3 Miami Marlins droughts that will thankfully end in 2022

At least two Miami Marlins will hit 30 HRs this season

In a fair universe, this Miami Marlins slump might have ended last season.

Unfortunately, in the universe we inhabit, MLB tampers with baseballs and Miami trades Adam Duvall. Consequently, another season without even one Marlin hitting 30 HRs- the benchmark for being considered a true power threat. That’s something that has been sorely lacking in South Florida since Stanton left town following his 2017 MVP campaign- the last time the Marlins had either one or two players cross that 30-homer threshold.

Which will make it all the sweeter when two Miami Marlins do so in 2022.

Outside of 2017, you’d have to go back to 2008 to find a Marlins team that had a plurality of power threats on that scale. Back then, Miami’s entire infield hit at least 25 HRs, and came a Jorge Cantu homer short of all reaching 30.  The long ball was Miami’s calling card in those years, something that quickly became a one man show for the Fish once Stanton arrived.

So why do I see the 2022 team getting this kind of production? Mainly because the Marlins front office has pretty much publicly announced they are going to pay someone to do half of it. Miami is either trading for, or signing in free agency, a big bat once this lockout ends.  Every name they’ve been linked to is more than capable of a 30 HR season. If it’s Kyle Schwarber, we might even see 40.

All this prediction does is pair that promised big bat acquisition with one of Jesus Aguilar, Jesus Sanchez, or Garrett Cooper playing in enough games to do their part. Easy stuff, even if it does hardly ever happen for the Marlins.

Speaking of things that hardly ever happen…