Jesús Aguilar has done everything right during his two seasons in Miami. Since the start of 2020, the former waiver claim leads all Marlins batters—by a wide margin—in games, plate appearances, hits, home runs and runs batted in. He’s been great with the fans and he’s been great with his teammates. Including the just-traded Corey Dickerson, Aguilar is receiving the fourth-highest salary among Marlins players this year at $4.3 million, and he’s earning every penny of that.
However, the Fish front office cannot let the past stand in the way of making the most appropriate decision for the franchise’s future.