3 Reasons why the Jazz trade by the Marlins made sense

2. JAZZ'S BATTING PROFILE

As good as Jazz Chisholm Jr. is, he's also not a complete player. He has some pretty glaring issues. For one thing, he's not a good contact hitter. He never finished a season with a batting average higher than .254. He also regularly has more strikeouts than hits, and his Exit Velocity has never been higher than 89.6. That's another obvious issue with the slugger.

Mostly due to injuries, Jazz has never hit 20 or more home runs in a season, though he'll probably be able to do so this season if he stays healthy. The Exit Velocity however points out that he may not really be as much of a power hitter as we really thought. When completely healthy, he's probably a .250 25 home run bat. None of that points to a franchise player to build around of course.

Summing it all up, Jazz Chisholm Jr. isn't a good contact hitter, has questionable power and also traditionally had issues hitting same-handed batters. While he's certainly too good to be a platoon bat, there's definitely reason to question whether he's ideal as either a middle of the order bat or a lead-off hitter. He may simply not be that good at the end of the day.

NEXT: THE OBVIOUS BUT IGNORED REASON

1. JAZZ'S CONTRACT EXPECTATIONS

How much would Jazz Chisholm Jr. want in an extension? It's a bit odd that the most obvious reason has largely been ignored. It's easy to talk about the Miami Marlins extending him, but does he even want an extension? What if he made it clear to Peter Bendix that he wants to test free agency? Wouldn't it be too risky to wait until then?

Alternatively, what if Jazz wanted some unrealistic number? Maybe he wanted $100 million+ and wanted to be paid as an elite player. we don't know. It's of course possible that The Fish never even got that far with him. It's possible that Bendix never approached him about an extension and the two sides never exchanged any numbers. It's always a possibility that Jazz would've been interested in some type of hometown discount, or a more realistic number in a contract extension.

At the end of the day, we can't say that the Miami Marlins should've extended Jazz Chisholm Jr. when we don't know what it would've cost. We also have to question if extending him was even a smart move based on both his injury history and his batting profile. Trading him while he's healthy and at peak value may have been the most logical move. My personal opinion is that he should've only been traded if he didn't want an extension, or had unrealistic expectations in one. For now though, I will miss seeing his infectious smile after hitting a home run.