The Miami Marlins promoted top pitching prospect Jose Fernandez to the major league roster, and they plan on keeping him around the entire year. In a two-part series exploring both sides, we ask why this move is a good thing for the Marlins.

The Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton is an elite power hitter with an excellent chance at hitting 40 home runs. But will he win the home run race in 2013? We ask the projection systems to find out.

The Miami Marlins have a great prospect on their hands in outfielder Christian Yelich, but when will the potential future star finally make his major league debut?

The Miami Marlins are looking for pitcher Henderson Alvarez to develop his tools into refined weapons against hitters, and given his already fantastic sinker, the optimist sees only a small ways to go before he becomes a quality starter.

The Miami Marlins' newest pitching acquisition is former Toronto Blue Jays flamethrower Henderson Alvarez, who has tantalizing stuff that fails to induce swings and misses. How will his Pitch F/X scouting report from 2012 match up?

The Miami Marlins are looking for a number of pitchers to chip in to form a solid rotation surrounding top prospect Jose Fernandez. One of those pitchers is the tantalizingly talented yet frustrating trade import Henderson Alvarez.

The Miami Marlins are going to rely on Adeiny Hechavarria as their shortstop for the near and distant future. The pessimistic view, however, asserts that the odds of Hechavarria develops at the plate enough to be useful are very low.

The Miami Marlins may have one of the most gifted defensive shortstops to have ever graced the team's uniform in prospect Adeiny Hechavarria. The optimistic view on him is that his defense is spectacular and his bat is good enough to contribute.

The Miami Marlins are looking for long-term contributors to arise from a crop of youngsters in 2013. One of those players is Adeiny Hechavarria, the slick-fielding shortstop with the most questionable of bats.