Luis Arraez Predicted To Surprisingly Reunite With NL Team

Luis Arraez remains one of the most consistent contact hitters available in free agency this offseason, with links primarily to contenders seeking lineup stability.

Bleacher Report’s Zachary D. Rymer offered a fun, unexpected prediction on his potential destination: the Miami Marlins.

“Seen Luis Arraez’s page on MLB Trade Rumors lately?” Rymer wrote on Monday. “It’s awfully quiet there, and has been all winter. This feels like license to truly have some fun in choosing his surprise landing spot. And with the Marlins, there’s more to it than him returning to a place where he hit .343 in 180 games across 2023 and 2024.”

“This would be a case of the Marlins doubling down on what they already do well,” Rymer continued. “They don’t have many power bats in their lineup, yet they averaged 4.4 runs per game in 2025 through the help of the fourth-lowest strikeout rate in the league. Arraez is, of course, the most strikeout-proof hitter in MLB. He struck out 21 times all year in 2025, two fewer times than Shohei Ohtani fanned just in the playoffs. How Realistic Is It?”

“The fit is there,” Rymer added. “Arraez is best used at first base, where the Marlins project to get just 0.9 WAR in 2026. Only the Colorado Rockies are slated to do worse. Miami is otherwise already projected to spend as much in 2026 as it did in 2025, but it shouldn’t cost too much to throw Arraez into the mix. With his market as cold as it is, he’s well into “look for a one-year pillow contract” territory.”

Arraez posted another elite contact season in 2025, maintaining his reputation as baseball’s toughest out while batting over .300 with minimal strikeouts. His ability to put the ball in play fuels rallies without relying on power.

In his career since debuting with the Twins in 2019, Arraez has won multiple batting titles, compiled a .315 career average across stints with the Twins, Padres, Marlins (prior), and others, earning All-Star nods and a batting crown in both leagues.