Deyvison

De Los Santos

De Los Santos has been up and down twice already this season, and it probably won’t be the last. The Marlins will activate Kyle Stowers off the injured list before Sunday’s game as the corresponding move.

We’ll see if De Los Santos can crack the Marlins lineup in his second stint with the club in the last couple weeks. He’s not in the lineup tonight as Javier Sanoja handles left field with a righty on the mound. Until then, he’s a speculative pickup at best and probably is someone fantasy managers should monitor rather than rush to the waiver wire for.

That augurs badly for Griffin Conine’s knee, in theory. De Los Santos was briefly called up in March before the Marlins claimed Leo Jimenez off waivers. It’s possible he’ll get real playing time for the Marlins, but fantasy managers should probably take a wait-and-see approach.

De Los Santos was called up this weekend when Christopher Morel (oblique) went on the IL, and it was thought that he might be in Miami to stay. That was not the case. The team claimed INF Leo Jimenez off waivers and will activate him while sending De Los Santos to the minors, where he can play every day. In the meantime, Connor Norby is expected to be the regular first baseman for the Marlins, with Javier Sanoja and Graham Pauley playing third base.

It’ll go down as a moderate oblique strain for Morel, who suffered the injury at some point prior to Friday’s season opener against the Rockies, and will likely be out until at least early May. The 26-year-old was expected to open the year as Miami’s starting first baseman after signing a one-year deal in the offseason. It’ll be a combination of Connor Norby and Deyvison De Los Santos splitting time at the cold corner during his absence.

Norby draws another start at first base with slugging prospect Deyvison De Los Santos on the bench after Christopher Morel (oblique) hit the injured list. The other notable development for the Marlins is Jakob Marsee shifting back to his typical spot atop Miami’s lineup after lefty-masher Austin Slater got the nod to face Rockies southpaw Kyle Freeland on Opening Day earlier this week.

The move is now official. De Los Santos will see time at first base for the Marlins with Christopher Morel likely facing a multi-week absence with an oblique strain. The power-hitting 22-year-old’s fantasy stock tumbled last year when he managed just 12 homers in 106 games at the Triple-A level following a 40-homer campaign in the upper minors back in 2024. The massive over-the-fence power remains firmly intact but he’s going to strike out a fair amount, especially as he faces big-league arms for the first time. There’s enough power potential to make De Los Santos interesting in deeper mixed leagues, but a wait-and-see approach feels right in shallow mixers.

He’ll presumably replace an IL-bound Christopher Morel. De Los Santos went 2-for-4 with a homer and a walk for Jacksonville tonight. The Marlins presumably will give him a fair amount of playing time at first for now, with Connor Norby moving around between first, third and DH.

In spite of a rough spring, Morel was expected to serve as the Marlins’ primary first baseman. Perhaps it’s jumping the gun, but one imagines he’ll have to wait a few weeks now, and who knows if the job will still be there when he gets back? Owen Caissie, who was going to sit versus lefty Kyle Freeland, was inserted in Morel’s place, with Connor Norby switching from DH to first base. Deyvison De Los Santos could be called up if Morel goes on the IL.

There’s zero room for De Los Santos on Miami’s roster with Christopher Morel handling first base in addition to both Griffin Conine and Liam Hicks likely to see time there. The 22-year-old slugger’s power vanished at Triple-A Jacksonville and his all-or-nothing approach has translated to some fairly pedestrian on-base percentages throughout his career. His long-term fantasy stock has plummeted over the last year but there’s still enough power upside here to keep us interested.