If one thing propels the Miami Marlins to a playoff berth, you’d figure it’d be the starting rotation. Recently extended Sandy Alcantara, despite some early struggles, has pitched to a 2.90 ERA over his first five starts. Pablo López is coming off an NL Pitcher of the Month award, allowing only one run during the entire month of April. Jesús Luzardo seems to have done a complete 180 in his first full season pitching in Miami. When right, even Elieser Hernandez is a serviceable big league pitcher.
On a per-inning basis, Trevor Rogers was better than any of them in 2021 en route to a NL Rookie of the Year runner-up finish.