I might be insulting 28-year old righty swinging outfielder when I call this a “career year” for him. After all this is the first time he’s been a everyday player in the majors so he might just be warming up. Ross has played in 141 games for the Marlins this season and he is 143 for 524 (.273 avg, .799 OPS) with 71 runs scored, 22 homers, 85 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Jeremy Hermida should watch Ross and learn how to be a good baseball player.

26-year old righty reliever Leo Nunez is not a lights out closer by any stretch of the imagination. But, he has pitched well enough to keep the job even when Matt Lindstrom returned from the D.L. Nunez has pitched in 68 games (0 starts) for the Marlins this season and he is 4-5 with 21 saves, a 4.04 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Nunez does have good stuff as he has only allowed 52 hits in 62 1/3 innings this season while whiffing 56. He’s no sure shot to be the Marlins’ closer next season but at least he has shown that he is capable of doing the job.

The Marlins have released 31-year old righty reliever Luis Ayala. Ayala pitched in 10 games (0 starts) for the Marlins and he was 0-3 with a 11.74 ERA and a 2.35 WHIP. Batters were running up to the plate against Ayala batting .364 vs. him. The Marlins had a lot of pitchers who are better than Ayala meaning they had no reason to keep him around.