What do pitchers Zac Gallen, Nick Anderson, and Chris Paddack all have in common? Besides the fact they were part of the list by MLB.com of pitchers who had the most impressive pitching debuts of the 2019 season, they all were once the property of the Miami Marlins.
This isn’t one of those distinctions to be proud of as both Anderson and Gallen were trade chips at the MLB Deadline this past July. Anderson and Trevor Richards netted the Marlins outfield prospect Jesus Sanchez. Gallen dominated the Pacific Coast League before he made his Major League debut with the Marlins and then was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for shortstop prospect Jazz Chisholm.