During the off-season before the 2016 season, the Miami Marlins were searching for a starter to join Jose Fernandez. Someone to be a solid number two pitcher right behind the young All-Star. The Fish thought they had found a solution.
Enter Wei-Yin Chen. Chen and the Fish inked a five-year deal with a guaranteed $80 million. A deal that seemed worth it at the time to ink a pitcher coming off of a season where he threw to a 3.34 ERA. With a career WAR, at the time, of 10 it seemed like the Fish found exactly what they were looking for.