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Offishial news, 1/11/21: Available outfielders; under-the-radar prospects

Kyle Schwarber is off the board. The 2016 World Series hero who was among MLB’s leading home run hitters in 2019 inked a one-year, $10 million deal with the Nationals for what will be his age-28 season. He underachieved in 2020, barely providing replacement-level production, and got non-tendered by the Cubs.

There isn’t anything on the rumor mill suggesting that the Marlins made an effort to sign Schwarber, and I wouldn’t have expected them to. He’s an awkward fit defensively—in recent years, he has only started games at left field (where his glovework rates as below average) and designated hitter.