A potential concern rises for the Marlins next season

Hitting seems to finally be coming together for the Miami Marlins. There's a lot of work to do, but having breakout players and core pieces is very important for next season and going forward. There's also a potential for some pitchers to win major awards. One issue that's popping up for next season is actually pitching related. There's a lot of good arms, but many might be on inning limits.

Inning limits are making many Miami Marlins fans worry about next season.

Tommy John Surgery that was needed for both Sandy Alcantara and Eury Perez is no longer a risky endeavor. It's rare these days for a pitcher to come back with serious issues and unable to be his old self. There might be some "peaks and valleys" in the beginning, but they ultimately get back to their old selves. Last that we heard about Sandy, he was willing to come back this season and was throwing hard already!

A good example is Justin Verlander. The future Hall of Famer pitched 175 innings of 1.75 ERA ball the season after his surgery! Now of course everyone isn't Verlander, but Sandy is another former Cy Young winner who is known for being a workhorse who pitches a ton of innings per season.

There are other injured starting pitchers expected to be back next season too. Jesus Luzardo and Braxton Garrett specifically. I'm not too worried about them. Both realize how important it is for them to prove themselves and I expect Luzardo to bounce back and for Garrett to at least get more innings under his belt. He only pitched in 37.0 innings this season, but was able to throw in 159.2 last season.

Jesus Luzardo does have a hefty injury history, so he's more of a concern. I still see his poor results this season as an aberration and expect him to be more like the guy from 2022-2023. He pitched to a 3.64 ERA/3.64 FIP, with 8.9 K/9 and 1.9 BB/9 in 48 games in 247.2 innings pitched over the two seasons.

With three Wild Cards per league, there's no reason that the Miami Marlins can't at least be in contention for the third one with better health.