Major League Baseball is officially back. A roundtable conversation featuring Alex Krutchik, Alex Contreras, Ethan Budowsky, Danilo Santos, Hector Rodriguez and Ely Sussman explores how the Marlins will be affected by the universal designated hitter, which prospects can become immediate big league contributors in 2020, the legitimacy of a 60-game “sprint” and what the Fish must accomplish collectively and individually to consider their campaign a success.
The updated 2020 ZiPS projections—available at FanGraphs—have the Marlins finishing with a 24-36 record (worst in the National League). Sportsbook Bet Online sets their win total at over/under 24.