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The buzz was promising on Monday and now it’s official: Major League Baseball will attempt to complete a 60-game regular season in 2020. It will be unlike anything the Marlins have ever experienced. Are you up for the challenge of predicting it?
- Players report by Jul. 1 for Spring Training/Summer Training; Jul. 23 or Jul. 24 Opening Day; Sept. 27 regular season finale
- Ten games apiece—40 total—against the Braves, Mets, Nationals and Phillies; 20 games combined against the Blue Jays, Orioles, Red Sox, Rays and Yankees (arguably the most difficult schedule in the majors)
- Universal designated hitter
- All extra innings begin with a runner on second base
- Up to 60 players at spring training camps; 30-man Opening Day active roster, which reduces to 28 spots after two weeks and 26 spots after four weeks (no September roster expansion)
- Aug. 31 trade deadline
- Sixteen-team postseason field (eight each from AL/NL—three division winners, three second-place finishers and the two next-best teams)
- No fans in attendance for the foreseeable future
I came across this outrageous tweet from @facksy11. Never mind his content: I just liked the format.
Copy and paste for your team:
— YOKED YANDY (@facksy11) June 23, 2020
Team: Rays
Record: 48-12
Breakout player: Hunter Renfroe
MVP: Austin Meadows
Disappointment: Mike Zunino
So let’s adopt it for ourselves.
Comment below or tweet to @fishstripes with your 2020 predictions for the Marlins’ win-loss record, breakout player, most valuable player and biggest disappointment.
Valid responses will be added directly into this article. Bookmark the page and we’ll revisit it after the season (hopefully, with 60 games completed safely). Whoever is most accurate wins bragging rights and a special Fish Stripes prize.
@FishArmy305
Record: 27-33
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Brandon Knitzler
@zoneofcrone
Record: 23-37
Breakout Player: Harold Ramirez
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Jonathan Villar
@HighSportsGuy2
Record: 32-28
Breakout player: Garrett Cooper
MVP: Jonathan Villar
Disappointment: Miguel Rojas (love Miggy, just ready for Jazz)
@MiamiMarlins_UK
Record: 30-30
Breakout player: Jorge Alfaro
MVP: Monte Harrison
Disappointment: Corey Dickerson
@dynastyelite_1
Record: 30-30
Breakout player: Monte Harrison
MVP: Sandy Alcantara
Disappointment: Lewis Brinson
@BA15Better
Record: 24-36
Breakout player: Lewis Brinson
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Brandon Kintzler
@braedont19
Record: 30-30
Breakout player: Jordan Yamamoto
MVP: Corey Dickerson
Disappointment: Pablo López
@TKorkeamaki
Record: 25-35
Breakout player: Lewis Brinson
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Jesús Aguilar
@AnalysisMarlins
Record: 33-27
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Sandy Alcantara
Biggest Disappointment: Lewis Brinson
@TheGiftOfMayhem
Record: 29-31
Breakout player: Sandy Alcantara
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Jorge Alfaro
@DavidPerez1619
Record: 33-27
Breakout player: Jorge Alfaro
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Ryne Stanek
@Peanut_Gallery9
Record: 28-32
Breakout player: Monte Harrison
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Jordan Yamamoto
@eherrero_
Record: 26-34
Breakout player: Pablo López
MVP: Corey Dickerson
Disappointment: Nick Neidert
@seb_caballero
Record: 28-32
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Jorge Alfaro
Disappointment: Jesús Aguilar
@AKatsotis8
Record: 24-36
Breakout player: Jorge Alfaro
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Jonathon Villar
@DaLaFlame
Record: 30-30
Breakout player: Lewis Brinson
MVP: Sandy Alcantara
Disappointment: Corey Dickerson
LDogSr
Record: 20-40
Breakout player: Yimi García
MVP: Jonathan Villar
Disappointment: Jorge Alfaro/Starting Pitching
@ZackRaab
Record: 33-27
Breakout player: Pablo López
MVP: Sandy Alcantara
Disappointment: Billy the Marlin
@Shaun57320113
Marlins record: 36-24
Breakout player: Monte Harrison
MVP: Sandy Alcantara
Disappointment: Ryne Stanek
@WilliamBlasL
Record: 27-33
Breakout player: Pablo López
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Stephen Tarpley
@rosey_jett
Record: 31-29
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Corey Dickerson
Disappointment: Jesús Aguilar
@DavidARodrigue7
Record: 24-36
Breakout player: Isan Díaz/Pablo López
MVP/CY: Corey Dickerson/Sandy Alcántara
Disappointment: Jesús Aguilar/José Ureña
@kevinmiller64_
Record: 29-31
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Jesús Aguilar
@TonyMenendez21
Record: 29-31
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Sandy Alcantara
Disappointment: Lewis Brinson
@DaxBahama
Record: 28-32
Breakout player: Jon Berti/Magneuris Sierra
MVP: Jonathan Villar/Brian Anderson
Disappointment: José Ureña
@OutGattuso
Record: 25-35
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Jonathan Villar
Disappointment: Lewis Brinson
@Nathan84991030
Record: 23- 37
Breakout player: Sandy Alcantara
MVP: Garrett Cooper
Disappointment: Brian Anderson
@Barreneche97
Record: 25-35
Breakout player: Jordan Yamamoto
MVP: Corey Dickerson
Disappointment: Lewis Brinson
2qbn
Record: 26-34
Breakout player: Monte Harrison
MVP: Jonathan Villar
Disappointment: Jorge Alfaro
@SlimDownDadBod
Record: 36-24
Breakout player: Jordan Yamamoto
MVP: Corey Dickerson
Disappointment: Jesús Aguilar
@MikeWFerguson
Record: 27-33
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Lewis Brinson
@JJFearnley
Record: 24-36
Breakout player: Magneuris Sierra
MVP: Pablo López
Disappointment: Jesús Aguilar
@_jziLLA_
Record: 25-35
Breakout player: Monte Harrison
MVP: Jonathan Villar
Disappointment: Jordan Yamamoto
@Dannydoe3
Record: 23-37
Breakout player: Jazz Chisholm
MVP: Jonathan Villar
Disappointment: Lewis Brinson
@real_fish_fan
Record: 38-22
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Brandon Kintzler
spanish_fish
Record: 28-32
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Jesús Aguilar
chrischapin7
Record: 24-36
Breakout player: Pablo López
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Jonathan Villar
Marlon D
Record: 31-29
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Caleb Smith
Disappointment: José Ureña (DUH!)
@EpicFishFan2
Record: 26-34
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Sandy Alcantara
Disappointment: Ryne Stanek
@emilholm41
Record: 27-33
Breakout Player: Harold Ramirez
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disapointment: Jesús Aguilar
@c0stabear
Record: 23-37
Breakout Player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Sandy Alcantara
@TheJayBir
Record: 26-34
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Lewis Brinson
@CSJRR_
Record: 24-36
Breakout: Jordan Yamamoto
MVP: Sandy Alcántara
Disappointment: Isan Díaz
Hans Herrera
Record: 22-38
Breakout player: Garrett Cooper
MVP: Jon Berti (our Altuve without the cheating)
Disappointment: Isan Díaz
ROY: Alex Vesia
Cy Young: Caleb Smith
RedKing31
Record: 31-29
Breakout player: Monte Harrison
MVP: Garrett Cooper
Disappointment:Lewis Brinson
@Triplet131
Record: 31-29
Breakout player: Isan Diaz
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Garrett Cooper (I hope I’m wrong)
@Redcheeks11
Record: 32-28
Breakout player: Pablo López
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Adam Conley
@nanofish42
Record: 26-34
Breakout player: Jorge Alfaro
MVP: Corey Dickerson
Cy Young: Pablo López
Disappointment: Isan Díaz
@_itsjoaquin
Record: 27-33
Breakout player: Monte Harrison
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Jesús Aguilar
@NathanH1998_
Record: 20-40
Breakout player: Pablo López
MVP: Pablo López
Disappointment: Brian Anderson
@onlyNYClionsfan
Record: 24-36
Breakout player: Jorge Alfaro
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Miguel Rojas
@unlvbravesfins
Record: 22-38
Breakout player: Jorge Alfaro
MVP: Brian Anderson
Disappointment: Isan Díaz
@KennyBir
Record: 27-33
Breakout player: Isan Díaz
MVP: Jonathan Villar
Disappointment: Corey Dickerson
@JasonJeffrey94
Record: 33-27
Breakout player: Harold Ramirez
MVP: Caleb Smith
Disappointment: Mike Hill (for every single day Conley is on the roster)
@305SportsNet
Record: 33-27
Breakout: Garrett Cooper
MVP: Sandy Alcantara
Disappointment: Jorge Alfaro
@Unozerounocinco
Record: 25-35
Breakout player: Garrett Cooper
MVP: Jorge Alfaro
Disappointment: Isan Díaz
@The_Marlins_Guy
Record: 28-32
Breakout player: Pablo López
MVP: Corey Dickerson
Disappointment: Caleb Smith