Marlins make contract offer to Tim Anderson

The tale of the proposed Cabrera trade (Let's face it, the terms were at least close to what the Marlins were willing to accept if the reporter bothered to draft the story!) and the Tim Anderson offer present a very ugly view of what the new front office may do. Anderson doesn't hit for average, has zero power, has slowed down on the bases, and plays a ****** SS. Every tool is missing. You don't pay for what once was.

An excellent move and I'm all for it. The guy was injured last year. Hitting at #2 with Arraez on base nearly half the time should help both him and the team. And not a pitcher was moved, another plus.

This is what I'd call a high risk potentially high reward signing. This is the type of signing most small-market teams make. They can't outbid the Dodgers, Mets, or Yankees for bats with consistent results, but they can sign guys like these in hopes of a bounceback campaign. If (and this is a BIG if) Tim Anderson returns to form, this signing might be huge. It can also spectacularly backfire if Anderson continues to tread water like he was in 2023. But if you're the Marlins, you've got to make gambles like these. Let's hope it actually pays off for them.

19 hours ago, Ely Sussman said:

My expectations for him would be low, but it's still the appropriate way to go if the risk is so minimal. I'm grateful they didn't desperately trade for him last summer. Now, he'd be coming in with so much to prove and is hopefully motivated to re-establish himself.

Low expectations? How about no expectations. Anderson hit just like Segura, Wendle and company last season and his fielding was much worse than any of them. If you are a pitching-focused team, at least put some great gloves on the field to help them out. Things are already bad enough in the infield with Burger, Bell and Arraez.