Miami Marlins fans, nothing has yet been done to improve our offense for the 2023 season. It’s obvious to winning, but so is smart trading. is that the Miami Marlins have been interested in designated for assignment former Boston Red Sox 1B Boston wanted SS (though it isn’t clear if it was for Hosmer), but Kim said “no”.
It’s a bit hard to see why we should be interested in Eric Hosmer in the first place. The bright side is that he would be paid minimum to play for us. The downside is everything else. Hosmer batted .268/.334/.382 in 2022. In 2021, he batted .269/.337/.395. As you can clearly see, he just doesn’t have power, though he does get on base at an above average level and hits decently for average.
The last full season in which Eric Hosmer has looked good enough, was 2019. Hosmer batted .265/.310/.425 with 22 home runs and 99 RBI during that season. While his OBP was below average, the power was decent enough and he was at least productive. 2019 was 3 years ago however and I doubt that he would really be that productive for The Fish in 2023.
Is there any use at all from him for us? I don’t really see it, but regardless let’s look at what Boston wants from the Miami Marlins…. Miguel Rojas is not much of a hitter, having batted an abysmal .236/.283/.323 in 2022, but is an elite defender who , and was a finalist for it. Rojas may not be a solution to fix our offense, but he certainly is more valuable for us than Hosmer.
Should Kim Ng have accepted this trade offer? We don’t know the details, but Hosmer should not be the best player coming back to us in any Rojas trade. Eric Hosmer may have had limited value as a bounceback candidate, or an injury replacement, but he’s worth very little. The Miami Marlins can just sign Eric Hosmer in free agency and pay him a minimum salary.
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