MIAMI, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 25: CEO Derek Jeter of the Miami Marlins talks to Carlos A. Gimenez and Francis X. Suarez before the press conference to announce the World Baseball Classic will be held in Miami next year on February 25, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)
The Miami Marlins may surprise other MLB teams and become buyers at the trade deadline if the ball club is in the middle of a pennant race in 2020.
Despite a shortened schedule and a larger pool of players to choose from, the Miami Marlins are setting themselves up for a race to the finish.