12:12PM: Segura has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left hamstring strain, as per McPherson. This opens up the roster spot for Amaya’s promotion.
11:49AM: The Marlins have called up infielder Jacob Amaya from Triple-A, The Miami Herald’s Jordan McPherson reports (Twitter link). The 24-year-old Amaya will be making his Major League debut whenever he first takes the field, which could be as early as today’s game against the Nationals.
Amaya was acquired from the Dodgers in January in the straight-up trade that saw Miguel Rojas sent to Los Angeles. In essence, the Marlins dealt Rojas for a younger player with a similar glove-first profile. Scouts have been mixed at best on Amaya’s hitting ability during his six minor league seasons, but his numbers have been solid (.278/.346/.472 with nine homers) over 240 plate appearances with Triple-A Jacksonville in 2023.
MLB Pipeline ranks Amaya as the ninth-best prospect in Miami’s farm system, with Baseball America ranking him 13th. Both outlets give him a 60 grade for his defense, and Amaya’s floor seems to be a steady career as a utility player who can provide strong glovework at any infield position. His ability to hit will determine whether or not Amaya can become a true starter, and both Pipeline and BA note that Amaya is more productive at the plate when he is aiming for contact rather than power. Amaya also has a 9.2% walk rate at Triple-A this season, which is well below the 14.28% combined walk rate he posted at Double-A and Triple-A in 2022.
Despite these bat-related question marks, the Marlins might view any offense Amaya provides as a bonus, given how badly the team could use some defensive help. Fangraphs’ DEF (Defensive Runs Above Average) metric ranks Miami 30th of 30 clubs this season, with a collective -13.2 figure.
Joey Wendle and Jon Berti are good defenders in their own right, though with Amaya taking up at least semi-regular duty at shortstop, Wendle and Berti could return to their usual utilityman duties around the diamond. The Marlins may not want to interrupt Luis Arraez’s routine given his incredible run at the plate, but Arraez could see more time at first base rather than his usual spot at second base, considering his middling defensive numbers at the keystone.
Jean Segura could be the player to watch in this positional shuffling, in no small part because Segura could possibly be the corresponding move for Amaya’s promotion. Segura missed Friday’s game due to a hamstring issue, and while the injury isn’t though to be serious, the Marlins could put Segura on the 10-day IL both for precautionary reasons, and perhaps as a bigger-picture reset for Segura’s 2023 season.
Signed to a two-year, $17MM free agent deal last winter, Segura’s first season in Miami has been nothing short of a disaster. The veteran has the worst fWAR (-1.1) of any player in baseball, as Segura has hit only .190/.259/.234 over 225 PA while providing subpar defense at third base. MLBTR’s Anthony Franco recently wrote about how the Marlins should be targeting infield help if they want to remain in the race for a playoff berth, and it could be that the Fish will first give Amaya a look before considering if a bigger upgrade is needed at the trade deadline.
Marlins have parked Segura on the IL until they figure out what to do with him……or so it would seem.
Kim Ng has not spent the little money they have very well unfortunately… Avisail Garcia and Segura are 2 of the worst signings the last few years it looks like. And that is crippling for this team, at least as far as their ceiling is currently.
Shhhh. Careful with your derogatory comments.
Defenders of little Miss Ogeny will surely set upon you with all their righteous umbrage, old boy.
Avi Garcia was 100% Jeter’s signing, but between Segura and Johnny Cueto, Ng hasn’t done so well herself
i seen this coming after having a down year last year.
which only show me marlins willing to pay more for little gain . Anderson did not have down 2022 year like Segura. and you could not be going by power 8.9 avg Segura per year ( know it drop in marlins stadium) vs Anderson 9.14 which stay about same . 1,150 abs Segura vs 771 ab anderson .
i dont think to many fans wanted Brian Anderson gone . Third Baseman and Rightfielder option was great.
i get why the move was made . i know many on hear make it on history of both. not last year or last three years. or last year a down year or not.
plus what you option keeping anderson? Luis Arraez playing 3b or 1b, Jazz Chisholm 2b ,anderson in cf from time to time had arm for it. maybe it just me.
i seen this coming . if it was me i keep anderson . knowing i was getting Luis Arraez. who would not want to give Jazz Chisholm ss with Luis Arraez 2b shot ?
Yoooo…its happening…everyone hold…
Let me guess, they are going to keep him on the bench the entire time he is up while never giving him a chance to prove himself, all so that way Jon Bertis, Joey Wendle and Garrett Hampson can continue to get at bats and prove they sure as hell aint the answer. Same thing they did with Xavier Edwards earlier this year. Has anyone ever considered letting the young guys actually play, considering the worst that could happen is they give you out after out after out much in the same way the people you continue to run out there every day already do.
I’m glad I’m not buying what your sailing.
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Garrett Hampson 118 ab match ‘keep up 28 hits war 0.0
Joey Wendle 96 ab match keep up 24 hits war 0.6
Jon Bertis 188 ab 49 hits 25 run war0.8
Jean Segura 205 ab 39 hits run 16 war -1.6 should not have close or match number.
witch prove lineup be little better without him…..
never giving him a chance to prove himself, your point mute when he had more then 200 ab avg .196 and giving more changes then other.
Xavier Edwards will get his change.
I have no idea what this meant.
Segura for kolten wong