With a 97 mile per hour fastball and a 29% strikeout fee, Marlins lefty Tanner Scott is likely one of the higher relievers prone to be dealt in the present day – particularly since he’s eligible totally free company after the season. However it’s additionally price contemplating a number of lower-profile members of the Marlins’ bullpen, with Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic naming Huascar Brazoban, Anthony Bender, and Declan Cronin as commerce candidates in an article in the present day.
The Marlins already traded their setup man, A.J. Puk, to the Diamondbacks 5 days in the past. Third in leverage index for supervisor Skip Schumaker over the past month after Scott and Puk: Brazoban. Brazoban, 35 in October, broke into the Majors with the Fish as a 32-year-old. His fastball sits round 96 miles per hour, and this yr he’s improved each his strikeout and stroll charges to achieve 27.2% and eight.8%, respectively. He additionally has a wholesome 50% groundball fee. Staff management is probably much less thrilling for a participant quickly to show 35, however Brazoban is not going to be eligible for arbitration till 2026, and would attain free company after 2028.
Brazoban has shined over his final ten appearances, with no runs allowed and a 34.5 Ok%. He might be simply as efficient as a few of the family names altering groups this month, and he’s incomes a mere $753K.
Rosenthal additionally talked about Bender, a 29-year-old righty who missed all of 2023 because of Tommy John surgical procedure. Bender has bounced again from the process to submit a 3.83 ERA, 24.4 Ok%, and seven.0 BB%, and 49.1% groundball fee on the season. Nevertheless, Bender’s velocity has not returned, as he was at 98.1 previous to surgical procedure and sits at 95.5 this yr. His utilization suggests he’s principally been outdoors Schumaker’s circle of belief this yr, however in permitting one run over his final 14 appearances, that’s altering. Bender is incomes $770K this yr as a Tremendous Two participant, and he’s underneath workforce management via 2027.
Cronin, 27 in September, was a February waiver declare from the Astros, who had claimed him from the White Sox. The righty has labored to a strong 25 Ok%, 7.9 BB%, and 54.2% groundball fee this yr, racking up 50 1/3 innings. Greater than half of his appearances have been a couple of inning, and he’s been going two-plus usually of late. He’s probably underneath workforce management via 2029.
Earlier this month, Craig Mish of the Miami Herald named Scott, Calvin Faucher, and Cronin as potential Marlins bullpen commerce candidates, and wouldn’t rule out Andrew Nardi. It’s secure to imagine Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix will likely be listening in the present day on his total bullpen, and there’s likelihood of extra trades. And whereas this submit targeted on some new aid names, Rosenthal reminds us that beginning pitcher Trevor Rogers and left fielder Bryan De La Cruz are candidates to maneuver as nicely.
