On Thursday in fall/winter ball, Karson Milbrandt made his first start (second overall appearance) in the AFL. His final line: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K (60 pitches/38 strikes). Fenwick Trimble went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI. PJ Morlando went 0-for-4. Morlando is now 1-for-15 overall in the AFL with strikeouts in 43.8% of his plate appearances. Darwin RodrÃguez retired the side in order in the ninth inning. The Mesa Solar Sox lost, 6-2. This tracker will be updated frequently with news and highlights pertaining to Miami Marlins players.
Only 160 days away from Marlins Opening Day.
🔷 Xavier Edwards (second base), Kyle Stowers (left field) and Javier Sanoja (utility) are all National League Gold Glove finalists. No Marlin has won a Gold Glove since Marcell Ozuna in 2017, unless you’re counting 2021 Adam Duvall, who played the majority of that season in Miami before being traded to the Atlanta Braves.
🔷 Louis Addeo-Weiss is pessimistic about Josh Simpson’s chances of rebounding from a brutal rookie year.
🔷 Alex Carver wrote about each of our 2025 FOF Award winners, with featured comments from SuperSubs.
🔷 Ian Cundall of Baseball America explained why the Marlins have a “difficult decision” to make regarding whether or not to protect Andrew Pintar from the Rule 5 draft. Pintar was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2024 A.J. Puk trade. I was conflicted as well earlier in the year, but the encouraging performances by a handful of other outfielders at both the Triple-A and MLB levels should make it an easy call to leave Pintar off the 40-man. If he gets selected, they have the depth to withstand it.
🔷 Happy 22nd birthday to Marlins top draft pick Aiva Arquette. Selected with the seventh overall pick, the right-handed-hitting shortstop received a franchise-record $7.15 million signing bonus and began his professional career with High-A Beloit.
🔷 As the weather cools down in most parts of the country, a reminder that HOMAGE still sells this sexy teal Marlins Starter jacket (sizes XS through XL are currently in stock). Fish On First earns a commission on products purchased through that link.
🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers are win one away from clinching the National League Championship Series. Tyler Glasnow was the latest starting pitcher of theirs to contain the Milwaukee Brewers offense. Dodgers pitchers collectively have a 2.60 ERA during this postseason. The ALCS is tied 2-2, with road teams winning each game of the series thus far. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered again. No exaggeration, he is putting together one of the best deep postseason runs by an individual hitter in MLB history (.455/.500/.970, 5 HR and 290 wRC+ in eight games). The New York Yankees are expecting to begin the 2026 season without Carlos Rodón and Anthony Volpe as they rehab from elbow and shoulder surgeries, respectively.
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