This has been a year of growth so far for the Marlins. With no pressure to win games in 2018, Miami has had a chance to give prospects a longer leash than in previous seasons.
The results are exciting to say the least. New acquisitions like Sandy Alcántara (Ozuna trade, Marlins No. 1 prospect per Baseball America) and Pablo López (Dee Gordon trade) are getting opportunities to stick in the rotation. Lewis Brinson (Yelich trade) struggled at the plate the first half of the year, but makes up for it in the field along with solid power numbers.