Sandy Alcantara remains the ace of the Miami Marlins‘ pitching staff, but the NL East club could look for a few rotation upgrades this offseason.
Miami’s rotation has a few open spots. Currently, they head into the 2027 season with Alcantara, Eury Perez, and Max Meyer.
Reportedly, the Marlins are looking at a left-handed pitcher who posted a 5.12 ERA in 15 appearances (13 starts) with the Boston Red Sox this past season.
According to Kevin Barral of Fish on First, the Marlins have interest in free agent Patrick Sandoval.
“Fish On First has learned that Sandoval is a name that the team is interested in. There’s competition for his services, with The Athletic and MLB.com both linking the lefty to additional suitors,” Barral wrote.
Sandoval missed the entire 2025 season while recovering from Tommy John Surgery. Boston’s front office signed him to a two-year deal in hopes that he would rebound when back on the mound.
He recorded a 22.7% strikeout rate, 10% walk rate, and 37.8% ground ball rate in 70.1 innings with the Red Sox.
Despite the surgery, Sandoval’s fastball averaged 93.4 mph in 2026, slightly above his career average. His counting stats aren’t impressive, but the Marlins may be intrigued by his underlying metrics.
The Marlins look to gain even more momentum in the NL postseason picture after winning 80 games.
An arm like Sandoval’s could help them tally a few extra W’s in the win column and surge them into the playoffs.
