The Marlins are set to reinstate outfielder Dane Myers from the injured checklist and can designate fellow outfielder Cristian Pache for project as a way to create roster house, studies Christina De Nicola of MLB.com.
Pache, 25, spent about seven weeks with the Fish after being claimed off waivers out of the Orioles group in early August. He appeared in 35 video games however totaled solely 64 plate appearances with a bleak .183/.234/.283 batting line and 32.8% strikeout fee. The previous prime prospect performed his typical model of premium protection, however his continued offensive struggles and lack of minor league choices have made it laborious for him to stay on a roster this 12 months. He’s additionally seen huge league motion with the Phillies and O’s in 2024, to say nothing of prior appears in Atlanta and Oakland.
Pache has appeared in components of 5 huge league seasons and tallied 610 journeys to the plate over that half-decade run. His profession .181/.243/.275 slash is true in step with the numbers he posted in each Philadelphia and Miami this 12 months. Even in his prime prospect days, Pache was considered as a slam-dunk defender in middle subject however a piece in progress on the plate. His offensive improvement has largely stalled out, however he’s been price 11 Defensive Runs Saved and 17 Outs Above Common in simply over 1500 profession innings of protection within the majors. He’ll now head to waivers and doubtlessly land with what could be his sixth group previously two calendar years.
The 28-year-old Myers has been sidelined since mid-July with a fractured ankle. He just lately wrapped up a minor league rehab project throughout which he went 4-for-12 with a pair of homers within the ultimate few video games of the Triple-A season. Myers appeared in 40 video games with Miami earlier this season and in 95 plate appearances turned in a sound .265/.337/.422 slash with a pair of homers, 5 doubles, a triple and 4 steals (in 5 makes an attempt). Like Pache, he’s a right-handed hitter who can deal with all three outfield positions. Myers doesn’t have the identical defensive skill, however he’s a much better hitter than Pache and nonetheless has a minor league possibility remaining past the present season.
