In his four seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, Wei-Yin Chen was 46-32 with a 3.72 ERA and a 1.252 WHIP. The Marlins paid for an elite pitcher, hoping for Chen to reprise his performance level for at least five more seasons. Chen has now completed four seasons of his five-year, $80 million deal, signed prior to the 2016 campaign.
Chen’s time with Miami was snakebit from the start. He never put together a full healthy season. The only time he rated above replacement level was in 2017, when he was held to only 33 innings before missing the rest of the season with an injury.