The Marlins are bringing in catcher Logan Driscoll, a move that flew mostly under the radar Wednesday but fills a real hole on Miami's roster. The trade deadline came and went weeks ago, but this deal was still possible because Driscoll's minor league contract with Tampa Bay had never landed him on the Rays' 40-man roster this season, letting him trigger an assignment clause that sends him to the Marlins.
Driscoll isn't a big name, but he's not nothing either. He got a 15-game cup of coffee with Tampa Bay back in 2024, hitting.171/.189/.257 in 37 plate appearances, then lost the entire 2025 season to an ankle injury. This year at Triple-A Durham he's actually hit —.250/.343/.368 across 43 games — enough to make him a legitimate depth option rather than a pure organizational body.
The timing lines up with what Miami just gave up. The Marlins shipped Liam Hicks to the Rays at the deadline for a trio of prospects, a move that cashed in Hicks at peak value but also stripped away a catcher who'd been filling multiple roles for Miami down the stretch. Adding Driscoll now is the kind of quiet backfill that doesn't make headlines on its own but keeps the position from thinning out completely.
There's a wrinkle, too. To get Driscoll onto the 40-man roster, Miami will likely need to shuffle William Kempner, who's recovering from elbow surgery, over to the 60-day injured list to clear the necessary spot. That's a low-cost roster trick teams lean on constantly in August, and it lets the Marlins add a warm body behind the plate without giving up anything of consequence — the Rays got cash and moved on.
None of this is a blockbuster. It's the kind of transaction that fills out a September roster more than it changes a season. But for a Marlins club managing depth at multiple spots down the stretch, adding a catcher who's shown he can hit at Triple-A — even coming off a lost year — is a sensible, low-risk grab.