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• Marlins' Christopher Morel: Lands with Miami on one-year deal

  10D ago • By RotoWire

  The Marlins signed Morel to a one-year contract Friday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. The Marlins plan to use Morel at first base, a position he has never played before. Given the team's lack of other options at first base, he could be the regular there if his defense is at least adequate. Morel flashed loads of promise earlier in his career, particularly in 2023 with the Cubs when he posted a .821 OPS with 26 home runs over only 429 plate appearances. He has just a .651 OPS since then, and his strikeout rate spiked to 35.7 percent in 2025 with the Rays. Morel still makes loud contact when he connects (49.7 percent hard-hit rate, 14.8 percent barrel rate in 2025), and the Marlins will try to get him to cut down on the swing-and-miss. He will be arbitration eligible in 2027 and 2028.

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• Christopher Morel: No contract from Rays

  30D ago • By RotoWire

  Morel was not tendered by the Rays on Friday, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports. Morel was designated for assignment by the Rays on Tuesday but theoretically could have stayed in the organization after clearing waivers. He's now a free agent and could have to settle for a minor-league deal after struggling across the last two seasons.

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• Rays' Christopher Morel: DFA'd by Tampa Bay

  11/19/2025 • By RotoWire

  The Rays designated Morel for assignment Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Morel played in 105 games for the Rays last season but was inconsistent at the plate with a .219/.289/.396 slash line and 35.7 percent strikeout rate in 105 plate appearances. The 26-year-old clubbed 26 homers with an .821 OPS for the Cubs in 2023 but posted a .651 OPS over the past two regular seasons.

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• Rays' Christopher Morel: Drives in four in win

  09/22/2025 • By RotoWire

  Morel went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Red Sox. Morel had gone 0-for-9 with five strikeouts over three games since missing a couple of games due to an abdominal bruise. The utility man broke out of the slump by accounting for more than half of the Rays' run production. He opened the scoring with a two-run double in the first inning and added a two-run single in the eighth for insurance. This was just his fifth multi-RBI game of the year. Morel has a .223/.292/.401 slash line with 11 home runs, 31 RBI, 37 runs scored, seven stolen bases and 15 doubles across 102 games this season.

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• Rays' Christopher Morel: Clubs three-run homer

  09/13/2025 • By RotoWire

  Morel went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 6-4 loss against the Cubs. Morel gave Tampa Bay an early 3-0 lead with his first-inning homer, but the Rays were mostly quiet the rest of the afternoon. The 26-year-old sees most of his starts against left-handed pitching, and he's excelled in that platoon role since the beginning of August with a .288/.323/.525 slash line, though he also has a 46.8 percent strikeout rate during that stretch.

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