One month into the season, the Marlins have certainly stayed busy making transactions. Seven more moves were made on Monday, raising the total to a whopping 89.

To be that active shuffling players on and off the active roster and still be in contention is a reminder of the importance of having organizational depth.

Prior to facing the Nationals in Monday's series finale from Nationals Park, the Marlins recalled right-handers Jorge Guzman and Jesus Tinoco as well as first baseman Lewin Díaz from the alternate training site, reinstated infielder Eddy Alvarez from the paternity list and optioned him along with lefty reliever Brandon Leibrandt, placed left-hander Stephen Tarpley on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain and designated for assignment right-hander Sterling Sharp.

With Sharp off the 40-man roster, that opening is expected to be filled on Tuesday when left-hander Trevor Rogers has his contract selected from the alternate training site. Rogers, Miami’s No. 9 prospect, is expected make his Major League debut in one of the doubleheader games against the Mets at Citi Field.

The Marlins spent the past three years stockpiling as much talent as possible at the big league and Minor League levels.

Depth has been something the organization has lacked in the past. It is now becoming a strength.

“It just speaks to the uniqueness of the 2020 season, but it also reinforces what I always preach -- that you can never have enough depth,” Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. “From our standpoint, that’s always how we’ve looked to build the organization.”

Getting to the point of having capable replacements for players either injured or unavailable came at the price of the club trading away the likes of Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna and J.T. Realmuto.

Hill reminded that the Marlins are aiming to build for the long term, not just go all-in for a year or two.

“We want to build something sustainable,” Hill said. “We’re able to do that with internal depth. It helps put the answers to your needs internally.”

With the Trade Deadline on Aug. 31, the Marlins are open to making deals. They’re targeting dependable relievers, and perhaps a backup catcher now that Francisco Cervelli is on the seven-day concussion list.

“As we hit the market place at this time of year, and at every Trade Deadline, you want to be smart,” Hill said. “You want to keep a strength a strength, and not weaken any organizational depth. But at the same time, you want to do whatever you feel is the right thing to do to help this club reach its ultimate goal, and that is to win a championship.”

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The Marlins would only include a Top 20-caliber prospect in what they’d consider a major trade. Such deals may be unlikely with so many clubs still in contention, especially with eight teams in each league making the postseason.

The Marlins also have the benefit of knowing starting pitchers Sandy Alcantara, Caleb Smith and José Ureña, as well as reliever Yimi García are close to coming off the injured list.

“It’s always a fine line that we walk,” Hill said. “It’s always a balance that we have to maintain because it is definitely a sense of comfort to know that you don’t have to go out into the starting pitching market when you know you have Sandy, Caleb and José on the horizon. And you have Yimi on the horizon. You can be really specific on what those needs are when you go to make deals that you think will bring you impact players.”

Sixto to stay in rotation
If there were any doubts, manager Don Mattingly put them to rest on Monday’s Zoom call. Worry not, Marlins fans: Top prospect Sixto Sánchez is staying in the rotation.

Not that was too much in doubt after the 22-year-old impressed in his MLB debut on Saturday in a 5-3 win over Washington.

Sánchez, MLB Pipeline’s No. 24 overall prospect, unleashed his 100-mph fastball and struck out four in five innings. He would be lined up to face the Mets in Thursday's series finale or get the nod on Friday against the Rays at Marlins Park.

“Right now, we see him in the rotation,” Mattingly said. “He was ready physically. Right now, he’s going to pitch every fifth day. We’re going to need all of our guys, and the guys coming back [off the injured list], too.”

Sharp gets DFA’d
The Marlins got caught in a numbers crunch on Monday, and they ended up making the difficult decision of designating Sharp for assignment -- an example of how tough it is for clubs to carry a Rule 5 Draft player for an entire season, even in a shortened 60-game one, with rosters expanded to 28.

The Marlins claimed Sharp from the Nationals’ system last December, and he appeared in four games spanning 5 1/3 innings. Sharp had a rough outing on Sunday, giving up five runs (four earned) on three hits with three walks in one-third of an inning.

The Marlins have a doubleheader on Tuesday, so the club is looking for fresh arms.

“We knew going into this doubleheader tomorrow, if anything happened emergency wise, we were going to blow up our ‘pen,” Mattingly said. “To protect ourselves today, and for tomorrow also, we felt like we had to do this. With a Rule 5 [player], you’re always walking a tight rope, trying to get him through.”