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2019 National League East Preview and Prediction

By Jake Mastroianni

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 22: Brian Snitker #43 of the Atlanta Braves celebrates with champagne after clinching the NL East Division against the Philadelphia Phillies at SunTrust Park on September 22, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 22: Brian Snitker #43 of the Atlanta Braves celebrates with champagne after clinching the NL East Division against the Philadelphia Phillies at SunTrust Park on September 22, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: Jose  Urena #62 of the Miami Marlins pitches in the first inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on September 11, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: Jose  Urena #62 of the Miami Marlins pitches in the first inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on September 11, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Miami Marlins

The beat goes on for the Miami Marlins in 2019 as they continue a rough rebuild that doesn’t seem to have an end in sight.

2018 Record: 63-98

Notable Additions: Jorge Alfaro, Curtis Granderson, Sergio Romo, Neil Walker

Notable Losses: J.T. Realmuto

Last season was not pretty for the Miami Marlins as they finished with the worst record in the National League.

They managed to stay in the news most of the offseason as everyone waited to see where they would trade J.T. Realmuto. Many thought the Braves would land the league’s best catcher, but apparently, the price was too high.

Miami ended up getting a decent package from the Phillies. One of the players they got in that deal, right-handed pitcher Sixto Sanchez, is now ranked as their top prospect.

But even after all of the trades they’ve made the past two offseasons (Dee Gordon, Christian Yelich, Giancarlo Stanton, and Realmuto) they only have two prospects in MLB.com’s top 100.

Much like the Braves, they’ll have a very young starting rotation this year. It will definitely be a learning curve for them, and I foresee a lot of rough outings.

The lineup is actually full of a bunch of veterans who could give some teams fits on certain nights. But overall, I don’t expect this lineup to do much offensively.

This will certainly be another difficult year for Miami as they continue to rebuild, and I think it will be a telling year to see just how much longer this rebuild might last (spoiler alert — a while).

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