The death of pitcher Jose Fernandez “set everything back years” for the Marlins and precipitated the trades of Giancarlo Stanton and others, according to former Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich.
“It changed everything,” Yelich told Barstool Sports. “I’d still be there. Stanton would still be there. We’d all still be there this year if that didn’t happen. We would have been gearing up making a playoff push.”
Instead, nearly two years after the death of Fernandez and two others in a boating accident off Miami Beach, the Marlins have new owners, a diluted roster and are wallowing near last place as they gear up for the season’s second half.