Marlins' roster moves and injury updates
This page will be updated throughout the offseason, with all the latest Marlins signings, news and transactions.
LATEST NEWS
Dec. 22: Marlins trade LHP Jesús Luzardo and C/OF Paul McIntosh to Phillies for SS Starlyn Caba and Emaarion Boyd
Luzardo, who had two years of club control remaining, was limited to 12 starts in 2024 due to injuries. McIntosh had been overtaken by other backstops in the upper levels of the system. Caba is a Top 100 prospect, while Boyd has 70-grade speed. More >
Dec. 20: Marlins sign INF Eric Wagaman and designate for assignment Vidal Bruján
Wagaman played the first 18 games of his MLB career in September for the Angels, while Bruján was part of president of baseball operations Peter Bendix's first trade with the Marlins. More >
INJURY UPDATES
LHP Braxton Garrett (left forearm flexor strain)
Expected return: 2025
Ahead of the Winter Meetings, president of baseball operations Peter Bendix said, "We're still hopeful and optimistic about Braxton, but we don't have an update beyond that."
Garrett was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and added back to the 40-man roster on Nov. 4. At the beginning of the offseason, he received a second opinion on his arm and was diagnosed with a left elbow impingement. Garrett had been proceeding with a throwing progression at the Marlins' player development complex in Jupiter, Fla. The expectation was that Garrett would be ready for the start of Spring Training if all goes well with the program.
Before Garrett felt something in the back of his elbow after his bullpen session on Sept. 21, there was a possibility he would be reinstated on Sept. 22 to start the 2024 home finale, but that setback during his rehab assignment ended his chances to return.
Garrett was placed on the IL on June 23 after he was scratched from his scheduled start. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on July 30. (Last updated: Dec. 5)
RHP Sandy Alcantara (Tommy John surgery)
Expected return: 2025
The expectation is Alcantara will return to start on Opening Day on March 27. He was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and added back to the 40-man roster on Nov. 4. Alcantara had begun his offseason training with workouts only in late September after he threw 20 pitches of live batting practice on Sept. 17 in Miami. Alcantara threw his first bullpen session on July 24, getting in 20 pitches.
Alcantara initially felt discomfort in his arm on his 94th and final pitch on Sept. 3, 2023, against the Nationals. He was diagnosed with a right forearm flexor strain. An MRI exam later revealed a right UCL sprain. Alcantara underwent Tommy John surgery on Oct. 6, 2023. (Last updated: Dec. 5)
RHP Max Meyer (right shoulder bursitis)
Expected return: 2025
President of baseball operations Peter Bendix still believes in Meyer as a "long-term starter." He began his throwing program in September after feeling the discomfort in his last couple of outings, but especially in his most recent start on Sept. 3, when it affected his mechanics. (Last updated: Dec. 11)
RHP Declan Cronin (left knee patellar tendinitis)
Expected return: 2025
Cronin had been dealing with the issue since August. The hope is he will have a normal offseason. (Last updated: Sept. 27)
RHP Calvin Faucher (right shoulder impingement)
Expected return: 2025
Faucher, who was placed on the IL on Sept. 7 retroactive to Sept. 5, had been playing catch. (Last updated: Sept. 24)
RHP Eury Pérez (right UCL tear)
Expected return: 2025
Pérez was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and added back to the 40-man roster on Nov. 4. He reached a recovery milestone by making nine throws while playing catch from 45 feet on Sept. 17. Pérez opened the season on the injured list (retroactive to March 25) and had Tommy John surgery on April 8 after experiencing soreness in his bullpen session on April 2. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on April 4. (Last updated: Nov. 4)
LHP Andrew Nardi (left elbow muscle injury)
Expected return: 2025
Nardi was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and added back to the 40-man roster on Nov. 4. According to him, he was transferred to the 60-day IL on Sept. 7 mainly because he wouldn't have had enough time to build back that late in the season. It also opened up a roster spot. Nardi first landed on the IL on Aug. 24 (retroactive to Aug. 22). (Last updated: Nov. 4)