Miami Marlins: Reasons for Optimism in 2016

Martin Prado 

Third, the Marlins still have Martin Prado, Mr. Consistent on the roster for next year. I know that Martin Prado isn’t exactly exciting but he is still until further notice one of the most steady and underrated performers in all of baseball.

Prado does so many things well and he has aged so gracefully so far that it would be shocking if he fell off a cliff this year.   Prado will be going into his age-32 season in 2015 and he has put up a very gentle decline slope since the 2013 season putting up wRC+s of 104, 103 and 100 the last three years.   One of the first signs that a player’s skills is deteriorating is an increase in strikeout rate which hasn’t shown up so far with Prado.

Alongside a very solid bat Prado’s steady defense at third base and a lot of versatility tends to help his case as being a valuable piece for the team in 2016 and come the trading deadline.