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Full 2025 Miami Marlins Media Day interview with starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara entering spring training. View full video

Full 2025 Miami Marlins Media Day interview with new manager Clayton McCullough entering spring training. View full video

Full 2025 Miami Marlins Media Day interview with infielder Connor Norby entering spring training. View full video

The young Miami Marlins starting pitcher provided an update on his rehab entering 2025 spring training. MIAMI, FL—The Miami Marlins entered last year hoping that right-handed pitcher Eury Pérez could lead their starting rotation. In 2025, the best-case scenario is half a season of work as he makes his way back from Tommy John surgery. Coming off an impressive rookie season, Pérez was slowed down last spring training by a fingernail issue, then experienced right elbow inflammation after his start on March 13, 2024. He underwent surgery the following month. Close to a year later, Pérez addressed the media in Spanish and updated his progress. He is at 75% and has thrown seven bullpen sessions since the surgery. He's using all of his pitches in these bullpens (fastball, slider, curveball and changeup). The Marlins have told Pérez he could potentially return following the All-Star break—their first game back from the break is July 18. Pérez was regarded as a consensus Top 100 MLB prospect when he debuted and the best prospect in the Marlins organization. He lived up to the hype as a 20-year-old, posting a 3.15 ERA, 4.11 FIP, 10.6 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9 through 91 ⅓ innings pitched. Including the minor leagues, he threw 128 innings, the most of his professional career. "It was a bit hard," said Pérez regarding his injury setback. "I was a bit disappointed, especially knowing that Sandy (Alcantara) was going to be out for the season and I hoped to help the team a little bit more. It was a little bit tough for me, but I tried to keep my head up and try to get back to full strength and work hard." The rehab process has been grueling for Pérez, but also valuable. It has taught him to "have a bit more patience, control the emotions, to regain my strength and know when I feel good and when I don't, and know more about my physique." Alcantara is a fellow Tommy John survivor who's on the verge of returning from October 2023 surgery. Pérez has been able to rely on the Marlins ace for advice. "He helped me a lot," said Pérez. "The fact that he had been first wasn't good, but he helped me now that he knew what was good and what was bad. He helped me throughout this whole process. I would communicate to him how I was feeling and how this process was going and he let me know with what he could help me." Although not ready to appear in Grapefruit League games this spring, Pérez will be at big league camp in Jupiter, Florida. View full article

The Marlins ace addressed the media at loanDepot park on Friday about the status of his Tommy John surgery rehab and the changes that the Marlins organization has made over the last year. MIAMI, FL—On Friday, the Miami Marlins held their annual Media Day with some players taking questions for the first time since the 2024 season ended, including starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara. More than 16 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Alcantara believes that he's back to "normal" and ready to lead the Marlins rotation again. Alcantara had a phenomenal 2022 season, earning the National League Cy Young Award in unanimous fashion. Despite the Marlins having much more team success in 2023, things were more frustrating for him personally. Alcantara's ERA nearly doubled, from 2.28 to 4.14, and he suffered an elbow injury in September. He attempted to return before the end of the season, but continued to feel discomfort following a rehab appearance. He underwent surgery in October 2023. There were no major setbacks for Alcantara during the past year. He threw many bullpen sessions over the summer and built up enough to throw live batting practice on September 17. Ultimately, the team didn't feel it was worth the risk to rush him back into game action. "It was very bad," Alcantara said in regard to not being able to pitch. "Being able to watch the games, I was not able to compete and I felt so bad, but right now I just gotta have a positive mindset." Alcantara said his 2024-25 offseason routine was the "same as when I was a normal person," which included training at FIU. "Nonstop, working every day and trying to get better." He confirmed to the media that he will have a normal spring progression. Although the plan is to have the Marlins ace take the mound every fifth day, Alcantara noted that for about the first two months of the season, his innings will be monitored. "After that, I think they have to let me compete. I think the work that I have been doing, my preparation—I know I'm coming back from surgery, but that doesn't matter to me. I just gotta give my 100% effort every time." Alcantara used to take pride in carrying a heavy workload and still does. In his Cy Young season, he led the majors with 228 ⅔ innings pitched. He would have been on his way to surpassing 200 innings again in 2023 if not for the injury. Entering his eighth year with the organization, the 29-year-old has seen it all. He's been part of two playoff berths and will be playing for his third different manager in 2025. The Marlins acquired him at the start of a rebuild and they're back in a rebuild again, projected to finish last in the NL East. "Nothing to say about it," responded Alcantara. Hired by the Marlins in November, Clayton McCullough has brought in a completely new coaching staff. "We've had great conversations and we're trying to have a great relationship before this season starts and I think we are on the same page," said Alcantara. Daniel Moskos is Miami's pitching coach now, replacing Mel Stottlemyre Jr. Pitchers and catchers are set to report to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida on Wednesday and Alcantara is expected to throw a bullpen that day. View full article

Full 2025 Miami Marlins Media Day interview (in English and Spanish) with infielder Otto Lopez entering spring training. View full video

Full 2025 Miami Marlins Media Day interview with left-hander Ryan Weathers entering spring training. View full video

Another season of Marlins baseball officially begins this Saturday with this free event at loanDepot park. The Miami Marlins are set to hold their annual FanFest on Saturday, February 8 from 4:00-8:00 pm. We take fans through some tips on what they should do (and shouldn’t do) this year. In 2024, FanFest took place on a Friday farther in advance of spring training, but the event is back to its traditional schedule this year. Although traffic shouldn't be as bad on a Saturday, it is still recommended to arrive on time to make sure you can be there for the full experience. You can claim tickets for free here (up to six free tickets available per person). Tickets will be delivered to your Ballpark app account, so make sure you can see them there. A personal suggestion for my fellow iPhone users would be to add them to your wallet to ensure that you can quickly scan your ticket and go inside to keep the line moving as fast as possible. Parking is complimentary for this event, so you will be able to park for in any of the four garages at no additional cost. Who Will Be There? The expectation is that most of the Marlins 40-man roster will attend FanFest, headlined by Sandy Alcantara and Eury Pérez. It will be the first Marlins event involving offseason acquisitions like Liam Hicks, Matt Mervis and Eric Wagaman and the FanFest debut for new manager Clayton McCullough as well as many young players who the club added during the 2024 season, including Connor Norby, Otto Lopez, Agustín Ramírez and Jared Serna. Player Interaction Just like in recent years, players will be scattered throughout the entirety of the ballpark, including outside in the West Plaza for photo opportunities. The Marlins announced that player selfies will take place in Sections 1, 32 and 205. For a second straight year, fans will NOT be able to get autographs from players unless they are Marlins Members. For non-members, keep in mind that if you attend spring training in Jupiter, players may be willing to sign for free if approached politely before or after games. For more information on Marlins spring training, Fish On First has a guide for that here. Main Stage Events Clubhouse Convos (4:30 pm & 5:30 pm)—This seems to be a new name for the player group interviews that take place every year. Special Alumni Announcement (6:25 pm)—The Marlins have a tradition of making announcements at FanFest. In 2023, it was that they were bringing back the old teal jerseys and wearing them for every "Flashback Friday" home game. In 2024, it was adding their blue spring training uniforms to the regular season rotation and editing their black jerseys. One educated guess about the 2025 announcement is that the Marlins could be retiring the number of a former player, which they've never done before. Jeff Conine's number 19 would make a lot of sense. 2025 Promos and City Connect Announcement (7:00 pm)—The Marlins are required to change their popular red "Sugar Kings" jerseys due to Major League Baseball's contract with Nike. Details about their new City Connects will be unveiled at FanFest. Along with that, we'll get specifics on the schedule for various promotions and ballpark giveaways for the upcoming season. Activities for Fans Along with player interaction, there is more than enough for fans to do at FanFest. Similar to last year, there will be the arcade trailer on the West Plaza, pitching in the bullpen, taking batting practice, taking pictures with the 1997 and 2003 trophies and the virtual home run derby. Although it isn't as flashy as it once was, the Marlins museum will be open to anyone who wishes to be there. Also, you'll find new mascots Bobby, Charlie and Pepito, who compete in the Marlins Rooster Race. They will be racing in 2025 at every Marlins home game. With the event taking place in the late afternoon, expect the roof to be open and at the end of FanFest, there will be a fireworks show at 8:00 pm, which the Marlins have done well in the past. Drinks Although this event is meant more for kids, the Marlins always find a way to include everyone, no matter how old you are. Like last season, fans 21 and older can get an early taste of one of the Marlins biggest promotions in Beerfest, which will take place from 5:00-7:00 p.m. For $25, you can taste 20 domestic, international and local craft brews. Marlins Youth Academy FanFest Clinics A new addition to FanFest will be the youth clinics. Kids from ages 5-13 will be able to play on the field with current players on the Miami Marlins. The available time slots for this are 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm. These are one-hour clinics which will have certain stations to do a little bit of everything. Fill Out the Waiver! To ensure that you can participate in all events on Friday, make sure to fill out this waiver in advance. If you are under 18 years old, a parent will have to fill it out for you. Fish On First Special Contest Last year, Isaac Azout and I went around asking contestants to identify the faces of certain players on the Marlins. In exchange we gave the winners tickets to the Caribbean Series, which was being held in Miami. This time around, Isaac and I are coming with tougher faces to identify on a Marlins team that will be completely new. We haven't decided on a prize yet, but I'm sure it'll be worth it if you can identify four players on the Marlins 40-man roster. View full article

Fish Unfiltered—Episode #68 With Miami Marlins spring training fast approaching next week, Kevin Barral and Isaac Azout provide an overview of the 2025 non-roster invitees, then open up the Unfiltered mailbag to talk position battles, potential breakout prospects, trade deadline scenarios, fan support and more. Thank you to Allie, K, Marcel J. Sparks, Parish, Sportsman, Vicent, Vik and Zach (and many others who we didn't have time to get to) for their mailbag submissions. Find Fish Unfiltered on the Fish On First YouTube channel, our new-look Apple Podcasts channel and wherever else you get your pods. FOF's audio programming also includes The Offishial Show, Swimming Upstream, Big Fish Small Pod and more. Isaac predicts that the Marlins Opening Day lineup will be: SS Xavier Edwards, 3B Connor Norby, LF Jesús Sánchez, DH Jonah Bride, 1B Matt Mervis, CF Dane Myers, RF Kyle Stowers or Griffin Conine, 2B Otto Lopez and C Nick Fortes. Kevin has the same prediction except with Conine in LF and Sánchez in RF. Their breakout prospect picks for the 2025 season are Jared Serna (Isaac) and Graham Pauley (Kevin). Follow Kevin (@kevin_barral), Isaac (@IsaacAzout) and Fish On First (@FishOnFirst) on Twitter. Join the Marlins Discord server! Complete Miami Marlins coverage here at FishOnFirst.com. View full article

The most talented Marlins players are not necessarily the most relevant for fantasy purposes. Here's how ESPN ranks them. If the Miami Marlins aren't going to compete for a real-life championship this season, maybe they could at least help you to a fantasy league championship. We've reached that time of year where fantasy leagues are getting organized. Our staff at Fish On First uses ESPN and we naturally pay close attention to what Marlins players are projected to do. Realistically, it will be hard to justify drafting many Marlins players in 2025 unless you are in a league with deep rosters or a lot of teams. This is a very inexperienced group with some key pitchers coming off injuries. Maybe they wind up making a fantasy impact as midseason waiver claims. If you're in a standard ESPN head-to-head points league, these are the Marlins with the top projections. Top Marlins position players Connor Norby (286) Xavier Edwards (282) Jesús Sánchez (238) Otto Lopez (223) Kyle Stowers (192) Connor Norby will plug into the second or third spot in the Marlins lineup. ESPN projects Norby to lead the team in home runs and doubles. He is also expected to lead the team with 161 strikeouts, which are worth negative points in most leagues. In fantasy baseball, he's listed as a second baseman and third baseman, giving anyone who picks him up some positional flexibility. Xavier Edwards should be the most consistent offensive player for the Marlins in 2025 thanks to his contact ability and speed. He is projected to lead the team in hits and stolen bases per ESPN. However, they believe his batting average will drop significantly from .328 last year to .273 this year. If you think Edwards has the skill set to avoid regressing that much, he's the Marlins position player who has the best case for being drafted. Jesús Sánchez has the longest MLB track record among Marlins position players and ESPN projects him to put up pretty much the same numbers across the board as he did in 2024. The key question is whether he gets another shot to be an everyday player or if he settles into a platoon and only faces righties. He isn't an everyday option in fantasy, but there is a case for rostering him so he could be used in favorable matchups. Otto Lopez is one player to keep an eye on. After getting off to a great start with the Marlins, he slowed down in the months of June and July before heating back up in August through the end of the season. Great defense should keep him in the lineup even during extended slumps. It's just hard to know what to expect on the offensive side of the ball for a player who was designated for assignment less than a year ago. You may be surprised that ESPN is so high on Kyle Stowers. After joining the Marlins, he struck out 35.4% of the time with only two home runs in 50 games. His strikeout issues are projected to continue, but that goes along with a team-leading 65 RBI. For fantasy purposes, you want to hold off on acquiring Stowers until it's clear that he is receiving regular playing time. Top Marlins pitchers Sandy Alcantara (253) Edward Cabrera (210) Valente Bellozo (162) Max Meyer (154) Anthony Bender (140) The last time that Sandy Alcantara was healthy entering a season (2023), he was among the first pitchers drafted. He was the reigning NL Cy Young award winner and was the safest bet to provide a high volume of innings. Coming off Tommy John surgery, ESPN is conservatively projecting him for only 127 innings. If Alcantara avoids the injured list, he will easily top that number and turn into a late-round steal. Edward Cabrera is coming off a nice second half where in 13 starts, he posted a 3.57 ERA. In fantasy baseball, though, the length of each start plus how many strikeouts a pitcher can garner are also very important. In 2024, Cabrera only completed the seventh inning of a ballgame twice. ESPN has Cabrera leading the Marlins with 123 strikeouts and surpassing the 100-inning marker for the first time in his career. Maybe with a new pitching director and pitching coach in place, he'll finally come closer to unlocking his full potential. Last season, Valente Bellozo posted a 3.67 ERA with a 5.73 FIP through 68 ⅔ innings pitched. Bellozo was lucky to say the least with a very low strikeout rate and tendency to allow homers. The uncertainty about whether he will make the Opening Day roster should take him out of draft consideration. Max Meyer got off to an exciting start in 2024, then really disappointed during the second half of the season. A primary reason for the former top prospect's struggles is his lack of quality pitches to complement his slider. Meyer could really take a leap forward if he shows a more consistent changeup, but there is also the risk that the Marlins begin turning him into a reliever if he doesn't make adjustments. Bender's projection is boosted by a team-leading combination of saves and holds. He generally did a good job limiting walks last season except for a rough patch in September. It's unclear at this point whether he'll be in the mix for the closer's role. The most puzzling projection is Ryan Weathers (126 points). He pitched well when healthy last season—3.63 ERA, 4.11 FIP, 8.3 K/9 and 2.5 BB/9 through 86 ⅔ innings pitched—with an uptick in whiffs and has gotten into much better shape this winter. The ESPN projection seems to be based on his poor performance from 2021-2023. All of the other Weathers projections across the industry are more optimistic and he's worth thinking about picking toward the end of your draft. View full article

Most national outlets are in agreement with their rankings of the 19-year-old shortstop, placing him inside their updated Top 100 lists and ahead of any other Marlins position player prospects. The biggest Miami Marlins acquisition this offseason was shortstop Starlyn Caba from the Philadelphia Phillies. Caba is still just a teenager who has yet to play above the Low-A level, so you would expect to see various opinions on him from the scouting community. Instead, most of the national outlets that have recently updated their MLB Top 100 prospects lists ranked him similarly entering the 2025 season. Caba is ranked 81st by MLB Pipeline, 71st by Baseball America, 66th by ESPN and 72nd by The Athletic. Only Baseball Prospectus excluded Caba from their latest list. Caba finished the 2024 season slashing .228/.385/.284/.669 with two home runs, 26 RBI and 50 stolen bases. At the plate, his strengths are contact ability and plate discipline, with Baseball America noting that Caba was "incredibly selective and rarely strayed from the strike zone." He only struck out in 14.4% of his plate appearances between both levels and led the Florida Complex League with 51 walks. However, Caba shows little to no power. He has posted some of the lowest exit velocities of any player on current Top 100 lists. "While there’s room within Caba’s modest frame for some more strength, he’ll likely be a below average power source," Aram Leighton wrote in ranking him 72nd on Just Baseball's final 2024 list update. It's possible that he will never surpass the ten-homer mark in a season during his career. MLB Pipeline is a bit more optimistic, projecting him to hit around 10-12 home runs per season once fully developed. If all goes well, Caba profiles as a leadoff hitter in the majors. If no more power develops, the backup plan would be using him as a nice spark in the nine hole. Caba's calling card is his defense. Baseball America considers him an 80-grade fielder, the best grade that a player can garner. The Athletic's Keith Law wrote that he "might be an 80 defender already, with a plus arm, incredible instincts, and quick actions at the position." In a recent MLB Pipeline poll, team executives voted him the second-best defender in Minor League Baseball behind Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Carson Williams. Pipeline's updated scouting report on Caba praises his consistency and says that he "looks like a lock to win Gold Gloves when he reaches the big leagues." ESPN is the outlet that's highest on Caba. While admitting that a lack of power "could torpedo Caba's whole profile and make him a utility guy," Kiley McDaniel points to Jose Iglesias, Luis Arraez or Steven Kwan as big leaguers who have overcome the same weakness. Fish On First currently has Caba as the number three Marlins prospect behind Thomas White and Andrew Salas. All of the outlets mentioned above have him second or third in the organization, with White unanimously ranking number one. Not yet ready to participate in big league spring training camp, Caba will be preparing for the upcoming season on the Jupiter backfields. He will likely be assigned to the Low-A Jupiter Hammerheads to begin 2025. View full article

The Marlins bolstered their center field depth with the signing of Almora, who's hoping to make it back to the major leagues for the first time since 2022. On Monday, the Miami Marlins announced their 24 non-roster invitees for spring training. Amongst them was Hialeah native Albert Almora Jr., who is joining his hometown team on a minor league deal. Almora has spent most of his professional career with the Chicago Cubs. He was their first-round draft pick in 2012 and reached the majors in 2016, contributing to their World Series title that year in a part-time role. He remained with the Cubs through 2020, mainly playing center field. He then had one-year stints with the New York Mets (2021) and Cincinnati Reds (2022). In 600 career MLB games, he has posted a .259/.300/.383/.683 slash line and 80 wRC+. Almora didn't spend the 2023 season with an MLB organization, but played winter ball with Puerto Rico's Cangrejeros de Santurce. In 2024, he was a spring training NRI with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He failed to make their roster and spent the entire season in Triple-A Reno. In Reno, Almora slashed .292/.349/.439/.787 with nine home runs and 69 RBI. He struck out only 14.1% of the time while also lowering his whiff rates, especially inside the strike zone. However, this should all be taken with a grain of salt given he was in the extremely hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. He set a new single-season high with 20 stolen bases, but hasn't demonstrated that ability against major league competition with seven career steals in 13 attempts. krsbjx_1.mp4 Almora, 30, is a defense-first player. At his peak in 2018, defensive runs saved (12 DRS) and outs above average (14 OAA) agreed that he was elite in center field. During his most recent MLB action in 2022, he continued to rate very well (8 DRS and 6 OAA). Derek Hill is already on the 40-man roster and posted a 78 wRC+ while striking out 34.1% of the time in his 32-game stint with the 2024 Marlins. Almora will be in competition with him for the role of a defensive sub and platoon bat who faces left-handed pitching. Coming off a back injury, prospect Victor Mesa Jr. will hope to make the roster over both of them by showing that he's ready to debut. Almora will enter camp as the Marlins position player with the most experience (5 years and 110 days of MLB service time), surpassing Jesús Sánchez (3.118). He will have the second-most service time amongst all Marlins players, with only Sandy Alcantara above him (6.100). View full article

Last season, a long losing streak in March/April knocked the Marlins out of the playoff race immediately. They could be in danger of going through something similar again. The Miami Marlins lost their first nine games of the 2024 season, the longest losing streak they've ever had to begin a season in franchise history. They didn't improve much after that, ultimately posting a 62-100 record, which led to turnover across all departments of the organization. Expectations for the Marlins are lower entering 2025, but they don't want to get embarrassed like that again. Unfortunately, the early portion of their schedule is even tougher on the paper than it was last year. The Marlins will begin this season by taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a four-game set, followed by matchups against each of their National League East division rivals. During the second half of April, they will face the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers. These opponents combined for a .527 winning percentage in 2024. The Marlins suffered a four-game sweep against the Pirates to open up last season, and that was before the team called up pitching phenom Paul Skenes. He is expected to match up with Sandy Alcantara on Opening Day. Although Pittsburgh finished in last place in the NL Central, but they floated around the .500 mark for much of the season before collapsing after the trade deadline. The key question for the Pirates is whether their offense will improve after ranking 28th among MLB teams with a 86 wRC+ in 2024. Their lineup looks similar at the moment, featuring Oneil Cruz, Bryan Reynolds, Ke'Bryan Hayes and the legendary Andrew McCutchen. The biggest offseason addition so far has been Spencer Horwitz from the Blue Jays. Looking around the NL East, the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals have all made efforts to improve. The Marlins posted an 18-34 record within the division last season and things could get even uglier moving forward. The Phillies swung a trade with the Marlins last month to acquire Jesús Luzardo and Paul McIntosh to build the best rotation in the division and boost their catching depth. The signing of Max Kepler will give Philadelphia another outfielder and just have a deeper bench. Last season, the Marlins went 6-7 against the Phillies. The Mets won the Juan Soto sweepstakes by giving him a 15-year deal worth $765M. He is a Marlins killer through and through, slashing .304/.438/.541/.979 with 14 home runs and 60 RBI in 89 career games played. Along with Soto, the Mets brought in Sean Manaea, Clay Holmes and Frankie Montas to help the starting rotation. A.J. Minter is better than any of the left-handers they had in their 2024 bullpen. They could be even more dangerous by reuniting with Pete Alonso, who remains available in free agency. Last season, the Marlins went 6-7 against the Mets. 1pc3uv.mp4 Held back by serious injuries to stars Ronald Acuña Jr., Spencer Strider and Austin Riley, the Atlanta Braves fell short of their expectations last season, but still won nine of their 13 games over Miami. This had been a very quiet offseason for them until Thursday's signing of Jurickson Profar to a three-year deal. He will help fill Acuña's shoes early in 2025 while Acuña completes his rehab from a torn ACL. The Washington Nationals are going to be a fun team to watch. They have made a handful of veteran additions to complement their young core, trading for Nathaniel Lowe and bringing in free agents Michael Soroka, Josh Bell and Jorge López. After years of beating up on the Nationals, it was the other way around for the Marlins in 2024, going 2-11 against them. The Diamondbacks signed arguably the top free agent pitcher on the market, Corbin Burnes, joining a starting rotation that already had a proven ace in Zac Gallen. The bullpen, led by former Marlins reliever A.J. Puk, will be one of the best in the National League. Offensively, Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte are an incredible duo atop the lineup. The Diamondbacks lost Christian Walker to the Houston Astros, but brought in former Marlins prospect Josh Naylor via trade to fill the void at first base. The biggest upgrade for the Reds entering a new season is having Terry Francona as their manager. The future Hall of Famer will look to compete in 2025 with a strong rotation and offense led by Elly De La Cruz, who destroyed Marlins pitchers last year (16-34, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 3 SB in 7 G). The Seattle Mariners will hope that Julio Rodriguez bounces back from what was a down year by his standards. The Mariners rotation is still a strong suit and their offensive production can't get any worse than it was last season. The biggest winners of the MLB offseason have been the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Marlins managed to win one game this past season against them and may not be so lucky in 2025. Injuries depleted the Dodgers starting rotation last year, but they have ridiculous depth moving forward after adding Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki to the mix. Shohei Ohtani should also spend the majority of the season in their rotation once he completes his Tommy John surgery rehab. The bullpen is in good shape as well with the signing of former Marlin Tanner Scott and a deal reportedly in the works with Kirby Yates. There are no soft spots in the Dodgers lineup, starting off with the superstar trio of Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. They brought back Teoscar Hernández via free agency and extended Tommy Edman. Newcomers Michael Conforto and Hyeseong Kim could be nice complementary players. In all likelihood, we won't see another 0-9 start for the Marlins, but it'd be a surprise if they find themselves even close to .500 through the first 31 games. The team's roster and coaching staff are very inexperienced. The National League should be just as deep as it was in 2024 with only Miami and the Colorado Rockies not trying to win. Even during the first month of the season, opponents will recognize that every game matters and play the Marlins with a sense of urgency. View full article