Pending free agency: Where Marlins stand

MIAMI — Once the World Series concludes, either on Tuesday or Wednesday, all big league clubs have five days to exclusively negotiate with their free agent-eligible players. After that period, pending free agents are permitted to talk with all clubs.

Seven players who finished the season with the Marlins fall into that category, and the organization is open to bringing back at least a few of them.

Initially, the Marlins had nine pending free agents, but the team signed third baseman Martin Prado to a three-year, $40 million deal in early October, and they also picked up the $2 million club option for outfielder Ichiro Suzuki.

MLB.com breaks down the remaining seven players who will have a five-day window either to sign with the Marlins or test the market.

RHP Andrew Cashner: When the Marlins acquired Cashner from the Padres in late July, the hope at the time was the hard-throwing right-hander would solidify the starting staff and help lead the way to the postseason. It didn’t work out that way. Cashner appeared in 12 games (11 starts) for Miami, going 1-4 with a 5.98 ERA. Starting pitching is a high offseason priority for the Marlins, but bringing back Cashner appears to be a long shot. He made $7.15 million in 2016, and if another club offers a multi-year deal, the Marlins will likely look in another direction.

RHP Fernando Rodney: Rodney, who turns 40 in March, has a $2 million club option for 2017. The Marlins may have considered picking that up, but it is doubtful now because of bonuses that raise that figure to about $5 million. The Marlins acquired the veteran reliever in late June from San Diego. Like Cashner, he had his struggles in South Florida, …

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