Adam Oller has a great start to his Marlins career

I was feeling some optimism about the latest Miami Marlins call-up. I was hoping that it wouldn't go the way another one did. Valente Bellozo did great in the beginning, but then completely fell apart. Adam Oller is the call-up that I'm talking about and he's having the same great beginning. I'm hoping that he can avoid the downfall that Bellozo ended up in.

Adam Oller had a great start to his Miami Marlins career

No one could've seen it coming. Who actually thought that Adam Oller would make an impact with the Miami Marlins this season? The 29 year old has previously pitched for the Oakland Athletics. He pitched for them in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. He debuted with a 6.30 ERA/6.50 FIP, with 5.6 K/9 and 4.7 BB/9 in 19 games and 74.1 innings pitched. It was a terrible debut, but he received another shot with the team the following season.

Oller pitched to a 10.07 ERA/7.22 FIP, with 5.9 K/9 and 5.5 BB/9 in 9 games and 19.2 innings pitched. It was an even worse performance, but then he was waived and ended up with the Seattle Mariners. He became a free agent and signed with the Cleveland Guardians, but the then released him. In July this season, he signed with the Miami Marlins.

So how did Adam Oller do in his debut with The Fish? In 3 games so far with 16.1 innings pitched, he pitched to a 3.31 ERA/4.64 FIP, with 8.8 K/9 and 4.4 BB/9. He has a great strikeout rate, but the control is still a bit below average. The FIP is a concern too, though his ERA is pretty good. The 4.64 FIP at least makes him look like a mid-rotation starter. He can end up a back of the rotation arm, but that is still useful.

Realistically, there's a high chance that Adam Oller will end up like Valente Bellozo. That said, I do hope that he ends up making a bigger impact and maybe even looking like a viable back of the rotation arm at least. He's likely to end up as just a depth arm but that's still useful to the team.