Even though it’s only mid-May, the Miami Marlins’ tank appears to be running.
After reaching the postseason last year with an astonishing 84-78 record, the Fish have not looked like a playoff team so far, losing 24 of their first 33 games.
On Friday, Luis Arraez was reportedly traded to the San Diego Padres about 10 minutes before the Marlins were supposed to lead off against the Athletics in Oakland.
The Marlins quickly updated their lineup two minutes after the scheduled first pitch, and it was almost official.
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The Miami Marlins reportedly traded Luis Arraez (3) to the San Diego Padres during Friday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandia)
The Padres are said to have traded four promising players in order to acquire the batting champion for the second consecutive year.
Arraez batted .354 last season, his first year with the Marlins, leading the MLB in batting average, but after winning the American League batting title in 2022 with a .316 batting average, the Marlins acquired him from the Minnesota Twins. obtained.
Last season, in his first year with the Marlins, Arraez posted a batting average of .354, the top of the MLB. (AP Photo/Peter Jonereit)
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The Venezuelan infielder was hitting .400 through late June, a feat no one had accomplished since 2008 (Ted Williams was the last player to hit .400 in a season; (dating back to 1941).
This is another infielder for the Padres, who already have Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts, Kim Ha-sung, Tyler Wade, and Fernando Tatis Jr., but the latter was moved to the outfield due to the abundance of infielders. I had to.
Arraez finished eighth in last year’s National League MVP voting and 13th in the 2022 AL MVP voting, winning the Silver Slugger Award as a second baseman each season.
So far this season, he’s hitting “only” .299.
Arraez also won the Silver Slugger Award in 2022 and last season. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
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Entering Friday, the Marlins were on pace for 44 wins and 118 losses.
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