The saga of Wei-Yin Chen has been an unpleasant one for the Marlins, who invested big on the veteran lefty — a whopping $80 million — believing him to be a steady rotation fixture for years to come.
Needless to say, Chen has fallen far short of expectations, and Friday's outing provided another reminder of a signing gone bad when he was tagged for back-to-back home runs in the first inning and was done after four in the Marlins' 4-1 loss to the Reds, the team with the worst record in the majors.
The Marlins were hoping for better, especially after Chen turned in an otherwise solid outing in his first start back from the disabled list, where he has spent a good chunk of his Marlins career while collecting all that money.