Miami Marlins promote relief pitcher

Neil Raymond

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The Miami Marlins made some headlines earlier today with some big trade deadline news. Of course, the dadline is still a few weeks away. The MLB draft is coming up and some mocks give us an idea of what to expect there. In the meantime, The Fish have a big series with the Philadelphia Phillies starting tonight and made some moves. Let's take a quick look at what has been done...

The Miami Marlins promoted another relief pitcher to the bullpen.

Sean Reynolds has been called up to the Major League roster. The right-handed relief pitcher is 25 years old and has actually been drafted in 2016 as a hitter. He was a first baseman and right fielder at the time, but ended up being converted into a relief pitcher. The reason why he was converted was him not doing particularly well as a hitter.

The conversion to pitching in 2021 worked very well, as he produced a 3.09 ERA at the single A level. In 2022, Reynolds started the season at the A level, but then was promoted to the AA level. He delivered a 4.13 ERA in 52 1/3 innings pitched, along with a 29.6% strikeout percentage.

Sean Reynolds was actually eligible for the Rule 5 draft in 2022, but the Miami Marlins gave him a 40 man roster spot to protect him from it. He started this season in AA, but was promoted to the AAA level and delivered a 2.66 ERA in 40 2/3 innings pitched. He has a 27.8% strikeout rate to add to his impressive results.

Reynolds hasn't rated as highly on prospect lists unfortunately. He's the #28 prospect in The Fish's system according to Baseball America. Reynolds's fastball is an impressive 96 mph and can even get up to triple digits. He also has a curveball and changeup, but both are reportedly in need of some improvement. This of course makes him more of a one-pitch pitcher, but we'll see if he can potentially improve his secondary pitches.

Did I mention that Sean Reynolds is 6'8? There's a lot of potential for him to improve, and he could become a shutdown reliever at some point

Neil Raymond

Neil Raymond has been a lifelong Miami Marlins fan, with the 2003 playoff run being one of his favorite childhood memories. Neil has been called a "walking encyclopedia" for his knowledge of MLB statistics and the sport's history. He follows every game and actually invented his own statistic for player value on his side project BaseballAnalyzed.com. Writing for Fansided's Marlin Maniac since 2022, he also loves Fantasy Baseball and as such is an FSWA member. Neil also loves to travel, read and follow "Futbol" teams: Germany, Argentina, Greece, Inter Miami, Bayern Munich and NYC FC.