Plenty of Marlins fans felt discouraged by the players acquired earlier this offseason in exchange for Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna and Dee Gordon. Nine total prospects—plus Starlin Castro! Remember him?—who certainly strengthened the farm system, but didn’t project as surefire core pieces.
We tried to tell you—Christian Yelich was always the Fish’s most valuable trade asset. It finally showed on Thursday night, when they received an impressive haul from the Milwaukee Brewers:
Fish Stripes will cover all four of them in greater depth headed into spring training, but let’s focus on Brinson right here.