I am sure there are plenty of Miami Marlins fans out there who hoped the organization had sent reliever Wei-Yin Chen packing long before the 2019 season began. The 33-year-old lefty was abysmal in camp, and wasn’t much better when he took the mound in Spring Training games. The thought of him starting games, keeping Caleb Smith off the 25-man roster was enough to make fans lose sleep.
Yes, it’s true.
Now, as Chen settles into his role as a long reliever and works on his fundamentals in the bullpen, there appears to be a ray of light and hope on his career coming into games in certain situations rather than be a table setter for this organization.