My MLB postseason prediction that nobody asked for is that the Seattle Mariners will win the 2025 World Series, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in six games.
Miami Marlins news and content below:
🔷 This week, we will be recognizing outstanding performances from this past Marlins season with the FOF Awards, as voted on by FOF staffers and SuperSubs. Vote here between now and Friday night. The categories are Hitter of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Move of the Year, Game of the Year and Prospect of the Year.
🔷 Kyle Stowers and Xavier Edwards are nominees for the All-MLB Team. You can vote once per day leading up to the October 10 deadline.
🔷 Bob Nightengale reports that right-hander Declan Cronin underwent Tommy John surgery on Monday. A key piece of the 2024 Marlins bullpen, Cronin was slowed at the start of this season by a hip injury and the quality of his stuff never fully came back. He posted a 4.87 ERA and 22.2% strikeout rate in 20 ⅓ innings pitched with Triple-A Jacksonville (21 G/2 GS). The Marlins released him on September 6.
🔷 On the strength of 11 dominant starts, Robby Snelling earned International League All-Star honors. The 21-year-old lefty allowed only nine earned runs with the Jumbo Shrimp (1.27 ERA).Â
🔷 Following the end of the regular season, all of the Marlins players on the 10-day/15-day injured list were automatically activated and everybody who had been optioned to the minor leagues was recalled. The 40-man roster is unaffected by these transactions, but here’s a look at it anyway. We are unlikely to see consequential moves until after the World Series when players on the 60-IL must be activated.
🔷 Graham Pauley discussed his strong finish to the 2025 campaign with Kevin Barral and the offensive adjustments he made along the way.
🔷 I looked for former Marlins on each of this year’s postseason teams.
🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the San Francisco Giants fired manager Bob Melvin, the Minnesota Twins fired Rocco Baldelli and the Texas Rangers mutually parted ways with Bruce Bochy. Per multiple reports, Skip Schumaker is a strong candidate to be Bochy’s successor—Schumaker worked for the Rangers this year as a senior advisor. Former Marlins first baseman Lewin DÃaz became the first player since 2015 to have a 50-homer season in the Korea Baseball Organization.
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