Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Another Fish has an unspecified injury, and Monte Harrison sounds like a lock for the roster. One day closer to baseball and the Marlins are in full Spring Training mode, but at Marlins Park. Here’s a little BA BP to remind you what we’re looking forward to. #Marlins 3B Brian Anderson taking BP off the machine pic.twitter.com/duB1tDKLos— Hector Rodriguez (@Hector_Baseball) July 8, 2020 The Marlins will have a full-on scrimmage today, with Caleb Smith facing Sandy Alcantara in a battle to be the Opening Day starter. Monte Harrison looks likely to make the roster from the git-go. Based on Mattingly’s glowing comments on Monte’ Harrison it would be my opinion he is making the club. Basically said missing players are irrelevant to the discussion he just looks good.— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) July 8, 2020 Will Banfield will head to the 10-day injured list with an “unspecified injury”. Brandon Kintzler spoke to the media about his role on the team and experience in MLB. The lineup continues to take shape: it looks like Jonathan Villar will play more infield and bat near the top of the order. He’ll still likely get time in center and at DH, but Harrison, Harold Ramirez, Jon Berti and Lewis Brinson seem to be the main options in center at present, while Garrett Cooper is the front-runner for DH at-bats. We’ll walk you off with this Isan Diaz base knock: Second baseman Isan Diaz lines one up the middle for a base knock pic.twitter.com/M55SHTlc7F— Hector Rodriguez (@Hector_Baseball) July 8, 2020

Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours. The Miami Dolphins had an eventful offseason by adding a variety of players through free agency and the draft. Now we can only hope that there is a football season this year. Surprisingly, last years team somehow won five games with a lackluster roster. All the credit should go towards the coaching staff, which also got revamped over the past few months. Will the Dolphins win the Super Bowl this year? Heck no, they still got a way to go. But I wouldn’t be surprised to see this team in the hunt for a playoff spot. You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day’s round-up below. 2020 NFL Preview: Dolphins' total rebuild could come along fast, depending on Tua TagovailoaThe Dolphins finished last season well, then spent big. Phinsider News You May Have Missed Miami Dolphins News 7/7/20: Previewing Dolphins Secondary - The PhinsiderWelcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours. Will Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa start vs Joe Burrow and the Bengals in Week 13? - The PhinsiderRound 2, FIGHT! Casserly: Will Miami’s revamped o-line come together? - The Phinsider"I love it when a plan comes together." - Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith Around SB Nation: What Other NFL Blogs Are Discussing - The PhinsiderWeekly, we take a look around the SB Nation family of NFL blogs. Here are the news stories and analysis they are discussing. Miami Dolphins 2020 training camp: Predicting potential pre-camp roster cuts - The PhinsiderOver the weekend, the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson reported the NFL and NFL Players Association are considering a proposal to lower roster sizes from the standard 90-man preseason limit to...

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Getty Images Sandy Alcantara and Caleb Smith will use the opportunity to continue building stamina for the 2020 regular season. MIAMI—The Miami Marlins will have a Summer Camp simulated scrimmage on Thursday July 9 at Marlins Park. The team’s lone 2019 All-Star, right-handed pitcher Sandy Alcantara, will throw against left-handed pitcher Caleb Smith in tomorrow’s simulated scrimmage. Both pitchers are expected to throw five innings each. Sandy Alcantara finished the 2019 season with a 3.88 ERA in 32 starts. He also threw 197 1?3 innings with 151 strikeouts, 1.32 WHIP and a 2.8 WAR. Caleb Smith posted a 10-11 record with a 4.52 ERA in 28 starts. Smith also struck out 168 batters in 153 1?3 innings pitched with a 1.23 WHIP and a 1.7 WAR. Both starting pitchers will likely be competing for the ace role in the Marlins starting rotation. However, that’s not the only starting job that’s open for competition. With the DH being installed in the National League for the 2020 season that could leave a starting job open in the outfield. The Marlins added veteran outfielders such as Jonathan Villar, Corey Dickerson and Matt Joyce this past offseason. The Fish also have one of their top outfield prospects in Miami vying for a starting job. Monte Harrison is in the mix to be one of the Marlins starting outfielders on Opening Day. Harrison performed well in Spring Training before it was shut down due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Harrison continues to impress at Summer Camp with the Marlins in Miami. This simulated scrimmage could help Harrison’s case on making the MLB roster on Opening Day. Harrison has even gotten the attention of Marlins skipper Don Mattingly. “He’s a mega-talented kid,” said Mattingly about outfield prospect Monte Harrison. “He plays fast and with energy.” Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images Another thing to watch for is to see where the Marlins will play Villar. The Fish acquired utility player Jonathan Villar on the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor league left-handed pitcher Easton Lucas. Villar spent a lot of Spring Training playing center field but Mattingly mentioned that Villar could also play shortstop, second base and even DH. “I’m here for the team,” said Villar about playing multiple position. “You have to prepare mentally and physically every day.”