Series Preview: Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins

THE CITRUS SERIES HAS ARRIVED!

The Tampa Bay Rays are taking their skills to South Seaside the place they’ll tackle the Miami Marlins in a 3 recreation set.

The Marlins loved an off day on Thursday and enter play with a report of 16-26, placing them 11 video games again of the New York Mets and in final place within the NL East; they’ve misplaced their previous six collection in a row. The Rays in the meantime have gained two collection in a row and at the moment are 20-23, and are 5 video games again of the Yankees within the division.

On the 2024 commerce deadline, the Marlins acquired one of many prime prospects within the Baltimore Orioles system Kyle Stowers, and he has turned in one of the best season so far for Miami. Coming into play on Friday, Stowers is hitting .300/.375/.571 with 10 HR over 40 video games, registering a 156 wRC+ and 1.2 fWAR; because the begin of play on April thirtieth, Stowers has a 230 wRC+ which is the fifth finest in baseball over that timeframe. Another notable gamers on the Marlins roster consists of Rule 5 decide and virtually Ray, Liam Hicks (113 wRC+ | 0.5 fWAR) and Agustin Ramirez (136 wRC+ | 0.4 fWAR); Dane Myers was having a top quality begin to the 12 months (139 wRC+ | 0.9 fWAR) however is at the moment on the Injured Record. Former Rays farmhand Xavier Edwards is off to an abysmal begin (78 wRC+ | -0.3 fWAR) after a breakout season in 2024 (128 wRC+ | 2.2 fWAR).

On the mound, Max Meyer has been the group’s prime pitcher however he’s one of the best pitcher on a employees that’s among the many worst in all of baseball. The Marlins at the moment rank twenty ninth in ERA, twenty eighth in FIP, twenty sixth in HR/9, thirtieth in BB%, twenty fourth in Okay%, and twenty ninth in WHIP. On a group with an especially weak bullpen, Jesus Tinoco and Calvin Faucher have been used as their excessive leverage relievers.

Frivolities

The highest gamers by profession WAR to have performed for the Rays and Marlins:

Cliff Floyd
Charles Johnson
Nathan Eovaldi
Joey Wendle
Matt Joyce

The Rays finest participant offensively towards the Marlins all-time (min. 25 PA):Logan Morrison: .522/.560/.783 with 2 HR over 25 PA.The following 4 are Fred McGriff, Josh Lowe, Brandon Guyer, & Randy Arozarena

The Rays most earlier transacation with the Marlins— 3/27/24: Rays commerce Shane Sasaki to the Marlins. Yankees commerce John Cruz to Marlins. Yankees commerce Ben Rortvedt to Rays. Marlins commerce Jon Berti to Yankees.
The Rays first transaction with the Marlins— 12/12/11: Rays commerce Jake Jefferies to Marlins for Burke Badenhop

Possible pitchers are projected by FanGraphs