{"id":562487,"date":"2026-03-25T03:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T03:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/562487\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T03:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T03:27:10","slug":"marlins-to-sign-austin-slater-to-major-league-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/562487\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlins To Sign Austin Slater To Major League Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Marlins are in agreement with outfielder Austin Slater<\/a> on a major league deal, reports Craig Mish of SportsGrid<\/a>. He just opted out of a minor league deal with the Tigers a few days ago. He\u2019ll make $1MM plus bonuses, per Kevin Barral of Fish on First<\/a>. The Marlins will need to open a 40-man roster spot but that should be as easy as transferring right-hander Adam Mazur<\/a> to the 60-day injured list. Mazur underwent Tommy John surgery a few weeks ago and will miss the entire season.<\/p>\n

Slater, 33, just had a strong camp with the Tigers. He stepped to the plate 36 times in 15 games and slashed .267\/.389\/.467. Detroit\u2019s roster is fairly crowded, however. They are going to carry prospect Kevin McGonigle<\/a> on the Opening Day roster and have bumped outfielder Wenceel P\u00e9rez<\/a> to the minors.<\/p>\n

The Marlins will take advantage of that roster crunch by scooping up Slater. In his career, he has generally combined solid defense in all three outfield slots with strong offense against left-handed pitching. His overall batting line is .248\/.336\/.384. That\u2019s almost exactly league average, translating to a 101 wRC+. That includes a .267\/.357\/.430 line and 119 wRC+ against southpaws, compared to a .227\/.311\/.329 slash and 80 wRC+ otherwise.<\/p>\n

That profile should fit well in the Miami outfield. The Marlins are slated to begin the season with Kyle Stowers<\/a> on the injured list, which will leave Jakob Marsee<\/a>, Owen Caissie<\/a> and Griffin Conine<\/a> in the outfield. All four of those guys are lefties, so Slater should have plenty of chances to slot in against southpaw opponents.<\/p>\n

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