The Miami Marlins tied with the Philadelphia Phillies today in Grapefruit League play 3-3. Tomorrow they take on the New York Mets and haven’t announced a starter for that game yet and that’s partly because their starting rotation is a mess right now. Sandy Alcantara is out for the season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, Eury Perez is dealing with elbow soreness despite leaving his last start with a fingernail issue, Edward Cabrera is dealing with shoulder impingement, Braxton Garrett has shoulder soreness which is delaying his throwing program. Opening Day is only 12 days away and with all those injuries what could their starting rotation look like? Jesus Luzardo is a lock to be the #1 starter, the other options for 2-5 are Ryan Weathers, Trevor Rogers, Sixto Sanchez, Devin Smeltzer, A.J. Puk, Max Meyer who is their third-ranked prospect, George Soriano, or Patrick Monteverde.
Ryan Weathers
Weathers in 46 games with 31 of them as starts is 5-15 with a 5.88 ERA, a 5.64 WHIP, and 118 strikeouts in 156 innings. Last season for the Marlins and Padres he made 15 appearances with 12 coming as starts going 1-8 with a 6.55 ERA, a 1.68 WHIP, and 43 strikeouts in 57.2 innings.
Trevor Rogers
Rogers has made 59 starts going 13-23 with a 4.12 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and 321 strikeouts in 286 innings. In 2023 he made four starts going 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and 19 strikeouts in 18 innings.
Sixto Sanchez
Sanchez made seven starts going 3-2 with a 3.46 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and 33 strikeouts in 39 innings. Last season he pitched at Double-A making one start with a 0.00 ERA, a 2.00 WHIP, and two strikeouts in one inning.
Devin Smeltzer
Smeltzer has made 43 appearances with 29 coming as starts going 9-5 with a 4.32 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and 112 strikeouts in 162.1 innings. Last season he made nine appearances with one as a start going 0-1 with a 6.45 ERA, a 1.47 WHIP, and 16 strikeouts in 22.1 innings.
A.J. Puk
Puk has made 142 appearances going 13-11 with a 3.72 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and 183 strikeouts in 147.2 innings; he has 19 career saves. In 2023 he made 58 appearances going 7-5 with a 3.97 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, and 78 strikeouts in 56.2 innings.
Max Meyer
Meyer has made two MLB starts in his young career going 0-1 with a 7.50 ERA, a 1.50 WHIP, and six strikeouts in six innings. He didn’t pitch in 2023.
George Soriano
Soriano made 26 appearances with one coming as a start all in 2023, he was 0-0 with a 3.81 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and 52 strikeouts in 52 innings.
Patrick Monteverde
Monteverde spent 2023 in the minors at Double-A and Triple-A making 23 starts going 11-6 with a 4.18 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and 121 strikeouts in 122.2 innings.
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