If there’s a reason to be excited about this Marlins team, their starting pitching is the prime candidate. So far in 2021, this group is largely responsible for Miami’s 13-16 overall record which has them within a couple games of the National League East lead.
Want to know how good they’ve been? In terms of ERA, the starters are sixth in the Majors and fifth in the NL, with 3.24. In the senior circuit, they’re sixth in WHIP (1.18) and BAA (.227).
Unfortunately, you can’t measure them by looking at wins, as they’ve been unlucky as heck: only four wins (tied for worst with the Angels) and nine losses.