Five years ago, the out-of-contention Yankees traded their star pending free agent, Aroldis Chapman, to the Cubs for a nice prospect haul—easily recouping what they initially dealt to get him—then signed Chapman to a long-term deal the following offseason. Taking a page out of their playbook, the Marlins are expressing interest in a Starling Marte reunion, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, just three-and-a-half months after shipping him to the Athletics.
Marte played brilliantly for the 2020-2021 Marlins, slashing .286/.370/.440 with a 124 wRC+ and 3.6 fWAR in 92 games. He registered the highest max exit velocity of his career this past season, barreled the ball more frequently than ever and easily set a new personal best in walk rate.