The Miami Marlins have had a busy offseason, trading away two promising young starting pitchers and bringing in multiple heralded outfield prospects. The Philadelphia Phillies’ division rivals are working hard to improve upon a 79-win 2025 campaign, and could be lining themselves up for a dark horse playoff run in 2026.
The most recent major move for Miami was Tuesday’s trade of starting pitcher Ryan Weathers to the Yankees, which saw the Fish reel in four prospects from a thin Yankees system. Weathers, a 26-year-old lefty, has three more years of team control remaining, and should stabilize a Yankees rotation that will open the season with All-Stars Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón on the shelf, as well as dependable right-hander Clarke Schmidt.