Tim Anderson's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

The Miami Marlins plan on designating struggling shortstop Tim Anderson for assignment. The move should free up guys like Vidal Brujan and Xavier Edwards for regular playing time with an eye toward the future. Anderson was Miami's only major-league free-agent signing in the offseason at $5 million for one season. The 31-year-old unfortunately continued the downward spiral that began in his final season with the Chicago White Sox last year. Through 65 games in 2024, the two-time All-Star hit just .214/.237/.226 with no home runs, three doubles, nine RBI, four stolen bases, seven walks and 68 strikeouts in 241 plate appearances. Anderson has just one home run in the last two seasons and will now hope to latch on with another organization when he eventually becomes a free agent. Edwards has yet to homer in his 33 big-league games dating back to last year but is worth a look in NL-only leagues now that he's back in the fold and set to see playing time in Miami.

Miami Marlins shortstop Tim Anderson was the hero for his team in a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners in 10 innings on Friday. Anderson smacked a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning to propel the Marlins to victory, their third straight walk-off win. The veteran shortstop has been struggling in his first season with the Marlins, hitting just .232 with no homers, 16 runs, nine RBI, and four steals across 207 at-bats. That being said, he has been showing signs of life of late, hitting .367 over his past seven games. Anderson is worth a look as a bench option in deeper fantasy leagues while he is hot at the plate.

Miami Marlins shortstop Tim Anderson will head to the bench for Wednesday's matinee game in San Diego against the Padres. With Anderson starting on the bench, Vidal Brujan will make the start at shortstop and will bat eighth, with Otto Lopez making the start at the keystone and hitting seventh against Padres right-hander Yu Darvish. Anderson has gone 5-for-24 in the seven games he's played since returning from the injured list, continuing to struggle at the plate since falling apart in his final season with the Chicago White Sox in 2023. The 30-year-old former All-Star is now slashing a weak .199/.235/.219 in his first year in Miami with no home runs, six RBI, three steals and 10 runs scored in 146 at-bats. Neither Lopez nor Brujan have a ton of fantasy appeal for DFS lineups near the bottom of a bad Marlins lineup.