KEY ADDITIONS: Starling Marte, Adam Cimber, Dylan Floro, Anthony Bass, Adam Duvall
KEY SUBTRACTIONS: Caleb Smith, Brad Boxberger, Francisco Cervelli, Logan Forsythe, Brandon Kintzler, Ryne Stanek, Jose Urena, Jordan Yamamoto
The Marlins defeated the Cubs in their 2020 Wild Card Series largely because Cubs hitters couldn’t handle Marlins pitchers’ steady diet of high fastballs.
That was a very young pitching staff. Now, with a year of experience and some playoff games, could they be a sleeper in the NL East?
I’d have to say “no,” at least the way it appears right now, especially with this being a division with several teams that have improved over 2020.