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Who Ya Got: Kyle Schwarber or Nick Castellanos?

The Marlins acquisition of Avisaíl García to a 4-year/$53M deal gave the team a much-needed power source in a lineup so greatly in need of said skillset. By FanGraphs’ wRC+, where 100 represents the league average, Miami’s 84 wRC+ this season finished tied with Arizona and Texas for third-worst in the Majors.

But in a division that boasts the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves and big-budget New York Mets, it’d behoove us to say more must be done to augment a feeble offense.

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Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber, two mighty outfielders coming off great offensive seasons in 2021, are names that have been connected to Miami in an offseason where we’ve already seen them be active in upgrading their 67-win roster.