1 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: The show goes on. It's the official show on the 2 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: fist Stripe podcast channel with me managing editor Eli Sussman 3 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: for the first time in half a year, real Miami 4 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: Marlins baseball games to analyze, to react to, to overreact to. 5 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: We're coming off opening weekends of the twenty twenty two season. 6 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: We were blessed with back to back to back competitive 7 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: games between the Marlins and Giants, ones that went all 8 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: the way down to the wire. So I have a 9 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: lot to say, a lot to go through. I want 10 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: to just mention how reinvigorating it was to see the 11 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: community on our website fishtripes dot com and on our 12 00:00:55,120 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, totally come to life, 13 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: erupt with celebration of highlights, with second guesting of Don Mattingly, 14 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: with all the memes that we've had from previous years, 15 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: and inventing new ones on the fly, just everything about 16 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: what we do this for. This is what it's all about. 17 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: We go through the news and rumors and transactions and 18 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: even of course the dead time in between all that stuff. 19 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,119 Speaker 1: It all leads to this of how it comes together 20 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: on the field. That's why you play the games because 21 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: there's always little wrinkles that you couldn't possibly anticipate that 22 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: make this all worthwhile. As a Fish Stripe staff, planning 23 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: more than seven hundred articles that will come out during 24 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,199 Speaker 1: the course of this regular season, nearly two hundred unique 25 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: podcast episodes available wherever you're listening to this one right now, 26 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: more than fifty live streams on our Fish Strip's live program. 27 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: We just appreciate the support, all the encouragement to come 28 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: up with this stuff, and really the games themselves tell 29 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: you a whole direct us in the right direction with 30 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: how we want to cover this team and the conversations 31 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: we want to have. There's nothing particularly easy about doing 32 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: what we do in the chaos of all these games 33 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: going on, but this is what we do it for. 34 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: This is the fun of it, this is what it 35 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: all leads up to, and early in the season, there's 36 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: still infinite possibilities for the way that this season can go. 37 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: With that said, on the other side of the break, 38 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: I'll fire up the small pod music and we'll do 39 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: the rundown of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday between the Marlins 40 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: and Giants, then the second half of the show going 41 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: through the other news updates, on both the major league 42 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: and the minor league side, and what was also opening 43 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: weekend for the Marlins affiliates themselves. Stick with me, so 44 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: let's rewind to opening Day on Friday at Oracle Park 45 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: in San Francisco. Beautiful facility to start a season, when 46 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: we had a beautiful starting pitching matchup, at least on paper, 47 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: between Sandy al Contra and Logan Webb. Anyway, just less said, 48 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 1: Webb was the better armed in this one, leaving the 49 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: mound in the seventh inning without having actually allowed any 50 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: runs to that point. He was great, generating a ton 51 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: of ground balls in this one, as was the case 52 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: for him much of last season and in his three 53 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 1: career starts against the Marlins, He's been great every single time. 54 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: With Sandy, this was his third time getting the opening 55 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: day starting nod for the Marlins three straight years. Of 56 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: those three, this was certainly his least impressive effort, issuing 57 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: five walks in this game, lasting five innings. That was 58 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: his high as walk total in the game in several years. 59 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: He's somebody that, especially last year, really thrived on getting 60 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: opponents to chase pitches outside the strike zone and either 61 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,119 Speaker 1: to make week contact or to just swing and miss altogether. 62 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: Not so much of that happening in this one. So 63 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: he threw nearly as many balls as strikes thirty nine 64 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: balls forty four strikes the Giants, just not chasing outside 65 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: his own way that he was anticipating. His velocity was 66 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 1: pretty close through normal, which means outstanding, you know, a 67 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: lot of stuff in the high nineties, and making frequent 68 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: use of his main secondary pitches as well, just not clicking. 69 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: He went through this Giant's lineup not even at full 70 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: strength entering the season, frankly, with a couple key veterans 71 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: on the injured list, and yet they were able to 72 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: work him out of the game after five innings. At 73 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: least initially, the bullpen did its job in keeping things 74 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: within striking distance, both Tanner Scott and Cole Solcer pitching 75 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: perfect endings in their Marlin's debut after being recently acquired 76 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: from Baltimore, and it was another new acquisition on the 77 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: offensive side, Jacob Stallings of all people, hitting the two 78 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 1: run homer that finally got the Marlins on the board 79 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: in the seventh inning against the Giants pen. But then 80 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: the Marlins relievers from there really weren't up to the challenge. 81 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,919 Speaker 1: It was Richard Bleier allowing a run in the bottom 82 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: of the eighth inning, Unfortunately familiar sight from him as 83 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: last year where he struggled in spring training and it 84 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: carried over to the real games and in the top 85 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 1: of the ninth just it looks like it'd be really 86 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: one of the all time special Opening Day moments for 87 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: the Marlins. Down by four to three, jazzism Junior with 88 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: a runner on base, homering the opposite way to put 89 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: the Marlins ahead two win one runner goes Jazz swings 90 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: since what end the year? Left field hit deep carrying 91 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: god a home run for jas chisum head of Marlins 92 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: come back and take the lead and the night in 93 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: exhilarating moments. All they had to do was hold the 94 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: lead in the bottom of the ninth, But that's easier 95 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: said than done when your incumbent closer Dylan Floro is 96 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: on the injured list. Anthony Bender got the shot to 97 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: do it, pitching against the Giants team that he grew 98 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 1: up rooting for when he was a kid. In the 99 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: very first batter that he faces in the bottom of 100 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 1: the ending, Tyro Estrada evens the game at five to five, 101 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: Marlins had a pretty good opportunity to score on the 102 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: top of the tenth, couldn't get done. And then in 103 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: the bottom of the inning, Anthony Bass, who lost nine 104 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: games out of the Marlins pen last year, again is 105 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: the goat in this one, allowing the walk off double 106 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: to Austin Slater down the left field line, So the 107 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: Marlins lose their opener, which is unfortunately familiar experience for 108 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: Marlins fans in recent years. Then, on Saturday, in a 109 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: lineup that was Jazz chisholmless despite his heroics a previous day, 110 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: and we'll get into that plenty right after this, the 111 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 1: Marlins actually win and bounce back on Saturday, with Pablo 112 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: Lopez on the mound facing Carlos Rodon on the other side. 113 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: Both starting pitchers were excellent in this one, allowing three 114 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: hits in one run a piece, but Rodon had an 115 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: extra level of dominance to him, striking out twelve batters 116 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: in five innings, twelve of his fifteen outs coming via 117 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: the k incredible fastball, incredible slider in this one. I 118 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: don't know if having Jazz in there would have made 119 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: any sort of difference during that first half of the game. 120 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: It was all evened up and once again came down 121 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: to the bullpens, and on this day, the Marlins pen 122 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: was the one that was brilliant. It was hard to 123 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: nitpick anything that they did, with Steven Oker uncharacteristically striking 124 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: out all four batters he faced, Soulcer again putting up 125 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: a zero blier, bouncing back and striking out the side 126 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: in his ending go ahead on a Jesus Sanchez RBI hit, 127 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: driving in Brian Anderson. That was great to see after 128 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: Ba's shaky spring training entering this year without a clearly 129 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: defined role on this team, but those two guys combining 130 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: for a run in the top of the seventh, Anthony 131 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: Bender then getting his redemption in the bottom of the 132 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: ninth forcing a double play, and then Miguel Rojas a 133 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: bare handed throw from shortstop to seal the deal on 134 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: Saturday for the first Marlins victory of twenty twenty two 135 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: that brings us to the rubber match on Sunday. Starting 136 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: pitchers Trevor Rodgers and Anthony DeSclafani. Youd think just sizing 137 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: those guys up, that Trevor would have the slight edge, 138 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: and you know in this one overall, the quality that 139 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: starting pitching. This final game was the lowest of the three, 140 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,559 Speaker 1: with Trevor a different issue than Sandy, only issued to 141 00:08:56,559 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: a single walk in this one. Just was not getting 142 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: the kind of like nastiness on his stuff that we 143 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: were accustomed to. He was using a lot more sliders 144 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: than we were used to sing and even with you know, 145 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: his bread and butter pitches of his hot four seamer 146 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: up in the zone and his change up to both 147 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: sides of the play, those generally just were not getting 148 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: the kind of results and the whiffs that were accustomed to. 149 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: Three strikeouts in his five innings, whereas disclaifoning didn't even 150 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: last that long, taken out after three and two thirds. 151 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:36,199 Speaker 1: This just a wholly frustrating game for this Marlins offense, 152 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: getting eleven hits, but almost all the more singles, and 153 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: they just weren't able to sequence them together the way 154 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: that they would have needed to to put big runs 155 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: on the board. So the only extra base hit was 156 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: Jazz getting back into the line up after being sidelined 157 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: the previous day. Jorge so Laire, after going hitless the 158 00:09:56,920 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: previous two games, he reached base safely four times games 159 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: in this one just did not have the supporting cast 160 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: to bring him home. Garrett Cooper had won the two 161 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: runs batted in for the Marlins, and it came in 162 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: the most painful way possible on a hit by pitch 163 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 1: on his left wrist. Looking like they dodged a significant injury. 164 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: There just a contusion on the left wrist for Cooper 165 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: that caused him to leave the game in that fourth ending. 166 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: All the offense in this game came in those early endings. 167 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: Once again, the Marlins bullpen was awesome, combining for what 168 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: three hitless endings, including the Marlins debut of Sean Armstrong. 169 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: But the Giants on the other side also really doing 170 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: the job, including Harlan Garcia against his former team, working 171 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: two hitless innings himself. So many opportunities that the Marlins 172 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: had here in the both this game and for the 173 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: series overall. In those three games, combined two hits in 174 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: twenty two at bats with runners and the scoring position 175 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: and zero for seven in the series finale itself. That 176 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: was holding them back. You either need to sequence those 177 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: hits or you need to actually muscle up and hit 178 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 1: it out of the ballpark. And they didn't even come 179 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 1: particularly close to any homers in this final game. So 180 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 1: all three games decided by a single run, a six 181 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 1: to five loss on Friday, a two to one win 182 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: on Saturday, and a three to two loss on Sunday, 183 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: just as it has been the case for most of 184 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: Don Mattingley's seasons, and Marlins couldn't get that opening series win. 185 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: They've done it just once in the last eight years, 186 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: only once winning that opening series. If it feels like 187 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: in your mind that they always get off to relatively 188 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: slow starts, you know, the evidence backs Thatt up. For 189 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: whatever reason coming out of the gate, it doesn't translate 190 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: the way that you'd wanted to For a Marlins team, 191 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: especially this year, that has extra pressure to get off 192 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: to a good star to the season, and now they 193 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 1: find themselves in a little bit of the hole as 194 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: their road trip continues into Los Angeles to face the Angels. 195 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 1: So now to unpack some of the other storylines from 196 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: both the major league and the minor league level during 197 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: this weekend, you gotta start with Jazz, who was out 198 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 1: of the whole game on Saturday, again on the heels 199 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: of hitting that crucial home run that nearly saved them 200 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: the previous day. It seems not totally surprising to me, 201 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: just given what we know about this Marlins roster that 202 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: they had more than nine competent major league hitters on 203 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: their active roster. That's a good problem to have. As 204 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,959 Speaker 1: much as they believe in Jazz as their primary second baseman, 205 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: essentially an everyday player, you can't take it too literally 206 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: that he was actually gonna be in the line of 207 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: for all one hundred and sixty two games. So the matchup, remember, 208 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: was against Carlos Rodome, who when he's on his game, 209 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 1: is about as unhittable as any lefty in baseball based 210 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,839 Speaker 1: on what he showed last season. So that was the 211 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: day that maddingly decided to put him on the side, 212 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: play both Joey Wendell and Brian Anderson in his plays, 213 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: and of course keep Miguel Rojas in there, because if 214 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: there's one thing that you do trust Rojas to do, 215 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,679 Speaker 1: offensive elliots to put together quality at bats against lefties, 216 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 1: and he had one of the only hits against Rodin 217 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: in those early endings of that game. So it's hard 218 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: to argue with the results that Jazz really would have 219 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: made much of a difference during that early portion of 220 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: the game. The issue was how Jazz took to Twitter 221 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 1: after finding out that he was not going to be 222 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: in the lineup. He spent He spent a good amount 223 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: of time on there into Saturday morning in early afternoon, 224 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 1: retweeting Marlins fans who were clamoring to have him back 225 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: in the lineup, who were upset about it, So not 226 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: saying it in his own words, but making it abundantly 227 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: clear the way that he was feeling about it, and 228 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: to take to this public platform to protest the decision 229 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: to have him out. It was immature, That's really what 230 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: it was, more so than anything else, to try to 231 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 1: use that to lean on the fans who are just 232 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: less informed, of course on how to win baseball games 233 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: than maddenly is, to support him. In many cases, we'll 234 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: have a better chance to win games when he's in there. 235 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: That doesn't mean he should be there in there every 236 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: single game, in every single matchup, but I mean it's 237 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: understandable when you see the individual plays that he makes, 238 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: the game changing plays with his bat and of course 239 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 1: on Sunday with his glove, like going completely airborne to 240 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: rob a hit, with athleticism that is just rarely seen 241 00:14:54,480 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: from baseball players and makes the play that one taking 242 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: it for right field, uh diving Jem thereby, Jazz, Chisham Junior, 243 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: you know, everybody else in the mix, All the other 244 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 1: veterans on this roster have better on based track records 245 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: than Jazz does. And for Maddenly to in certain matchups 246 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: to favor those guys over him is completely understandable, just 247 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: as long as this stuff was communicated beforehand. That direct communication, 248 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: especially with a young player like him, is crucial, and 249 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: the way that Maddenly detailed it, he insists that Jazz 250 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: was kind of giving the heads up about it. Jazz 251 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: did speak to Jordan McPherson of the Miami Heralds Christina 252 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: de Nicola of MLB dot Com about this, essentially saying 253 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: that he just has a difficult time coping with being 254 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: out of the line just because of how much he 255 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: loves to play. He always wants to be in there, 256 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: just paraphrasing. None of the particular quotes were all that 257 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: insightful from him, to be honest, so his frustration is understandable, 258 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: but ultimately he handled it the wrong way, and I 259 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: think his anger is probably misplaced if it is towards 260 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: the manager himself, because he's just making the best possible 261 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 1: decisions he can based on the track records of his 262 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: players and the skill sets of his players. Just because 263 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: he's not in Jazz, is not in the lap every 264 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: single day, doesn't mean he's being devalued. And as it 265 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: turns out, you know, it doesn't mean he's vital for 266 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: them to win every single game to be in there. 267 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: They do have enough talent to get it done even 268 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: without him in certain situations. So I don't want to 269 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: see that ever again from Jazz. So moving on to 270 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: some other things, we have the Garret Cooper injury scare. 271 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: It's not seemed like that is going to force him 272 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: to the injured list or anything beyond that, but we 273 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 1: got to hold our breath because Cooper did suffer a 274 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: severe wrist injury on a hit by pitch in twenty eighteen, 275 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: if I remember correctly, ultimately leading to a season ending 276 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 1: surgery on that again, a very similar situation to this 277 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: one where he was hit by a ninety three mile 278 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 1: or fastball. Just cross your fingers that the next time 279 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: he steps into the box and that makes contact with 280 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:31,439 Speaker 1: a swing, that he's able to be totally fine and 281 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:36,640 Speaker 1: back to normal once the swelling of this contusion goes 282 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 1: away if he is out. It creates an interesting ripple 283 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 1: effect with this team about the direction that they would 284 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 1: go for reinforcements, as we saw when he left the game, 285 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:50,360 Speaker 1: and with Hasius Aguilar as a designated hitter, that left 286 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 1: Miguel Rojas as the last decent option at first base. Defensively, 287 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:00,919 Speaker 1: he's the one that finished out Sunday's game in place 288 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 1: of Cooper, and that's not ideal what you want with 289 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 1: this roster construction. So as odd as it is that 290 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: the Marlins do have two first base only players on 291 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 1: the roster, and Aguilar and Cooper, they're in a really 292 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: weird spot if either of those guys go down for 293 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:22,920 Speaker 1: any significant period of time. Cooper has just been really 294 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: unlucky healthwise throughout his career. Of course, last year get 295 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: tearing his UCL and requiring Tommy John surgery based on 296 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,719 Speaker 1: the collision at first base. There's been some contact injuries. 297 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: There have been non contact injuries with Cooper. Some of 298 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: these hip II pitches just catch him in the wrong spot. 299 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: I believe there were not just twenty eighteen, but also 300 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 1: one other time as well, where in twenty nineteen, maybe 301 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: it was that a hip by pitch caused them to 302 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,680 Speaker 1: go on the il. Directly, he's been snake bitten from 303 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: that regard, and unfortunately you don't get that miss time back. 304 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: And now thirty one years old, this is such a 305 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 1: critical season of his career. So him, more so than 306 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: anybody else, I wish has as good as health as possible, 307 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:13,679 Speaker 1: just so he can prove whether the potential that we 308 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: believe he has as a hitter to be arguably the 309 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:19,399 Speaker 1: best hitter on this entire team, whether that comes true. 310 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: If he gets a substantial enough sample size, he's able 311 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:26,360 Speaker 1: to be in the lineup pretty much every day. All 312 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: he needs is his health to cooperate with that. So 313 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: what else should we go to with Mattingly's decisions, So 314 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: we covered Jazz. One other recurring thing from the series 315 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 1: was the defensive positioning of Jorge Solaire, and something I 316 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,479 Speaker 1: should clarify. I think a lot of people understand this. 317 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: It's not Don Mattingly that unilaterally comes up with the 318 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: fielder positioning. In fact, it's kind of the opposite. He 319 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 1: really does defer to a lot of his staff in 320 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:58,639 Speaker 1: putting in the research. Both his staff and the Marlins 321 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 1: analytics department as well well to come up with the 322 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 1: optimal way to line up hitters. Now, there was something 323 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: that I wanted to clarify as well, is the language 324 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:13,239 Speaker 1: that you use to describe outfield positioning. People mentioning that 325 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: they're frustrated a lot of frustration with the way that 326 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 1: the Marlins were quote shifting. So Laire, it's not a shift. 327 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: It was not a shift. You know, he was playing 328 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: on the left side of the Diamonds. Sure, shifting is 329 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: what you use almost always to describe the infield positioning. 330 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: But so Laire is still on the same usual side 331 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: of the field as he always is. This was just 332 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: about shading towards the left center field gap instead of 333 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: playing down the line and doing it when right handed 334 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: batters were rop so against players that normally pull it 335 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,959 Speaker 1: down the left field line. He was playing farther towards 336 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 1: the middle of the field than usual, and they got 337 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: burned by it. Unofficially three different times, I mean, most 338 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: obviously during the walk off hit on Friday where Darren 339 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: Roof Darren Ruff, Darren Ruff, the super slow runner, was 340 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 1: able to come around all the way from first base 341 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: and it wasn't even a particularly close play at home 342 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 1: plate because of all the ground that Solaer had to 343 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: cover just to come up with the ball down the 344 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 1: left field line. Rough as on the move, ruugh is 345 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: on the move, they're gonna win it on the ruffles 346 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: on the move, and the skames over were a defense 347 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: that was pulled towards the gap at left center. It 348 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 1: opened up the left field line, and that's exactly where 349 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: Austin Slater put it. It happened on Sunday, which was 350 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:44,200 Speaker 1: another one run loss on almost the exact same situation. 351 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: Runnerund first double to left field. So Lair takes so 352 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: much time to get there, you know, partly because of 353 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: his lack of range, having less range than ideally you 354 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: want from a defensive outfielder. But they weren't doing him 355 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: any favors with the way that they were positioning him 356 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:04,880 Speaker 1: in that scenario and for most of the series, even 357 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 1: when he had right handed batters coming up. So it'll 358 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:13,399 Speaker 1: be curious to see whether that continues in their upcoming series, 359 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: whether they continue to do that small sample size. You 360 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: don't want to overreact to just a few isolated incidents. 361 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 1: It's just you can now point to several runs that 362 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 1: the Marlins cost themselves at least on those particular plays 363 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:33,120 Speaker 1: that would not have been as bad if they'd use 364 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: traditional defensive positioning right there. Those are other things you 365 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 1: can nitpick second guests about. Mattingly in this series. I 366 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 1: noticed on the Sunday series finale, with the Marlins down 367 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: by one run in the eighth inning, obviously Al Garcia, 368 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: who otherwise had a really bad offensive series in this one, 369 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,400 Speaker 1: he did get on base in the eighth inning, representing 370 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: the potential tying run, and the Marlins still had at 371 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: that time John Bertie on their bench. Even though Garcia 372 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: has some deceptive athleticism, there's really no doubt that Bertie 373 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 1: is the more impactful base runner in that situation, And 374 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 1: I was wondering why Bertie did not enter the game 375 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: at that moment, perhaps be put in a position to 376 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 1: give them the green light to steal a base and 377 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: get himself into scoring position when there was nobody out 378 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 1: in the inning. That would seem like to be a 379 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: missed opportunity for me, just something that you could point out. 380 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 1: I don't know what he was saving John Birdie for. 381 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: Even when you go to the ninth inning, Bertie didn't 382 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 1: get off the bench at all to contribute in that game. 383 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 1: When you're in one of these close games, you really 384 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,479 Speaker 1: should be utilizing almost all the position players you can. 385 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 1: I mean, this is one key difference between the old 386 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 1: National League game is you don't need to hold on 387 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: to guys in an emergency just to pinch it for 388 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: the pitcher spot. At some point, you can kind of 389 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: empty them more aggressively. You could be more aggressive with 390 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: the way that you use your reserve players, especially in 391 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: these really critical games where every single plate appearance, where 392 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,159 Speaker 1: every single base runner could make the difference between a 393 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: win and a loss. I'm going to finish up with 394 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: just some notes about the minor league side. Because the 395 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp at TRIPAA, they opened their season much 396 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: earlier in the weekend, got a full series in with 397 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: the other Marlins affiliates Double A Pensacola, hi A, Beloit, 398 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: Low A Jupiter. They opened up on Friday on the 399 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: exact same day that the Marlins did, so it could 400 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: have been easy to get lost in the commotion on 401 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,920 Speaker 1: the minor leagues. This is still a good Marlins farm 402 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: system and this team, even if they spend a little 403 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: bit more money than they had been the previous few years, 404 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,920 Speaker 1: is going to be dependent on their farm system to 405 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,959 Speaker 1: be a consistent competitive team. So this remains a huge 406 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 1: focus of ours in our coverage and it should be 407 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: top of mind for all you guys, as well as 408 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: keeping up what's happening in the minor league system. The 409 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: two standout hitters by far with these Marlins of afiliates 410 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 1: over the weekends were Paul McIntosh at Double A Pensacola 411 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: and Khalil Watson at LOWA Jupiter, and you couldn't get 412 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: much different in terms of their prospect pedigree. Watson, of course, 413 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 1: was the first round draft pick of the Marlins, somebody 414 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: that everybody was shocked was available to the Marlins of 415 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 1: the sixteenth overall pick. He was a consensus top ten 416 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: prospect in that draft class in most people's opinions, a 417 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 1: top five prospect who fell at least partially for signability issues, 418 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: and the Marlins end up devoting a huge chunk of 419 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: their bonus pool, nearly half of it in the twenty 420 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 1: twenty one class to bring him in, Whereas on the 421 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 1: complete opposite side of the spectrum you have McIntosh, who 422 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:50,880 Speaker 1: went undrafted in twenty twenty one. He is what four 423 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:54,399 Speaker 1: and a half years older than Watson is out of 424 00:25:54,720 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: West Virginia University. A catcher slash left fielders slash designated 425 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: hitter who has been absolutely raking ever since he entered 426 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: pro ball. He was able to get more games in 427 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:13,000 Speaker 1: last summer than Watson did at Jupiter, and they moved 428 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: him up really aggressively to double A in what is 429 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: his first full professional season. He had by all accounts, 430 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:24,919 Speaker 1: a great spring training, both offensively and defensively. Both these 431 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: guys just really impact the ball so well and have 432 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: a good understanding of the strike zone. They are just 433 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 1: great all round hitters. It's been so hard to find 434 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:41,200 Speaker 1: those guys in the Marlins farm system. It is refreshing 435 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:45,120 Speaker 1: to have even one of these guys that just has 436 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: a really reliable offensive approach. So with McIntosh he hit 437 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,639 Speaker 1: home runs on back to back nights for the Blue Wahoos. 438 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 1: With Watson, the same with Jupiter, and Watson actually was 439 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: yanked out of the game on some day early. He 440 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: would have had time for an extra two or three 441 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: played appearances, but for what seems to be a disciplinary issue. 442 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 1: Clarified from Craig Mish that it was a non injury 443 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 1: related removal from the game on Sunday. That was a 444 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 1: little odd, and that's just a reminder of how early 445 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,879 Speaker 1: he is in his developmental process, but as a player 446 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:29,880 Speaker 1: and as a person, Watson not yet even nineteen years old. 447 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: We saw Uri Perez make his debut at the Double 448 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: A level, get off to a great start the first 449 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,880 Speaker 1: time through the lineup, before coming back down to earth 450 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: a little bit being humbled by those more experienced hitters 451 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: than he's ever faced before. Perez remains my top overall 452 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: prospect in this farm system with a Watson number two 453 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: in the organization, and Macintosh is someone that's just based 454 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 1: on the quality of his hitting. These numbers are off 455 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: the charts that he has put up so far as 456 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 1: a professional hitter. Just I want to make sure I 457 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: got them all updated so I'm not just talking at 458 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: my ass about it. He is now what twenty six 459 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 1: games into his minor league career, he has an ops 460 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: of eleven twenty one one thoye twenty one. That is 461 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: Ted Williams like, that's really the comp right here. That's 462 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:26,919 Speaker 1: the kind of level of production that he is putting up, 463 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: just unreal production, especially when you adjust for the type 464 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: of leagues that he's playing in, and of course playing 465 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 1: against opposing pitchers that have more experience than he does, 466 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: unreal production, the combination of discipline and of barreling the 467 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 1: ball in all sorts of situations, having seventeen extra base 468 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: hits in twenty six minor league games to this point, 469 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: combined with the fact that he's a catcher and that 470 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: he is a competent defensive catcher, even though he didn't 471 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: do a whole lot of that his first summer. That's 472 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 1: going to be the key with him in terms of 473 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 1: exactly where he plays is in the future of this organization. 474 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: Based on what he's shown already as a hitter, it's 475 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: hard to deny that he doesn't have some major league 476 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 1: role coming to him in the future. If he can 477 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 1: actually stick at catcher as he moves up the minor 478 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 1: league ranks, that totally changes the kind of value that 479 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 1: he has to this organization. To think that he went 480 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: undrafted just nine months ago is just stunning. Wow. Wow. 481 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: Marlin's just really fortunate to have somehow gotten through to 482 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:48,880 Speaker 1: him and able to scoop him up. On the negative side, 483 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 1: we had Edward Cabrera, who was supposed to be making 484 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 1: his first scheduled start of the regular season with Jupiter, 485 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 1: most likely on Saturday, and he got scratched due to 486 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 1: biceps fatigue, which has some similarities to the injury that 487 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: got off to a slow start in twenty twenty one 488 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 1: as well and shortened his season and delayed his arrival 489 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: to the major leagues, So this is sort of related 490 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 1: to that, believed to be far less significant. Kimmng expects 491 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 1: him to resume throwing as you're listening to this on Monday. 492 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: That's supposed to be when he's throwing again, and he's 493 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 1: close enough removed from his spring training throwing progression that 494 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 1: he's not starting from scratch. So if all goes well, 495 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:37,240 Speaker 1: he's somebody that could be back in minor league games 496 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:40,200 Speaker 1: by the end of the month and perhaps in the 497 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 1: major leagues not long after that. That's the best case scenario, 498 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: though he's really critical because what that does with him 499 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:52,160 Speaker 1: at least sidelined at least not an option for the 500 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 1: major league team in the near future, with six dough 501 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 1: Sanchez obviously being a long way away, not even beginning 502 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: his throwing program yet, and with Max Meyer still with 503 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 1: something to prove at Triple A as a starter in 504 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: terms of how he utilizes his changeup. You're not looking 505 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 1: at very sexy rotation depth for the moment. If anything 506 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 1: goes wrong with any of the current five Marlin starters, 507 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 1: the next men up are just those options on the 508 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 1: forty man roster, and there's some familiar names like Daniel Castano, 509 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 1: Braxton Garrett, Cody Potit not not the highest upside with 510 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: any of those guys if they are called upon in 511 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 1: the relatively near future. With this teane, it's very important 512 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 1: if the Marlins are going to get off to this 513 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:48,840 Speaker 1: relatively hot start, if they are going to be in 514 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: the thick of this race from the very beginning, and 515 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 1: to keep people interested, to keep people dreaming of a 516 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:59,160 Speaker 1: postseason birth, or even more than that, they are really 517 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 1: trusting their main five starters to stay healthy and coming 518 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 1: off on opening weekends. Whereas I mentioned, Sandy was not great, 519 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: Trevor was not great either. There is high expectations for 520 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: these starters, and if they don't reach those high expectations 521 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 1: early on, you know, this season could go the way 522 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 1: of many other recent seasons for the Marlins, where they 523 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:26,000 Speaker 1: find themselves in a hole and just spending the entire summer, 524 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: trying to play catch up with what is going to 525 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,760 Speaker 1: be a pretty tough division, but we'll be taking it 526 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: one game at a time, really, one pitch at a time, 527 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 1: with this Marlin season not jumping too far ahead, just 528 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: a really refreshing change of pace to be able to 529 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:47,360 Speaker 1: talk about real baseball. Coming up on Monday night, we 530 00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 1: have another edition of Fish Stripes Live previewing every single 531 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 1: Marlin series with hour long live streams on our YouTube, 532 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 1: Twitter and Facebook accounts. We are bringing back the Fish 533 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:04,120 Speaker 1: Picks prop Bets contest with some new tweaks to it, 534 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 1: with some new prizes to it. So the full details 535 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,360 Speaker 1: of that are up on the website and we'll be 536 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 1: announcing that on Twitter as well about how you can 537 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 1: make your free prop bets for every single series. I've 538 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 1: an e Lea Sussman here on the Fish Trips podcast 539 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:23,400 Speaker 1: back with another episode of the official show coming up 540 00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 1: on Thursday morning on the same feed, twice a week, 541 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:30,200 Speaker 1: just about every week for the foreseeable future, talking about 542 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 1: your Miami Marlins. Thanks for listening and go Fish