3 Biggest misconceptions about the Marlins under Peter Bendix

Peter Bendix was hired by the Miami Marlins for a specific reason, but his moves so far have raised some questions. Let's look at some misconceptions about Bendix and some odd narratives that have popped up over the course of this season.

The three biggest misconceptions about Peter Bendix's Miami Marlins regime.

3. Peter Bendix doesn't care about winning.

It seems insane to even have to talk about, but there's this narrative going around that Bendix doesn't actually want The Fish to win! The idea is that he's desperate to sell-off players and that winning isn't a priority for him. That's such a ridiculous narrative that I don't understand where it even comes from.

Why would Peter Bendix want the Miami Marlins to lose? What is the benefit for him in this? If the team never wins much with him in charge, he will not be able to get a job like this anywhere else. He will be seen as terrible at his job. If he has any personal ambitions, then he certainly won't fulfill any of them if he just helps the team lose.

Peter Bendix will only benefit in any way if the team wins. This means that any move that he makes, he makes because he genuinely thinks that this is good for the team. We can analyze whether those moves are good or bad, but he's not making those moves with the hope of it leading to losing. It's important to remember that this narrative is plain silly.

NEXT: Off-season moves.

1. The Luis Arraez trade.

Probably the biggest knock on Peter Bendix is of course the Luis Arraez trade. The narrative goes that Bendix was in such a rush to sell-off the team, that he moved Arraez to the San Diego Padres for a surprisingly low return. As it turned out soon after, that was the best possible offer that could be had. There were fans who just didn't believe it, thinking that Arraez was highly valuable due to his batting titles.

It's true that Arraez is a great contact hitter, but his poor defense and lack of power severely limit his value. That's something that was seen as a significant issue by other teams, but for some reason was completely ignored by this obviously false narrative. The other part of the narrative is of course that Bendix should not have moved Arraez if the return was so low.

The latter does make some sense, however he's a free agent after next season and was clearly not an extension candidate. It's certainly possible that waiting and keeping him would've made sense, but with the season lost and his being a free agent after next season sealed his fate.

Too little time passed to truly evaluate Peter Bendix, but rest assured he's not trying to hurt the Miami Marlins.