First Day of Marlins 2021 Spring Training Camp – By the Numbers

The Marlins have invited 38 pitchers to camp – 27 right handers and 11 lefties, including 16 non-roster invitees; 8 catchers have been invited, including six non-roster invitees.

Of the 46 pitchers and catchers invited:

• 24 are attending their first camp with the Marlins: Bass, Bleier, Campbell, Cimber, Curtiss, Detwiler, Floro, Hoyt, Pop, Bender, Eder, Fishman, Guillen, King, Madero, McCambley, Morimando, Meyer, Nicolas, Poteet, Roberson, Thompson, Barstad, Leon.

• 15 were drafted by the Marlins or signed as non-drafted free agents or international free agents: Cabrera, Garrett, Holloway, Rogers, Eder, King, Lee, McCambley, Meyer, Nicolas, Poteet, Roberson, Banfield, Barstad, Fortes

• 13 were born outside the United States and six nationalities are represented (Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela).

• Only 14 ended last year with another organization

• 13 of the pitchers and catchers in camp appeared in the Marlins’ MLBPipeline Top 30 prospects at the end of the 2020 season (Sanchez-1, Meyer-3, Cabrera-6, Garrett-7, Rogers-9, Neidert-11, Nicolas-21, McCambley-22, Eder-23, Campbell-35, Guzman-26, Holloway-27, Banfield-30

• 5 are age 21 or younger – catcher Cameron Barstad (born Nov. 29, 2000) is the youngest player among the pitchers and catchers (RHP Zach McCambley, RHP Max Meyer, RHP Kyle Nicolas and C Will Banfield are all born in 1999.)