The Marlins on Thursday placed right-hander Tommy Nance on the 15-day injured list due to a groin strain and selected the contract of lefty Jake Fishman in his place, tweets Payton Titus of the Miami Herald. Outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler was transferred from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list in a corresponding 40-man move.
It’s the third time this season the Fishman, 27, has been selected to the Marlins’ big league roster. The longtime Blue Jays farmhand has pitched 4 1/3 innings with Miami this season, yielding a run on six hits and no walks (but with two hit batters) and one strikeout in 4 1/3 innings. He’s twice been designated for assignment and passed through waivers unclaimed despite a strong year in Triple-A Jacksonville. In 56 innings with the Marlins’ top affiliate, Fishman carries a 2.25 ERA with a 23.1% strikeout rate, 8.5% walk rate and 54.2% ground-ball rate.
As for Soler, the move to the 60-day IL doesn’t formally close the book on his season, as that 60-day minimum dates back to his original placement on the IL, on July 23. Still, Soler himself said earlier this week that he does not expect to return to the field this season as he continues to battle a back injury.
Signed to a three-year, $36MM deal over the winter, Soler has fallen well shy of expectations in his first year with the Fish. Through 72 games and 306 plate appearances, Soler has mustered just a .207/.295/.400 batting line with a 29.4% strikeout rate — his worst in a 162-game season since 2017.
It’s a far cry from the 2021 momentum that Soler carried into free agency this past winter. A change-of-scenery trade that shipped Soler from Kansas City to Atlanta at the 2021 deadline set the stage for a mammoth second-half showing: .269/.358/.524, 14 home runs in 255 plate appearances. Postseason heroics ensued, as Soler went 6-for-20 with three homers and three walks en route to World Series MVP honors. The Marlins will hope that in 2023-24, a healthier Soler will get back to that form and provide some much-needed power to a typically light-hitting lineup, but it increasingly looks as though the book on his first Miami campaign is drawing to a close.
seems very fishy
Perfect name for someone playing for the Fish.
It does seems fitting that Fishman is back with the Fish!
It’s a fishy situation indeed, Soler will be traded for some other fish !!!!!
glad they were able to reel him back onto the roster
The Marlins Player-Mascot is back!! Now if they can keep him up this time…
The Marlins went 0 for 4 with their ‘big’ additions this offseason. Soler has been awful for them; hopefully he can turn it around next season. The other big surprise fail is Stallings behind the plate. I thought that was a very good trade for Miami but it just hasn’t worked out for them. I was glad to see Miami make an attempt to bring more talent in and expand their payroll, but it looks like they had the dreaded golden sombrero on their major acquisitions.
As a Yankee fan, I know this is unthinkable in the minds of my fellow fans, but is it possible that Mattingly isn’t getting the best out of his players? Is it possible that his shelf life there has expired and it’s time to move on to another leader in the clubhouse?
@Fink Ployed
Actually, the problem is that the Marlins failed in the offseason. And for two straight seasons, they have not brought in a Closer, which has clearly been needed. If the Marlins hold leads in half of the games they’ve blown over the last two years, they would have easily been around .500 or better in both seasons.
As for the mention of the players they added last offseason, I do hope that Avi, Soler and Wendle bounce back. However, with Stallings, as he has played better recently, I think he’s already lost his job to Nick Fortes who has improved greatly on the defensive side of the game. As of right now, Fortes is the starting catcher for 2023.
As for the rest of the Marlins, I don’t know what Sherman is willing to do or spend, but the Marlins need to get a Closer; they very likely need to trade Pablo Lopez for a a hitter; and they need to sign another hitter – perhaps one of the SS that they can get at the best rate to fit this team and market (if possible). I’m wondering what Trea Turner will cost. Swanson isn’t right for our needs. Xander is too expensive. If Correa tests the market, he’ll be too expensive too. Turner would also be lethal in combination with Jazz at the top of the lineup setting the table.
None of that explains why players who functioned at a higher level previously, declined under Mattingly’s management.
Since Yankees fans constantly complain about Boone, maybe they should consider trying to get Mattingly. Former Yankee coming in to manage, it worked with Girardi.
Boone is a former Yankee too, and they let Girardi go.
I hope Jake finds success in Miami. Otherwise, his strong numbers in Jacksonville might just mean he’s a big Fishman in a small pond
Roberto Clemente would have freed R Kelly
Everyone makes jokes about his name, bit if you look at his stats, despite being a soft-tosser, Fishman has been quite effective at every level in his career. Surprised no one claimed his when he was recently DFA’ed. An effective lefty bullpen arm is always in demand.
It was a little strange that no one claimed him. He is still under 30 and a lefty. I guess clubs don’t want soft tossers.
would be cool if he becomes a franchise player.
Fishman swimming back upstream
Soler misses playing for the Braves.
They thank him for last year, but otherwise are relieved that they didn’t resign him.
Plenty of them on this website wanted him re-signed before he went with the Marlins.
When the season finishes, the Marlins will have to remove 8 from the 40 man roster. That will be interesting.