The Miami Marlins have found themselves in an odd in-between spot in the National League for the last few seasons. They snuck into the playoffs in 2020 despite being only two games over .500 and even made it to the Division Series. But they cratered in 2021, losing 95 games. Now they’re hovering around .500 yet again, not squarely in the position of sellers.
However, the Miami front office has shown what could be called an unwillingness to spend enough money to be truly competitive, apparently enough so to get Derek Jeter to step down as CEO.