Miami Marlins: When will this fire sale begin to burn?

Christian Yelich

One idea that continues to perplex people is why the Marlins would even entertain the idea of trading Christian Yelich. At only 25 years of age, Yelich signed a seven-year, $49.57 million contract with Miami back in 2015. Not only is he young, he’s under club control for the next five years, no matter where he plays. And the biggest reason the Marlins shouldn’t trade him: He’s good.

Yelich will continue to be one of the best young outfielders in the game for a long time, no matter where he plays. We see that playing in one of the most pitcher-friendly ballparks in baseball, Yelich still has good offensive numbers. While his average has dipped somewhat this year (.264), he’s still hovering around a .300 lifetime average.

In the spacious outfield at Marlins Park, he has yet to commit an error this year, rocking a 1.000 fielding percentage. If the Marlins do decide to part ways with Yelich, a ton of teams come to mind for the simple reason of acquiring your starting center fielder for the next decade.

Maybe the Dodgers could use him? While Chris Taylor has been playing well as of late, especially hitting in many different lineup slots, Yelich would be a huge pickup for a team doing so well already this year. If they can part with top notch pitching, I could see these two working toward a deal.