Tim Anderson's short tenure with the Marlins is coming to an end. Where things went wrong.

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins signed Tim Anderson to a one-year deal this offseason with the hope that he would bounce back after a horrendous 2023 season and help lengthen out a lineup that needed improvement.

Instead, he took another step back at the plate.

And now, his time with the Marlins is coming to an end.

The Marlins are planning to designate Anderson for assignment, a source confirmed to the Miami Herald on Tuesday.

Anderson, 31, hit just .214 with a .463 on-base-plus-slugging mark over 241 plate appearances with the Marlins — far from what they were hoping for when they signed him to a one-year, $5 million contract in late February as the team’s only major-league free agent signing this offseason.

Among players with at least 240 plate appearances entering Tuesday, Anderson’s OPS was by far the worst in baseball, with the next closest being the Chicago White Sox’s Andrew Benintendi at .546 — 81 points higher. Of Anderson’s 50 hits, only three went for extra bases — all doubles. He walked seven times while striking out 68 times.

Anderson’s departure opens the door for the likes of Vidal Brujan and prospect Xavier Edwards (who will be called up to take Anderson’s roster spot) to get more steady playing time. With Miami entering its three-game series against the Boston Red Sox at 30-54 — last in the NL East and the fourth-worst record in all of baseball more than halfway through the season — the attention has shifted to seeing what the young talent the organization has at its disposal can do at the big league level.

Anderson is the latest veteran the Marlins have parted ways with this season. They traded All-Star and two-time batting champion Luis Arraez to the San Diego Padres in early May and designated for assignment (and eventually released) outfielder Avisail Garcia and catcher Christian Bethancourt.

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