2026 Miami Marlins

Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix said he thinks Ramírez is capable of being the backup, but the Marlins will weigh alternatives. Ramírez opened last season splitting time with Liam Hicks behind the plate but then spent three months in the minors after Mack was given an opportunity. He returned to the majors after Hicks was traded, but he started just six games at catcher while mostly DHing during the final two months. Ramírez’s glove has always been an issue, and he has yet to show the kind of bat that would make him a quality option at first base or DH, leaving his future in some doubt at the moment. He’s also now out of options.

Monteverde loses his spot on Miami’s 40-man roster heading into the offseason after allowing four runs over four innings during his lone relief appearance at the highest level this past season.

Zuber recently underwent internal brace surgery that could keep him out for all of next year. Navarreto spent the final three-plus months of the season on the roster as a backup to Joe Mack, but he didn’t play much, hitting .135/.193/.250 in 61 plate appearances.

Alcantara will make $21 million, plus an extra $1 million if he’s traded at any point, in the final year of his deal with the Marlins. The 31-year-old went 13-11 with a 3.87 ERA while leading the majors with 214 innings pitched last season. On the other hand, both his 17 percent strikeout rate and his 42 percent groundball rate were career lows. His value in fantasy leagues next year will rather significantly hinge on whether the Marlins continue to give him chances to close games in between starts.

Ramírez, who is playing winter ball for the first time, is 6-for-19 with a homer through five games, all of which he’s started at catcher. He’s definitely been overtaken by Joe Mack in the Marlins’ plans, and he didn’t hit enough in the majors or in Triple-A this season to demand playing time at first base or DH. As a result, he could be a trade candidate this winter.

Zuber was placed on the injured list during the final week of the season with a right elbow sprain. At the time, the team did not believe surgery would be needed, but that has obviously not borne out to be true. The 31-year-old will now miss the entire 2027 season as he recovers from surgery.

Marsee played in 155 games for the Marlins this season, so this is a bit of a surprise. Clearly, he was not playing healthy for a portion of those. The estimated recovery time for that injury is six months, which would be the middle of May. That means Marsee looks likely to miss at least the first month of the 2027 season, if not more.

Conine connected on his 19th homer of the season. The 29-year-old appeared in only 94 games, but he made the most of them with an .846 OPS and 43 RBI. It seems likely that Conine did enough to earn a larger role with Miami to open the 2027 season, and his power makes him someone to monitor in deeper formats.

In his final appearance of the season — and possibly, but far from assuredly, his final appearance with the Marlins — Alcantara locked down his third save of the season. Raise your hand if you predicted that figure. You liar. Alcantara went 13-11 in 2026 with a 153/59 K/BB over 214 innings. The right-hander showed he’s still a strong option, and be it for Miami or a new club, there will be fantasy-relevance, even if he doesn’t miss bats with the best of them.

Stowers remains out of Miami’s lineup for the second straight contest after experiencing abdominal pain during their previous series in Chicago. It’s challenging to gauge the severity of the issue and whether he’ll be able to come off the bench this weekend. There should be some additional clarity on his status before the season concludes.

It’s a bit perplexing the Marlins basically elected to play with a shortened bench during the final week of the regular season. Edwards is sitting out his sixth consecutive game due to an ongoing left thumb issue on Saturday afternoon. It’ll be rookie Jared Serna drawing another start at second base in his place.

Mack broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the seventh inning when he took Braves pitcher Grant Holmes deep for a 440-foot solo homer. It was the 14th homer of the season for Mack, who has now homered twice in September while slashing .241/.262/.362.

Pérez was masterful in this one. He allowed his first base runner in the fourth inning on a one-out walk to Matt Olson, but took a no-hitter into the top of the sixth inning. Sean Murphy would end any hopes of a no-no with a leadoff single to start the sixth frame, but Pérez would force a ground-ball double play in the following at-bat before getting Ronald Acuña Jr. to hit into a ground ball of his own to end the inning. Pérez would need 15 pitches to make the final three outs, as the righty closes out the game and his 2026 season in style. Pérez ends the year with an 8-11 record and a 3.91 ERA.

With Tyler Zuber (elbow) heading to the injured list, González will get another chance to show the Marlins what he can do over the final weekend of the 2026 season. The 24-year-old righty has logged a 4.63 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and an 18/11 K/BB ratio over 11 2/3 innings in nine appearances at Triple-A Jacksonville this season.

The issue isn’t believed to be major and as of now there are no plans for the 31-year-old hurler to go under the knife. Zuber made 44 appearances out of the Marlins’ bullpen this season, registering a 5.67 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and a 42/11 K/BB ratio across 39 2/3 innings of work.

It’s the fifth consecutive game that the 27-year-old infielder has missed due to left thumb discomfort. At this point, there’s no guarantee that we see him again this season. Jared Serna will start in his place at second base and will bat ninth against the Braves on Friday evening in Miami.

Marsee smacked an RBI single off of Matthew Boyd in the third inning that gave the Marlins an early 1-0 lead. That would be the extent of their scoring in the contest though. Marsee has been swinging a very hot bat over the past month and is now slashing .230/.347/.356 with 11 homers, 41 RBI and 23 stolen bases (in 35 attempts) over 608 plate appearances on the season.

Phillips walked four batters in the ballgame while striking out a pair. The Cubs put plenty of traffic on the basepaths against him in his four innings, but weren’t able to get a key hit to plate any of those runners. He got 11 swings and misses on 73 offerings on the day, registering a CSW of 30 percent. Phillips finishes the season with a solid 3.34 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and a 101/56 K/BB ratio over 126 2/3 innings of work in his 37 appearances (20 starts).

Weird but ok. Alcantara, who picked up his second save last night, is still going to wind up leading the league in innings pitched in his first year back from Tommy John. He’s 13-11 with a 3.89 ERA and a 152/59 K/BB in 213 innings. The Marlins didn’t say who would start in his place, but Dax Fulton and Bradley Blalock could be available to go multiple innings.

Stowers’ two-run shot off Kevin Gausman in the sixth inning broke a 0-0 tie and despite blowing their lead in the bottom of that frame, helped the Marlins to eventually win. A poor start and late season injury have hurt his final line, but Stowers is now up to 21 home runs and a .791 OPS through 120 games.