Marlins trade for Shaun Anderson, DFA Woo-Suk Go

[Ely Sussman]

Offishial News for 5/31/24

On Thursday, the Miami Marlins made a trade with the Texas Rangers, acquiring right-hander Shaun Anderson for cash considerations. Anderson had been designated for assignment on Sunday. He has appeared in parts of five MLB seasons with six different teams, posting a 5.83 ERA, 4.93 FIP and -1.1 bWAR in 139 innings pitched (65 G/16 GS). The 6'6" Anderson has a five-pitch mix, but below-average velocity. He has been optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville initially, though he stands a strong chance of pitching for the Marlins later this season when the need for a fresh arm arises.

In a corresponding 40-man roster move, the Marlins DFA'd Woo-Suk Go (acquired as part of the Luis Arraez deal). The $3.9M remaining on Go's contract all but ensures that he will clear waivers. From there, the Marlins can outright him to the minors and keep him in Jacksonville as organizational depth.

Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville lost, 7-6. JT Chargois (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K) took another step closer to returning from the injured list. OF Griffin Conine hit his ninth home run of the season. Frustrating outing for RHP Anthony Maldonado, who forced in the game-deciding run on a bases-loaded walk and threw a professional career-high 54 pitches. Double-A Pensacola won, 7-3. OF Jakob Marsee tripled and homered. High-A Beloit lost, 1-0. Low-A Jupiter won, 2-1. FCL Marlins won, 6-3. OF Kemp Alderman began a rehab assignment by drawing a walk and striking out twice. He's been out since the start of the season due to a hamate injury, per MLB Pipeline. Also, INF José Devers resumed his rehab assignment after several weeks without a game appearance. He went 1-for-3 with a walk and stolen base.

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🔷 Today's MiLB schedule:

• Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Durham, 7:05 p.m. ET
• Double-A Pensacola at Biloxi, 7:35 p.m. ET
• High-A Beloit vs. Dayton, 7:35 p.m. ET (Thomas White's High-A debut)
• Low-A Jupiter at Daytona, 6:35 p.m. ET
• FCL Marlins vs. FCL Nationals, 12:00 p.m. ET

 

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[One Regend]

I'm not surprised about them DFAing Woo-Suk Go. Ever since he's arrived in the organization, he was unable to strike anybody out (a quality that is very much needed for relievers), and his groundball rate took a massive step back, which meant when he was pitching, hitters were making hard contact, Oh yeah, and the Marlins were paying him $3.9 million for this type of production. Not gonna fly if a player is this pedestrian in AAA.

No wonder the Padres wanted him gone that badly.

[THOMAS JOSEPH]

We are almost sure to see Anderson sometime this season, but there are the imminent returns of Chargois and (distressingly) Garcia. I figure there will be a corresponding injury-light IL move or two, but who?