If there’s one thing to be encouraged about in this Marlins’ rebuilding program, it’s the progress of several of the young starting pitchers, nearly all acquired by trade in the past 15 months.
The Marlins exited the season with at least 10 — and perhaps as many as 15 — legitimate starting pitching candidates for the future. Many of them will compete for 2019 rotation openings behind Jose Urena and potentially lefty Wei Yin Chen, who was the National League’s best pitcher at home and worst on the road and finished 6-12, with a 4.