The same day that our own Hector Rodriguez lamented the Marlins’ lack of offseason activity, news broke Sunday afternoon that they have a four-year, $53 million deal in place with free agent outfielder Avisaíl García (first reported by SportsGrid’s Craig Mish). The timing is not a coincidence: the Fish have three days to complete his physical and make it official before an MLB lockout is expected to begin.
García was believed to be on the Marlins’ radar during 2019-20 free agency, too. His performance during two seasons with the Brewers was pretty much as advertised (.