The Marlins are now mathematically eliminated from the 2017 postseason, not that there was much suspense these last few weeks anyways.
However, with new ownership taking over in less than a month, the future nucleus of this team takes on a new urgency heading into the offseason. Who stays, who goes, and of course, which players will the Marlins’ front-office choose to invest in for 2018 and beyond.
We have already identified core pieces for the Fish going forward: J.T. Realmuto, Marcell Ozuna and Jose Urena are all no-brainers.