Marlins Exploring Free Agent Shortstop Options

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Seriously, though: 35-year old Elvis Andrus can still provide good defensive value at SS, some streaky contact-oriented offense to the tune of ~ .700 OPS, leadership for younger (Latino) players, and a predicted 1.0 WAR in 2024. Plus, he's a free agent who should come cheap on a one or two year deal and will not cost the Marlins any prospects. Does Andrus upgrade the current roster? It's a low risk, low reward addition (as opposed to the high risk, high reward proposition of Tim Anderson). 

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Seriously, though: 35-year old Elvis Andrus can still provide good defensive value at SS, some streaky contact-oriented offense to the tune of ~ .700 OPS, leadership for younger (Latino) players, and a predicted 1.0 WAR in 2024. Plus, he's a free agent who should come cheap on a one or two year deal and will not cost the Marlins any prospects. Does Andrus upgrade the current roster? It's a low risk, low reward addition (as opposed to the high risk, high reward proposition of Tim Anderson). 

If the Marlins were competing, they'd gamble on Tim Anderson. It'd make more sense signing a guy in the twilight in their career like Elvis Andrus, if the Marlins were signaling a rebuild like Louis suggests.