Peter Bendix on Marlins Signing Tim Anderson: Patience Pays Off

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Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix explains why the club decided to sign Tim Anderson to address their shortstop opening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Bendix on Marlins Signing Tim Anderson: Patience Pays Off

Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix explains why the club decided to sign Tim Anderson to address their shortstop opening.

 

 

 

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Patience Pays? Needed to upgrade the SS position? Wow.

At SS, we all know that defense comes first. A great fielding SS can save 25, even 30, runs a season. Of all major leaguers that played SS last season, Marlins Berti, Wendle and Hampsons all made positive (albeit modest) contributions with between one and four defensive runs saved. Anderson recorded a league-worst MINUS 16 (tied with Amed Rosario).

Some of that was the result of a loss of speed. Instead of being a top 10 percent speed guy last season, as he had been during his productive days, Anderson dropped beneath the 50th percentile. Ouch.

The bat was as bad as the glove for Anderson. He was about the worst hitter in the game. pretty much matching Joey Wendle in that department. Berti and Hampson were vastly better.

So, when Peter Bendix says that Tim Anderson will be an asset to the Marlins on both sides of the ball, he means that ... I don't know what the heck he means. What a silly ass interview.

Does anyone realize that Avisail Garcia and Tim Anderson have identical career OPS and OPS+ figures? Does anyone realize that they crashed to identical extents at age around age thirty? Avisail Anderson. 

I promise to never say another word about the Anderson acquisition. Well, just one other thing. SS Tristan Gray hit two HR in five major league at bats last season. Anderson hit one in over 500 at bats.

More on Tristan Gray though. Last year in spring training for the Rays, Gray hit four homers in 46 ab and had an OPS of 1200.