The Miami Marlins have a great problem behind the plate going into the 2026 season.

Agustín Ramírez is coming off a quality offensive rookie season. Liam Hicks is a solid backup and potential trade bait. Joe Mack is one of the franchise’s top prospects and poised to compete for playing time in 2026.

Mack was the Marlins’ competitive balance first-round pick in 2021, and it’s taken him a few years to develop, though that’s not uncommon for prep players that pass on college. At 23 years old, he’s ready for his MLB promotion. But what if the Marlins had gone in a different direction? And what if they had the benefit of knowing how every pick in the draft would develop?

That was the subject of a recent piece in Baseball America (subscription required). The site re-drafted the 2021 MLB draft based on current performance. And that shook things up for the Marlins.

An Alternative Path in the 2021 MLB Draft