A majority of Marlins players have experienced relatively tumultuous seasons. Brian Anderson, on the other hand, has undergone an incredibly successful 2018 MLB campaign. The 25-year-old has been vying for an All-Star spot, posting All-Star like numbers in a Marlins’ uniform.
Entering Monday, the Marlins right fielder has an utterly impressive statistical slash line of .303/.377/.422 for an OPS of .799, participating in 60 major league games and receiving 244 plate appearances.
Anderson wasn’t producing monster-like numbers offensively until Don Mattingly displaced him from his usual third base position. Originally, the motivation was to create playing time for Martín Prado as the veteran returned from a knee injury.