill, who is mending from a left wrist sprain. That fit is straightforward too, in my opinion. The Marlins can option Ronny Simon to make room. Hill would reduce the burden on Jesús Sánchez to man center field, protect him from facing lefty pitchers and frequently serve as a pinch-runner. Eric Wagaman has been miscast as an everyday player recently—Hill's return would shift him back to his optimal role as Matt Mervis' platoon partner at first base. Eventually, it's very likely that Fortes or Hicks will be traded, but the Marlins must recognize the leverage they have. There is zero pressure on them to force a move in early May before the market has time to develop. This catching surplus is a great "problem" to have. View full article

Player status updates, insightful stats and more information to fully equip you for today's Marlins game. Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal readers. These notes apply to the third and final game of Miami's road series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Starting Lineup SS Xavier Edwards (S) CF Jesús Sánchez (L) DH Agustín Ramírez LF Eric Wagaman RF Kyle Stowers (L) 3B Connor Norby 1B Matt Mervis (L) 2B Otto Lopez C Liam Hicks (L) P Cal Quantrill Click HERE to download the full game notes (preview below) View full article

The Marlins will take the field in their "City Connect 2.0" unis for the first time on Saturday. The "Retrowave" era has begun. As unveiled on Wednesday, the Marlins describe their new City Connect jersey as "a symbol of Miami’s identity—bold and united. It’s a blend of history and hope, tradition and innovation." "We aimed to celebrate our club’s storied past and special moments made in the teal, while looking forward to a bright future, all woven in a style that embodies the spirit of South Florida," president of business Caroline O’Connor added. Sandy Alcantara, Eury Pérez, Xavier Edwards, Connor Norby, Max Meyer, Jesús Sánchez, Otto Lopez, Kyle Stowers, Nick Fortes and Dane Myers are among the Marlins players who were featured in photos and hype videos as part of the big release. 0nwdjs.mp4 The "MIAMI" woodmark is meant to be reminiscent of the "FLORIDA" lettering that the franchise used before rebranding and moving south to loanDepot park. Here's how they compare (using an old Gary Sheffield photo as an example): This is the first instance in MLB history of a team displaying their city's area code on a hat, the Marlins say. During the previous four seasons (2021-2024), the original Marlins City Connects paid homage to the Cuban Sugar Kings of the 1950s. Those red uniforms were worn for most Saturday home games. I will reserve final judgement until seeing the on-field debut, but my first impression is that the Retrowave uni is a significant downgrade from the Sugar Kings one. If the Marlins wanted to genuinely embrace the franchise's history, they could have made teal the primary color rather than black. The horizontal pinstripes allegedly "reflect Miami’s ever-evolving culture, moving to a unique beat that embodies purpose and uniqueness." Meh. I get that they were going for a contemporary style, but stopping the pinstripes from actually covering the entire width of the jersey just makes them less noticeable. To be clear, the Marlins—as well as the other MLB teams that debuted their City Connects in 2021—were contractually obligated to come up with new designs this year for Nike to manufacture and sell. It's not like they went out of their way to end the Sugar Kings era. The current Marlins uniform rotation includes white jerseys for weekday home games, blue for Sunday home games, black for Fridays and gray for all other road games. Retrowave is now the fifth variant, to be worn 11 times during the 2025 season: May 3 vs. Athletics May 17 vs. Rays May 31 vs. Giants June 21 vs. Braves July 5 vs. Brewers July 19 vs. Royals August 2 vs. Yankees August 23 vs. Blue Jays September 6 vs. Phillies September 13 vs. Tigers September 27 vs. Mets Jerseys, caps and other Retrowave-related merchandise will be first available at the Marlins team store at loanDepot park on Saturday at 10 a.m. Marlins Members have priority access beginning at 9 a.m. View full article

Today's news roundup also includes a breakdown of Miami's glaring defensive weakness. The Miami Marlins were widely expected to be one of the worst teams in baseball in 2025. For the first time, their season-to-date performance is reflecting that. Tuesday's lopsided loss puts the Fish on a 67-95 pace. They reside in last place in the National League East division and have a minus-46 run differential, which is third-worst in the majors. Starting rotation struggles have caught up to them. Any chance they have of proving the naysayers wrong hinges on Sandy Alcantara snapping out of his career-worst slump and internal replacements stepping in, whether that be those coming back from injuries or coming up from the minor leagues. But the point is, we live in a short attention span society. Whatever the Marlins may think that they "accomplished" early on has been fully undone. If they want to be respected for what they're building, they'll have to get back to earning it on the field. Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville lost, 3-2. Joe Mack provided the only offense with a two-run homer. Mack has been the best hitting catcher in the minor leagues this season in terms of wRC+. Valente Bellozo pitched 2 ⅓ hitless innings in an abbreviated start. Bellozo should be a call-up candidate for this weekend, especially if the Marlins bullpen is leaned on heavily again today. Double-A Pensacola won, 3-2. Jacob Miller carried a shutout into the seventh inning. The Blue Wahoos got the W despite recording just two hits. High-A Beloit won, 13-9. It was the Sky Carp's highest-scoring game of the season. Fenwick Trimble drove in four runs, stole his 12th base of the season and raised his on-base percentage to .400. Low-A Jupiter won, 14-1. Andrew Salas and PJ Morlando were particularly outstanding, combining to go 6-for-7 with two walks and four runs driven in. More Marlins news and content below: 🔷 I detailed the immense struggles that the Marlins have had allowing stolen bases (17 more than any other MLB team). 🔷 In advance of Saturday's on-field debut, the Marlins are on the verge of unveiling their new City Connect uniforms. 🔷 Jamie Gatlin of Beyond the Monster spoke to Adam Mazur about lessons learned from his first major league opportunity and adding a sweeper to his arsenal. 🔷 Want to look ahead to the Marlins' May schedule? Aaron has you covered. (Let this double as a reminder that FOF has a Bluesky account!) 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, there was a chaotic finish in Philadelphia. With the Washington Nationals down to their final strike, Nathaniel Lowe mashed a go-ahead three-run home run, only for the Phillies to walk off on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth. The Colorado Rockies suffered their 10th straight series loss to begin the season. The New York Mets' top left-handed reliever, A.J. Minter, is potentially facing season-ending surgery on his lat. Aaron Judge is hitting .412, giving him a 49-point lead on the next-best qualified MLB hitter. 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Cal Quantrill) wrap up their road trip this afternoon against the Dodgers (RHP Tony Gonsolin). This marks Gonsolin's return from Tommy John surgery. His final major league appearance before the injury coincidentally came against the Marlins—they scored 10 runs that night on the strength of five long balls. The Marlins have a 35.1% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 3:10 pm ET. 🔷 Today's MiLB schedule: Triple-A Jacksonville at Durham, 6:35 pm ET Double-A Pensacola at Birmingham, 12:00 pm ET High-A Beloit at Peoria, 7:35 pm ET Low-A Jupiter at Fort Myers, 12:05 pm ET Marlins podcast episodes View full article

Through the first month-plus of the 2025 season, Miami's opponents have been testing their batteries twice per game and succeeding on nearly 90% of stolen base attempts. The Miami Marlins played one of their most fascinating games of the season on Monday. Fascinating, but not fulfilling because they ultimately fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a 10th-inning walk-off. Understandably overshadowed by higher-leverage moments, Shohei Ohtani's steal of second base way back in the first inning likely made the difference between winning and losing. Ohtani took off in a 1-2 count on an Edward Cabrera breaking ball. An amazing throw would have been required of Agustín Ramírez and he wasn't up to the task (well below-average pop time of 2.06 seconds). If not for the steal, Ohtani would've been stuck at first on Mookie Betts' flyout. Instead, he easily tagged up and advanced to third. That allowed him to score easily on Freddie Freeman's subsequent single and give the Dodgers an early 1-0 lead. MDRXcnhfWGw0TUFRPT1fVUZSWVZWRUJBRkVBQ0FjSEF3QUhBd1pYQUFCUlUxRUFDMVZVQlZFSEJ3SUdCZ0ZT.mp4 Cabrera's pitching performance was mediocre in this outing against a deep Dodgers lineup. The Marlins would have been playing from behind for much of the game regardless. However, if they had done enough to deter Ohtani from stealing in that situation so that he gets left on base and the rest of the game's events were unchanged, it would've been a 5-4 Miami victory in nine innings. The Marlins are currently on pace for 95 losses despite seemingly playing at a higher level than that. Their lack of control of the running game is consistently coming back to bite them in close contests. The Marlins defense leads Major League Baseball by a wide margin with 53 stolen bases allowed. The majority of other MLB teams haven't even allowed half as many! This is very much a collective issue. Five different Miami pitchers have been victimized at least six times in 2025, led by Sandy Alcantara with 11; no other MLB team has more than two such pitchers. Each of the catchers that the Fish have used—Ramírez, Liam Hicks, Nick Fortes Rob Brantly—have been behind the plate for at least nine steals and each of them individually owns a caught stealing rate that is worse than league average. Opponents have been able to exploit the Marlins' weakness so often because they are getting more stolen base opportunities against them than any other team, according to Baseball Savant. The blame for that falls squarely on the pitching staff and their inability to throw strikes. They are handing out the most combined walks and hit by pitches in the league (averaging five per game). Once runners get on, they can attack Miami's pitchers with confidence. Beyond being slow to the plate, this group has not picked off anybody this season (the Athletics are the only other team without a successful pickoff). That's why you see Marlins opponents gaining an average of 4.1 feet from the start of the pitcher's delivery to when the ball is released. Cabrera and Alcantara (both 5.7 feet) yield more ground than any other MLB starters. It is inherently easier for left-handed pitchers to hold runners at first because they can monitor them while working out of the stretch, whereas righties are facing the opposite direction. That is where the Marlins' roster composition comes into play. Anthony Veneziano has been the only southpaw with a steady job on their active roster. Including mop-up appearances by Cade Gibson and Patrick Monteverde, 18 of the club's innings have been pitched by left-handers, the third-lowest total in MLB. One of the six caught stealings for the Marlins was a gift. Tyrone Taylor bolted for second base prematurely and Valente Bellozo stepped off and threw with barely enough time to record the out. Two of the others were attempts to steal third, which is a higher degree of difficulty for the runner because the catcher has a shorter throw to make. That leaves just three examples of Miami batteries executing a classic caught stealing at 2B (final example required a managerial challenge to overturn): 6angr1.mp4 cfga9a.mp4 rkck98.mp4 Recent MLB rule changes that limited pitcher disengagements from the rubber and enlarged the bases were meant to incentivize base-stealing. Even so, that has resulted in only one team surpassing 200 SB attempts allowed (2023 Chicago White Sox, 205 attempts). The Marlins have given up a staggering 59 attempts through 29 games played, putting them on pace for 330 attempts allowed. A key reinforcement is on the way. Lefty Ryan Weathers, who suffered a flexor muscle strain in spring training, has allowed only nine stolen bases during parts of four major league seasons. He tied for second among MLB pitchers with six pickoffs in 2023. NFg3d1FfVjBZQUhRPT1fVlFkWUJ3VU5CRmNBQUZKUVV3QUFCZ0pUQUFCUkJRSUFDZ2RXVVFBTUFBUlhVZ0JV.mp4 Weathers is expected to make his next rehab start in the coming days, then one additional start after that to build up his pitch count. He's on track to rejoin the Marlins rotation during the week of May 12. Adam Mazur could potentially provide a boost, too. Since Mazur was acquired by the Marlins last summer, there's been just one steal attempt off of him in 63 innings pitched at Triple-A. On the other end of the spectrum, there is Eury Pérez (projected to come off the IL in June). The long-limbed right-hander was very susceptible to stolen bases during his otherwise excellent rookie campaign in 2023. Perhaps Pérez used his Tommy John surgery hiatus to make some strides in that department, although we've seen that was not the case with Alcantara. View full article