Throughout the 2019 season, Fish Stripes will pass along updates on injured Marlins players and top prospects as they attempt to get back on the field. Here is what we’ve learned in recent days...
- LHP Caleb Smith (left hip inflammation) leads the Marlins rotation with a 3.41 earned run average and 82 strikeouts this season, but something was clearly off lately. He had gone five straight outings without providing a quality start, lacking his usual command, and Smith’s fastball velocity was noticeably down against both the Padres and Brewers. “It’s been bothering me the last couple starts,” the left-hander said Friday night.