Marlins move Jazz Chisholm to center field

The miami marlins They made their long-awaited trade of a starting pitcher for a hitter this Friday afternoon, sending Venezuelan right-hander Pablo López to Minnesota as part of a deal for fellow countryman Luis Arraez. Shortly after finishing the exchange, Miami General Manager Kim Ng, told reporters that the newly acquired infielder would take over as the primary second baseman. All-Star Jazz Chisholm Jr. will move from cornerstone to center field.

It’s an interesting tactic for Miami, which will indirectly address their uncertain mix of center field with today’s trade. It’s a surprise to see the Marlins pull the 6-foot-1, 180-pound Chisholm out of the middle of the infield:

The 24-year-old (25 next month) established himself as the organization’s No. 1 player with a .254/.325/.535 average in the first half before suffering a stress fracture in his back that ended with the season. He later also underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.

Signed as a shortstop prospect from the Bahamas, Chisholm has only played mid-infield as a pro. He’ll take on the outfield on the fly next season, with more than a month of spring training action to acclimate him to the new position.

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With zero outfield experience, it’s impossible to know how Chisholm will take the different readings and angles he’ll need to learn as an outfielder. Miami clearly trusts him to polish up those aspects of his game quickly while relying on their elite athleticism in the interim:

Raphael Martinez

I am a fan of the King of Sports, especially the Boston Red Sox in MLB and in general all of Mexican baseball. This profession has given me the opportunity to cover big events such as the Caribbean Series, LMB All Star, LMP (uninterrupted since 2009), important players’ signatures. I had the chance to attend the 2013 World Classic in Arizona, USA, albeit as an amateur. Apart from this beautiful sport, I love basketball, where I have also narrated games and even an NBA friendly 10 years ago, but baseball is in my veins. Graduated in Communication Sciences from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS). , from which I graduated in 2011. I was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa and started in the world of sports journalism in 2004 in the newspaper El Sol de Mazatlán, where I was a baseball columnist and reporter at the same time. In January 2009 I arrived at El Debate as a journalist reporter and it took almost six years (in the first stage), until in November 2014 I emigrated to radio, providing my services at Línea Directa-Grupo RSN. My cycle there ended in July 2019 and a few days later, El Debate gave me another opportunity to work and opened the doors for me again. That is how I came to Al Bat, where I have been since 2019 as a web journalist.

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