**Marlins at the crossroads: second half starts now.** - **MIA** — All-Star break report cards are in; midseason grades signal where Miami stands heading into the stretch run. - **MIA** — Sun Sentinel spotlights five key storylines that will define the Fish in the back half. - **MIA** — The rotation picture is coming into focus, per Miami Herald, as the Marlins set their second-half alignment. - **MIA** — Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki has reportedly made his Marlins/NPB decision — a potential roster shakeup incoming. - **MIA** — Miami's first-round draft pick hints at the long-term rebuild philosophy, per Sports Illustrated. - **MIA** — The trade deadline looms as the defining test: buyers, sellers, or somewhere in between? **Watch whether the Sasaki decision and deadline activity signal a genuine push or another reset.** The lineup's set. Drop in.