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Looking ahead to the notable deadlines and events that take us from the end of the 2024 season to the start of 2025 spring training. Now that the deplorable 2024 Miami Marlins season is over, our full attention shifts to how the franchise will go about improving. Some seeds were planted during the course of the summer via front office personnel changes and trades that bolstered Miami's farm system, but there's a lot of heavy lifting still ahead to even sniff Peter Bendix's stated goal of "long-term sustainable success." Needless to say, the 2025 Marlins roster will look different than the 2024 one did. I curated these key offseason dates to help fans understand the timing and rationale of certain transactions that you'll see in the coming months. I leaned heavily on the Cot's Baseball Contracts transaction calendar when formulating this article. Awesome resource! October 1: Peter Bendix's end-of-season press conference The Marlins are scheduled to hold a media availability with their president of baseball operations at loanDepot park to discuss the club's 2024 season, the decision to "mutually part ways" with manager Skip Schumaker and next steps. October 8: Peoria Javelinas Arizona Fall League season opener The following Marlins prospects are participating in the AFL this year: OF Kemp Alderman, INF Jay Beshears, LHP Justin King, LHP Patrick Monteverde, OF Andrew Pintar, RHP Jun-Seok Shim, LHP Justin Storm and RHP Brandon White. The AFL regular season runs through November 14 with the championship game scheduled for November 16. Five days after the World Series: MLB free agents eligible to sign with new teams The Marlins don't have any pending MLB free agents of their own. Last offseason, they barely participated in free agency, signing only one player (Tim Anderson) to a guaranteed deal. However, now that Bendix has had a full year to get acclimated to his position and lighten the team's future payroll commitments via trade, there is the flexibility for the Fish to be more active this time around. This also serves as the deadline to reinstate all players from the 60-day injured list and make corresponding 40-man roster moves if necessary. Miami finished the regular season with six guys on the 60-day IL: Sandy Alcantara, Braxton Garrett, Jesús Luzardo, Andrew Nardi, Eury Pérez and Sixto Sánchez. Early November: GM Meetings Lead baseball executives from the 30 MLB teams convene. Bendix will presumably be accompanied by at least one of his assistant general managers (Gabe Kapler and Brian Chattin). Mid-November: Deadline to protect Rule 5 Draft-eligible players To protect key prospects from potentially getting picked in the major league phase of the Rule 5 Draft, the Marlins will have to select them to their 40-man roster. Recently acquired infielders Deyvison De Los Santos and Jared Serna are the most notable Rule 5-eligible Marlins. This deadline typically spurs trade activity around the league, either involving Rule 5-eligible prospects or the players being displaced from a team's 40-man to make room for those prospects. November 22: MLB non-tender deadline This is when teams have to ask themselves whether they value their players as much as the arbitration process does. It's their last opportunity to release them with no strings attached, like the Marlins did last year with Jacob Stallings and Garrett Hampson. The following unsigned players on the Marlins roster will be eligible for raises if retained for the 2025 season: Jesús Luzardo (third year of arbitration eligibility aka Arb 3), Jesús Sánchez (Arb 2), Anthony Bender (Arb 2), Braxton Garrett (Arb 1), Edward Cabrera (Arb 1) and Nick Fortes (Arb 1). December 8-11: Winter Meetings Dallas, Texas, will be hosting the league's annual Winter Meetings. This is where the 2024 Rule 5 Draft and 2025 MLB Draft lottery are being held. By virtue of finishing with a bottom-two record among lottery-eligible teams, the Marlins have 22.45% odds of winning the No. 1 overall draft pick. There is no specific deadline for when the Marlins must announce Skip Schumaker's successor, but every MLB manager traditionally attends the Winter Meetings, so expect it to happen sometime before then. December 15: End of 2024 international free agent signing period So far, Miami's international class consists of 32 players, headlined by Cuban INF Luis Manuel León—whose signing has not yet been announced by the team as of this writing—and Venezuelan OF Luis Cova. Beisbol FR's Francys Romero reports that the Marlins have $167,500 left in their bonus pool. Bonus pool space does not roll over to the next signing period (use it or lose it). January 15: Start of 2025 international free agent signing period The Marlins have a $7,555,500 bonus pool for the 2025 signing period, tied for the largest among all MLB teams. They already have deals in place to allocate most of that money. Those players can begin putting pen to paper on Jan. 15. Mid-February: Players report to spring training As has been the case for two-plus decades, Marlins spring training will be based at the Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium complex in Jupiter. Pitchers and catchers will report during the week of February 10 (exact date TBD). The Marlins face the St. Louis Cardinals in their Grapefruit League opener on Feb. 22. 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 SuperSubs. These notes apply to the third and final game of Miami's road series against the Toronto Blue Jays, which is also the final game of the 2024 Marlins season! View full article

None of the recent recipients of the organization's highest position player prospect honor have gone on to be successful at the major league level. With few exceptions, the journey from starting a professional baseball career to reaching the major league level is a multi-year grind. There are slumps, injuries and other types of adversity along the way. The Miami Marlins, just like every other MLB organization, take steps to keep their players motivated. That includes distributing annual organizational awards, the most prestigious of those being the Player of the Year award, bestowed upon the most productive position player in their farm system. However, fans must be warned not to put much stock in this accolade. For the better part of a decade, earning Marlins Player of the Year has consistently been a jinx rather than a reward. The last Player of the Year to even turn into an average major leaguer was Brian Anderson (2016). The combined production of every recipient since then has been significantly below replacement level. What's gone wrong for these former MiLB standouts? James Nelson, 2017 MLB experience: none Current team: Caliente de Durango (MEX) Nelson was put in a tough spot here. The farm system was depleted at the time and somebody had to win the award, so the Marlins went with the former 15th-round draft pick who posted a shiny .309 batting average in Low-A. Nelson got only a brief taste of Double-A before washing out of affiliated ball. He dominated independent leagues in 2022 and 2023, then spent last season as the starting third baseman of a Mexican League club with whom he slashed .297/.425/.459 in 85 games. His Marlins tenure feels like an eternity ago, yet Nelson is somehow just 27 years old. Austin Dean, 2018 MLB experience: five seasons (-0.9 fWAR in 126 G) Current team: LG Twins (KBO) Dean was on the opposite end of his development timeline. He was a big leaguer by the time the award was presented to him (as was the case with a couple of the other names below). It's clearing an extremely low bar, but Dean has had the most successful career of any recent winner. After posting a 81 wRC+ in MLB, he made the move to the Korea Baseball Organization and became a star over there with 55 home runs over the last two seasons. He'll be returning to the KBO in 2025 on a $1.7 million contract. Isan Díaz, 2019 MLB experience: four seasons (-3.1 fWAR in 153 G) Current team: free agent Even more so than usual, the Pacific Coast League was a hitter's paradise in 2019. Díaz took full advantage of that, slashing .305/.395/.578 with 26 homers to force his way to Miami in August. He was already being taken seriously as a prospect entering the season, but this apparent breakout naturally inflated expectations. Díaz was responsible for arguably the most memorable moment of that non-competitive Marlins season. He hit his first MLB homer off of NL Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom. His family members were being interviewed on the club's local television broadcast as it happened and his father's reaction was especially exuberant. 25f43a61-678990e6-9b5edef4-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4 Díaz was given a long leash to reach his potential with the Marlins. Aside from showing a decent eye at the plate, he brought nothing to the table. Miami moved on from him early in the 2022 season. Díaz very briefly returned to The Show with the San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers in 2023. The Puerto Rican infielder played winter ball during the 2024-25 offseason and mashed in the Caribbean Series, but it's unclear where his career goes from here. Peyton Burdick, 2021 MLB experience: two seasons (-0.5 fWAR in 46 G) Current team: free agent I'm fairly confident that no Marlins Minor League Player of the Year has ever had a batting average lower than Burdick did in 2021 (.224 BA). To his credit, Burdick led the organization in walks and opened some eyes with his center field defense. Still, there was always a significant risk that he'd whiff too much to stick in the majors. Burdick received about a month of steady playing time with the Marlins in 2022, then had another cup of coffee with them in May 2023, both times replacing an injured Avisaíl García. Unfortunately, Burdick did not distinguish himself as a meaningful upgrade over García, striking out at a 38.1% rate. Yiddi Cappe, 2022 MLB experience: none Current team: Marlins Cappe was another unconventional award winner. A $3.5 million signing the year before, he spent half of the 2022 season in rookie ball (139 wRC+) and totaled only 67 games played. While it's unwise to completely write off a player at age 22, you would be hard-pressed to find any eventual major leaguers who struggled so much against High-A pitching over a such a long period (.222/.268/.302 slash line in 803 plate appearances). Cappe is not ranked on our Fish On First Top 30 list, nor did he receive consideration for an honorable mention spot. Troy Johnston, 2023 MLB experience: none Current team: Marlins A high-quality hitter dating back to the beginning of his pro career in 2019, Johnston reach new heights in 2023. He raked at both Double-A (.296/.396/.567) and Triple-A (.323/.403/.520) while leading all of Minor League Baseball with 116 runs batted in. The first baseman even stole 24 bases with excellent efficiency (92.3 SB%). It's hard to believe that a player who performed like that in the upper minors is still awaiting his first call-up. Not only did the Marlins decline to promote him during their 2023 postseason push—they left him unprotected for the subsequent Rule 5 Draft, where none of the other teams deemed him worthy of a selection in the draft's major league phase. Johnston regressed in every statistical category in 2024, though his 132 hits paced all Marlins minor leaguers with the exception of that year's award winner. Johnston has been a non-roster invitee at three consecutive Marlins spring trainings. During the 2025 edition, he auditioned as an outfielder after mainly being developed at first base in recent years. Alas, he was never in serious contention for an Opening Day roster spot. Johnston can elect minor league free agency next offseason. Javier Sanoja, 2024 MLB experience: one season (-0.2 fWAR in 15 G) Current team: Marlins Sanoja's player profile is fascinating. He had the lowest strikeout rate among qualified hitters at any full-season minor league level and he did it while being younger than practically every pitcher he faced (turned 22 in September). The Marlins have embraced his willingness to play several positions—he split reps between second base, shortstop and center field during his award-winning MiLB campaign and even started twice in left field following his big league debut. Thanks to his defensive versatility and youth, Sanoja is a candidate to break the Marlins' Player of the Year curse by having a lengthy MLB career. The crucial question is whether the quality of his contact will be good enough to merit an everyday role at some point. 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 SuperSubs. These notes apply to the second game of Miami's road series against the Toronto Blue Jays. View full article

There is pressure on those infielders to sustain what they did this season offensively because defensively, they are a terrible combination. That will negate some of the value they provide at the plate. I will have an article on Bride next week because he is especially fascinating. He could be a major asset for this team if he had a real position. He's among the worst defensive 1B I've ever seen in the majors.

Offishial News for 10/2/24 On Tuesday, Peter Bendix spent 12 minutes taking questions from the media at loanDepot park...and not providing much transparency with his answers. Asked repeatedly about Skip Schumaker leaving the Miami Marlins, he declined to elaborate on why the relationship ended and what efforts the team made to retain him ("I'm going to keep the private conversations that we had private"). Bendix also wouldn't comment on the future of the coaches who had been on Schumaker's coaching staff in 2024. Mere hours after the press conference, our own Isaac Azout learned that all of them are being let go amidst a "bloodbath" of baseball operations personnel changes. Many of those who lost their jobs had expiring contracts anyway and likely saw the writing on the wall, but it's nonetheless a bold step. Here's more Marlins news and content: 🔷 Previously outrighted to the minors by the Marlins, José Devers, Kent Emanuel, Cristian Pache and Ali Sánchez exercised their right to elect free agency. Among them, Sánchez had the longest stay on Miami's active roster in 2024, serving as backup catcher from late June through August. MLB Trade Rumors has a roundup of 30 other MiLB players from other organizations who also hit the open market on Tuesday. 🔷 Speaking of MLBTR, Matt Swartz shared his annual arbitration salary projections. Barring veteran offseason additions, the Marlins will have a smaller arbitration class than usual in 2025, consisting of Jesús Luzardo (projected $6.0M), Jesús Sánchez ($3.2M), Edward Cabrera ($2.2M), Braxton Garrett ($1.8M), Nick Fortes ($1.6M) and Anthony Bender ($1.4M). 🔷 No matter what, a former Marlin will receive a World Series ring this year. I listed 35 people with Fish ties whose current teams are participating in the MLB postseason. 🔷 Hector Rodriguez discusses which players stood out most during last month's Prep Baseball All-American Game in Miami. 🔷 Peter Pratt concluded his tenure as host of Locked On Marlins (final episodes embedded below). Peter's enthusiasm for the team is unmatched and I know his podcast was appreciated by many of you. Even though he's ending this chapter of his content creation career, I look forward to talking Fish with him frequently in the future. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Tigers, Royals, Mets and Padres won the opening games of their respective Wild Card Series matchups. Corbin Burnes and Michael King had terrific starts, though Burnes' came in a losing effort. The Giants hired recently retired franchise legend Buster Posey as their new president of baseball operations. The Cubs let go of first base coach Mike Napoli, hitting coach Jim Adduci and bullpen coach Darren Holmes; and the Pirates parted ways with hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach Justin Meccage. 🔷 Today's postseason schedule: Tigers vs. Astros Game 2 at 2:32 p.m. ET (Tigers lead 1-0) Royals vs. Orioles Game 2 at 4:38 p.m. ET (Royals lead 1-0) Mets vs. Brewers Game 2 at 7:38 p.m. ET (Mets lead 1-0) Braves vs. Padres Game 2 at 8:38 p.m. ET (Padres lead 1-0) Marlins podcast episodes 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 SuperSubs. These notes apply to the first game of Miami's road series against the Toronto Blue Jays. View full article

Offishial News for 9/27/24 On Thursday, we were treated to a sloppy, but nonetheless extremely compelling contest. In terms of both time of game (4:16) and innings (13), it was the longest game that the Marlins have played in the pitch-clock era. Valente Bellozo (5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 74 pitches/48 strikes) wrapped up his rookie season on a high note, but Miami's bullpen and defense let the Twins rally back to force extras. After both teams failed to drive in their "zombie runner" in the 11th and 12th innings, the Marlins pulled away for good in the 13th courtesy of Otto Lopez and Griffin Conine hits. Anthony Maldonado earned his first career win and Darren McCaughan earned his first career save. The Marlins won, 8-6. The Twins are on the verge of being eliminated. They must now sweep their season-ending series against the Orioles and hope that either the Tigers or Royals get swept in their series. Here's more Marlins news and content: 🔷 Big addition to Miami's farm system: Cuban INF Luis Manuel León. Francys Romero reports that he'll be signing in the coming weeks for $1.5M. Expect him to crack the Fish On First Top 30 list once the acquisition becomes official. 🔷 In what figures to be the final Marlins roster move of the 2024 regular season, Mike Baumann is due back from the paternity list. Maldonado filled in for Baumann during the Twins series and seems like a prime candidate to get optioned back to Triple-A Jacksonville in a corresponding move. 🔷 Entering the final Marlins series, here's an updated look at the Prediction Time leaderboard. Reigning champ @Daniel Rodriguezis clinging to a one-point lead. Make series predictions with us all season long when you become a Fish On First SuperSub. 🔷 Jesús Luzardo is the Marlins nominee for the 2024 Roberto Clemente Award. Vote for Luzardo here through Sunday. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Dodgers clinched the NL West and the Yankees clinched the AL East. Freddie Freeman hurt his right ankle, but is hopeful about being ready to play in the NLDS. Aaron Judge homered for the 58th time. The White Sox swept the Angels. 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Adam Oller) begin their final regular season series against the Blue Jays (RHP José Berríos). First pitch at 7:07 p.m. ET. 🔷 Join us for a new episode of Fish On First LIVE today from 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET on YouTube/Twitter/Facebook. Special guest: @Gabriel Revilla. FOF LIVE is presented by Berger & Hicks. If you’ve been injured as a result of somebody else’s negligence, give them a call at (305) 670-7050. Marlins podcast episodes View full article

León will reportedly receive a $1.5M bonus, the largest for any international amateur that the Fish have signed this year. Annually, the vast majority of international free agent activity is concentrated around January 15, but there are occasionally exceptions. The Miami Marlins are making a very, very, very big exception for Cuban prospect Luis Manuel León. According to Beisbol FR's Francys Romero, León is expected to officially sign with the club "in the coming weeks" for a $1.5M bonus. The 18-year-old León will be the highest-paid player in Miami's 2024 signing class, accounting for approximately 23% of their $6.52M bonus pool, edging out Venezuelan OF Luis Cova ($1.4M). He'll also be the only Cuban in the class. The Marlins pursued León for more than a year, attending a showcase held in Delray Beach, Florida, way back in June 2023. Romero reports that he "posted a 6.2-second time in the 60-yard dash and showed off a 60-grade arm both at shortstop and in center field. As a hitter, he impressed with a fluid, compact swing, capable of hitting to all areas of the field, with potential to develop power." León is listed at 6'2" and 175 pounds. León intended to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals shortly after the showcase, settling for the $850k they had left to spend during the 2023 signing period rather than having to wait for the following year. "However, the deal fell through due to issues with registration and free agency eligibility," per Romero. The MLB commissioner's office finally declared him a free agent in April 2024. Romero specifies that four members of the Marlins international scouting department were thorough in their evaluation of León, including Adrian Lorenzo, who left his position as senior director of international scouting a full year ago. David Hernandez-Beayne was recently promoted to lead the department. León's older brother, Pedro, is an outfielder in the Houston Astros organization who made his major league debut earlier this season. It is typical for international amateurs to begin their affiliated ball careers in the Dominican Summer League. Due to León's drawn-out signing process, he'll be significantly older than the DSL competition in 2025 (turning 19 on July 21). He could make his minor league debut in the Florida Complex League instead to expedite his development. Romero adds that the Marlins still have $167,500 left in their 2024 bonus pool. They have until December 15 to use it or lose it. As Fish On First previously reported, the Marlins already have big plans for the 2025 signing class, featuring CF/SS Andrew Salas, 3B Juan Tomás and RHP Kevin Defrank. 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 SuperSubs. These notes apply to the third and final game of Miami's road series against the Minnesota Twins. View full article

Offishial News for 9/26/24 On Wednesday, the Marlins offense got off to a fast start, knocking Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson out of the game in the top of the second inning. Minnesota's bullpen silenced them the rest of the way, though, striking out 14 and issuing zero walks across eight scoreless frames. The Twins scored eight unanswered runs, in large part thanks to four Miami errors. Edward Cabrera posted a 3.57 ERA with a solid (by his standards) 10.7% walk rate in 11 post-trade deadline starts. The Marlins lost, 8-3. With this result, the Marlins ensured that they will have the highest odds possible (22.45%) of winning the 2025 MLB Draft lottery. They're hoping to receive the No. 1 overall pick for the first time since 2000. Here's more Marlins news and content: 🔷 The full delegation that the Marlins will send to the Arizona Fall League: OF Kemp Alderman, INF Jay Beshears, LHP Justin King, LHP Patrick Monteverde, OF Andrew Pintar, RHP Jun-Seok Shim, LHP Justin Storm and RHP Brandon White (plus coaches Esmerling De La Rosa and Gabe Ortiz). Shim is the second-youngest pitcher participating in the AFL, while Monteverde (last season's Futures Game selection and Marlins Minor League Pitcher of the Year) is among the oldest. They'll begin competing with the Peoria Javelinas on October 8. 🔷 Cristian Pache unsurprisingly cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Jacksonville. His tenure with the Marlins organization is likely over regardless, as he'll be able to elect minor league free agency in November. 🔷 Nicole and Michael Baumann welcomed their baby boy, Bowen, into the world on Tuesday. Baumann is expected to rejoin the Fish in Toronto on Friday. 🔷 Jesús Luzardo is the Marlins nominee for the 2024 Roberto Clemente Award. Vote for Luzardo here through Sunday. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, seven teams are still in contention for the final four playoff spots. Inclement weather has postponed two games of the crucial Mets/Braves series until Monday. If necessary to determine postseason berths, the Mets will fly back to Atlanta to play a straight doubleheader. Aaron Judge hit his 57th homer. A 2-for-24 slump from Luis Arraez has reopened the NL batting title race. Marcell Ozuna (.310) is now only four points behind Arraez (.314). 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Valente Bellozo) conclude their series against the Twins (RHP David Festa). It's another must-win for the Twins, whose playoff odds have dropped to 22.1%, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 7:40 p.m. ET. Marlins podcast episodes 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 SuperSubs. These notes apply to the second game of Miami's road series against the Minnesota Twins. View full article

Offishial News for 9/25/24 On Tuesday, the Marlins did that all-too-familiar thing where they put a few runs on the scoreboard early, but couldn't add on from there. Against the slumping Twins, it was enough. Jonah Bride, Nick Fortes and Xavier Edwards each drove in runs during the second inning. Dane Myers came off the bench and drew a walk in his return from the injured list. The Marlins won, 4-1. It was Ryan Weathers' first win since May 26. Here's more Marlins news and content: 🔷 Cristian Pache was designated for assignment as the corresponding move for Myers. Pache might not have become a Marlin in the first place without Myers' injury, which created a temporary need for a right-handed-hitting outfielder with center field ability. During his two months on the roster, Pache failed to capitalize on the opportunity. The former top prospect slashed .183/.234/.283 in 35 games, almost precisely aligned with his career slash line, and it isn't as if he brought much to the table as a baserunner. Pache's defense was fine, but not extraordinary. The Marlins are the fifth MLB team in the last four years to get rid of Pache. Assuming he wants to continue his playing career, his options are likely limited to international and independent leagues. 🔷 Congratulations to Nicole and Mike Baumann, who are awaiting the arrival of their first child (Baumann was placed on the paternity list prior to Tuesday's game). 🔷 Jesús Luzardo is the Marlins nominee for the 2024 Roberto Clemente Award. Vote for Luzardo here through Sunday. 🔷 On this day eight years ago, José Fernández and two other young men perished in a boating accident. It was nothing short of a franchise-altering tragedy. Just 24 years old, Fernández had already established himself as one of baseball's elite starting pitchers, always delivering a mesmerizing viewing experience with his limitless charisma and unhittable stuff. He was deeply embraced by the South Florida community in part because of his backstory, which included defecting from Cuba with his mother at age 15. JDF still owns numerous Marlins records and his dominance in home starts specifically will never be matched. Nobody on the team has worn uniform No. 16 since his passing. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Padres clinched a postseason berth, finishing off a win over the Dodgers by turning a ninth-inning triple play. The Athletics drew 30,402 fans to the Oakland Coliseum to witness a walk-off. Aaron Judge hit his 56th home run. Charlie Blackmon announced his retirement. He was actually drafted by the Marlins out of high school (28th round in 2004), but did not sign, ultimately spending his entire professionally career with the Rockies where he was a four-time All-Star who accrued 20.4 fWAR/20.8 bWAR. 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Edward Cabrera) continue their series against the Twins (RHP Simeon Woods Richardson). It's pretty much a must-win for the Twins, whose playoff odds have dropped to 27.0%, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 7:40 p.m. ET. Marlins podcast episodes 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 SuperSubs. These notes apply to the first game of Miami's road series against the Minnesota Twins. View full article

I've been really discouraged by Stowers. Even if he is decent defensively in CF, don't think you can enter next year forecasting him to be the main option there. I would have Dane firmly ahead of him on the depth chart.