5 reasons Miami Marlins should sign Alex Rodriguez to replace Giancarlo Stanton

3. Miami needs power from the right side

The Miami Marlins need a power bat, and they need one that hits from the right side. The loss of Giancarlo Stanton takes away the biggest threat in their lineup, which has no other player with more than 20 home runs. Without a big bat in the middle of the lineup, it will be very difficult for the Marlins to continue to contend.

The best power hitter remaining is Justin Bour, who like Stanton, is currently on the disabled list. The big first baseman is currently third on the team in home runs, blasting 15 dingers in only 68 games this season. The problem with Bour is that he cannot hit lefties, so adding Rodriguez to supplement him against left-handers makes a lot of sense.

Stanton is the kind of bat that cannot be replaced with one person, but a combination of Bour and Rodriguez would give the Marlins close to his power production. Rodriguez cannot hit righties anymore, but on the Marlins, he would not be asked to.

Despite his age, pitchers still worry when they see Rodriguez’s name penciled into the lineup. He is one of a few batters in Major League Baseball who has the potential to hit the ball a very long way each time he steps up to the plate. He is never going to hit for average again, but the long ball potential is still there.

The Marlins have a lot of young talent on their roster, and having a bat like Rodriguez in the lineup can take a bit of the pressure off of them. Given the at-bats, Rodriguez can easily put a few into the stands, and it is that power potential that can change the way a pitcher works through the lineup.

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