A lot of the Miami Marlins fanbase have taken that trade as evidence that the new ownership group doesn’t know what they’re doing. In the meantime, Starlin Castro put up a 3.4 offensive WAR and a 0.3 on the defensive side. Stack that up against Giancarlo Stanton‘s 2018 figures of 3.4 and -0.4 defensively, and it’s not really that cut and dry. Add to that, they got Stanton’s albatross contract off the books, and also netted two prospects now in the Marlins top 10.
Throughout the 2018/2019 offseason, Marlin Maniac will devote one article each for every player who appeared in the Miami Marlins system for the 2018 season.