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All that being said, some positive things came from the final month of the season as rookie Jesus Sanchez tore it up all month long, and fellow rookies Lewin Diaz and Bryan De La Cruz showed promise with solid ends to the season as well. Sandy Alcantara was great not only in September, but the entire 2nd half of the season as he proved to be one of the best pitchers in baseball. Possibly the most encouraging thing about 2021 was the breakout season from rookie and potential future face of the franchise Jazz Chisholm Jr, who put together a strong season start to finish with 18 homers and 53 RBI’s mainly from the leadoff spot.
As we move into the 2021 off-season owner Derek Jeter and GM Kim Ng have said they’re willing to spend big money for the first time to improve the roster going into the 2022 season. The hope is that they stick to their word and can build around the elite young pitching the Marlins already have in order to make their first legit playoff run since 2003. This may be a lot to ask, but its expected from this ownership group going into what is now their 5th season running the organization.