The Miami Marlins have designated veteran shortstop Tim Anderson for task, the crew introduced Tuesday. In a corresponding transfer, the Marlins will recall fellow infielder Xavier Edwards.
Anderson, 31, signed a one-year pact value $5 million with the Marlins over the offseason with a watch on authoring a rebound season following a awful exhibiting in 2023. Sadly, he couldn’t make good on these aspirations. As an alternative, he hit simply .214/.237/.226 over 65 video games. Anderson was putting out in a career-high 28.2% of his plate appearances, and had recorded simply three extra-base hits in 234 at-bats.
In a becoming coincidence, Anderson made an error on Sunday towards the Philadelphia Phillies in what is going to function his remaining sport with the Marlins:
It is unclear what is going to come subsequent for Anderson. He is a two-time All-Star and a former batting champion who nonetheless boasts a 95 OPS+ for his profession. On the identical time, he is hit for a 51 OPS+ over his most up-to-date 765 plate appearances. If Anderson is to get one other significant alternative on the big-league stage, it could require him to first restore his inventory with a powerful exhibiting at Triple-A.
As for the Marlins, they entered Tuesday with a 30-54 report on the season. Their inside choices at shortstop now embody Edwards and Vidal Bruján (the one non-Anderson gamers to get burn on the six thus far this season). Edwards, in 33 profession big-league video games, has hit .287/.333/.333 (80 OPS+).
The Marlins are anticipated to be heavy sellers forward of the July 30 commerce deadline. As such, Anderson probably will not be the final notable identify departing from Miami over the approaching few weeks.
