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Marlins Showing Strong Interest In LaRoche; White Sox, Padres Have Also Checked In

By Steve Adams | November 18, 2014 at 3:26pm CDT

3:26pm: The White Sox and Padres have joined Miami in at least checking in on LaRoche, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Still other clubs have him in mind in the event that their needs change due to trades, says Rosenthal.

1:09pm: The Marlins are about to lock up Giancarlo Stanton with a record-setting deal, and the team isn’t stopping there in its quest to get back into contention. ESPN’s Jayson Stark reports that the Fish have shown “aggressive interest” in Adam LaRoche (among others) as it looks to add a power bat to the middle of the order to pair with Stanton.

As Stark reports, Stanton’s contract is heavily backloaded, in part due to Stanton’s desire for the team to have the flexibility to add significant pieces around him in the immediate future. LaRoche’s bat would be an upgrade over the production Miami got out of first base in 2014, as the club received a combined .254/.313/.402 batting line from Garrett Jones, Jeff Baker and Justin Bour. That group also combine for sub-par defense at first base, but LaRoche has long had a reputation as a strong defensive first baseman.

LaRoche, who just turned 35, batted .259/.362/.455 with 26 homers for the Nats in 2014. He’s averaged 26 homers over the past three seasons, though he does come with platoon issues. Miami could use Baker to help mitigate those issues, giving Baker starts against tougher left-handed opponents, or the team could hope for a return to his .268/.319/.506 batting line against southpaws in his excellent 2012 campaign. I profiled LaRoche back in October and pegged him for a two-year deal worth $30MM, although he did lose one primary suitor when the Brewers acquired Adam Lind.

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  1. acottonshirt

    9 years ago

    So the quest for the Marlins to sign a bunch of players and trade them next offseason has begun.

    Reply
  2. Seamaholic

    9 years ago

    Trading for Justin Morneau seems like a better option to me. LaRoche is expensive.

    Reply
    • dgapa

      9 years ago

      They can always go the route of signing Andy LaRoche and hope no one notices the mistake. I’m pretty sure that is what the Jay’s did last year.

      Reply
  3. Rally Weimaraner

    9 years ago

    Well hes a better cleanup hitter than Casey McGehee…

    Reply
  4. PatrickBateman

    9 years ago

    He’s one of those value players that I really like on a 2-3 year deal. I think whoever get’s him or Morales is going to be getting a nice reward.

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