The old adage used to be that good hitting trumps good pitching. The Miami Marlins have a solid nucleus of young pitching talent with young bats that still must develop. It may be another long season in 2019 before both components find some harmony.
The Marlins pitching staff should have many of the same familiar faces and a few additions from their farm system. But what is not known, yet, is which veterans will remain in the sunny confines of South Florida and which will find new homes to start the 2019 season.
The front office does have some tough decisions to make concerning Dan Straily, Wei-Yin Chen and Jose Urena for next year.