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Marlins Eye Pete Fairbanks as Cheaper Bullpen Fix Than Devin Williams

The Marlins are pursuing free-agent closer Fairbanks, per Fish on First, with president Peter Bendix leaning on his Rays familiarity. Fairbanks, 31, owns a 2.98 ERA and 75 saves over three years in Tampa but comes with declining strikeouts and velocity. Miami also likes Williams, yet a four-year, $68 million price tag makes Fairbanks’ two-year $18 million offer likelier.