The Marlins have been refreshingly aggressive this offseason in an effort to take a leap forward at the major league level in 2022. A team that just barely avoided a last-place finish in the NL East this year is setting far higher expectations moving forward. Of course, good intentions do not always beget good results. It’s difficult to anticipate precisely how veteran players will age or adjust to new environments.
Moreover, making trades with the objective of immediate improvement has meant sacrificing promising young talent. Although Kameron Misner, Kyle Nicolas and Connor Scott weren’t ready to be contributors to the Marlins major league roster yet, they were each early-round MLB Draft picks in recent years.