Three Bold Predictions For 2021 Miami Marlins Season

Now that Opening Day is in the books, it’s time to make some bold predictions about the 2021 Miami Marlins.

Just like that, another Miami Marlins baseball season is underway.

Miami certainly turned some heads last season, posting a winning record and securing the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2003. That effort came despite playing in baseball’s toughest division, being projected by nearly everyone to finish last, and having to overcome a massive Covid-19 outbreak once the delayed season finally started. From top to bottom, it was a team effort, marked more by continued resilience than any true star performances.

Consequently, fan expectations are as high they have been in years. The Marlins themselves are certainly anxious to prove that last year was no fluke, no quirky byproduct of the shortened schedule. They’re not having any of that one year away noise…even if that is the most likely timeline for contention with this group.

However, that doesn’t mean that this season doesn’t promise to feature plenty of standout individual performances. Getting to look at things through a 162-game prism once again is really exciting. Even if it doesn’t end up showing to the same degree in the win-loss column as last year did, the 2022 Miami Marlins should easily be a more talented team than the 2021 club.

Which obviously means we need to make some shoot for the stars predictions on how great some this year’s Fish will be. Cy Young for Sandy? Batting title for Miguel? Gold Gloves all the way around the horn?

Okay, maybe that’s aiming a little high. Though I wouldn’t sleep on the prospect of a couple of those ending up being a lot closer to reality than you might think. Still, what follows are three bold predictions for what fans can expect to see from the Miami Marlins this year. Three bold predictions that, with a little luck, could start looking like foregone conclusions by August. Starting with…