Alcantara, Perez, Cabrera, Weathers, Junk, Garrett, Snelling, and Meyer, along with the five best relievers from last season, would make for a formidable staff to start the 2026 season.
Clearly, the Yankees didn't offer their young OF Dominguez for Alcantara or a trade would have been completed. Personally, I would trade Sandy in March, especially if he gets off to a hot spring start.
Can anyone come up with a reason NOT to bring Snelling up to start in Atlanta tonight? He's scheduled to go for JAX. He's been throwing strikes. There's a double header on Saturday. And 28 games in the next 29 days, which suggests that a six-man rotation would be in order.
I too think Alcantara will be successful tonight. However, he will need at least a couple running catches from the OF. Even in games that he has fared well, there have been lots of hard-hit balls.
2 homers and a double on Friday night. Benched yesterday and today. Pauley is playing in his stead. He has produced practically nada at the MLB level. I'm upset.
Marlins sure don't need that package. Caissie and the pitcher for Cabrera and a relief pitcher. Then the Marlins hope that Caissie isn't a bust and the pitcher becomes a decent replacement for Cabrera.
As a proponent of speed and solid defense all over the field, I'm ready to watch Marcee for the rest of the season. I would absolutely trade Jesus Sanchez at this point.
My key trade chip would be Stowers. How about sending him to Seattle, which is allegedly looking for a lefty bat? The target there would be Harry Ford, who could platoon with Joe Mack at C and also play OF. The Marlins could then trade Nick Fortes and Liam Hicks. San Diego, in particular, is a potential destination for Hicks.
I love Marsee hitting first and Edwards second.
July rotation: Perez, Weathers, Alcantara, Snelling, Mazur, Meyer, Fitterer and Laskey. Starters go five with a goal of using one of the others for three or four innings to follow.
Adios, Edward.
Joe Mack should have joined the Marlins instead of Brantley. Absolutely no reason to wait on him. He's facing better pitching at AA than he would in AAA.
Mazur and Snelling should have started the season in the rotation ahead of Quantrill and Gillaspie. The Marlins would have at least a .500 record right now.
Fitterer and Laskey should also replace a couple bullpen guys and be used for four-inning relief stints. That's the right way to protect the pen.