Former All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson’s fall from grace reached a brand new low Tuesday.
In keeping with SportsGrid’s Craig Mish, the Miami Marlins designated Anderson for project.
The 31-year-old was hitting a paltry .214 this season with a .463 OPS, racking up solely three extra-base hits and 9 RBIs in 234 at-bats.
Anderson’s 30 OPS+ was the bottom in baseball amongst gamers with 200 or extra plate appearances this season, with the Braves’ Adam Duvall second-worst at a distant 51.
Anderson signed a one-year, $5 million take care of Miami in late February after Spring Coaching had already began.
The previous White Sox star was an All-Star in 2021 and 2022 and claimed the batting title in 2019, hitting .335.
From 2019-22, Anderson accrued 13.4 wins above alternative (WAR), which ranked seventh amongst MLB shortstops, per FanGraphs.
Nonetheless, within the two years since, Anderson has been liable for a horrific -1.1 WAR, tied for the bottom amongst certified MLB shortstops in that span.
Anderson’s season represents a microcosm of the Marlins’ disastrous 2024 marketing campaign.
The crew has gone 30-54 in supervisor Skip Schumaker’s second season, good for the second-worst file within the Nationwide League.
Along with fielding an offense that’s final in on-base proportion and tied for worst in weighted runs created plus, accidents to prime pitchers — notably Sandy Alcantara, Eury Perez and Jesus Luzardo — have supplied little reduction.
With no speedy path to contending, the Marlins are anticipated to be amongst baseball’s greatest sellers earlier than the July 30 commerce deadline.
Miami’s prime choices embody reliever Tanner Scott, infielder/outfielder Jazz Chisolm Jr., first baseman Josh Bell and outfielder Bryan De La Cruz.
The wild card choice will likely be Luzardo, who reportedly is anticipated to overlook 4 to 6 weeks with a lumbar stress response that occurred on June 22.
Anderson now faces a crossroads in his once-storied MLB profession, in the hunt for a flier from a crew needing infield assist however at a minimal worth.
