MLB trade rumors: Miami Marlins “broken” relationship with Yelich
MLB trade rumors for the Miami Marlins are nothing new, but the latest development with Christian Yelich is quite telling.
MLB trade rumors and the Miami Marlins go together like peas and carrots. Peanut butter and jelly. With the departure of National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton and All-Stars Dee Gordon and Marcell Ozuna, MLB trade rumors are stirring on who’s next to take their talents to out of South Beach.
If you are betting person, you best get some action on Christian Yelich, who is not happy with the current situation in Miami. Not one bit.
Yelich’s agent, Joe Longo recently talked to ESPN on the matter, with the details quite telling on just how bad things are in Miami.
"“They have a plan. I respect that plan, but that plan shouldn’t include Christian at this point in his career. He’s in the middle of the best years of his career.”"
We can appreciate the brutal honesty of Yelich and Longo, but that statement alone speaks volumes. It’s apparent that no legitimate MLB superstar wants to play for the Marlins during their massive rebuild, and who can blame them?
"“The relationship between player and team is irretrievably broken. It’s soured. He’s part of the old ownership regime… He needs to get on with his career where he’s got a chance to win. The big issue is him winning and winning now.”"
Anytime words such as “broken,” and “sour” are used, it’s much deeper than the Marlins being a lousy team. At some point during the firesale, Yelich likely saw the direction of where the team was going, and it’s possible he spoke out against it.
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Or, watching his friends, teammates, and the array of elite talent leave one by one is what made him “sour.” So, the question of Yelich isn’t the matter of if, but when he’ll start packing his bags.
He is a player in high demand, who in 2017 slashed .282/.369/.439, with 18 home runs, and 81 RBI. During his career, Yelich is a .290 hitter. Gold Glove winner, and Silver Slugger recipient. He’s one of the hidden gems in all of MLB.
It’s quite sad seeing the internal crumbling of a team which had much promise. With the untimely death of Jose Fernandez, things have spiraled out of control since that tragic event. Now with the best power hitter in the game now in New York, and All-Star caliber players leaving one by one, the Marlins will not be contenders for a long, long time.
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Meanwhile, with MLB trade rumors on Christian Yelich buzzing, what team will be likely to land the All-Star outfielder? It’s unknown at this time, but we do know he wants to be on a plane as of yesterday.