The tank appears to be open for the Miami Marlins, even though it’s only mid-May.
After entering the playoffs last year with an impressive 84-78 record, the Fish have looked nothing like a playoff team so far, losing 24 of their first 33 games.
Luis Alaes was supposed to start the Oakland Marlins’ game against the Athletics on Friday, about 10 minutes after he was reportedly traded to the San Diego Padres .
The Marlins quickly updated their lineup two minutes into the scheduled first game, making it almost official.
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The Miami Marlins reportedly traded Luis Arraez (3) to the San Diego Padres ahead of Friday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandile)
The Padres reportedly traded four prospects for the back-to-back batting champion.
Arras batted an MLB-leading .354 in his first year with the Marlins last season, and after winning the American League batting title in 2022 with a .316 average, the Marlins The team acquired him from the Minnesota Twins.
Alas hit an MLB-leading .354 last season in his first year with the Marlins. (AP Photo/Peter Jones)
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The Venezuelan infielder was averaging .400 at the end of June, a feat no one had accomplished since 2008 (Ted Williams remains the last player to hit .400 in a single season, back in 1941 ).
This is another infielder for the Padres, who already have Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts, Kim Ha-sung, Tyler Wade and Fernando Tatis Jr., the latter of whom is due to their rich infield Had to be moved to the outfield.
Arras finished eighth in NL MVP voting last year and 13th in American League voting in 2022, winning the Silver Slugger Award at second base each season.
So far this season, he’s hitting “only” .299.
Arraez won the Silver Slugger Award in 2022 and again last season. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
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The Marlins entered Friday’s game projected to have a 44-118 record.
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