1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Fish Stripes podcast. I'm at Wardahl 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: here with an episode of Big Fish, Small Pot, just 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: a ten minute podcast to catch you up on the 4 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: latest in Miami Marlins. Looking at today July twenty eighth, 5 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: A lot of the action was behind the scenes, and 6 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: if you want like a more in depth conversation on 7 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: the trade deadline, check out yesterday's episode of Fish Stripes Live. 8 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: A lot of our analysts kind of break down possibilities 9 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: in rumors, but it is kind of going unsaid that 10 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: there is a real chance that this deadline comes and 11 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 1: goes without much movement. The Marlins have stated their intent 12 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 1: to upgrade their roster. They're looking to upgrade at catcher 13 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: and center field, two of the scarcest positions in the 14 00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: major leagues as far as competent defense. Given the demands 15 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: of the catcher position and the athletic fitness level required 16 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: in center field, plus the ability to hit major league 17 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:16,119 Speaker 1: pitching with a constant high degree of success, there are 18 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: many factors that would keep the Marlins from finding their guy. 19 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: Even Byron Buxton, Cedric Mullins. I know those are names 20 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:29,919 Speaker 1: that just Craigmish has thrown out there, but that model 21 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: of player is a hard one to find, and if 22 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: the Twins and Orioles and Padres or whoever aren't willing 23 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: to part with that at this exact moment, might be 24 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: preferable to keep Starling Marte in centerfield this year rather 25 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: than trot out Adam Devolve in center or something like that, 26 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: where there's not as much of a certainty of this 27 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: transcendent player taking center potential trouble spot into productive lineup spot. 28 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: It deserves to be said that a qualifying offer extended 29 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: to Starling Marte at the end of the year might 30 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: not be a negative thing. It could give Starling the 31 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: option to play in Miami for nearly nineteen million dollars 32 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: next year. We'll giving the Marlins another year two figure 33 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: out a fixture in center field or something like an 34 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: eventual extension with Starling. Who's to say. It's still days 35 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: away from the deadline. We'll be talking about this all 36 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: week yet, but some trades have already gone down. The 37 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: Mariners have entered the market. According to Jerry defeated Toto's 38 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 1: players in Seattle. They told Yahoo Sports a player went 39 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 1: on record anonymously saying about Jerry Depoto, who traded away 40 00:02:54,080 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: Kindle Graveman, their incredibly successful closer this season, who's really 41 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: help their team to stay in it despite a negative 42 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: run differential, saying that Jerry hasn't come down here. He 43 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: sits up in his sweet playing fantasy baseball and rips 44 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: apart our team without telling us anything. As trades bring 45 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:24,119 Speaker 1: change and with it some changes in relationships and winning formulas, 46 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: the approach taken by Jerry Depotto trading away many players 47 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: and altering the clubhouse for the Mariners doesn't taken to 48 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: hand the human element at play. There's a lot of 49 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: weight to that because ballplayers aren't numbers, their people, and 50 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: changes in personnel, despite editions of talent, can make a 51 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: real impact. Much to her credit, to this point, Kim 52 00:03:55,960 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: Ang has stayed attuned to her team and not yet 53 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: tipped her hand about what might happen by the end 54 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: of the week. As we get into last night's games, 55 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: definitely worth noting that Sandy el Contra turned from the 56 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: bereazement list after the loss of his mother. He returned 57 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: to the mound last night and got the start and 58 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 1: was solid as always, pitching six innings allowing three runs. Unfortunately, 59 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: two of those were home runs. As some pitches down 60 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: the middle were hit out by Orioles. Some major mistakes, 61 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: but it should be easy corrections. Sandy did have a 62 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,239 Speaker 1: lead for most of the game and was not pressed 63 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: to make every single pitch count as the Marlins offense 64 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: just got on to the Orioles, hitting seven runs. Sandy 65 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: Leone put the Marlins on the board first with a 66 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: three run home run, and from there it was pretty breezy. 67 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 1: The Marlins just kept hitting, getting to even every reliever 68 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: for a run. Brian Anderson had a home run, Laywin 69 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: Diaz had a home run and Laywen would they drive 70 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,559 Speaker 1: out to right field? Stewart turns, he set the wall 71 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: and he runs out a room a home run for 72 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: Laywin Diaz. Yeah, welcome back Laywin as the Marlins won 73 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: their third straight. Also on the mound, Anthony Bass came 74 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: into trouble in the seventh inning as Sandy our Contra 75 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,679 Speaker 1: had allowed a couple of runners. He shut it down 76 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: with two strikeouts to hand the ball to Anthony Bender 77 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: in the eighth. Anthony, Who's had a rough July. His 78 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 1: ERA for the month now five to eleven after starting 79 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: out the season just dominant. It's been a transition as 80 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: Anthony Bender, now pretty well exposed, Pictureless had an article 81 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: on him as even national media has caught onto the 82 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 1: fact that he is a wicked sinker and a wicked slider, 83 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: and that has definitely given a foothold for opposing teams. 84 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:17,239 Speaker 1: Given that he came out of independent ball, it's really 85 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 1: hard to have an expectation. He hasn't really fit into 86 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: any developmental spot for a bit, at least in the 87 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 1: major league lens of it. Obviously, to get back to 88 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: the majors from indie ball means hard work, and he's 89 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: done that, so there's clearly optimism that he can make 90 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 1: an adjustment, but for now it's a bit of a 91 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: blip that he's been hit so hard this month. Really 92 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: is just hard to know the future with Anthony Bender, 93 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 1: but with his team control fully intact, he seems to 94 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: be a big part of the future of this Marlins bullpen. 95 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: There's a very reasonable chance I'm raising a flag at nothing. 96 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: As usage has been all over the map, opening games 97 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 1: and saving games this month. He's been pushed to a 98 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: limit he hasn't been at the major league level. That 99 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: itself might be the justification for his decline and performance 100 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: for me, he's a really good base point for really 101 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: just the anger of the idea of who knows what 102 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: happens next. Checking in briefly on the prospects, Jumbo Shrimp 103 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: were wild last night. They were jumping, so to speak. 104 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: Nick Fortes made his promotion to Triple A a big 105 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: one hit seven total bases, a high on the season, 106 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: while bryceon Brigman had three hits Brian Miller four hits. 107 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: As both of them are knocking on the door of 108 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: the forty mint roster and perhaps some major league time 109 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: later this year depending on what happens. The Shrimp won 110 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: fourteen to five. Well, Nick Knighter was solid, Parker Bugs 111 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: great in relief. Also, Kyle Nicholas made his first start 112 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: at Double A, the twenty twenty draft pick. Now makes 113 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: it four of those twenty twenty pitchers starting at Pensacola, 114 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: and he pitched five no hit innings, did allow four walks, 115 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: but also collected eight strikeouts. He was dominant, but the 116 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 1: bulb one was not in the loss, but Bladet, Verdict 117 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: and Conine did all collect hits. In Beloit, there was 118 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: a largely forgettable night as Zach King allowed nine hits 119 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: in four and a third inning. He did not really 120 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: allow much in terms of runs, but the bats didn't 121 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: really wake up in Jupiter, a walk off loss was 122 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: really the mood of the night. Nasi Nunez, the top 123 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 1: positional prospect there, was right in the bench for the night. 124 00:08:56,080 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: Despite a top ten appearance in Baseball America's updated Top ten. 125 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 1: A neat piece of literature that came out yesterday. Check 126 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: it out if your so inclined. Today, July twenty eighth, 127 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 1: the Marlins will again face the Orioles to close out 128 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: this two game series. Jordan Holloway will get the start, 129 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,319 Speaker 1: facing the Orioles for the first time in his professional career. 130 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 1: The Orioles will look to meet him with Orney Lopez. 131 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 1: Game time is again seven five. 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