Marlins should pursue a recently DFA'd outfielder

The 2025 season is on the way. We have to get through Spring Training first however of course. The Miami Marlins have already made some moves to improve the team's bullpen depth. You can argue that CF is one of the team's needs, but it seems that the focus is on the pitching side for now. This could perhaps lead The Fish towards recently designated for assignment Chicago Cubs outfielder Alexander Canario.

Should the Miami Marlins pursue Alexander Canario of the Chicago Cubs?

Collecting as much pitching depth as possible is a very useful strategy. This is something that the Miami Marlins are clearly doing, or should be doing more of actually. Hitting however shouldn't be ignored either. This brings us to recently designated for assignment outfielder Alexander Canario. Why not target him?

The 24 year old debuted in the 2023 season with the Chicago Cubs. That season, he batted .294/.294/.647, with a home run and 6 RBI in 6 games and 17 AB. He was worth -0.1 WAR for that performance. He followed that up in the 2024 season with a .280/.357/.440 batting line, with a home run and 2 RBI in 15 games and 25 AB.

Alexander Canario has a career 88.1 Exit Velocity, which hopefully could improve. In the Minor Leagues, he showed some impressive power. He hit 18 home runs in 247 AB in AAA in the 2024 season. That is pretty impressive production and led to a .514 SLG. Even his batting lines in the Majors look pretty good to be honest.

The question with Canario is whether or not he can play some centerfield for the Marlins. If he can, then why not give him a real shot. He could be someone who could potentially have a breakout season for the team. Peter Bendix should definitely give him a chance and see if it's possible to pry him awaya, now that Chicago have designated him for assignment.

The Miami Marlins need as much as depth as possible, and picking up young players with potential is definitely the right was to go at this point.