The primary candidate to be AguilarвЂ™s successor may have already arrived in the form of Lewin DГaz.ДЄnother homer for the Marlins first baseman of the future /n6AnpwRsOj- Fish Stripes September 15, 2021ДЄguilarвЂ™s injury, age (31) and the possibility of a designated hitter will factor into the MarlinsвЂ™ decision to either extend or cut ties with him via a non-tender. The remainder of the free-agent first base market is almost entirely composed-minus the once-promising Greg Bird-of players in their 30вЂ™s. The mere thought of Freddie Freeman wearing a uniform other than that of the Atlanta Braves is nearly impossible to fathom. Had he gone into the winter at the peak of his powers, itвЂ™d still be fair to wonder whether the teamвЂ™s long-term answer at first base may lie elsewhere. Unfortunately, Aguilar is expected to miss the remainder of the season with reported left knee inflammation. Team wRC+ leaders at 1B through 9/22/21 FanGraphs

According to FanGraphs, the teamвЂ™s 109 wRC+ at that position ranks 18th in all of baseball. In 131 games in total, Aguilar owns a modest. As the 2021 regular season nears its conclusion (the Marlins play their final game of the year against the Phillies at home on October 3), those questions still linger.ДЇor the majority of this, the teamвЂ™s 29th season of play, manager Don Mattingly has looked to JesГєs Aguilar to man the ship at first base, a name heвЂ™s penciled in 112 times at the position this year. Regardless of that on-field success, this was clearly a team in the midst of a rebuild with several key questions to address about its future.

The Miami Marlins crashed and burned following a playoff appearance no one around baseball would have envisioned, even in a COVID-stricken 60-game sprint of a season in 2020.

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