August 31, 2020 is on the short list of most exciting days of the Bruce Sherman Marlins era. It was trade deadline day of the COVID-shortened MLB season. In the midst of rallying to beat Jacob deGrom and the Mets to propel themselves to the .500 mark, the Marlins completed a deal to replace their center field carousel with excellent veteran Starling Marte.
Making that kind of investment to win now was exciting on its own. What made it even better was the seemingly light price tag. The Marlins sent pitchers Caleb Smith, Humberto Mejía and Julio Frías to the Diamondbacks (Frías was a “player to be named later” at the time).