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Now, none of this is to say that every penny the Miami Marlins have put into their off-the-field infrastructure the past few years hasn't been essential. If you don't have the resources to buy your way out of trouble in free agency, and to afford to be able to swing and miss on a big contract, you need to be really good at making sure you maximize the talent you do have. Drafting and developing the best you can, not just cutting the biggest check.

None of them were as talented as Jose Fernandez. As has been the case with a handful of other installments in Marlin Maniac's Best To Wear The Marlins Jersey Number Series, there should have been no doubt on what name was coming with this particular jersey number. No Marlins player has ever played better with No. 16 on their backs. No WAR adjustment was necessary here, as Fernandez wins the top spot in a landslide,

MIAMI - Avisaíl García announced his retirement Monday following 13 major league seasons, including three with the Miami Marlins. García, 34, did not play again after being designated for assignment by the Marlins on June 4, 2024. The outfielder signed a $53 million, four-year deal as a free agent in December 2021, but couldn't match the production he enjoyed with Milwaukee in 2021, when he hit .262 and set career highs with 29 home runs and 86 RBIs.

The Miami Marlins acquired right-handed pitcher Bradley Blalock from the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in exchange for minor league right-hander Jake Brooks. Blalock was designated for assignment by the Rockies last week to open a roster spot after Colorado finalized an $8 million, one-year contract with right-hander Michael Lorenzen. The addition of Blalock adds depth to Miami's pitching staff after the Marlins traded Edward Cabrera to Chicago and dealt Ryan Weathers to the New York Yankees earlier this month.

It's the number Miguel Cabrera wore for almost his entire Marlins career. So as we said at the top, obvious call. Cabrera made the switch to No. 24 after winning a World Series championship, evidently deciding the previous number was unlucky after he failed to win the NL Rookie of the Year award, and never looked back. Four years wearing it for the Marlins, four All-Star appearances, four years with MVP votes.

Word broke Tuesday night that Ryan Weathers, seemingly a lock as of Tuesday morning for the Miami Marlins starting rotation in 2026, had been traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for a boatload of prospects. The news comes just a week after Miami traded another projected member of the big league rotation, Edward Cabrera, to the Chicago Cubs.

The Chicago Cubs have made their big move of the offseason. Sources have confirmed with CI that the Cubs are nearing a deal with the Miami Marlins for Edward Cabrera. Michael Cerami of Bleacher Nation was first with the news. BREAKING: Cubs are finalizing a deal to acquire SP Edward Cabrera from the Miami Marlins. - Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami) January 7, 2026

As mentioned, he's the Miami Marlins career leader in homers, clocking in at 267. He's also the franchise leader in WAR (35.9), RBIs (672), and total bases (1,983). Count the first two years of his career when he went by Mike instead of Giancarlo as a separate player. "Mike" Stanton would have the twenty-second highest WAR finish in franchise history. Meanwhile, "Giancarlo" Stanton would still be No. 1 in terms of WAR and homers.

"We're not shy of the fact that this is in South Florida. I think that's what makes this unique and novel," said Anthony Favata, vice president of operations and events for the Marlins.