A former Arizona Razorback, Brian Anderson, has played the first six years of his career with the Miami Marlins, debuting in 2017 for 25 Games, keeping his rookie eligibility intact for the following year.  Anderson did enough in 2017 to win the starting Third Base job, and he would be fourth in Rookie of the Year voting with a 161 Hits, 11 Home Runs and a .273 Batting Average.

Anderson had 20 Home Runs in 2019 with a .801 OPS, but a fractured metacarpal prematurely ended his year.  Since that season, Anderson has struggled with injuries and was held to only 67 Games in 2021 and 98 Games in 2022.

Following the 2022 campaign, Anderson signed with the Mileaukee Brewers as a Free Agent, leaving behind 487 Hits as a Marlin.

Redmond was one of the rare Americans in the modern era to make the Majors without being drafted, a feat he accomplished five years after the Florida Marlins signed him in their inaugural year.

The Catcher cracked the Marlins roster in 1998 and found a role as a backup and defensive specialist.  Although Redmond would never qualify for a Batting Title, he could get on base, batting over .300 three times as a Marlin, though his Hits were rarely more than a single.  He had 380 Hits over seven seasons with Florida, ending his Marlins run when he signed with the Twins after the 2004 Season.

Kevin Millar tasted Major League Baseball when the low minor league player was a replacement player in the 1995 Spring Training Games.  It kept him from ever joining the Player’s Union, but it did not keep him from eventually reaching the Majors, first doing so in 1998 for a pair of Games.  The year after, he was a regular on the roster.

Millar gained more playing time in 1999 and 2000 and was the primary starter for the Marlins in the two years after.  He batted over .300 and slugged over .500 in both seasons (.314 & .306) and showed moderate power, with a 20-Home Run year in 2001.  Millar's contract was sold to Boston in 2003, and he accumulated 443 Hits with a .296 Batting Average for the Marlins.

Alex Fernandez played the first seven seasons of his career with the Chicago White Sox, with the last four establishing himself as one of the better Starting Pitchers in Baseball.  A Free Agent going into 1997, Fernandez signed with his hometown team, the Florida Marlins, and was ready to help take them to the next level.

Fernandez had a really good 1997, going 17-12 with a 3.59 ERA with 183 Strikeouts.  The Marlins made the playoffs, but Fernandez was injured in the NLCS and was unable to participate in the 1997 World Series, though he won a ring anyway as Florida won it all.  His injured shoulder kept him out of the entire 1998 season and kept him to only 32 more starts when he returned, and he retired after the 2000 Season.  Fernandez had a 28-24 record with 301 Strikeouts and a 3.59 ERA as a Marlin.

The Marlins drafted J.T. Realmuto in the Third Round in 2010, and after four years in the minors, the Catcher made it to the main roster, playing 11 Games in 2014.  The Marlins knew that Realmuto was the Catcher moving forward, and he took over behind the plate in 2015.

Realmuto struggled as a rookie, with an OBP under .300, though his arm defensively was an asset.  He was much better in 2016, batting .303 and hitting at least .277 the next two years.  Realmuto's power numbers grew, belting 17 in 2017 with 21 in 2018.  He went to his first All-Star Game in 2018, and was also a Silver Slugger, and to date, it was the best of his career.  

Since this was the Marlins, you know what happened next.

As typical with Miami, they traded Realmuto away when they decided he no longer fit their budget, and his play elevated in Philadelphia, matching the higher salary he made as a Phillie.  Realmuto had 555 Hits with Philadelphia and batted .279.

A.J. Ramos was a late round selection (21^st) in 2009, and the Texan Pitcher was a Miami Marlin for the first five years and change of his career.

Ramos was never a starter, and he began his MLB career in middle relief, which included a 7-0 season in 2014 where he had a 2.11 ERA over 68 Games.  He did so well that year that the Marlins promoted him to be their closer, and he shut the door with 32 Saves in 2015 and 40 Saves in 2016.  Ramos was especially good that year, going to the All-Star Game and posting career-highs in Saves.  

The Marlins did what they always did during the 2017 Season and traded him when his contact would eventually become due.  Ramos would finish 175 Games for Miami and Save 92.

Carl Pavano got more attention for being injury-plagued as a New York Yankee, but the team he played for before, the Florida Marlins, was where he was at his best.

Traded from the Montreal Expos during the 2002 Season, Pavano finished the year 3-2 with a 3.79 ERA, starting eight of his 22 Games.  Pavano was a permanent starter the following year, only going 12-13 with a 4.30 ERA and helping the Marlins win the World Series.  He won two Games in the playoffs, allowing only three Runs over 19.1 Innings.

Pavano followed that with his best season, going to his only All-Star Game and posting career-highs in Wins (18), ERA (3.00), Innings (222.1), and WHIP (1.174).  He was sixth in Cy Young voting that year, and as mentioned above, he signed with the Yankees as a Free Agent.

With the Marlins, Pavano had a record of 33-23 with 313 Strikeouts.

Miguel Rojas first made it to the Majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014, playing a year there before he was traded to the Marlins.

In Rojas' first three years with Miami was primarily spent off of the bench.  Playing most of his games at Shortstop, Rojas could easily be slotted into any other infield position, logging significant time at First, Second, and Third.  Rojas started playing more regularly by 2018 and though he is light-hitting, his defensive skills make him an asset to the Marline.  Miami held on to Rojas until 2023, where he was traded back to the Dodgers.

Overall, Rojas had 707 Hits with a ,268 Batting Average.

Derrek Lee was a First Round Pick by the Padres in 1993, and he made it to their main roster four years later, playing 22 Games in 1997.  The Padres had the chance to trade for pitching ace, Kevin Brown, and they gave up Lee to get him.

Lee would become Florida's starting First Baseman the year he arrived, but he struggled for two years before he broke out with a 28 HR/.281 BA year, and this would be the type of numbers that he provided the Marlins over the next three seasons.  From 2001 to 2003, Lee had at least 20 Home Runs with a .270 Batting Average, which were respectable metrics.  Defensively, he was also good, winning the Gold Glove in 2003.  

Lee was a large part of Florida’s World Series win in 2003, and the Marlins did what they always did, jettison off their best players.  He was traded to the Cubs, and with the Marlins, he blasted 129 Home Runs with a .822 OPS.

While his overall offensive numbers indicate that he should be a few spots higher, for a First Baseman, they were not up to the standard that they need to be to have an elite rank on this list.

The Marlins aren't known for trading for All-Stars, but in a seven-player deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers after the 2014 Season, Dee Strange-Gordon, a reigning All-Star, was sent to South Beach.

Strange-Gordon's first year as a Marlin was his best in the sport.  Not only did he repeat as a National League All-Star, the Second Baseman won the Batting Title (.333) and was the top leadoff man in the league.  Strange-Gordon led the NL in Hits (204) and Stolen Bases (58), and while his power numbers were light, he was still awarded the Silver Slugger.  Throw in the Gold Glove, and you have one hell of a year!

Strange-Gordon might have answered where this league came from as he was popped for an 80-Game Suspension in late April of 2016 for PEDs.  He played 79 Games that year, accruing 30 SB with 87 Hits, but the suspension crippled his reputation.  DSG had another year with the Marlins, a good one where he batted .308, had 201 Hits, and led the NL in Stolen Bases (60).  The Marlins sent him to Seattle, where his career fell off, and he left Miami with a .309 Batting Average, 493 Hits, and 148 Stolen Bases.

A versatile yet streaky Pitcher, A.J. Burnett began his 17-year career with the Florida Marlins over seven seasons (1999-06).

Burnett bounced back and forth from the Majors and Minors in 1999 and 2000, with 2001 as the year entrenched himself in the Marlins rotation while throwing a no-hitter.  He had a breakout of sorts in 2002, winning 12 Games to 9 Losses and leading the league in Shutouts (5) and H/9 (6.7).  Burnett showed his ability to fan batters, whiffing 203 that year, but his control was an issue, and he was prone to Wild Pitches.

The Marlins won the World Series in 2003, though Burnett had nothing to do with it due to Tommy John surgery.  He came back during the 2004 campaign and had a solid 2005, with a 12-12, 3.44 ERA year with 198 Strikeouts.  This ended Burnett's run with Florida, as he signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as a Free Agent.

He posted a 49-50 record with 753 Strikeouts and a 3.73 ERA with Florida.

Josh Beckett was a three-time All-Star in Boston and World Series Champion with them in 2007, but his heroics began in Florida, where if you had not been paying attention, his 2003 World Series run came out of nowhere.

That was not the case, as Beckett arrived in Professional Baseball highly touted as the Second Overall Pick in 1999 following being named by USA Today as the High School Player of the Year, and the same publication named him the Minor League Baseball Player of the Year in 2000.  He made it to the Majors as a September callup in 2001 and was on the roster the whole season in 2002, albeit with an average season (6-7, 4.10 ERA).

Beckett was the Opening Day Starter in 2003 and had a pleasant season with a 9-8 year with a 3.04 ERA, which was decent, but he was on fire in the playoffs.  He would win Games in both the NLCS and World Series, with the latter seeing Beckett with a 1.10 ERA and 0.796 WHIP.  Beckett was named the World Series MVP, and the Marlins stunned the world by winning their second title.

After another respectable 2004 Season (9-9, 3.79), Beckett finally had a double-digit Win year (15-8) with a 3.38 ERA and 161 Strikeouts, and it was the best regular season that he had with Miami.  It was also his last, as he was traded to Boston.   With the Marlins, Beckett went 41-36 with 607 Strikeouts and a 3.46 ERA.

This might seem like a low rank for a World Series Champion, but the reality is that Beckett’s run, save for 2005 and his 2003 post-season, was average, and he only appeared in 106 Games.  That being said, you can’t tell the Marlins story without Beckett.

Anibal Sanchez was in the Red Sox organization when he was traded to Miami as part of the deal that sent Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to Beantown.  Sanchez debuted in the Majors the following year, going 10-3, threw a no-hitter and had a 2.83 ERA.  It was good enough for ninth place in Rookie of the Year voting.

Sanchez was injured through much of 2007 and 2008, and when he did pitch, it was nothing like his rookie year.  He was again injured through half of 2009, but his numbers were better than they had been, and it looked like a comeback to his rookie year was coming.   Sanchez bounced back in 2010, with a 13-12 year and a 3.55 ERA, and he cracked 150 Strikeouts (157) for the first time.  He had a losing record in 2011 (8-9), but he had better overall numbers, with 202 Strikeouts (6^th), 9.260 SO/9 (3^rd), and was eighth in bWAR (3.7).

The Marlins were not a good baseball team while Sanchez was there, and he was traded away during his contract season (2012).  He would win an ERA Title in 2013 and a World Series Ring in 2019 with Washington with the Tigers.

Sanchez had a record of 44-45 with 676 Strikeouts with the Marlins.

Ricky Nolasco might be one of the tenured Pitchers in Marlins history, though the fact that he was never a staff ace impacts his ranking, especially on a Top 50 list like this.

Nolasco toiled in the Cubs minor league system for four years before being traded to the Marlins before the 2006 Season.  In Miami, Nolasco immediately made the Marlins roster, going 11-11, despite an ERA near five.  Injured for most of the 2007 Season, Nolasco was back and, over the next five years, was an intriguing Pitcher, winning far more games than he lost, though his ERA was bloated due to the high amount of Hits he allowed.  Despite this, Nolasco did not walk many batters and had a Marlins SO/BB of 3.51, which is the highest in franchise history.  

Nolasco was dealt to the Dodgers during the 2013 Season, and as of this writing, he is the all-time leader in Wins (81), Innings Pitched (1,225.2), and Strikeouts.

Robb Nen played nine Games for the Texas Rangers before being traded to the Marlins in their expansion year.  

Nen was not very good the rest of the year, as his ERA was 7.01, but he got significantly better, and would be promoted to the team's closer during the following season.  In 1995, Nen had an abysmal 0-7 record, but had a respectable 3.29 ERA, with 23 Saves.  His best year in Florida came after, with 35 Saves and a 1.95 ERA, and though his ERA went back up over three in 1997, he equaled his 35 Saves from the year before.  The Marlins went to the postseason, and Nen had four Saves in the Playoffs, and the Marlins won it all, but that was the end for him in Florida.

Following the World Series win, Nen was one of the many players traded, with San Francisco being his destination.  He Saved 108 Games as a Marlin.

Cody Ross had played briefly for Detroit, Los Angeles (NL), and was with Cincinnati for a pair of Games before his contract was sold to the Florida Marlins, where he would have an opportunity to play more.

Ross appeared in 157 Games from 2006 to 2007 but was elevated to a starting role in the Outfield and had back-to-back 20 Home Run Seasons in 2009 and 2009, with respectable Batting Averages of .260 and .270, respectively.

During the Marlins' cost-cutting, he was placed on waivers and was claimed by the San Francisco Giants.  The Giants went on to win the World Series that year, with Ross winning the NLCS MVP.  As a Marlin, Ross had 80 Home Runs with 503 Hits. 

One of the best base-stealers in Marlins history, Juan Pierre began his career with the Colorado Rockies, leading the NL in Stolen Bases in 2001.  A year later, the speedy Outfielder was traded to the Marlins, where he became their leadoff hitter and continued the swipe bases at will.

In his first season in Florida, Pierre led the NL in SB with 65, had 204 Hits, and batted a healthy .305.  Pierre was instrumental in the Marlins winning the 2003 World Series, and he batted .333 over the series.  This was the last time that Pierre was a champion, but not his final year as an impactful baseball player.  

Pierre led the NL in Hits (221) and Triples (12), and he batted .326 in 2004.  His stats dropped in 2005, but he was still decent and productive, stealing over 40 Bases in 2004 and 2005.  The Marlins traded him for three players to the Cubs after 2005, but he returned to Miami for one final season in 2013, but he was not the same player and retired after the season.  With the Marlins, he batted .295 with 682 Hits and 190 Stolen Bases.

Sandy Alcantara is the perfect example of why you can’t judge a Pitcher solely on their record.

As of this writing, Alcantara has been with the Marlins for four years after being traded from St. Louis, where he played in only eight Games.  Alcantara mainly played in the Minors but became a permanent starter the year after.  It was bittersweet for Alcantara, who became Miami's best hurler, but due to a lack of run support, he led the NL in Losses (14).  He had a good 2020 (3-2 3.00 ERA) but again had a poor record (9-15) in 2021 though he had a nice ERA of 3.19.

Alcantara won the Cy Young in 2022, making him the first Marling to do so.  He also went to his second All-Star, and had a 14-9 Record with a 2.28 ERA and 0.998 WHIP.  He did not follow that with another Cy Young caliber year (7-12, 4.14 ERA, 151 SO), but he missed the entire 2024 Season recovering from Tommy John Suregery.

If he returns healthy and becomes one of the few players who stays in Miami for a long time, he could reach the top of this list.

From the Dominican Republic, Marcell Ozuna was signed in 2008, and five years later debuted for the Miami Marlins.

Ozuna became a fixture in Rightfield as a sophomore, peppering 23 Home Runs in 2014, a number he duplicated in 2016, which was his first All-Star season.  Ozuna followed that with a breakout campaign, blasting 37 Home Runs with 123 RBIs with a .312 Batting Average.  In addition to obtaining his second All-Star invitation, he won his first Gold Glove and Silver Slugger.  

As typical with the Marlins, Ozuna was traded before he could be priced out, with the Cardinals being his landing place. With Miami, Ozuna batted .277 with 96 Home Runs.

Charles Johnson was an original in the Florida Marlin organization, taken very late in the First Round of the very first Amateur Draft that the Marlins participated in.

Johnson appeared in four Games in 1994, and the defensive genius became a starter for the Marlins soon after.  He quickly became known for what he could do with his glove and how he understood his hurlers. Johnson was named an All-Star in 1997 and was a member of Florida's first World Series Championship Team.  

After the World Series win, Johnson was one of the many Marlins who was traded, with his destination, the Dodgers.  Johnson returned to Florida as a Free Agent in 2001 and was an All-Star again.  He left for Colorado in 2003, ending his playing career with the Marlins for good.

Johnson had 467 Hits for Florida and a Defensive bWAR of 8.6, which is a franchise record.