Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Miami Marlins.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.
Last year, the Marlins continued their losing ways as a small market team and sold off assets before they became high-priced. Nevertheless, there was one new entrant based on the 2024 campaign, and of course, that player is no longer in Miami.
As always, we present our top five, which had no changes.
3. Josh Johnson
You can find the entire list here.
Staring Pitcher Sandy Alcantara remains at #7.
Jazz Chisholm, who is now a New York Yankee, went up nine spots to #31.
Pitcher Tanner Scott enters at #39.
Luis Arraez, who was traded early in the year, went up two spots to #43.
Jesus Luzardo comes in at #49.
We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Miami Marlins.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Marlins were not able to make the playoffs, and we had one new entrant and one huge ranking jump.
As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:
3. Josh Johnson
You can find the entire list here.
Cy Young winner, Sandy Alcantara had a monstrous jump from #30 to #7.
Third Baseman, Brian Anderson, moved up from #31 to #29.
Pitcher, Pablo Lopez, who is now with the Minnesota Twins, climbed from #49 to #32.
Jon Berti is the only debut, and he enters at #48.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
There is one reason (and it is really big) that you could make that Luis Castillo should be near the top of the all-time Miami Marlins list. Castillo is one of three players who won both of the Marlins’ World Series rings. Well, sort of.
Coming from the San Pedro de Macoris of the Dominican Republic, Castillo is one of the many on the long list of infielders to come from this baseball factory of a town. Signed as an Amateur Free Agent in 1992, Castillo made it to the Marlins in 1996 and bounced back and forth between the Minors and Majors until 1998. Castillo played for Florida in 1997 in the season but was optioned back to the Minors in late July and was not on their World Series-winning roster but did receive a ring for his service that year.
In 1999, Castillo was elevated to Florida’s starting Second Baseman, and he stayed in that role until 2005. Castillo was a demon on the basepaths, leading the NL in Stolen Bases in 2000 and 2002, and would become a three-time All-Star (2002, 2003 & 2005). His defense would also become a calling card, winning three Gold Gloves in a row from 2003 to 2005, and while he was not a power hitter by any stretch, he did hit for average, collecting five .300 years as a Marlin before he was traded to Minnesota in the 2005/06 offseason.
As of this writing, Castillo is still the all-time franchise leader in Games Played (1,128), Runs Scored (875), Hits (1,273), Triples (42), and Stolen Bases (281).