Our All Time Top 50 Miami Marlins have been revised to reflect the 2025 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually. We are pleased to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Miami Marlins.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:
1. Duration and Impact.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the Major League Baseball.
3. Advanced Statistics.
4. Playoff performance.
5. Their respective legacy on the team.
6. How successful the team was when he was there.
7. Respecting the era in which they played.
Criteria 1-4 will make up the lion’s share of the algorithm. Please note that we have implemented this for the first time. This has changed the rankings all throughout the board.
Last year, the Marlins won 79 games and finished third in the National League East. Despite the franchise’s relatively brief existence, there were no new Marlins, with the exception of two players returning under the new algorithm.
As always, we present our top five, which saw changes due to the new algorithm.
1. Giancarlo Stanton
2. Hanley Ramirez
3. Josh Johnson
4. Miguel Cabrera
5. Luis Castillo
You can find the entire list here.
Of note, Cabrera and Castillo flipped the #4 and #5 spots.
Active Pitcher, Sandy Alcantara, remains at #7.
Due to the changing algorithm, Antonio Alfonseca and Pat Rapp returned to the list at #48 and #49, respectively.
This took out Edgar Renteria and Jesus Luzardo from the list.
We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
Our All Time Top 50 Miami Marlins have been revised to reflect the 2024 Season.
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Miami Marlins.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.
Last year, the Marlins continued their losing ways as a small market team and sold off assets before they became high-priced. Nevertheless, there was one new entrant based on the 2024 campaign, and of course, that player is no longer in Miami.
As always, we present our top five, which had no changes.
3. Josh Johnson
You can find the entire list here.
Staring Pitcher Sandy Alcantara remains at #7.
Jazz Chisholm, who is now a New York Yankee, went up nine spots to #31.
Pitcher Tanner Scott enters at #39.
Luis Arraez, who was traded early in the year, went up two spots to #43.
Jesus Luzardo comes in at #49.
We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
If I Had a Vote in the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame Election
After a decade of "ballot logjam," has voting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame finally returned to normal? We will know when results from the ballots cast by the qualified members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA, or "the writers") are announced on January 21, 2025, although based on voting trends over the last decade, the bulk of the results are predictable and, by now, unsurprising.
What does a "return to normal" mean? Of the 14 first-time candidates on the BBWAA 2025 ballot, only two, CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki, stand out as likely Hall of Famers, and neither are a lock for first-ballot induction. Of the 14 returning candidates, none of the "normal" candidates are automatic Hall of Famers, else they would have been elected already. Thus, there is no "ballot logjam," meaning that there are not more than ten sure-fire Hall of Famers who exceed the maximum of ten votes allowed per ballot.
Our All-Time Top 50 Miami Marlins have been updated to reflect the 2022 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Miami Marlins.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Marlins were not able to make the playoffs, and we had one new entrant and one huge ranking jump.
As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:
3. Josh Johnson
You can find the entire list here.
Cy Young winner, Sandy Alcantara had a monstrous jump from #30 to #7.
Third Baseman, Brian Anderson, moved up from #31 to #29.
Pitcher, Pablo Lopez, who is now with the Minnesota Twins, climbed from #49 to #32.
Jon Berti is the only debut, and he enters at #48.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
2. Hanley Ramirez
Hanley Ramirez arrived in Florida in late 2005 as the centerpiece of a blockbuster deal with the Red Sox, a transaction that sent World Series heroes Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to Boston. While he had only two big-league at-bats to his name at the time of the trade, he wasted no time validating his status as a five-tool phenom.
In 2006, Ramirez batted .292 with 17 home runs and 51 stolen bases to secure the National League Rookie of the Year Award. He followed that up by avoiding the "sophomore slump" entirely, posting a .332 average and recording 212 hits in 2007. This early stretch served as the formal introduction to a player who could spark an offense from the leadoff spot while possessing the specialized power to bat in the heart of the order.
Ramirez followed this with a monster 2009 campaign, a season that remains one of the greatest offensive years by a shortstop in baseball history. That summer, he showcased a technical mastery at the plate to win the National League Batting Title with a .342 average, while also recording 24 home runs and 106 RBIs. He earned a second-place finish in the MVP voting, trailing only Albert Pujols, and secured his second consecutive Silver Slugger Award. This run of dominance turned him into a perennial All-Star, highlighting a specialized offensive efficiency that made him the engine of the Marlins' lineup.
Between 2006 and 2010, he was a steady source of runs, leading the National League with 125 runs scored in 2008. While his defense at shortstop was often a localized liability, his tactical value in the batter's box was undeniable; he currently holds the franchise record for Offensive bWAR, a testament to his ability to outproduce his peers at a premium position.
The trajectory of his time in Miami followed a familiar pattern: he was eventually traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012 as his salary began to rise beyond the team's comfort zone. He left behind a statistical imprint with the Marlins that includes 1,103 hits, 148 home runs, and a career .300 batting average.
Hanley Ramirez
Hanley Ramirez won the National League Rookie of the Year in 2006 when he was with the Florida Marlins, and for the rest of the decade, he was one of the top Shortstops in the NL.
Ramirez had at least 100 Runs as a rookie, and he hit that mark in his first four years, including leading the league with 125 in 2008. An All-Star three years in a row from 2008 to 2010, Ramirez won the Batting Title in 2009 (.342), the third of four consecutive .300 seasons. Ramirez was the runner-up to Albert Pujols for the MVP that year, and he also won his second Silver Slugger.
Keeping with the tradition of Marlins history, Ramirez was traded when it became clear they could no longer afford him, and the Infielder would land in L.A. with the Dodgers. He did not produce the same numbers but still could go yard and drive in runs, as shown by his 30 Home Run year in 2016.
Ramirez retired with 1,834 Hits, a .289 Batting Average, and 271 Home Runs.