3 players who shouldn’t be on the Miami Marlins in 2023

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There are three players who simply shouldn’t be on the Miami Marlins next season. They aren’t helping the team and simply aren’t producing enough to be given a chance to thst next season. Two players specifically fit that description and one should simply be traded to maximize on his value. Let’s take a look at who these players are….

There are three players that shouldn’t be part of the Miami Marlins next season.

3. RF AVISAIL GARCIA

PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 07: Avisail Garcia #24 of the Miami Marlins bats against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on September 7, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Marlins 4-3. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

OK let’s face it, Kim Ng isn’t going to fix her mistake and find a bad contract swap for Avisail Garcia, but she should. Avi has been a complete bust on the Miami Marlins and it’s hard to picture a scenario where he’s actually productive. He’s currently batting .230/.267/.316 and looks a lot as if he just doesn’t care all that much about doing better.

The fact that Kim Ng thought that signing Avisail Garcia was somehow a smart move, is just more evidence of her ineptitude as a general manager. Avisail Garcia has -1.0 WAR. -1.0 WAR. He literally is costing the Miami Marlins wins.

I spent a good deal of time thinking of trade ideas with him, and it all comes down to doing a bad contract swap. Kim Ng needs to do everything possible to make one happen. There’s just no reason to believe that a streaky hitter such as Avisail Garcia, is somehow going to start hitting in year two of his three year deal. Yes, Ng decided that a three year deal for a career of inconsistency and mostly Poot production was a good idea.

The Miami Marlins would be better off playing a Marlin Mermaid or a merchandise stand manager at the position, they’ll probably get more hits than Avisail. He easily has the worst contract on the team and needs to be gotten rid off as soon as possible. It really is time for some players to not be able to rip off their teams like this.

2. 1B LEWIN DÍAZ

MIAMI, FL – SEPTEMBER 19: Lewin Díaz #68 of the Miami Marlins rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the tenth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at loanDepot park on September 19, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Bryan Cereijo/Getty Images) /

“The first baseman of the future” is a great nickname for Lewin Diaz. Lewin is another Miami Marlins hitter who shouldn’t be on the team next season. He’s just plain bad and “the future” is really a couple months of horrible production this season. This “top prospect” has -0.2 WAR and a .163/.235/.260 batting line.

Look up batting lines of pitchers when they used to bat. Quite a few of them had better batting lines than Lewin Diaz. Yes our first baseman hits worse than pitchers. Is there anything remotely positive about this guy? He has an 87.9 Exit Velocity. Oh wait you meant “positive”, in that case you can probably get his rookie card for free as that’s how much it’s worth these days. You can put him in your “busts” pile before you toss it in the trash.

There’s little more frustrating than seeing supposed top prospects turn into horrible players, and continually getting chances to prove that they’re not busts. Was Lewin Diaz any better last season? Nope he had a .205/.242/.451 batting line then, so he actually managed to get worse. Maybe if we don’t just waive him or send him to help the AAA team until he retires, we can see if he makes pitchers look like home run record candidates.

3. SP PABLO LÓPEZ

Remember when we had a potential second ace on the Miami Marlins? The one who we failed to trade for much needed hitting upgrades when he had an ERA just barely above 3.00? Oh yes there was a time when Pablo López looked like a sure ace, thst is until he ended up with his current 4.04 ERA/3.77 FIP. He also isn’t much of a strikeout pitcher, and front offices happen to care a lot more about this than they used to.

Pablo López is not an ace and is too injury-prone to give an extension too (he hits the open market in two years). The Miami Marlins could still try to trade him for a bat this off-season, and this indeed seems to be our plan. Of course his value is not what it was at the trade deadline and it’s no longer as easy to get value back.

Unlike Avisail Garcia and Lewin Diaz, Pablo López isn’t a busy or a bad contract, so one can make the argument that keeping him isn’t a bad idea at all. That is until you realize that our pitching rotation is very deep and is top 5 in the Major Leagues in WAR. Yes we do have positives going on, Bruce Sherman is no Jeffrey Loria either, he spent over $130 million on the team last off-season.

We need to get what we can for Pablo López before he gets any worse, or gets injured as he usually does every season. Some teal will bank on the upside and give up something of value in return. Kim Ng just needs to wake up and start making moves instead of sitting back and doing the wrong moves or nothing. Pablo López, Avisail Garcia and Lewin Díaz CAN’T be on the Miami Marlins next season.

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