Miami Marlins 2020 Fantasy Baseball Preview

by Jon Anderson | @JonPGH

Mar 31, 2020

Caleb Smith will look to regain last year’s early form atop the Marlins’ rotation.

This is it, the article you have all been waiting. The 2020 Miami Marlins fantasy preview. It feels like Christmas. Here we go!

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Starting Lineup

#	NAME	POS
1	Jonathan Villar	OF
2	Brian Anderson	3B
3	Corey Dickerson	OF
4	Jesus Aguilar	1B
5	Isan Diaz	2B
6	Jorge Alfaro	C
7	Lewis Brinson	OF
8	Miguel Rojas	SS

Better in OBP formats: Brian Anderson, Jesus Aguilar
Worse in OBP formats: Corey Dickerson, Miguel Rojas
Better than his ADP: Brian Anderson (222), Corey Dickerson (327)
Worse than his ADP: Jonathan Villar (51)
Bench bat(s) worth rostering: Garrett Cooper (should be platooning with Aguilar), Jon Berti (steals)
Player(s) most likely to lose a starting spot: Aguilar, Diaz

Quick notes: Not much is rosterable here in a standard league, but there are some good batting average guys like Dickerson and Anderson, and Berti is interesting for steals.

Pitching Rotation

#	NAME	R/L
1	Caleb Smith	L
2	Sandy Alcantara	R
3	Jose Urena	R
4	Pablo Lopez	R
5	Jordan Yamamoto	R

Better than his ADP: Smith (216), Alcantara (266)
Worse than his ADP: None (only Smith and Alcantara have top-300 ADP)
Starter least likely to stick in the rotation: Yamamoto
Non-starter most likely to enter the rotation: Elieser Hernandez

Quick notes: Smith is a nice late-round grab, and Alcantara has some upside. Hernandez could be interesting at some point, as he posted a strong 9.3 K/9 to 2.2 BB/9 in 2019.

Bullpen

Projected closer: Brandon Kintzler (Job Security: LOW)
Top backup: Drew Steckenrider
Premier holds option: None
Sneaky holds option: None

Quick notes: The Marlins do not profile to win enough games to give you anything useful out of the bullpen.

Prospects

Relevant in 2020: Monte Harrison, Jesus Sanchez
Worth a look for 2021 and beyond: Jazz Chisholm, Sixto Sanchez
Don’t believe the hype: Sixto Sanchez – just don’t think he will be called up before 2021.

Other Helpful Fantasy Info

Park Factor: Unknown with the fences being moved in for the 2020 season.
Green Light Rating: Yellow
Likeliest 2020 roster moves: Possibly trading away veterans (Villar, Dickerson) at the deadline.
Bold Fantasy Prediction: Jon Berti finds enough playing time to steal 40+ bases.
Bland Fantasy Prediction: No Marlins hitter finishes in the top 200 this season.

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