Marlins Name Cristian Pache to Assignment

3:10 PM:The Marlins have now officially announced these moves.

12:14 pm: The Marlins plan to reinstate the outfielder Dane Myers from the injured list and will designate a fellow outfielder Christian Pache for an assignment to create room on the roster, MLB.com’s Christina De Nicola reports.

Pache, 25, spent about seven weeks with the Fish after being claimed from the Orioles organization in early August. He appeared in 35 games but only hit 64 total with a dismal .183/.234/.283 batting line and 32.8% strikeout rate. The former top prospect played his typical premium defense, but his persistent offensive struggles and lack of minor league options have made it difficult for him to stay on a roster this year. He also has big-league play in 2024 with the Phillies and O’s, not to mention previous opportunities in Atlanta and Oakland.

Pache has appeared in parts of five seasons in the major leagues, hitting 610 times in those five years. His career .181/.243/.275 slash is right in line with the numbers he posted this year in both Philadelphia and Miami. Even in his prime prospect days, Pache was viewed as a slam-dunk defender in center field but a work in progress at the plate. His offensive development has largely stalled, but he has tallied 11 Defensive Runs Saved and 17 Outs Above Average in just over 1,500 career innings of defense in the majors. He now heads to waivers and may end up with what would be his sixth organization in the past two calendar years.

The 28-year-old Myers has been sidelined since mid-July with a broken ankle. He recently completed a minor league rehab assignment, going 4-for-12 with a pair of homers in the final few games of the Triple-A season. Myers appeared in 40 games with Miami earlier this season and in 95 plate appearances he slashed a solid .265/.337/.422 slash with a pair of homers, five doubles, a triple and four steals (in five attempts). Like Pache, he is a right-handed hitter who can handle all three outfield positions. Myers doesn’t have the same defensive skills, but he is a much better hitter than Pache and still has a minor league option remaining after the current season.