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And on this episode of 4 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: big Fish Small Pot, it is presented by about the 5 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: Fans as old as you could check out About the 6 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: Fans for the brand new fof Merch collection and get 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: ten percent off check out what the code fo F 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: ten And again on this episode of big Fish Small Pot, 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: I will be talking about the catching system overall for 10 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: the Marlons and highlighting specific players in the Marlons system 11 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: who have really been a highlight for this position. Recently, 12 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: with the Marlins cash position, it has really been almost 13 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,599 Speaker 1: a who's who of who is the starting catcher for 14 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: the Marlons. It seems like on a daily basis, Nick 15 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: Fort has Liam Hicks, who they are required in a 16 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: Rule five draft, Obgusly Romerez, who will talk about very soon, 17 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: just recently made his major league debut, and Rob Brantley, 18 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: the major league veteran who has not been on the 19 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 1: Marlins for twelve years, got a couple of starts this 20 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: season before heading down to the IL. But overall, it 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: just seems like the catch position for the Mormons maybe 22 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: the system wise right now is a bit better for 23 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: where it was the last couple of years. Specifically, with 24 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: three names, I'm going to mention august Stein Ramirez, Joe 25 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: Mac and Ryan Ignoffel. Let's start off with Augustine Ramirez, 26 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: of course, just recently just made his major league major 27 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: league debut, has really been crushing the baseball this year 28 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: and his limited appearances before coming up in the minor leagues, 29 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: of course, was the main piece of the Jazzislm trade 30 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: just last season. And with Augustin Ramirez, I'm looking at 31 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: his stats right now on Fangrass while I have this 32 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: up here for you guys, with Augustin Ramirez's WRC plus 33 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: of one to twelve this season, which is overall fairly 34 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: decent for Augustine, and how well he's really been performing 35 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: with the bat. Of course, he's also been just amazing, 36 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: close to with eight hundred ops. His slugging is close 37 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,119 Speaker 1: to five hundred as well. Has just really been crushing 38 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: the baseball. And with Augustine, something that's really been talked 39 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: about and really I highlight has just been his k 40 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: rate again twenty three percent. But you look at me, 41 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: some of the players that are currently on the Marlins 42 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: going above twenty three percent, something that Augustine has there 43 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: just getting in that range for him, including with the 44 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: closest ten percent rock Way. He has definitely been easily 45 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: one of the best hitting prospects for the Marlins and 46 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: someone that needed to be caught up again with his 47 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: call up became this coincidence a couple of weeks after 48 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: the Marlins got another year of control with Augustine, so 49 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: something to look out there, and really it was more 50 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: of not if he was gonna get called up, but 51 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: more of a win. He was going to get that 52 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: call up to the Marlins, and with Augostine he should 53 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,399 Speaker 1: get plenty of playing time. Really looking to see when 54 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: Nick Fortest gets healthy again and how they want to 55 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: deal with maybe Agustine, Liam Hicks, and Nick Fortes, but 56 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: most likely maybe it will be Augustine and and Nick 57 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: Fortes getting the majority of the share at the catching positions. 58 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: But this is a guy who again has extreme power, 59 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: has been really great with hitting the baseball. You're just 60 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: looking at some of his stats there, close to sixty 61 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: home runs ops just above eight hundred. Has just been 62 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: incredible in his minor league career and really with the 63 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: Marlins as well. You look at his stats right their 64 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: three home runs five stolen bases was always greatest, especially 65 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: from a catcher. So when Augustine just expect big things 66 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: from him, this is a guy that it's been needed 67 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: for him to come up sooner rather than later. This 68 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: is a guy that maybe should have even come up 69 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: over Liam Hicks coming opening day, being an opening day roster. 70 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: But really it was mostly maybe at least in my opinion, 71 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: about the extra year of control. And you can have it, 72 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: especially at that catch fish and the guy who's so 73 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 1: young twenty three, I believe I'll go up to twenty 74 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: thirty one, so it's quite a while that he should 75 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: be having a club control and be in a Marmon 76 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: g uniform for the for the future and the next 77 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 1: guy we're going to talk about. With one catcher getting promoted, 78 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: it opens up another spot as well, and that is 79 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: for this man right here. 80 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 2: Fish On First has partnered with About the Fans to 81 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 2: launch a merchandise collection rep the fof logo and more 82 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 2: Marlins inspired apparel. Find it all at About the fans 83 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 2: dot com. Enter coupon code fof ten at checkout to 84 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 2: get ten percent off your order fof one zero for 85 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 2: a ten percent discount. 86 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 1: For me, with Joe Mac, it just feels like this 87 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 1: guy has just been going up the system ever since 88 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: he was drafted. This is a guy who was just 89 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: drafted so young in the first round has just really 90 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: been leveling up in terms of just his skill set 91 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: and just climbing up to systems. I know, right here 92 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: at double a bit of a block at the catching 93 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: position in Triple A, but now with August and Ramirez 94 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: going up to the majors, maybe some people should expect 95 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: Joe Mack going up to the Triple A level if 96 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: they want to give him those kinds of reps, and 97 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: Joe Mac really does deserve it. This is a guy 98 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: has just been also crushing the baseball, a great walk 99 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: rate at eighteen percent, his k rate has just about 100 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: twenty one percent. Just someone who has been so good 101 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: in Joe Mac, and just someone that has just so 102 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 1: much value for the team overall. I believe, you know 103 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: a better defender as well. I've been someone that's been 104 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: so focused on making sure to improve his game just 105 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: all around, whether it's defensively, whether it's offensively. This is 106 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 1: the guy who wants to do it for the long 107 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: one who wants to be on this team and wants 108 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:20,919 Speaker 1: to be in Miami Marlin and it's just really been also, 109 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: you know, I mentioned just increasing stats all around, rock 110 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: rate gone up by seven point, t his KRA three 111 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: points from twenty four to twenty one. Has just been 112 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: so good. With the baseball w RC plus now at 113 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: two fifteen compared to one thirty seven. You look at 114 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 1: his just his his rookie year, I should say, and 115 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: in pro baseball in twenty twenty one WRC plus ninety three, 116 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 1: and then you look at last year around one thirty seven. 117 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 1: That's just been incredible. Has also increased the slugging as well. 118 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: This guy was slugging two eight in twenty twenty one 119 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: and now he's slugging for six at least last year, 120 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: six or fourteen this year, again very early on, but 121 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 1: it's just been so incredible to see with Joe Mackett 122 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: and someone again maybe I don't want to say, should 123 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: see him this year. Maybe you could see especially this 124 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: catchule psition turns out with the Marlins. But again someone 125 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: as early as maybe next year could potentially get that 126 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: call up because I believe you look at the best 127 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: peer catcher for the Marlins. It has to be Joe 128 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: Mack in this system. I love Augustine, it's just with 129 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: him maybe being so limited defensively and just giving up 130 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: so many stolen bases as a guy, maybe you want 131 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: to go ahead have him met there primarily dh first baseman, 132 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: maybe even an outfield position if you even want to 133 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: get into that aspect. Yeah, in his career, but definitely 134 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: with the Catchubs will let him have that. But Joe 135 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: Mack has just been in my opinion, the catcher in 136 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: this system defense defensive catcher, offensive catcher as well. It's 137 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: just been great in both areas. And this Joe Mack 138 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: is can continue to improve again only twenty two years old, 139 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: double A maybe soon to be triple A as well. 140 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: This guy just keeps improving and improving and showing why 141 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: he really needs to get that call, really should be higher, high, 142 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: spoken highly about as well, whether it's in Baseball America, 143 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: whether it's in the top prospect lists and pipeline. Just 144 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: Joe Mack also has just been incredible to see his 145 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: rise to where he's at right now. And then the 146 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: last guy I'm going to mention this is a guy 147 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: specifically requested upon by mister Alex Carver. Ryan Ignoffo he 148 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: has also been so great as well. You look at 149 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: Ryan Knopfl, this is a guy when he was drafted 150 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 1: out of Eastern Illinois, he played a plethora of positions, 151 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: but the Marlins saw him and they saw a catcher 152 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: in him. Again, maybe a bit of a shorter one 153 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 1: there at five to nine, but he has the experience 154 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: in terms of this baseball and everything that you want 155 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: to see from a player and want to have as well. Again, 156 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: having a really decent season at HIGA, and this is 157 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: the guy. I don't want to say it's the starting 158 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: catcher for the Marlins in five years or four years 159 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: or so, but definitely could get some run that for 160 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: sure as a backup, and for sure someone that maybe 161 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: will get a couple will get for sure starts in 162 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 1: the Marlins system. Has been overall also really great for 163 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,199 Speaker 1: the Marlins. Again in High A. I'm twenty four years old, 164 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: so you want to see him moved up a bit, 165 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 1: especially now with Augustine going up, maybe Joe Matt going up. 166 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 1: It should be time for Riding NFL to go up 167 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: as well. Twenty four years old at high as maybe 168 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: not something you want to see, especially from a catcher 169 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 1: you'd like can get more experience, more run with some 170 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: better pitchers, some better hitters, and that's what you want 171 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: to see from him there in those levels as well. Again, 172 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 1: he's repeating hig A for an almost seems like a 173 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: third year in a row. But with rioting nof he 174 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,679 Speaker 1: is helping out with the walkway and it's just been 175 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: someone who has been really consistent as well. You look 176 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: at this WRC plus has in over one hundred his 177 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: entire minor league career, and someone that should really be 178 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: looked upon more in terms of going up to different 179 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: levels in the Marlins. Someone who has increasingly slugged fairly 180 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 1: well in his Marlin's career is not going to go 181 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: ahead and give you so much power and just so 182 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: much maybe maybe runs batted in, but he has a 183 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: really great hit tool, maybe projected around like fifty five 184 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: decent speed. Again, I don't want to look too much 185 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: on his fielding and his potential there just because he's 186 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: still very new to this position. He's only played it 187 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: for a couple of years now, compared to some of 188 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: these guys who who played it coming in high school 189 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: coming into college by riding off what does at least 190 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: deserve some dour, some love. For sure. This is based 191 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 1: for sure underrated guy in the Marlins system and just 192 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: someone who just learning the position so late in his 193 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: in his maybe his career overall. You're looking at it 194 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: at someone who learned, maybe in his early twenty just 195 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 1: to really learn this position. Definitely the hardest position as well. 196 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: In catch boats riding nof of Joe Mac august Sin Ramiro, 197 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: the catching position has a lot brighter for the Marmons, 198 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: and it has in recent seasons. And I'm gonna give 199 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: one more name before I go, I want to give 200 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:19,319 Speaker 1: a quick shadow. Connor Cascanet from Purdue has also been 201 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: crushing the baseball again only thirteen at bets, but has 202 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: been really great to see so far from him as 203 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:26,959 Speaker 1: well in Hia. So if you want to look at 204 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:30,319 Speaker 1: some really decent, some really nice catchers, look at Hia. 205 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: In Beloit. You have riting novel, you have Connor Cascanet. 206 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: Connor Cascanet walking thirty one percent, but again only maybe 207 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: nineteen played apparances. Both these guys twenty four to twenty three. 208 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: So you'd like to see rioting NOFL to get that 209 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: call up, maybe give some more run there over there 210 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: to the Connor Cascanet, but very Marlons I think are 211 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: in a better shape catching position wise than they have 212 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: been in recent years, and this is something maybe they 213 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 1: hopefully look to approve on. Especially with how great the 214 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 1: pitching is in this Marmon system, They're also gonna need 215 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: great catchers and to do that, you're gonna have great development. 216 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: Let's see if the Mormans can do that in the future, 217 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: but for now that is gonna do it. As always, 218 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: you can check out Big Fish Small Pod. We are 219 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: presented by about the fans and as always, go fish