The Miami Marlins are having a brutal season and are undoubtedly going to be sellers before the upcoming trade deadline, as the team is 30-54 and has the fourth-worst record in all of baseball.
With still plenty of time to go before the deadline, the Marlins have made a surprising roster cut that represents a severe fall from grace for one former All-Star.
It was announced today that the Marlins have designated veteran middle infielder Tim Anderson for assignment and will likely be releasing him.
The Marlins move on from Tim Anderson pic.twitter.com/ZEx5LxtGOc
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 2, 2024
Anderson has been one of the worst players in baseball this season to the tune of a .463 OPS, which is unfathomably unproductive.
He will end his stint with the Marlins this year with a .214 average and no home runs with just nine RBIs in 234 at-bats.
Anderson signed a 1-year, $5 million deal with the Marlins prior to this season after a disastrous 2023 with the Chicago White Sox when he hit just one home run with 25 RBIs in 123 games.
Anderson made two All-Star teams and won a batting title with the White Sox and hit well over .300 from 2019 through 2022, but his fall-off has been drastic as he has gone from one of the league’s best young shortstops to a guy who is on the verge of being out of the league altogether in just two years.
This is the sixth year in a row his batting average has declined, and with how he has performed, it’s uncertain if another team will give him a legitimate shot to prove he can still hit anytime soon.
