Before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, we’re checking in to see how each team has fared thus far this off-season, acknowledging that there’s still time for that evaluation to change. Teams will be presented in reverse order of finish from 2016. Next up: the Miami Marlins.
2016 Results
79–82 (.488), third place in National League East
Key Departures
RHP Andrew Cashner, LHP Mike Dunn, OF Jeff Francoeur*, 3B Chris Johnson*, C Jeff Mathis, RHP Fernando Rodney
Key Arrivals
C A.J. Ellis, LHP Jeff Locke, RHP Dan Straily, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Edinson Volquez, RHP Brad Ziegler
(*free agent, still unsigned)
Off-season In Review
The Marlins had a straightforward approach this off-season: For nearly every person they lost to free agency, they acquired a replacement.