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Marlins: Could Cervelli Win the Starter Spot Over Alfaro?

Jorge Alfaro is the unquestioned Miami Marlins starter behind the plate. The capable backstop caught 16-of-49 runners trying to steal in 2019, and registered a .989 fielding percentage in 973 innings at backstop.

On the offensive side of the ball, Alfaro hit a career-high 18 home runs with 57 RBI along with a .262/.312/.425 slashline. His lone and glaring weakness is his inability to lay off borderline pitches, or any pitches really. He drew walks in only 4.7 percent of his plate appearances last season, while striking out 33.1 percent of the time. These figures are more-or-less right in line with his career figures of 4.