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White is considered the top left-hander (including both college and prep pitchers) available in this year’s draft class, ranking ahead of Kent State lefty Joe Whitman and southpaw Cameron Johnson (IMG Academy). The 18-year-old has the size, velocity, and arsenal to profile as a potential frontline pitcher down the road, though his command will be the key to getting him there. He’s a Vanderbilt commit and odds are he’ll have a high asking price, but as long as the Marlins can get him to sign he’ll be an impact addition to their organization.

A generation ago, before teams relied heavily on draft models that didn’t account for the risk associated with prep pitchers, Meyer might’ve been a top-five overall pick. The 18-year-old right-hander can dial up premium fastball velocity, and also throws a curve and slider. He’s your prototypical projectable 6-foot-5 arm with an exceptionally-wide range of potential outcomes. He’ll be given every chance to make it as a mid-rotation starter, and possibly more if everything comes together, but didn’t quite have the polish to be a slam-dunk top-10 pick. The Marlins have had a ton of success developing pitchers over the last few years, and will embark on a similar project with Meyer, if they can lure him away from his commitment to Oregon.

De La Cruz had his third four-hit game of the season. He still might be challenged for playing time at some point if the Marlins get healthier. We’d expect him to pick it up a bit offensively the rest of the way, but he needs to in order to justify regular playing time. While his current .279/.328/.426 line is decent, he’s giving runs back on defense.

Luzardo’s scoreless streak was halted at 25 1/3 innings when the Phillies got to him in the fifth today. They were the first runs he had allowed in four starts since his June 18 outing against the Nationals. Luzardo will begin the second half at 8-5 with a 3.29 ERA.

Myers has been quite impressive since joining the Marlins on Tuesday, both with his 1.000 OPS and his glove in center field. He also had a highlight on the basepaths today, avoiding a tag at second with a late shift to the right and a gorgeous swim move. We still wouldn’t anticipate mixed-league value here, but he looks like he’ll be pretty helpful to the Marlins.

Cueto scattered eight hits and struck out four in his final rehab start on Saturday. The 37-year-old allowed nine hard-hit balls while generating 14 swinging strikes on 97 pitches. Cueto has been on the shelf with a biceps injury since early April and is expected to rejoin the Marlins rotation after the All-Star break.

Garrett has turned in better showings than this in a number of no-decisions this year, but he deserved to be rewarded with his fifth victory. The Marlins have won 14 of his 18 starts, yet in part because of his early exits, he’s been involved in just seven decisions.

We were guessing Puk would get this one off after blowing saves Wednesday and Friday, but Skip Schumaker decided to throw him back out there and the left-hander wound up allowing only a single to the four batters he faced. Puk has never pitched three straight days, so he’ll almost certainly sit tomorrow. It’d also be a third straight day for Tanner Scott, so perhaps Dylan Floro will get the save chance.

It’s a rare off-day for Arraez with the Marlins deploying an all right-handed lineup against Phillies southpaw Ranger Suárez. He should be back in there for Sunday’s first-half finale.

Alcantara outpitched Zack Wheeler and left with a two-run lead, but it was blown in the ninth. Alcantara struck out five and walked none in the contest. He gave up eight hits, most of them deserved, but no one was on for the long homer. He finishes the first half with a 4.73 ERA, but it could be worse; 4.73 is actually his lowest post-start ERA since May 7.