Joining those veterans on opening day was second baseman Starlin Castro, late of the New York Yankees. He came over in the trade for Giancarlo Stanton with two minor leaguers, Jorge Guzman and Jose Devers.
When Castro first joined the Marlins, there was a substantial plurality who thought that he wouldn’t ever appear in a Miami Marlins game. Instead, he ranks with the team-leaders in games played, behind only Brian Anderson with 135.
Offensively
Offensively, Castro is enjoying arguably the best season of his nine-year MLB career.