Fish Stripes · Mar 15, 2022
Why the Marlins don’t want to bring Nick Castellanos home
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesOne of the few things that national media and Marlins local media agree on: Nick Castellanos was a legitimate candidate to sign with the club while Derek Jeter was their CEO. Now with Jeter gone, they may be out on the 30-year-old free agent.
Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald tweeted the latest updates on Tuesday morning:
Born and raised in South Florida, Castellanos is coming off his ninth—and arguably his best—major league season. As the everyday outfielder for the 2021 Reds, he slashed .309/.362/.576 for a 140 wRC+ and 4.2 fWAR. On the heels of that, he opted out of the final two years and $34 million of his contract.