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Miami Marlins: Untouchable Players in Trade Talks

By David Levin|
JUPITER, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 23: Sixto Sanchez #73 of the Miami Marlins in the dugout before the spring training game against the Washington Nationals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on February 23, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
JUPITER, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 23: Sixto Sanchez #73 of the Miami Marlins in the dugout before the spring training game against the Washington Nationals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on February 23, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
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JUPITER, FL – FEBRUARY 26: Edward Cabrera #79 of the Miami Marlins throws the ball against the St Louis Cardinals during a spring training game at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on February 26, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. The Marlins defeated the Cardinals 8-7. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

Sixto Sanchez/Edward Cabrera

The Marlins have done a good job to put together a growing starting rotation that starts with Sandy Alcantara and Caleb Smith. Manager Don Mattingly has worked hard to make sure Pablo Lopez, Jordan Yamamoto, and Robert Dugger are developing arms. But believe it or not, the second wave of Marlins pitching prospects may be better in the long run than the first.

Sixto Sanchez was the prized player who came over to Miami as part of the deal for J.T. Realmuto. He is a bona fide ace whose arrival in Miami is supposed to be this season. But because of the shortened year, it still maybe 2021 before he is part of the five-man rotation.

Edward Cabrera, who is a holdover from the old ownership group, has developed into a starter who could become an ace of the staff and could replace Sanchez as the best pitcher in the rotation. Neither of these players should even be considered as trade chips.

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