It’s time to smile in Miami. The Marlins have enjoyed the first two outings of Sixto Sánchez’s career and so far, so good. For the first time since José Fernández, I’m seeing electric, legitimate ace stuff and I couldn’t be any happier.
The Dominican has been lights out, especially in his second start against the Rays on Friday. He went seven scoreless innings and gave up just six hits and one walk while striking out 10. At 22 years old, that’s really impressive. I’ve found at least three things I love about Sixto, and I want to share them with you guys because, well, you need to fall in love with our future ace, too.