In the not-too-distant past, we tried to find statistical significance within the results of Miami Marlins spring training games. It simply isn’t there. Regardless of whether somebody’s wRC+ or FIP dips below zero, expectations for their regular season performance should be unaffected.
It is premature to say that universal access to spring training Statcast data changes anything. However, in a world where players practically work year-round to maximize how hard they hit and throw the ball, maybe we could learn something from monitoring that.
Every Marlins player will be added to the tables below once they appear in a Grapefruit League game (by spring’s end, that could mean upwards of 100 players). The cells are shaded red for any player whose max exit/pitch velocity has exceeded their 2025 season-high in that category. I used “N/A” for players who had little or no playing time in Statcast-tracked environments last year. A baby emoji indicates that the player is assigned to minor league camp.
These leaderboards will be updated daily.
Max Exit Velocity (mph)
Player
2026 Spring Training
2025 Regular Season
Liam Hicks
106.4
108.5
Christopher Morel
104.0
115.4
Ethan O’Donnell 👶
103.3
N/A
Colby Shade 👶
103.2
N/A
Bennett Hostetler
102.4
106.1
Johnny Olmstead
101.2
108.0
Chris Arroyo 👶
101.0
109.1
Otto Lopez
99.2
111.2
Agustín Ramírez
99.2
116.9
Joe Mack
97.8
109.6
Jared Serna
97.8
N/A
Andrew Pintar
97.1
110.0
Daniel Johnson
92.5
114.7
Brendan Jones
92.2
N/A
Jacob Berry
92.1
109.5
Nathan Martorella
91.2
108.6
Deyvison De Los Santos
91.0
118.5
Heriberto Hernández
90.7
112.8
Jakob Marsee
90.7
111.1
Ian Lewis 👶
89.8
112.4
Xavier Edwards
86.9
109.0
Jay Beshears 👶
85.7
N/A
Maximo Acosta
83.2
108.0
Griffin Conine
80.4
117.4
Connor Norby
78.6
109.0
Brian Navarreto
76.6
109.4
Kyle Stowers
75.1
113.7
Javier Sanoja
71.5
107.3
Dylan Jasso
54.4
N/A
Owen Caissie
N/A
113.3
Dillon Lewis
N/A
113.9
Esteury Ruiz
N/A
109.1
Michael Snyder 👶
N/A
N/A
Max Pitch Velocity (mph)
Player
2026 Spring Training
2025 Regular Season
Samuel Vásquez
99.3
N/A
Josh Ekness
98.0
98.7
Tyler Phillips
97.8
97.5
Liomar Martínez 👶
97.5
96.0
Sandy Alcantara
97.4
100.3
Robby Snelling
96.9
98.0
Justin King
96.8
96.9
Jake Walkinshaw 👶
96.8
99.1
Tyler Zuber
96.1
96.8
Jack Ralston
95.5
95.9
Ryan Gusto
95.0
97.4
Lake Bachar
94.6
97.1
Stephen Jones
94.5
97.8
Nigel Belgrave
94.1
95.3
Dale Stanavich
94.0
97.9
Zach Brzykcy
93.7
96.6
Cade Gibson
93.6
95.0
RJ Shunck 👶
92.6
91.5
Brayan Mendoza 👶
92.1
N/A
Evan McKendry
91.8
93.6