By TC Zencka|September 7, 2020 at 10:19 am CDT
It wasnt necessarily a standout season, but enough to get a look this season, had he been healthy. Urena has been a starter for many of his Miami period, though he was moved to the bullpen at the end of last season where he was utilized primarily to end up games.
While he was able to exceed his FIP for each of those seasons, his fortunes reveresed last year when he put up a 5.21 ERA in spite of a marginally-better 4.74 FIP. The staying few weeks of the season offer a stretch of baseball that must check their mettle, as they have little bit more than 3 weeks to discover their method past the Giants to make their first playoff berth considering that 2003.
For now, at least, it appears Urena will submit the rotation along with Pablo Lopez, Sandy Alcantara, Sixto Sanchez, and Trevor Rogers. Presuming Urena can return to form, the Marlins unexpectedly boast a possibly formidable beginning five. The staying few weeks of the season supply a stretch of baseball that need to evaluate their nerve, as they have little bit more than three weeks to find their way past the Giants to earn their very first playoff berth since 2003.
The Marlins revealed a variety of roster moves today. Infielder Eddy Alvarez was optioned to the groups alternate training website, Harold Ramirez was moved to the 60-day IL, and Jose Urena was reinstated from the IL.
Urena holds a 4.57 ERA/ 4.69 FIP for his career, however hes usually been either a tick better or even worse than those averages. The Dominican righty looked sharp from 2017 to 2018 over which time he went 23-19 in 59 starts with a 3.90 ERA. While he was able to outperform his FIP for each of those seasons, his fortunes reveresed last year when he set up a 5.21 ERA despite a marginally-better 4.74 FIP. His strikeout-to-walk numbers have revealed modest improvement from his younger days, though the greatest jump came during the 2018 season when he published 6.7 K/9 to 2.6 BB/9 for a 2.55 K/BB.
Ramirez only appeared in 3 video games this year prior to a stretched hamstring sent him to the hurt list. The 25-year-old established himself as an useful gamer last season with a triple slash of.276/.312/.416. It wasnt necessarily a standout season, however enough to get an appearance this season, had he been healthy. Since of his capability to play all three outfield areas, Ramirezs future is probably as an additional outfielder. Starling Marte now mans the middle, and Ramirez does not most likely holster enough thunder to provide regular ABs in the corner.
Alvarez, 30, was an medal-winning Olympian in a previous life, but the previous speed skater slashed simply.189/.268/.216 in his first stint with the Marlins. While playing all over the infield, Alvarez managed to steal a number of bases, however a strikeout rate of 39% slowed his offensive progress and relegated him to the teams alternate training site for the near-term.
Getting Urena back from the COVID-19 hurt list should supply a boost to their pitching corps. Urena has actually been a starter for most of his Miami period, though he was moved to the bullpen at the end of last season where he was utilized primarily to finish video games.
