The fourth mass exodus of premium talent in Miami Marlins history has yielded a slew of young stars, leading to hopes of a promising future for the organization. The liquidation of sluggers Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna, J.T. Realmuto, and future MVP Christian Yelich yielded promising prospects over the past four years. While the team has enjoyed insurmountable success in seeing their young arms lead the rebuilding effort, the talent on the other side of the ball hasn’t quite been developing the way they had hoped.
When Bruce Sherman and company took over in August 2017, they tasked the front office that offseason with tearing down the star-hitting core in favor of another rebuild.