“Phillies’ Wheeler Poised for a Pitching Masterclass Against Marlins”

The Marlins are one of those teams that you probably dismiss right away because their franchise is such a joke. The ownership seems to want them to lose as much as possible and doesn’t look to invest in anything or anyone. Still, the team is off to at least an acceptable start to the season. They aren’t great by any means, but at least they are playing fairly competitively to start the season. I am guessing this will be a pretty long year for the team as they need to improve in multiple areas, but maybe they can get some good performances and at least make a run at a Wild Card berth. All of that will be a challenge, but one thing they have going for them is that Sandy Alcantar is back. He is 2-0 with a 4.70 ERA through three starts this year, but his WHIP is just 1.17 so that ERA should come down. He has allowed runs in each game, but is also working his way back from missing all of last season. The bad news is that Phillies hitters are very good against him. He is allowing them to hit .299 against him. 

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