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Five Free Agents the Miami Marlins Should Consider for 2020

By Kevin Kraczkowski

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 28: Neil Walker #18 of the Miami Marlins hits a two-run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the eighth inning of a game at Citizens Bank Park on September 28, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Marlins 9-3. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 28: Neil Walker #18 of the Miami Marlins hits a two-run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the eighth inning of a game at Citizens Bank Park on September 28, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Marlins 9-3. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – SEPTEMBER 24: Jake Odorizzi #12 of the Minnesota Twins pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning at Comerica Park on September 24, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. Odorizzi recorded his 15th win, 4-2 over the Tigers. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) /

Jake Odorizzi

Coming off his first all-star campaign, the 6’2″ Jake Odorizzi will turn 30 just as the 2020 season is starting. This is his time to sign the biggest contract of his career. After pulling down $9.5 million with the Minnesota Twins in 2019, how much would it take for him to consider the Miami Marlins?

Not a generational talent by any stretch, Odorizzi is a solid number two or three starter pretty much anywhere. His 13.4 career WAR is bolstered by three seasons of 3+ WAR ratings. For just the second time in his career, he posted a K/9 rate of greater than a strikeout per inning in 2019, with 178 K’s in 159 frames for a mark of 10.1 (he finished at 9.3 in 2014 for the Tampa Bay Rays).

The thing about Odorizzi is that his worst is nearly as good as his best. With him, you get what you pay for. As a member of the Miami Marlins rotation, we could count on a double-digit win season and a sub-4 ERA, along with somewhere around a strikeout per inning. In this sense, I liken an Odorizzi signing along with past Marlins signings as Starlin Castro and Sergio Romo. With them, you knew exactly what you were getting.

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