Miami Marlins Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Miami Marlins.
SABRhood team report

Miami Marlins

Miami Marlins ranks 6th in run generation and 16th in pitching performance, with a rested bullpen and 1 recent risers.

League intelligence# 12 54.4 index
Run generation#6
Composite score 63.1
Pitching#16
Composite score 45.7
Recent play#23
1 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#5
Current state rested
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsSecond base / CatcherClearest upgrade lanesFirst base / Designated hitter
CStrength

Catcher

3.4WAR#3 of 30
Top valueJoe Mack1.7 WAR
1BNeed

First base

0.0WAR#26 of 30
Top valueDeyvison De Los Santos0.0 WAR
2BStrength

Second base

6.4WAR#1 of 30
Top valueOtto Lopez4.4 WAR
3BMiddle

Third base

0.7WAR#19 of 29
Top valueJavier Sanoja0.9 WAR
OFMiddle

Outfield

4.6WAR#11 of 30
Top valueEsteury Ruiz1.4 WAR
DHNeed

Designated hitter

-0.8WAR#19 of 20
Top valueChristopher Morel-0.8 WAR
SPMiddle

Starting pitching

8.1WAR#13 of 30
Top valueSandy Alcantara2.5 WAR
RPMiddle

Relief pitching

3.4WAR#15 of 30
Top valueMichael Petersen0.9 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Miami Marlins’s analytical identity

    Miami Marlins ranks 6th in run generation and 16th in pitching performance, with a rested bullpen and 1 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Jakob Marsee is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 1.186 versus 0.657 previously.

  3. 3
    matchup edge

    Pete Fairbanks is limiting right-handed batters more effectively

    Estimated wOBA: 0.378 vs L, 0.248 vs R.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Pitcher change profile

Michael Petersen

Miami Marlins | RHP

45.8
Season BF257OPS allowed0.596Est. wOBA allowed0.267Samplestrong
Biggest changestrikeout rate +3.12 z

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 3.1 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 92nd percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed85th
0.596
Est. wOBA allowed85th
0.267
Strikeout rate92nd
30.4%
Walk rate allowed22nd
10.1%
Hard-hit rate allowed13th
42.9%
Run value allowed / PA90th
-0.048
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+0.14 z
Recent 0.588 baseline 0.596
Est. wOBA allowed+0.26 z
Recent 0.252 baseline 0.268
Strikeout rate+3.12 z
Recent 52.4% baseline 28.4%
Walk rate allowed+1.07 z
Recent 4.8% baseline 10.6%
Hard-hit rate allowed-2.39 z
Recent 66.7% baseline 41.3%
Run value allowed / PA+0.59 z
Recent -0.095 baseline -0.044
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 3.1 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 92nd percentile. Recent sample: 21 BF; prior sample: 236 BF.
Pitcher change profile

Dax Fulton

Miami Marlins | LHP

39.6
Season BF110OPS allowed0.619Est. wOBA allowed0.282Samplemoderate
Biggest changehard-hit rate allowed -2.55 z

Hard-hit rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.5 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 22nd percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed82nd
0.619
Est. wOBA allowed76th
0.282
Strikeout rate61st
23.6%
Walk rate allowed3rd
13.6%
Hard-hit rate allowed22nd
41.2%
Run value allowed / PA81st
-0.035
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+0.38 z
Recent 0.567 baseline 0.641
Est. wOBA allowed+0.39 z
Recent 0.260 baseline 0.291
Strikeout rate+1.41 z
Recent 31.2% baseline 20.5%
Walk rate allowed+1.10 z
Recent 9.4% baseline 15.4%
Hard-hit rate allowed-2.55 z
Recent 61.1% baseline 34.0%
Run value allowed / PA+0.47 z
Recent -0.062 baseline -0.023
Broadcast read: Hard-hit rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.5 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 22nd percentile. Recent sample: 32 BF; prior sample: 78 BF.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Otto LopezMiami Marlins139
  2. 2Kyle StowersMiami Marlins108
  3. 3Heriberto HernándezMiami Marlins91
  4. 4Griffin ConineMiami Marlins65
  5. 5Javier SanojaMiami Marlins60
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Kyle StowersMiami Marlins38.3%
  2. 2Griffin ConineMiami Marlins37.8%
  3. 3Heriberto HernándezMiami Marlins30.7%
  4. 4Agustín RamírezMiami Marlins28.4%
  5. 5Owen CaissieMiami Marlins27.8%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Eury PérezMiami Marlins51
  2. 2Victor VodnikMiami Marlins42
  3. 3Sandy AlcantaraMiami Marlins21
  4. 4Michael PetersenMiami Marlins11
  5. 5Josh EknessMiami Marlins10
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Victor VodnikMiami Marlins4.3%
  2. 2Josh EknessMiami Marlins2.0%
  3. 3Eury PérezMiami Marlins2.0%
  4. 4Michael PetersenMiami Marlins1.0%
  5. 5Sandy AlcantaraMiami Marlins0.6%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Otto LopezMiami Marlins0.303
  2. 2Javier SanojaMiami Marlins0.290
  3. 3Xavier EdwardsMiami Marlins0.280
  4. 4Griffin ConineMiami Marlins0.256
  5. 5Kyle StowersMiami Marlins0.237
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Heriberto HernándezMiami Marlins24
  2. 2Kyle StowersMiami Marlins19
  3. 3Griffin ConineMiami Marlins17
  4. 4Owen CaissieMiami Marlins14
  5. 5Joe MackMiami Marlins13
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Griffin ConineMiami Marlins0.831
  2. 2Otto LopezMiami Marlins0.784
  3. 3Javier SanojaMiami Marlins0.780
  4. 4Kyle StowersMiami Marlins0.768
  5. 5Heriberto HernándezMiami Marlins0.756
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Eury PérezMiami Marlins159
  2. 2Sandy AlcantaraMiami Marlins152
  3. 3Max MeyerMiami Marlins121
  4. 4Tyler PhillipsMiami Marlins99
  5. 5Michael PetersenMiami Marlins78
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Pete FairbanksMiami Marlins31.1%
  2. 2Michael PetersenMiami Marlins30.4%
  3. 3Anthony BenderMiami Marlins29.5%
  4. 4Andrew NardiMiami Marlins27.3%
  5. 5Max MeyerMiami Marlins26.0%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Anthony BenderMiami Marlins0.478
  2. 2Calvin FaucherMiami Marlins0.585
  3. 3Michael PetersenMiami Marlins0.596
  4. 4Dax FultonMiami Marlins0.619
  5. 5Max MeyerMiami Marlins0.623
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

Sandy Alcantara

150.2 IP · 3.82 ERA · 2.5 WAR

3,271 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
SinkerSI · 861 pitches 26.3% 97.391st pct 9.1%31st pct 30.3%73rd pct 60.2%79th pct 0.0%100th pct 39.7%59th pct
ChangeupCH · 671 pitches 20.5% 90.895th pct 25.7%35th pct 42.9%86th pct 34.7%38th pct 0.0%100th pct 30.1%54th pct
Four-Seam FastballFF · 591 pitches 18.1% 97.590th pct 17.8%51st pct 24.3%32nd pct 55.5%77th pct 0.0%100th pct 47.3%32nd pct
CutterFC · 486 pitches 14.9% 90.053rd pct 20.8%54th pct 27.7%48th pct 56.2%83rd pct 0.0%100th pct 32.5%66th pct
SweeperST · 289 pitches 8.8% 84.172nd pct 22.3%18th pct 24.8%17th pct 44.3%59th pct 0.0%100th pct 32.4%39th pct
SliderSL · 233 pitches 7.1% 85.124th pct 23.1%18th pct 27.7%21st pct 48.9%81st pct 0.0%100th pct 23.5%92nd pct
CurveballCU · 140 pitches 4.3% 82.876th pct 17.5%10th pct 20.0%9th pct 42.9%65th pct 0.0%100th pct 25.9%79th pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

pitcher edge72.8

Pete Fairbanks

Miami Marlins

Pete Fairbanks is limiting right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.378
vs R0.248

Estimated wOBA: 0.378 vs L, 0.248 vs R.

pitcher edge71.3

Eury Pérez

Miami Marlins

Eury Pérez is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.280
vs R0.347

Estimated wOBA: 0.280 vs L, 0.347 vs R.

hitter edge69.7

Griffin Conine

Miami Marlins

Griffin Conine is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.255
vs R0.383

Estimated wOBA: 0.255 vs L, 0.383 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter83.1

Cade Gibson

LHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability93.9%Matchup100.0%Performance42.2%
Right-handed batter81.2

Calvin Faucher

RHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability88.3%Matchup70.0%Performance67.5%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Griffin Conine Griffin Conine is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 85.9
Anthony Bender Anthony Bender is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 83.8
Otto Lopez Otto Lopez is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 81.0
Michael Petersen Michael Petersen is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 77.7
Kyle Stowers Kyle Stowers is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 77.1
Max Meyer Max Meyer is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 76.7
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.