{"id":76109,"date":"2024-06-07T16:36:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=76109"},"modified":"2024-06-07T16:36:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:36:58","slug":"tim-anderson-bereavement-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/07\/tim-anderson-bereavement-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Marlins Roster Moves Leave Fans Waiting for a Volatile Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On its surface, this weekend&#8217;s series between the Miami Marlins and Cleveland Guardians features a good team versus a bad team. However, Friday appeared to be the first time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderti01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Anderson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/ramirjo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez<\/a>\u00a0competed against each other since <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/betJACK\/status\/1799080920265506991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last year&#8217;s infamous brawl in Cleveland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the matchup will have to wait as the Marlins placed Anderson on the bereavement list hours before first pitch. Per MLB rules, players must stay on the bereavement list for a minimum of three games and a maximum of seven games. While it&#8217;s unclear when Anderson will return, he is guaranteed to miss the entire series against Ram\u00edrez and the Guardians.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today&#39;s roster update presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UMiamiHealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@UMiamiHealth<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JmyXmIXvSw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JmyXmIXvSw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miami Marlins (@Marlins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marlins\/status\/1799146816652419267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Miami also announced that infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lopezot01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Otto L\u00f3pez<\/a> will head to the paternity list. To replace Anderson and L\u00f3pez on the active roster, the Marlins recalled infielders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/graytr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tristan Gray<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/edwarxa01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xavier Edwards<\/a> from Triple-A.<\/p>\n<h2>Miami Marlins Place Tim Anderson on Bereavement List<\/h2>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s news continues a steep fall for Anderson and his career. The former batting champion has struggled mightily since an All-Star 2022 campaign. Since 2023, the 30-year-old has hit .231\/.270\/.274 (51 OPS+) with poor quality of contact and walk rates.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Anderson was one of several factors that went wrong for a dysfunctional Chicago White Sox squad. Miami signed him late in the offseason in hopes that he could bounce back with the change of scenery.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Anderson has been one of the worst hitters in the league (.188\/.221\/.206 21 OPS+). Perhaps there&#8217;s more to his story\/struggles than the public knows. But either way, Anderson and the Marlins will hope that spending a few days on the bereavement list will help reset his season and career.<\/p>\n<h3>Xavier Edwards<\/h3>\n<p>The Marlins acquired Edwards, the 38th overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft (by the San Diego Padres) in a November 2022 trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. The infielder has intrigued evaluators with his athleticism \u00a0for many years but has yet to make an impact in the majors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Xavier Edwards at Triple-A in 2023: .351\/.429\/.457, 130 wRC+, 6.9 K% <\/p>\n<p>Xavier Edwards at Triple-A in 2024: .365\/.411\/.481, 134 wRC+, 7.0 K%&#8230;while making SS his primary position <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UTVSxTN55B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UTVSxTN55B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fish On First (@FishOnFirst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FishOnFirst\/status\/1799117245811175632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, it seems that his time has come. Edwards has crushed Tripe-A pitching since last year and has focused on improving at shortstop this season. Marlins manager Skip Schumaker recently told <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FishOnFirst\/status\/1798693879140794860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fish On First<\/a> that Edwards doesn&#8217;t have much to prove in the minors anymore.<\/p>\n<p>So, it&#8217;s not surprising that the rebuilding Marlins promoted him with Anderson away. Edwards will likely see most, if not all, of the time at shortstop in Anderson&#8217;s absence. But, it will be interesting to see what Miami does when the veteran returns.<\/p>\n<p>The organization has been <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/04\/two-time-batting-champ-padres\/\" target=\"_self\">aggressive in getting rid of veterans<\/a> this year. Plus, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/04\/marlins-dfa-struggling-outfielder\/\" target=\"_self\">team ate one big contract<\/a> earlier this week, so money surprisingly doesn&#8217;t seem to be an issue.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the expected small sample, it&#8217;s possible that Edwards shows the Marlins that he&#8217;s ready to stay in the majors and produce. If so, it&#8217;s not impossible that Miami moves on from Anderson when he returns from the bereavement list and auditions Edwards at shortstop for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On its surface, this weekend&#8217;s series between the Miami Marlins and Cleveland Guardians features a good team versus a bad team. However, Friday appeared to be the first time Tim Anderson and Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez\u00a0competed against each other since last year&#8217;s infamous brawl in Cleveland. 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