After hitting the second-fewest home runs in the MLB last season, the Miami Marlins are hoping to add some raw power on the free agent market.
According to a report by Jerry Crasnick of ESPN on Friday, the Marlins want to sign a righty first baseman to complement Justin Bour and are considering Chris Carter and Mark Reynolds among other options.
The #Marlins would like to add a RH-hitting 1B to complement Justin Bour. They've discussed Mark Reynolds and Chris Carter, among others.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) January 20, 2017
Carter, 30, batted .222/.321/.499 in 160 appearances for the Milwaukee Brewers last season, leading the National League in both home runs (41) and strikeouts (206). Meanwhile, the 33-year-old Reynolds had a better slash line (.282/.356/.450) but posted more modest totals of 14 home runs and 112 strikeouts in 118 games with the Colorado Rockies.
Most of the Marlins’ free-agent advances this offseason have been rebuffed, but they could still salvage their winter by finding that big bat to platoon with the lefty-hitting Bour.
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