Midway through Marlins spring training, with most (but possibly not all) of the club’s major transactions completed, let’s make educated guesses about the composition of the Opening Day active roster.
This exercise is slightly different than previous years. Instead of 26, the rosters will be expanded to 28 spots through May 1, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, to “compensate in some way” for the brevity of spring training. Starting pitchers have not had a sufficient runway to get stretched out for their regular workloads. You can expect the Marlins (maybe even all 30 teams) to utilize an initial pitching staff of 14-plus members to mitigate injury risk.