Miami Marlins acquire power bat from Chicago!

Neil Raymond

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The Miami Marlins did indeed participate in the Chicago White Sox fire sale! It wasn't the big name that I wanted, but it was still a very good power bat. The Fish acquired 3B/DH Jake Burger from the Chicago White Sox for pitching prospect Jake Eder. Let's take a look at the trade, and see how this looks for the Miami Marlins.

Miami Marlins acquired Jake Burger from the Chicago White Sox.

Jean Segura has been a disappointment for the Miami Marlins at third base this season. The off-season signing is batting .219/.277/.279, with 3 home runs and 21 RBI in 85 games and 301 AB. The career .281/.327/.401 hitter has a dreadful -1.7 WAR. Segura has been hitting better as of late, but he's been such a disaster this season, that moving on from him as a starter seemed an obvious route to improving the team.

Jake Eder is a lefty who has a career 2.60 ERA in the Minor Leagues. He struggled in A and AA so far this season, delivering a 4.12 ERA in 9 games and 39.1 innings pitched. He has 11.0 K/9 and 4.8 BB/9. Eder is 24 years old and is a bit old for the AA level. He might have some type of future as a long reliever and spot starter in the Major Leagues. The Chicago White Sox might even give him a shot at the rotation during their lost season.

What does Jake Burger bring to the Miami Marlins? Jake is a 27 year old right handed hitter who debuted in 2021. He batted .263/.333/.474 with a home run and 3 RBI, in 15 games and 38 AB that season. In 2022, he batted .250/.302/.458 with 8 home runs and 26 RBI, in 51 games and 168 AB. This has however beena breakout season for the slugger. He's currently batting .214/.279/.527 with 25 home runs and 52 RBI, in 88 games and 294 AB.

Jake Burger is worth -0.4 dWAR and 1.3 WAR. He is a very good power hitter, who will add pop to the lineup and be a potential replacement for Jorge Soler at DH next season.

Neil Raymond

Neil Raymond has been a lifelong Miami Marlins fan, with the 2003 playoff run being one of his favorite childhood memories. Neil has been called a "walking encyclopedia" for his knowledge of MLB statistics and the sport's history. He follows every game and actually invented his own statistic for player value on his side project BaseballAnalyzed.com. Writing for Fansided's Marlin Maniac since 2022, he also loves Fantasy Baseball and as such is an FSWA member. Neil also loves to travel, read and follow "Futbol" teams: Germany, Argentina, Greece, Inter Miami, Bayern Munich and NYC FC.