Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix spoke to reporters, including Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald, earlier today to discuss last night's blockbuster trade. Luis Arraez in the Padres' and Marlins' vision to move forward after the deal.
In his remarks, Bendix indicated that he and the entire organization were “very disappointed” about the team's abysmal 9-25 start to the 2024 season and acknowledged that the team was “unlikely” to make the playoffs this year after doing so for the first time in a full season. since 2003 last year.
“We're very disappointed,” Bendix said of McPherson. “I know that the players are very disappointed. Everyone here is very disappointed about that. But it's also something we can't change right now.”
Given the club's challenging path to the postseason, Bendix said he felt the Padres' deal was “too good to pass up.” Craig Mish of the Miami Herald added that Bendix noted that he was concerned that a deal might not have been on the table and the Marlins had to wait until later in the calendar to make a move. Bendix's willingness to hit the trade market early dates back to his 2021 tenure as GM of the Rays, when the club traded for a shortstop. Willy Adams to the Brewers as part of another May blockbuster in recent memory.
Bendix went on to praise the club's return for the services of Arraez, which includes the first round of 2023. Dillon HeadDouble-A outdoor Jacob MarseeDouble-I first baseman Nathan Martorellaand a shortcut Woo-Suk Go. Both Head and Marsee are ranked in the top 10 of the Padres' prospect lists from Baseball America and MLB.com, though Go is a two-year, $4.5MM professional with seven KBO seasons under his belt though he doesn't have one yet. made his league debut.
Given the fact that none of the players joining the Marlins in return for Arraez have played above the Double-A level in stateside ball, it's fair to wonder what kind of competitive timeline Miami brass envisions for the club. Bendix avoided specifics during his interview with reporters. Although he made it clear throughout his comments that the club's long-term goal is to win “90 and more games every year”, he refused to call the club's current path a “rebuild” while at the same time noting that there is none. t is a “straightforward timeline” for return to competition.
This foggy outlook seems to carry over to the club's plans going forward. Although Bendix made it clear that the Arraez move was the first in a “series of difficult decisions” the club will be making long-term, he did not specify which other players the club could look to sign. from the big league roster. For his part, Bendix appears to have no desire to commit to keeping any of the club's current senior players. A senior baseball ops executive revealed that Fox Sports 640's Andy Slater that he “doesn't know what to expect” when asked if he will be a 2022 All Star Jazz Chisholm Jr. just 26 years old and under team control until the end of the 2026 season, he will remain with the organization until the end of the season.
Pending free agents are like first baseman Josh Bella shot Tim Andersonand the left hand Tanner Scott it all seems like a good bet to leave at some point this season given Bendix's admitted plan to prioritize future value this season, but Arraez's departure and Bendix's unwillingness to commit to Chisholm both show the club isn't averse to dealing with controllable players again. . Looking beyond Chisholm, the Marlins were often flirting with their first rotation of the winter and it's easy to imagine anywhere Jesus Luzardo, Edward Cabreraagain Braxton Garrett they are made available this summer if they are healthy and active enough to command a significant return. MLBTR's Anthony Franco took a closer look at the club's trade prospects earlier this week, prior to the Arraez deal.
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