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Marlins Looking To Add Shortstop Help, Jazz Chisholm To Remain In Center Field

By Mark Polishuk | December 5, 2023 at 9:03pm CDT

Joey Wendle and Garrett Hampson have already signed with other teams, as the free agent departures left the Marlins further thinned out at a shortstop position that was already something of a weak link.  President of baseball operations Peter Bendix is looking to address the position this winter, telling MLB.com’s Christina De Nicola and other reporters that “I’d like to increase the number of options that we have who can play shortstop.”

Utilityman Jon Berti is the top choice at the moment, as manager Skip Schumaker told the media.  Jacob Amaya, Xavier Edwards, and the recently-acquired Vidal Brujan provide further depth.  Brujan and Edwards are former top-100 prospects looking for a big league breakout, while Amaya is a defensive standout acquired from the Dodgers in the Miguel Rojas trade last offseason.

It makes for an interesting mix, and Bendix noted that “I think we have a few people on the roster, off the roster, who are pretty good options, but nobody who’s the clear, ’This is our everyday shortstop.’  So we’d love to add that, and really just adding long-term value to the organization — whether that is players at the Major League level with control, whether that is prospects.  Ideally, it’s both.  It’s supplementing the 2024 club, just building on what’s a competitive team already, but also keeping that eye on the future.”

Finding a long-term shortstop answer is obviously easier said than done, and landing such a player would require a significant return on Miami’s part.  For instance, the Fish have continued to get lots of interest in their starting pitching, yet considering how injuries and other trades have cut down on their rotation depth over the last two years, it remains to be seen if Bendix will be open to trading more arms when the Marlins are no longer dealing with a surplus.  Bendix was somewhat non-committal about the idea of moving the team’s own pitchers, and even implied that Miami could look to add hurlers due to the basic credo of “you always need more pitching.”

In terms of other in-house shortstop candidates, it doesn’t appear as though Miami will be turning to its former shortstop.  Asked whether or not Jazz Chisholm Jr. might be moved back to shortstop, Schumaker said “I don’t see that happening yet.  Jazz really took off kind of the second part of the season in the outfield as our center fielder, so I don’t anticipate that happening just yet.”

Since Chisholm had another injury-shortened season, the first priority is just to get him healthy as he recovers from an October turf toe surgery.  Between his toe problems and an oblique strain, Chisholm was limited to 97 games in 2023, extending his unfortunate streak to three consecutive injury-plagued years.

Chisholm hasn’t played any shortstop since the 2021 season, as he played second base in 2022 before being shifted to the outfield last winter.  The position change was made to both accommodate Luis Arraez as the new everyday second baseman, and also to see if Chisholm could be an answer to the Marlins’ longstanding need in center field.  Considering both his injuries and the fact that it was the first time Chisholm had ever played as an outfielder in his pro career, the results were somewhat respectable — a +4 in Outs Above Average, though other public defensive metrics (a -6.6 UZR/150 and -9 Defensive Runs Saved) weren’t impressed.

As Schumaker noted, Chisholm naturally looked more comfortable with the more experience he gained at the position, so it makes sense that Miami wouldn’t want to switch his position yet again when he might still be something of an untapped resource as a center fielder.  There’s also the fact that moving Chisholm would again create an outfield vacancy for the Marlins to address, and adding something of a supplementary shortstop alongside Berdi and company is probably an easier task than landing a new regular center fielder.

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  1. Champ world champion Texas Rangers

    2 years ago

    Ezekiel Duran for Edward Cabrera.

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    • gtownfan

      2 years ago

      I gave you a rec but I’m not to sure that Cabrera would be an upgrade on TX rotation. If the Rangers are indeed cash strapped then Zeke needs to stay so they can rotate players through DH. He did a really nice job at SU last season. If you want a pitcher with good stuff and no control just promote Leiter.

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  2. El Niño

    2 years ago

    Jackson Merrill for Eury Perez.

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    • MarlinsFanBase

      2 years ago

      Crack for meth.

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  3. SweetBabyRayKingsThickThighs

    2 years ago

    You like jazz?

    Not really…

    1
    Reply
  4. Four4fore

    2 years ago

    Tommy Edman for Edward Cabrera.

    1
    Reply
  5. southi

    2 years ago

    The braves could probably send you Grissom for the right price. I’d love watching him play defense against Atlanta.

    Reply
  6. brooklyn62

    2 years ago

    Tim Anderson is your man, Fish!

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    • acoss13

      2 years ago

      I think Tim ends up signing a one-year prove it deal with Miami. He might just put up solid numbers with a new team. Plus he’s going to be cheap, so he won’t break the bank.

      Reply
  7. JohnFisher’s$1BlumpkinSpecial

    2 years ago

    Why would they move Jazz from CF to SS? He’s actually worse at SS than he is at CF. He should be at 2b, except Arraez is equally defensively questionable.

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  8. wileycoyote56

    2 years ago

    Call Detroit, we the fanbase will help cover part of his salary if we can dump him somewhere

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    • MarlinsFanBase

      2 years ago

      As long as you also take Avi Garcia as well. Just keep him away from the wives, then he’ll be ok.

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  9. MarlinsFanBase

    2 years ago

    I’m wondering if it would be Tim Anderson or Amed Rosario as potential options.

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    • RandorBierd

      2 years ago

      Tim Anderson has plenty of life lessons to teach Jazz about how the world is evil and the man is out to get you.

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      • MarlinsFanBase

        2 years ago

        Tru dat!

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    • MARLIN POWER 18

      2 years ago

      @MarlinsFanBase

      Anderson & Rosario are viable candidates; both are low-risk options. We could also offer Cabrera to the Braves for Grissom (or to the Reds for McClain).

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      • MarlinsFanBase

        2 years ago

        @MARLIN POWER 18

        I like the idea of using Cabrera to get a nice, young SS, but I’m not willing to trade him to a division rival, even if that division rival will be winning the next 15 division titles without us sending them a guy.

        Reds for McClain I’m less hesitant about as long as we’re sure it won’t burn us in the Wild Card race.

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  10. Simm

    2 years ago

    I’d have to do a deeper dive into the pitcher that the padres would want back but Jackson Merrill is literally the dream player for the marlins.

    Basically mlb ready. Number 9 prospect in baseball so it would require a significant return.

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  11. HBan22

    2 years ago

    Edwin Arroyo, Lyon Richardson and Ty Floyd for Edward Cabrera.

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    • Big whiffa

      2 years ago

      U mean Perez right ?

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      • HBan22

        2 years ago

        No way the Marlins trade Perez, unless it’s for a Jackson Holliday type talent. Maybe including Ty Floyd would be a slight overpayment on the Reds part, but an Arroyo/Cabrera swap makes plenty of sense for both sides.

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  12. ohyeadam

    2 years ago

    Give Tim Anderson his one year deal with incentives and hope for the best

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    • DonCarl97

      2 years ago

      I think Anderson could be a good add to the Marlins and they also need one more SP

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      • MARLIN POWER 18

        2 years ago

        @DonCarl97

        If the Marlins decide to hold on to their pitchers and go the free agent route, Anderson makes a lot of sense. He’s only 30. I think he’s got a lot left in the tank and maybe just needs a change of scenery in the worst way. The White Sox are an absolute mess.

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  13. stubby66

    2 years ago

    Time to make a trade with Milwaukee Monso and Weimer for Braxton Garrett.

    Reply
  14. RandorBierd

    2 years ago

    If he’d focus more on his training and game preparation than smoking and acting cool, he might develop into a decent player deserving of being on the cover of a video game.

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  15. Butter Biscuits

    2 years ago

    Miguel Rojas just take him back

    Reply
  16. drdback

    2 years ago

    How about Jordan Lawler for Eury Perez?

    Reply
  17. mikeyny

    2 years ago

    I think you guys are all overshooting on this. My guess would be Nick Ahmed, Adalberto Mondesi or maybe Brandon Crawford

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    • MARLIN POWER 18

      2 years ago

      Negative. Reason is that none of those guys are as good as our own internal candidates. Especially Xavier Edwards, a terrific pure contact hitter. His only question mark is whether he can handle the position defensively.

      Reply
  18. Mercenary.Freddie.Freeman

    2 years ago

    Jazz really should think about a new hairdo.

    Reply
  19. RealJimRome

    2 years ago

    Why was Jazz Chisholm on the cover of MLB The Show 23?

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    • RandorBierd

      2 years ago

      Social justice.

      2
      Reply
    • Big Smoke

      2 years ago

      Because it makes manchildren mad

      1
      Reply
      • RealJimRome

        2 years ago

        Mad?

        Reply

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