This week’s question: Which Marlins pitcher do you expect to have the best post-break numbers: Sandy Alcantara, Eury Perez or Edward Cabrera?
Derek Carty (THE BAT X, @DerekCarty, @derekcarty.bsky.social): Eury Perez
Sky Dombroske (Fantistics Insider Baseball, @SkyDombroske, ): Perez, by quite a bit I’d expect.
Brian Feldman (FantasyBaseballAuctioneer, @FanBBAuctioneer, @fanbbauctioneer.bsky.social): Eury. It’s been so long since he’s been effective that his former Top 10 prospect status might have faded from memory. He’s the real deal.
Ray Flowers (Fantasy Guru, @TheRayFlowers, ): Sandy can’t put it all together. Cabrera’s arm is supposed to be OK, but is it? I will go Eury Perez, knowing he might have some workload considerations late in the year.
Fred Zinkie (Yahoo/Rotowire, @FredZinkieMLB, ): Perez by a country mile. I still don’t really trust Cabrera, and I think that Alcantara is broken until 2026.
Tim McLeod ( Prospect361, @RunTMcP361, ): Perez, and it’s not close. The challenge could prove to be that those numbers could be accumulated working out of the ‘pen.
Todd Zola (Mastersball, @toddzola, ): While I agree with those answering Eury Perez, I wouldn’t sleep on Edward Cabrera. Clearly, there are health issues (same with Perez), but from May 4 through July 6 (11 starts), Cabrera posted a 2.11 ERA and 1.06 WHIP, supported by a 25.3% strikeout rate and 8.0% walk rate over that span.
Justin Mason (Friends With Fantasy Benefits, @JustinMasonFWFB, ): Eury but I do expect there to be bumps in the road as we typically see guys coming back from TJ struggle with command and control
Erik Halterman (Rotowire, @erik_halterman, ): Perez has the highest ceiling of the three when he’s back to his usual self, and after his 0.50 ERA and 21:1 K:BB over his last three first-half starts, it sure looks like he’s back. I’ll admit, though, to having thought Alcantara was back when he had that strong stretch in June (2.74 ERA in four starts), and that didn’t turn out to be the case. That’s a handy reminder that Perez isn’t necessarily in the clear for the rest of the year, either, which gives Cabrera a chance of stealing this one if his elbow issue is indeed minor.
Grey Albright (RazzBall, @razzball, ): Eury Perez, pretty easily
Rob Leibowitz (Rotoheaven, @rob_leibowitz, ): Perez, not really close though there is some regression to be had in those skills. Perez is fascinating in a way – even if he declines a lot in BABIP, he could easily offset it with a higher LOB which is pretty poor at the moment. Even if Alcantara improves (and he can), it won’t come close to Perez’s level. Cabrera’s intriguing, but you can’t trust his health.
Phil Hertz (Baseball HQ, @prhz50, ): Another vote for Perez. He’s gotten better as the season progressed and has been excellent of late.
Greg Jewett (The Athletic, @gjewett9, ): At this point, fantasy managers should be mining for upside, and like most of the responses above, it’s Eury Perez. He has the smallest sample size of the three, but the best K-BB percentage (18.2) and the lowest WHIP (0.91). But, the best part may be the lowest Z-Contact of the three, along with the lowest Hard-Hit percentage. He also will not be adapting to a new team or ballpark after the trade deadline. For strikeouts only, because these can be need-dependent, he will accrue the most of these three.
Patrick Davitt (BaseballHQ, @patrickdavitt, ): Perez for me. Good surface numbers (3.19/0.91) backed up by good skills metrics: chase, K and Barrel all 80th percentile. Not a great team context, but that’s of no matter in this question!
Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Football Empire, @JeffBoggis, ): It’s Eury Perez for me. His current 0.97 WHIP is unsustainable, but he can still put up great strikeout and walk rate numbers over Sandy Alcantara and Edward Cabrera.
Seth Trachtman (SethRoto.com, Yardbarker, @sethroto, ): I have some concern he will be shut down in mid-September, but Perez is the easy choice for me. He’s looked like a true ace in July (26/3 K/BB in 23 IP), and the fastball has been excellent.
Dave Adler (Baseball HQ, @daveadler01, ): Alcantara isn’t as bad as this; he’s being hampered by a 51% Strand Rate. But he isn’t striking out enough guys to compete with the other two. Perez is the top choice, look for a better WHIP and more K’s than Cabrera.
Doug Dennis (BaseballHQ, Doug Dennis, ): It should be Eury Perez, no? I just don’t have a lot of faith that he continues at the current clip. Cabrera’s rough start hide some better numbers of late. I have never been on Alcantara. He was good for a few years of overuse, but his skills never screamed superstar. All that said, I’m with the consensus on Perez.
Vlad Sedler (FTN Fantasy, @rotogut, ): Easily Eury Perez – the only one of the three I trust.
MattTruss (Razzball, @MattTruss, @matttruss.bsky.social): Eury Perez has the talent to be an ace, Cabrera could be a nice 2/3 if healthy, and Alcantara should be on waivers
CJ Kaltenbach (Fantasy Guru, @TheSeigeDFS, ): Eury Perez assuming they all stay on the Marlins, would prefer Edward Cabrera if he gets moved to a contending team next week at the deadline but that’s simply for improved wins
JB Branson (Rotoballer, @RowdyRotoJB, ): Eury Perez x100. It’s wild to me he is still just 22 years old.
Mike Gianella (Baseball Prospectus, Mike Gianella, ): Eury
Tristan H. Cockcroft (ESPN, @SultanofStat, ): Eury Perez. He hasn’t only been the best of these Marlins in the month of July — he has been one of the best in the game during that time.
Chris Torres (Pitcher List, Fantasy Pros, @TorresTakes, ): The obvious choice at first seemed like Eury; however, closer examination of the underlying skills made me think long and hard about picking Cabrera for this answer. Gun to my head, I still would take Eury, but let’s not overlook the gains that Cabrera has made this season. E-Cab has dropped his BB% to 8% this season and his Pitching+ has jumped from a 96 in 2024 to 108 in 2025. The arrow is definitely pointing up for Cabrera and he becomes even more interesting if he’s dealt at the deadline and finds himself in a better team context.
Adam Ronis (Fantasy Life, @adamronis, @adamronis.bsky.social): Perez gets the slight edge over Cabrera. The concern with Perez is the innings limitations. Cabrera has been better than most think, especially since he has cut down on the walks.
Zach Steinhorn (Steinhorn’s Universe on Substack, @zachsteinhorn, ): Perez, though I think Cabrera will be a reliable mixed-league option going forward. Perez offers the highest floor/ceiling combination. I have zero confidence in Alcantara at this point.
Anthony Aniano (RotoBaller/SiriusXM Fantasy, @AanianoFantasy, ): Eury Perez..Not many wins coming but everything else should be there.