Miami Marlins rivals and also target news

Miami Marlins division rivals the New York Mets are set on losing a major bat this off-season. They did very little to help their rotation, but are at least doing something about their bullpen. It's going to be interesting to see if that will make up for their surprisingly weak rotation. What about a potential option for The Fish's rotation? We now have some more news on that.

Notes on the Miami Marlins and a target that I suggested.

The New York Mets had a bizarre off-season up to this point. After making the biggest signing of the off-season, they did absolutely nothing to actually improve their rotation. It's a very bizarre situation for a team that's supposed to be all-in. They did finally do something to improve their bullpen at least.

The Mets re-signed right-handed relief pitcher Ryne Stanek for 1 year/$4 million. It's actually a bit of a weird signing based on the numbers. Pitching for the Mets down the stretch last season, he pitched to a 6.06 ERA/4.39 FIP, with 12.7 K/9 and 4.4 BB/9 in 17 games and 16.1 innings pitched. Overall, pitching for the Seattle Mariners and the Mets, he pitched to a 4.88 ERA/4.14 FIP, with 10.9 K/9 and 4.1 BB/9 in 63 games and 55.1 innings pitched. He was worth -0.2 WAR with the Mets, and -0.4 WAR with Seattle. The total was of course -0.6 WAR.

I'm not so sure that Ryne Stanek was the right re-signing, but the Mets probably see something in him, and the strikeout rate does look good to be fair.

I suggested Max Scherzer for the Miami Marlins, though obviously that's very unlikely to happen. Scherzer is clearly not the ace that he once was, and pitched to a 3.95 ERA/4.18 FIP, with 8.3 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9 in 9 games and 43.1 innings pitched. The 40 year old will likely want to pitch with a contending team, so it's a little odd that he's supposedly being pursued by the Toronto Blue Jays the most. Toronto are unlikely to make the playoffs in 2025.