Earlier this week, the Miami Marlins continued their team overhaul by parting ways with the unhappy Christian Yelich. Trading Yelich, a fan favorite, was bound to draw mixed reviews from fans; though the magnitude of the return is indisputable, headlined by top 20 prospect and South Florida native, Lewis Brinson.
I could provide a full-length lecture on why I think trading Yelich was necessary for the Marlins to avoid perpetual mediocrity. Put simply, however, the move reveals that the Marlins ownership is all-in on this rebuild.
Derek Jeter took over as the Marlins CEO in October and it feels like he’s made far more than four months worth of mistakes in his short tenure, mistakes that were largely optic-related rather than transactional.