The Marlins are reportedly parting ways with Tim Anderson after just 65 games. According to Craig Mish of the Miami Herald, the team will designate Anderson for assignment, removing him from their 40-man roster immediately.
Marlins have DFA’d Tim Anderson.
— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) July 2, 2024
Anderson signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the Marlins in the offseason after it became clear that the White Sox would not re-sign him.
Anderson has struggled in the first half of the season, both offensively and defensively. He is slashing .214/.237/.226 with 68 strikeouts and just seven walks. He has stolen four bases but has also been caught stealing four times. Anderson has no home runs and nine RBIs.
WE SAID IT ONCE, WE'LL SAY IT ALL SEASON… TIM ANDERSON IS THE SWAG KING pic.twitter.com/elXVQOJjeU
— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) April 27, 2019
Defensively, Anderson has committed nine errors, resulting in a .963 fielding percentage, the fifth-most among NL shortstops.
Drafted by the White Sox in the first round of the 2013 draft, Anderson made his major-league debut in June 2016. He quickly developed into one of the best hitters in baseball, winning the MLB batting title in 2019 with a .335 average. This began a stretch of four consecutive seasons hitting above .300, earning him a Silver Slugger award in 2020 and two All-Star selections in 2021 and 2022.
A FIELD OF DREAMS IT WAS!✨
TIM ANDERSON WINS IT FOR THE @whitesox!!! pic.twitter.com/kkX4sRcgN6
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) August 13, 2021
Anderson became well-known for his clutch hits and exuberant bat flips, embodying MLB’s “Let The Kids Play” movement, even if he occasionally stirred controversy.
In 2023, Anderson struggled along with the rest of the White Sox, leading the team to decline their club option on his contract as they began a rebuild. However, Anderson emphasized that there was no bad blood between him and the organization.
“That was something that we agreed upon,” Anderson told NBC Chicago in April when the Marlins visited Chicago to play the Cubs. “We thought it was time. And both ends were cool about it. Nobody was mad about it. We understood it, and we understood that it was time.”
