03-24-2024 MLB Preview - Flipbook - Page 33
MLB ’24 NL EAST PREVIEW MIAMI MARLINS
Sunday, March 24, 2024 33
2023: 84-78, third place, lost to Philadelphia in Wild Card Series | Manager: Skip Schumaker (second season) | Opening Day: March 28 vs. Pittsburgh
OVERVIEW
TOP HITTERS
2B Luis Arraez (MLB-best .354, 10 HRs, 69 RBIs, .861 OPS),
3B Jake Burger (.250, 34, 80, .828 OPS with White Sox and
Marlins), OF Bryan De La Cruz (.257, 19, 78, .715 OPS), CF Jazz
Chisholm Jr. (.250, 19, 51, .761 OPS), OF Jesús Sánchez (.252,
14, 52, .777 OPS).
PROJECTED ROTATION
LH A.J. Puk (7-5, 3.97, 15 saves), RH Eury Pérez (5-6, 3.15),
RH Edward Cabrera (7-7, 4.24), LH Trevor Rogers (1-2, 4.00,
missed most of season with multiple injuries).
KEY RELIEVERS
LH Tanner Scott (9-5, 2.31 ERA, 12 saves), LH Andrew Nardi
(8-1, 2.67, 3 saves), RH Anthony Bender (Tommy John surgery), RH Bryan Hoeing (2-3, 5.48).
OUTLOOK
The Marlins will be without their ace and 2022 NL Cy Young
Award winner Sandy Alcantara for the entire 2024 season
after he underwent Tommy John surgery
in October to repair the ulnar
collateral ligament in his right elbow.
Still, the team boasts a pretty
deep rotation that will be
led by Jesús Luzardo.
ONE TO WATCH
LH Jesús Luzardo
(10-10, 3.58 ERA)
— Associated
Press
JEFF
ROBERSON/AP
HE’S HERE
President of Baseball Operations Peter Bendix, SS Tim Anderson (left), C Christian Bethancourt, OF Nick Gordon,
INF Vidal Brujan.
HE’S OUTTA HERE
GM Kim Ng, DH Jorge Soler, LHP Steven Okert, 1B Garrett Cooper.
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