The Miami Marlins defeated the New York Mets 7-4 on Thursday to rise to 63-71. Marlins manager Clayton McCullough may have found another diamond in the rough with Jakob Marsee . Despite the success of his young players, though, Miami will miss the playoffs yet again. The team's inconsistency brings the future of Sandy Alcantara , Eury Perez, and Edward Cabrera into question.
Perez is well on his way to becoming the Marlins' ace on the mound. He and Cabrera garnered interest from teams around the league during the chaos of the trade deadline. However, Miami did not move either of them before the July 31 deadline. While hesitating there might help the team in the long-term, Alcantara remaining on the roster was a mistake.
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