Three Bold Predictions For Miami Marlins Entering 2026 MLB Season

Two Miami Marlins Players Will Go 20/20

This one might be the boldest Miami Marlins prediction of the bunch.

Why? Because even one Marlins player doing this is rare. Only ten have ever done so. Only once have two Marlins pulled it off in the same season, back at the turn of the century when Cliff Floyd and Preston Wilson were turning heads for the 2000 team.

Plenty of Marlins since then have had the skill set necessary, but for whatever reason, it just hasn't happened since Hanley Ramirez did it back in 2009. In other words, more than a minute, and far too long. I'd go on lionizing some of those fleet-flooted mashers of Marlins past, but that feels like good material for a future article.

Besides, two current Marlins players are going to make you forget all about them in 2026.

Well, except for the fact that there will probably be about 100 graphics over the course of the season comparing the pace of Jakob Marsee, Otto Lopez, Agustin Ramirez and possibly even Connor Norby to some of those past Marlins legends. You get the point though.

Between rule changes regarding stolen bases and the talent of multiple players on Miami's roster, this is their best chance in years to have a 20/20 man. A healthy full season from any of them gets them very close, if not over the line. Very little improvement is even baked into this projection, with the exception of Marsee needing some slight luck in the power department.

Ultimately, the Marlins want to run more in 2026, and more and more players across the league feel the same way. In a world where Josh Naylor and Juan Soto were suddenly among the league leaders in steals last season, who's to say Kyle Stowers couldn't even make a run in year two? Look for Miami to not just end the 20/20 slide in 2026, but to do it twice.

Which leaves one last prediction...