Marlins hoping to retain core position players

MIAMI — Barring an offer too enticing to pass up, the Marlins are not looking to trade any core position players to upgrade their rotation. The general feeling is they don’t want to weaken one area to improve another.

Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill repeated that stance on Monday morning during his segment on MLB Network’s Hot Stove show.

“We’ve gone through the GM Meetings, and you have a feel [for] where everyone is, and there has been interest in our position players,” Hill said. “I think we’ve been pretty consistent in the message we have out there. We’re trying to keep this group together.”

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The Marlins have been silent for much of the offseason.

Miami did make its biggest moves days after the regular season ended — signing third baseman Martin Prado to a three-year, $40 million contract extension and picking up outfielder Ichiro Suzuki’s $2 million club option.

Still, the rotation remains a concern, and finding potential options is difficult.

Without a deep farm system, the Marlins have discussed the possibilities of dealing players from their big league roster.

The player gaining the most attention is outfielder Marcell Ozuna. An All-Star in 2016, Ozuna had a …

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