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The All-Time Marlins Countdown is up to 142 chapters.
Our offseason-long countdown has covered 606 players now, and we only have 24 to go. Players are sorted by bWAR divided by plate appearances and/or batters faced. Today’s featured player, Alex Fernandez, totaled 7.3 pitching bWAR and another 0.8 batting bWAR during his time with the team.
24. Alex Fernandez
Alex Fernandez is a six-foot-two right-handed pitching and hitting native of Miami Beach, Florida. Born on August 13, 1969, Fernandez was a first round choice of the Milwaukee Brewers in 1988, 24th overall off the board out of Monsignor Edward Pace HS. He declined, and was taken fourth overall two years later by the Chicago White Sox out of Miami-Dade College.