Miami Marlins

■ 2019 RECORD: 57-105, fifth in East

■ NOTABLE NEWCOMERS: OF Corey Dickerson, INF Jonathan Villar, 1B Jesus Aguilar, OF Matt Joyce, C Francisco Cervelli, RP Yimi Garcia, RP Brandon Kintzler

■ NOTABLE DEPARTURES: INF Starlin Castro, INF Neil Walker, INF Martin Prado, OF Curtis Granderson, RP Wei-Yin Chen

■ CEILING: This isn’t a team that plans to be shoved around anymore. And if/when it happens, it won’t be from a lack of effort. They revamped their bullpen and added several respectable veterans to solidify their lineup. They even ate $22 million to dump free-agent bust Chen. There’s a small amount of positive buzz for the Marlins, which doesn’t happen often. They’re going to be in last place again, but it should be a more fun season in South Florida. The Marlins are transitioning a new wave of youngsters as their foundation, and they’re hoping they’ve acquired the right players to ease that process.

■ FLOOR: Maybe nothing comes together for the Marlins. They’re victimized by the East, fall into an unrecoverable hole and sell their veterans at the deadline. If that unfolds, they’ll quickly sink to the bottom of the NL yet again. The Marlins’ floor is low — they’re still the least talented club in the division — but with more hope than years past. They deserve credit for trying to field a respectable product while their youth emerges. But the floor remains low because the talent isn’t there, they’re in a beastly division and there’s the looming likelihood they’ll try to recoup value for some useful players at the halfway point. They likely will be one of the bottom three teams in the league again.

COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM 2019 CURTIS Ex-Braves left fielder Matt Joyce signed with the Marlins, adding another veteran as Miami tries to boost its offense.