Hans Herrera

Marlins sweep. Xavier Edwards is the MVP

Faucher and Bender have been terrible. Eury probably needs a demotion to find his old self. Bring up Garrett, Kempner, and White. Give Petersen more chances in high-leverage situations. Send down Eury, Bender, and Faucher. I would love to call Ekness but he is not in the 40-man and I think it’s too early to give up on anyone on the roster. Snelling deserves his shot, but I think he has to get the call when a long-term situation arises (injury, DFA). Don’t call him for 2-3 starts and then send him back down. It’s still early. Hopefully the lineup gets better when Stowers joins the team.

Marlins 2-1, MVP Norby

Braves 2-1 Olson MVP

Marlins 2-1 MVP Marsee

Risky take: Marlins win the series 3-1 and the MVP will be Graham Pauley

Yankees 2-1, Austin Wells MVP

Marlins 2-1 MVP: Graham Pauley

Marlins 2-1 Series MVP: Heriberto Hernández

Record: 81-81 Strength: The OF Weakness: 1B MVP: Marsee Cy Young: Eury Pérez Comeback player of the year: Conine Rookie of the Year: Caissie Most Improved Player: Pauley Biggest disappointment: Morel Bold statement: The Marlins trade Stowers to the Pirates at the deadline, netting Jared Jones plus others.

I just checked that today: Johnston had a 1.027 OPS with one HR and seven 2B in 56 ABs. That's 50 points above the Marlins' best hitter (Heriberto). And first base is still a revolving door. What a joke.

Well, I don't know what Heriberto's OPS+ was this Spring Training, but I know he had the highest OPS this Spring Training among Marlin players with 15 or more ABs, while leading in HRs with 3. Again, I just don't get it.

As a fellow Colombian, I'd love to bring a paisano to the Marlins. @Ely Sussman would also have liked the move. Hitting Harold continued to rake during the WBC, and I'm sure he could have caught up with MLB pitching ... but that's wishful thinking with the current front office.

Obviously, we don't know all the details, but you only had to play him for a month or so until Stowers is back, and you don't even have to play him there every day, probably days when facing LHPs. How many of those do you have in a month? 10 games? It makes soooo little sense. If the concern is more about being a useful player as a whole, WTF. 116 OPS+ last year in half a season. Crushed it even more this Spring Training. You can use the same argument I described above and EITHER bury him in the bench or the minors, OR give the guy his shot. He has more than earned it.

I don't hate the move, I just kind of don't understand it. The OF, even with injuries piling up, is still crowded: Marsee, Conine, Caissie, Hernández, Sanoja, and now even Norby and Morel. Was this lineup still needing an OF? Wouldn't had been better to sign a 1B? Here is my reasoning: - Morel was not great at 1B during ST, and Conine didn't play a whole lot there to say something about it. - Wasn't enough with what Heriberto Hernández did last season at LF to give him an extended look there? Is Slater that much better than him? - Baseball savant: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/heriberto-hernandez-681715?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb versus https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/austin-slater-596103?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb give me Heri, please. - Clearly, Morel is not a 3B, but he's a whole lot less terrible at LF/RF. That means, more Morel to the corner OF, bring a 1B, so you don't have to improvise with defensive positions. Haven't we learnt anything from the X to SS experiment? - Alright, but there are not many available 1B in the market, are they? Wanna bet?: Wilmer Flores, Rowdy Tellez, Donovan Solano, Emmanuel Rivera (good at 3B as well), LaMonte Wade, Gio Urshela, or even the countless mentioned trade for Ryan Mountcastle with the O's... all extremely doable. Not even mentioning giving a shot to DLS, the simplest way to solve the problem, and only had to play about a month, while Stowers is back. My logic is that the Marlins could have patched the 1B glove problem for starting the season, but instead, they decided to continue the OF overflow while standing pat with the current problem. Am I missing something here?

I feel like Snelling will get the #5 spot in the rotation on OD. Sandy, Eury, Garrett, Paddack, and Snelling with Max going as the swing man. And there is nothing wrong with that. Another thing that is clear to me is that Pauley is winning the 3rd base job, and it's not even close. There is something Norby needs to fix, and a stint in AAA would only benefit him. Has anyone seen how it's been with Morel at 1B lately? I only saw the nice play in the first (or second) game, but nothing after that... Can anyone give an honest, impartial review?

Jeezy was traded to the Blue Jays a couple of days ago.

As I live in Norway, am I out-of-the-market or what’s the deal here?

My crystal ball says VMJ gets traded to the Guardians for cash considerations ($1)

Stowers no va pa ningún lado… a menos que… la temporada de los Marlins sea horrible y en junio hagan cambios. Financieramente, no hay prisa. Este año va a ganar el mínimo. Dependiendo de los resultados este 2026, su salario puede subir bastante, pero no tanto como para tener que deshacerse de él después de la temporada. Ely escribió un artículo diciendo que Los Marlins ya empezaron a prepararse para la vida después de Stowers. Claramente Caissie es el reemplazante natural, pero hay que esperar cómo le va esta primera temporada completa en las mayores. Amanecerá y veremos, dijo el ciego.

Then they will say: Just wait until the Giancarlo Stanton's money comes off the books... then they'll spend!!

So what's the point in prioritising the future if there will never be a competitive present? It just makes no sense!. Are they expecting a forever-pre-arbitration team to ever reach the playoffs? Isn't it cheap enough to pay the minimum salary to the entire lineup and more than half of your pitchers? Take next season. The only offensive player outside pre-arb is Christofer Morel, at the outrageous $2M the year. Everyone else is earning at or barely above the league minimum. No team is remotely close to that cost-benefit ratio. The pitching is not that far. Apart from Sandy and Fairbanks (combined account for almost half of the entire payroll next year), Garrett, Nardi, Meyer, and Faucher are all under $2M each, with Andrew and Max not even reachin' $1M. Bender is the highest arb at $2.8M, and he for sure is on his way out this summer. The level of cheapness is disgusting.

Say hi to a younger José Ureña!

I hate this, I do. But I also understand it, Caissie is too appealing to miss out. Either him or Conine will have to see time at 1B. In any case, that takes the Marlins’ chances to make the playoffs… at least with the current roster. There is still time to acquire a bullpen arm or two, and maybe a veteran starter. Goodbye, Eddy. Miami will miss you.

If the Marlins really want to contend over the next three years, Eddy has to stay. He's reaching his peak in that window, and the three-headed monster (Sandy-Eddy-Eury) is just scary. As Ely mentions, teams usually get more desperate in late July, so the return should be better than now. Besides, the Marlins have rotation depth, but you cannot say there is a lot of it. Some quick projections around the projected rotation: P10 (Best-case scenario): Sandy again in the conversation for the Cy Young award; Eddy, Eury, and Weathers throw at least 150 IP each of 3.50ish ball. Buyers at the deadline. Make it through the Wild Card Series and lose either in the NLDS or the NLCS. Good-case scenario: Sandy gets closer to his old self; Eddy and Eury keep improving, the back of the rotation holds its own, and the offence improves but stays close to average. Solid bullpen. The Marlins should be in the thick of the WC race most of the year. Chances to make the WCS are above 50%. P50 (status quo): One of them three underperforms, some injuries on the back side of the rotation, and sophomore regressions. The Marlins remain with an outside shot of making the playoffs (just like in 2025). Worst-case scenario (P90): Eddy gets hurt and misses the season, Sandy and Eury are a bit better than last season, but still far from their potential. Sandy, Fairbanks, and some other are traded in July. Back of the rotation so-so. Stowers regresses; Gus cannot take another step forward. 70 wins, max.