This floundering fish is gonna value a budget Marlins some huge cash.
Miami designated free-agent bust Avisail Garcia for task Tuesday in a transaction that can value the franchise $24,612,903, in response to The Related Press.
Garcia, 32, is within the third yr of a four-year, $53 million contract signed when Derek Jeter nonetheless served as CEO, however has been one of many worst gamers in baseball since becoming a member of the Marlins.
There isn’t any likelihood another crew will declare him and danger inheriting that bloated wage.
Jeter and the Marlins signed Garcia previous to the 2022 season in hope he may present pop and regular offensive manufacturing to a lineup that wanted some critical thump, however the outfielder as a substitute grew to become one of many worst free-agent signings in franchise historical past.
An Related Press story from the time cited Jeter having a “key position” within the acquisition.
It’s secure to say Jeter in all probability desires no credit score for that transfer any longer.
Upon arriving in Miami, Garcia instantly stopped enjoying baseball at a excessive stage.
He hit .224 with a .582 OPS his first yr, batted .185 with a .556 OPS final season and hit .240 with a .634 OPS this yr earlier than the Marlins ended his disastrous run.
He slashed .217/.260/.322/.582 with a grand whole of 13 homers and 49 RBIs with the franchise.
Oh, and Garcia not often performed.
He appeared in simply 98 video games in 2022, then performed in simply 37 final yr as a consequence of accidents. He managed 18 video games this season as a consequence of accidents once more, together with a current left hamstring pressure.
Marlins followers had began booing Garcia, in response to the Related Press report.
“Since I’ve been right here Avi’s been actually nice to me,” Marlins supervisor Skip Schumaker stated. “A superb teammate. Sadly, he had lots of accidents. He was on the IL greater than he performed.”
Garcia is all however assured of being launched after which groups can resolve whether or not to signal him for the prorated veteran’s minimal of $740,000.
For his profession, Garcia is a .263 hitter with a .733 OPS and a 2017 All-Star choice with the White Sox.
The Marlins (21-40) have the second-worst report in baseball getting into Wednesday and will proceed to be energetic in reconfiguring their roster, with starter Jesus Luzardo a prime commerce candidate.
