The Marlins entered Saturday’s game against the Mets a game over .500, 1 ¹/₂ games back of a wild-card spot and a true wild card of the trade deadline.

They are in the hunt.

They are also an organization that consistently tries to thread a needle in playing for the present while planning for the future, which is typical with clubs that will not count upon adding through free agency.

So even with a team he believes in, Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said he will not be pestering president of baseball operations Peter Bendix ahead of Monday.