Podcast: Marlins are getting healthy again. Can they take advantage in injury-filled NL East?
The NL East is still extremely close through the first quarter of the 2021 MLB season. All five teams are within two-and-a-half games of each other. All of them have also dealt with their share of injuries over the first 40-plus games.
The latter statement is where the Miami Marlins can potentially have an advantage among their counterparts.
Yes, the Marlins are almost back at full strength.
Catcher Jorge Alfaro is back. Outfielder Starling Marte and right-handed Elieser Hernandez are close to returning, too.
Considering how the Marlins kept pace in the division without them — and after Brian Anderson and Jazz Chisholm Jr. missed significant time as well — it only bodes well for the Marlins as they attempt to stay competitive in the division, right?
Jordan McPherson and Andre C. Fernandez discuss this and more on the latest episode of Fish Bytes.
This story was originally published May 25, 2021 at 7:00 AM.
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