Despite salary, Marlins should release Chen

Oct 18 2019 by Fish Stripes

 
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Miami will owe the veteran pitcher $22 million in 2020 regardless, but he doesn’t offer any value on the mound at this stage of his career.

Prior to the 2016 season, the Miami Marlins signed lefty starter Wei-Yin Chen to a 5-year/$80 million deal, the largest the franchise had ever handed out to a free agent pitcher. Journalists and fans alike knew the signing was a short-sighted, win-now move, and that the contract would eventually become a...

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