1 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: Welcome back, everybody to another episode of fish Bite. My 2 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: name is Danny Martinez. I am your host for the day, 3 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: and there have been some changes this week in Miami. 4 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: Josh Rosen is now the quarterback of the Miami Dolphins. 5 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: The Marlins won a weekend series last weekend and split 6 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 1: a series throughout the week. But one thing that has 7 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: not changed is the game plan for this podcast moving forward. 8 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: And although it might sound a little cliche, the reason 9 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: that that did not change is because of you. I 10 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,279 Speaker 1: start off today really with thank you, and again I 11 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: understand how absolutely we cliche that sounds, but thank you. 12 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: I asked you for feedback and you gave it to me. 13 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: You gave me so much that right before starting this podcast, 14 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: I was joking with my wife about how humbled but 15 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: excitement I am. And it's not just lip service. I 16 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: don't want to create fake excitement for this. It's true. 17 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: I have a document filled with the feedback, with things 18 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: that you guys wanted to discuss and see implemented in 19 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: the podcast so much so, quite frankly, that I have 20 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 1: three points, the first one being thank you, the second 21 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: one being that if you don't hear something this week 22 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: or next week that you said, it's not because I 23 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,279 Speaker 1: didn't listen to it. It's because there have been such 24 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: an immense amount of topics and dialogue and segment ideas 25 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: that we won't get to it. We won't get to 26 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: it in a week. You know, I'm going to try 27 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: to get to as many of the amazing things as 28 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: I can, because I really believe that this has to 29 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: be dynamic. And if I asked you for the feedback, 30 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: I want you to feel comfortable and see the changes 31 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: and the conversations that you want to see take place. 32 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:08,839 Speaker 1: But the reason I preface that is because I don't 33 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: want you to think that if we don't talk about 34 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: it today or tomorrow or next week, rather that it 35 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: was because I didn't see it or because I didn't 36 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: care for it. That's not the case. Everything that you 37 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: although some say feedback is overrated, everything that you have 38 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: implemented and you have asked me to talk about will 39 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: be discussed. The only other thing I want to say 40 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: with that is that just because there was so much feedback, 41 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: or because I'm telling you that we won't get to 42 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: it all in the first few weeks, does not mean 43 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: that I want it to stop. I want you to 44 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: again write on that notepad. I want you to again 45 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: type it on your phone and send it to me. 46 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: You guys did a good job with the email and 47 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: the private messages. I want you to find any resource 48 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: that you can so that we can make this podcast 49 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: as dynamic as possible. So for today, what are we 50 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: going to talk about? Well, we're going to start off 51 00:02:57,720 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: with a recap of the week and a preview of 52 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: the coming week. This is something that a lot of 53 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: people suggested, and of course I agree with that if 54 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: this is going to be an MLB product, and it's 55 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: going to be a weekly product, we need to talk 56 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: about what happened the previous week and a nice little 57 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: preview moving forward. Something that a few handful of individuals 58 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: also said was that they loved what we do on 59 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: Earning their Stripes, the podcast dedicated to Marlin's farm system. 60 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: We have a segment where we choose one position prospect 61 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: and one pitching prospect and we really highlight that player 62 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: or those two players because of what they did that 63 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: weekend where they're trending. A lot of individuals wanted me 64 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: to try to implement something like that in a major 65 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: league setting, and I think that we can do it. 66 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: I think that clearly there will be repeated selections because 67 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: the sample size is simply smaller. I don't have a 68 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: bunch of affiliates to go to. It is just a 69 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: major league roster, but I do believe that it's something 70 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: that we can do. So we're going to start off 71 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: there with the recap of the week, and then we're 72 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: going to look at trending pitcher and position player of 73 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: the Marlins. Then we're going to transition to what I'm 74 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: going to be speaking, or what I'm going to call 75 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: the dialogue segment. It's going to be very similar to 76 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: mail bag segments that individuals like Joe Fsarrow and Wells 77 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: Dunsberry have on Twitter and in their specific outlets, where 78 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: the fans or you know, even at time with the 79 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: players ask a question and they get their feedback on 80 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: it in the articles. I want to introduce that here 81 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: in a very podcast obviously oriented type of fashion, which 82 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: is why I want it to be dialogue. You ask me, 83 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: and I already have an immense amount of these. Ask 84 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: me for questions and topics that you want to discuss, 85 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: and I will bring a segment up and I will 86 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: discuss that particular question throughout that segment. The reason that 87 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: I want it to be a dialogue is because unlike 88 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: the articles where the conversation ends as soon as the 89 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: article is published, I want you to respond back. The 90 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: idea the concepts should be that you give me a 91 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: conversation piece. I give you my opinion, only mine. It 92 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: doesn't reflect anyone else's. I give you my opinion, and 93 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: then you give me yours, whether by coming on the 94 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: show like I asked last week, and I've had a 95 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: handful of volunteers for that, I guess we can say, 96 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: or through email again or Twitter, or whatever the case is. 97 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: I want it to be a dialogue. So some of 98 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: the ones that we're going to talk about today because 99 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: I want to give you a flavor of what you 100 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: guys were asking, Danny, when does Miami compete again, Danny, 101 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: how many of the current roster active roster makeup that 102 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: next core for competition? Who are they? Who should we 103 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: be focusing on at the major league level every night 104 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: in year two of a rebuild? And then actually, one 105 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: of my favorites and I jotted down the individual's name 106 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: that asked this, and I'm sorry that I don't have 107 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 1: it with me right now, which previous Marlins team does 108 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 1: this one remind you of? I loved that question. I 109 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: love that question because of the research that it yielded. 110 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 1: I got to fall in love with previous team all 111 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: over again and see the comparisons and see the youth 112 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: and the mixture of veterans. But I loved that question 113 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 1: more so because of the hope that it instills. And 114 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: it will not be an overly positive answer here, but 115 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: because of the hope that instills when you look back 116 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: at teams that may have not been as good as 117 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: fans wanted them to be if you're only focusing on 118 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: the win loss, but that were just a few years away, 119 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: and that you could see the parts developing right in 120 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: front of your eyes. So those are the four questions 121 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: that we're going to look at today on the dialogue segment. 122 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: And if you don't hear your question, that's simply because 123 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: it's in my document on the queue to be answered 124 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,239 Speaker 1: in another recording two to three weeks down the line. 125 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 1: But give me more, give me more. I want to 126 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: have ten weeks ready of questions so that I can 127 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: get to them. After the dialogue segment, we're going to 128 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: jump into some news. We actually have some relatively good 129 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: news and important news this week that had to do 130 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: with finances as well as interest of the fan base 131 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: and other things that might impact the way that this 132 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: team is ran and the way that this team is 133 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: able to use their funds moving forward. So we're going 134 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: to look at that towards the end part of the 135 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: podcast as a little news refresher. But we're gonna start 136 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: off with our recap of the week. As I mentioned before, 137 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: the Marlins won their first series. Now, I'm aware that 138 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: we published this broadcast Monday, so by the time you 139 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: were listening to this on Monday, the Marlins had already 140 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: obviously won that series against the Nats the weekend, but 141 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: since I recorded this on Thursday, we hadn't gone to 142 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: celebrate that yet. So hoorah, let's celebrate that the Marlins 143 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: won the series against the Nets. The Nats last weekend, 144 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: they went and then traveled to Cleveland Cleveland, where they 145 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,679 Speaker 1: split the series as a two game series. Each team 146 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: took home one win. Then they went to Philly, nice 147 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 1: and cold lost three out of four. They won the 148 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: four and lost the last three. Zach Eflin actually pitched 149 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: a complete game. I believe it was the first of 150 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: his career, and quite frankly, if we're all being honest 151 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: with each other, pitchers are probably going to get certain 152 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: milestones this year and certain firsts this year against the Marlins, 153 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: because even though it is your two of a rebuild, 154 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: they aren't hitting right now, and there simply is not 155 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: an answer other than certain developmental players, which we'll talk 156 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: about really taking the stage. As for what we have 157 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: this upcoming week, the Marlins are going to have a 158 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: two game home series against the Indians, so that was 159 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: one of these interesting four games series that are split 160 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: away and home, and then they're going to be facing 161 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Braves during the weekend. Go to the park, right, 162 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 1: I'm not an advertisement for the Marlins, but go to 163 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: the park this week I love Interleague play. If you 164 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: do so, and you like the ninety seven World Series, 165 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 1: do it. Go see the Indians, Go see the Fish 166 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: play to Tuesday and Wednesday, and then go see the 167 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: Braves this weekend. Go see the Braves this weekend, because 168 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: what I want you to understand is that they are 169 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: the hope for where we want to be in a 170 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:55,679 Speaker 1: few years. Talent up and down the lineup that comes 171 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: from prospects, although yes, there are some carryover veterans there 172 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: and pitching now. Braves Nation might want a little bit 173 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: more pitching, definitely some more relief help, but quite frankly, 174 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: they're in a beautiful spot. They are the example of 175 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: a rebuild conducted well through drafts, through international signings, and 176 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 1: they are where the Marlins hope to be in a 177 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: few years. Pitcher I said that I was gonna do 178 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: a trending player if you do not guess which pitcher 179 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna choose for this week and really for this season, 180 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 1: because the reality is that as we start doing this weekly, 181 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: I'll only look one week behind. But for the first 182 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: time that we introduce a segment, let's go ahead and 183 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: take a look at the whole season, you would have 184 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: to guess I'm going Caleb Smith, right, Doctor k I 185 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,319 Speaker 1: mean if I gave you someone else, I would hope 186 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: that you would just turn off the podcast and you 187 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: would go listen to whoever else you have qu'ed up, 188 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 1: because the reality is is that only, not the only, 189 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: but definitely the most deserving pitcher is doctor Kay. He's 190 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: obviously five games into the seat in small sample size 191 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 1: just under thirty innings pitch, but a beautiful two point 192 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 1: one seven era that is not artificially inflated by defensive 193 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: ability behind him or by the shift, which was a 194 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: question we have q'ed up for next week. My thoughts 195 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 1: on the defensive shifting that the Marlins are doing, and 196 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: it's not inflated by any of that, because we can 197 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: look at his fielding independent pitching measures and his FIP 198 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: is two point sixty five. Right. What your FIP does 199 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,719 Speaker 1: is it eliminates variables outside of the pitcher's control by 200 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: assuming that balls in play are dealt with at an 201 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: average play pace of MLB defense. Right, So you don't 202 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: have this amazing defense behind you, you don't have this 203 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: awful defense behind you, what would your era look like? 204 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: And his is two point sixty five, So again, this 205 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: is not an artificially produced era of two point one seven. No, 206 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:55,439 Speaker 1: he's right there. He's just simply put. He's that good. 207 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: He's currently carrying an eleven point four to eight strikeouts 208 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: per nine innings. He's only walking let's see here two 209 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: point one seven. But that's eleven and a half to 210 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:11,079 Speaker 1: two point one And how is he doing it? Right? 211 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: Because we see what's happening. I means we see it 212 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: every night. He is the ace of this staff at 213 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: the moment. It's why some people there's actually some Miami 214 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: media disagreement between a few people that I look up to. 215 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: But some individuals are saying, hey, why not trade Caleb Smith? 216 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: Why not trade Caleb Smith and get a top fifty 217 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:33,079 Speaker 1: unanimous consensus bat right, because we need that right now. 218 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: The Marlins needs some kind of offensive production, and they 219 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: have a lot of pitching to trade away from. Why 220 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: not use Caleb Smith at his what some might think 221 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 1: his highest peak and get that value. I don't know 222 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: how I feel about that, And we'll talk a little 223 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,439 Speaker 1: bit about that next week. Really, actually, as we get 224 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: closer to a trade deadliner, if rumors start to stir 225 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: up a little bit. But the reason that those rumors 226 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: are even in place to begin with is because of 227 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: how he's pitching. And the question then is why what 228 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: happened to doctor K that all of a sudden hitters 229 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 1: can't see him up now. I won't pretend to know 230 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: the answer. It's gonna be a mix of many different things. 231 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: It's gonna be him studying the opposing hitters. It's gonna 232 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: be him working on certain things. But there's there's one 233 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:27,319 Speaker 1: thing that is so evident, not even from the advanced stats, 234 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: not even from the metrics, just by looking at him. 235 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:33,599 Speaker 1: It's timing, and it's a movement. Timing and movement with 236 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: a picture is an incredible weapon. You don't have to 237 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: throw one hundred to be feared, because if you could 238 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,319 Speaker 1: keep a hitter's timing off, and if you can precisely 239 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: move your pitches and put them where you need to, 240 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: you're in good spot. Caleb is abusing timing and movement 241 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: right now, and my theory behind that is all comes 242 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: from his changeup. Last year, he uses change up at 243 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: a rate of thirteen point seven percent. Thirteen point seven 244 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 1: percent is not a lot. This year he's up to 245 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 1: twenty three point two percent usage. And it's not just usage. 246 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: He's not just throwing and tossing away a changeup. He 247 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:17,559 Speaker 1: is effectively getting people out with it. And even though 248 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: the K numbers are beautiful, what's even more beautiful is 249 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: when we take one step further and we look at 250 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,839 Speaker 1: stack cast by Baseball Savann. Go look them up. It's 251 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's something that MLB does. It's a 252 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: beautiful source for you to see. Baseball savant stack cast 253 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: looks at some of the deeper metrics and some of 254 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: the deeper things that we can't see artificially, that we 255 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: can't see, not rather artificially, but that we can't see 256 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: at a shallow a statistical reading. The man's destroying people, 257 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: and he's destroying people with soft contact. The hard hit 258 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: rate against him, right, the higher the better. He's in 259 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:58,839 Speaker 1: the ninety fifth percent that's elite. He's in the ninety 260 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:03,079 Speaker 1: fifth percent of no one hitting anything off of him 261 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: with any kind of velocity, with any kind of hard 262 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: hit percentage. His exit velow off of him ninety fourth 263 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: percentile just ridiculous. When you are in the top five 264 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: of anything that you do in life, even if it's walking. 265 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: I don't mean that baseball. I mean like, if you 266 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: really are just good at walking, you're a lead at it. 267 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: Caleb Smith is in the ninety fifth and ninety four 268 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: percent tile in hard hit percentage and exit velocity off 269 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: of him. Why Because he's mixing that beautiful fastball change 270 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: up slider mix and he's getting people off their timing. 271 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: And when you make contact off of Caleb Smith, it's 272 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: either you're hitting it down into the dirt where the defense, 273 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: even if it's at league average, is taking care of it, 274 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: or you're getting under it and popping it up. If 275 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: you ask Caleb Smith, he'll tell you what it is. 276 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: But only thing that I can see is that change 277 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: up usage. Caleb Smith Picture of the Week, prending the 278 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: right Way position Player of the Week. His backstop JeI 279 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: Adfudro is amazing. Hodei Adfudro has a lot of signs 280 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: of possible regression, and we could talk about that in 281 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: a second, but he's amazing. Jeremy Tasha, I hope I'm 282 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: saying your last name right. Man from Five Reasons Sports 283 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: put out an article basically, it's an opinion piece, basically saying, 284 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: you know, the man's ready run one the jt Remodal trade, 285 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: and quite frankly, I really don't agree. I mean, it's 286 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: an opinion piece and it's a small sample size, and 287 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 1: you know it's supposed to create some sort of reaction, 288 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: but I don't disagree. I agree when you look at 289 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: that trade at face value, even when it happened, it 290 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: was a fantastic trade. But the way that Hodie Adfudo 291 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: is playing all right. The pass balls is still an issue, 292 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: and there are clear red flags that I'm about to 293 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: talk about on the offensive side. But the way he 294 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: is playing is showing that he is exactly who they 295 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 1: thought they were when they targeted him. And I'll remind 296 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: you again that last last episode I said it, he 297 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: was right behind j. T Ramudo in total war for captures, 298 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: So it's not like this is a surprise. He slashed 299 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: two ninety seven three forty two five hundred with five 300 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: home runs. By the way, all of those home runs 301 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: opposite field. What does that tell me, Danny, Well, what 302 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: that tells me is that number one, he knows how 303 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: to drive the ball when he's not on it, and 304 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: that the man has ridiculous power, which you could see 305 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: an edding batting practice that you go see him, and 306 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: also by just looking at a picture of him. So 307 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: then why am I saying that there might be an 308 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: issue for regression. Here's the thing, BABP is batting average 309 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: on balls in play. This is often misused as a 310 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: way of looking at someone's luck. Right, if they have 311 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: a high batting average on balls in play, then what 312 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: you're saying is, well, they're eventually going to regress because 313 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: eventually it's going to find a glove, and because they're 314 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: just getting really lucky. Though when they hit the ball 315 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: it finds a hole. Now, I say it's often misused 316 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,879 Speaker 1: because you have to know how to use BAVIP. You 317 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: have to know how to say that this person's batting 318 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: average on balls and play is going to lead to regression. 319 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 1: And here's here's my opinion, really very close to fangraphs. 320 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: This is not just a measure on luck. See, if 321 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: a person's career has they're consistently like let's say three 322 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: fifty in this measure, three fifty, three fifty, and then 323 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: all of a sudden they're at four twenty, then you 324 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: can say, okay, he's going to fall back down because 325 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: it doesn't follow his profile as a hitter. Now to 326 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 1: understand this, let's let's put out some measures. The average 327 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: batting average on balls and play is three hundred. The 328 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: understanding is that line drive hitters and hitters that have 329 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,239 Speaker 1: a very high exit ve low can stay around three 330 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:59,719 Speaker 1: point fifty without regressing. Alfa Row is over four hundred, 331 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 1: and he's been over four hundred his entire major league career, 332 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:09,199 Speaker 1: his entire major league career. Last year, which was the 333 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: year that we could look at and say, well, he 334 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: was there for quite some time. I mean he had 335 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 1: a lot of he had a lot of at bats, 336 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: and maybe it should have stabilized. Even though it takes 337 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 1: really about six hundred eight hundred play a pierances for 338 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 1: your batting average in balls and play to stabilize. He 339 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,680 Speaker 1: was still around four oh six, which is high. It's high. 340 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: I told you the average from MLB is three hundred. 341 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: The average for really solid contact or not contact but 342 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: exit velo hitters is three fifty. Four oh six is 343 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: still high. The year before he was four twenty and 344 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,679 Speaker 1: this year he's four fifteen. That is an indicator of 345 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 1: someone who's average and slugging and on base is going 346 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 1: to dip because quote unquote people will say he's getting lucky. 347 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,880 Speaker 1: Here's my two points. One, I do believe that he's 348 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: going to dip. Two. I don't think he's going to 349 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:55,160 Speaker 1: fall off the face of the earth like other people think. 350 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: And the reason for that is also found in baseball 351 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: avon stack cast, because what did I say Fangrafts said 352 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 1: about individuals that could stabilize at three point fifty that 353 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 1: they are line drive hitters, and that they have high 354 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: exit velocity. Right half of those exit velosities in eighty 355 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: fifth percent. He's good. He hits the ball hard. He's 356 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,120 Speaker 1: going to strike out a lot, He's going to swing 357 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 1: a pitches outside of the zone a lot. But when 358 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: he hits the ball, he's going to barrel it, which 359 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: is why he also has all of his home runs 360 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: opposite field. This is what happens. So, yes, absolutely, do 361 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 1: I think it's going to drop back at Yes? Do 362 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: I think that he's going to fall off the face 363 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: of the earth like a lot of individuals want to 364 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: think that he will. I don't think so. Now it's 365 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: three years of him hitting over four hundred with batting 366 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: average on balls on play, is that going to sustain No? 367 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 1: I think this is someone who will be in that 368 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: three to fifty category because when he makes contact, he 369 00:19:56,880 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: smashes the ball. There's no weak contact coming out of 370 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: this man's bat, which means that the defense has a 371 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 1: lot less time to react to it and that if not, 372 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: it's usually going over the fence. Come on the show 373 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 1: one time. We're going to talk about just what makes 374 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: you awesome and just the ridiculous start that you're having 375 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: and how good it must have felt to hit an 376 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: opposite field home run against Phillies. But while yes, there 377 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: are individuals that will say that he's didn't do for regression, 378 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: and while I think that regression can happen, I do 379 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: not think that he is trending down. We're going to 380 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 1: talk about him in a second in our dialogue piece, 381 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: but simply put, he deserves to be the position player 382 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:46,199 Speaker 1: of the week. Now let's go into our dialogue. I 383 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: said that the dialogue would be the meat and potatoes 384 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: really of the podcast, because you guys just gave me 385 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: a lot of questions and I need to get through them. 386 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: So we're gonna go through the floor that I teased 387 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: you with earlier before. Were going to go through them 388 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 1: relatively quickly. The first three, as I maybe had mentioned, 389 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: sound like rebuilding questions. When does Miami compete again? How 390 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 1: many of the current roster will make the next core? 391 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 1: Who should we be focusing on at the major level? 392 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 1: And I don't blame people for asking your building questions. 393 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: You know I love those questions. Give it to me. 394 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,439 Speaker 1: We are in year two of a rebuild. You should 395 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 1: be asking these type of questions. So let's start when 396 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: does Miami compete again? I'll start by saying that it 397 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: matters how you operationalize the word compete. If compete for 398 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 1: you means going to the stadium every day, and the 399 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,879 Speaker 1: team will compete every single day. I'm going to tell 400 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: you that by next year you should be able to 401 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: go to the stadium and fulfill that. I mean, they're 402 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: going to compete every day this year, just the offense 403 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: isn't there. They're going to compete because of the baby 404 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: face daces, but the offense isn't there. And actually, I'll 405 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: just put in it a little plug. I just wrote 406 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: something on the baby face daces and where they would 407 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: stand if they're current numbers, understanding that there's a small 408 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 1: sample size would continue throughout the year. And ladies and gentlemen, 409 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 1: the ANSWER's top five in Miami Marlin's history. If you 410 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 1: go look, go look on fist stripes. Right, don't take 411 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: my word for it, take my research for it. If 412 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 1: you go look at the numbers, they're a top five 413 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 1: staff in the Marlins history if their numbers were to 414 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: continue throughout the year, so they're always going to be 415 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: competing this year. The problem is that the offense is 416 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: simply nowhere to be found at the moment because it's 417 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: in the minors, or it's in someone in another organization's 418 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: farm system, and you know, Miami will have to acquire 419 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: them via the pitching, which for what it's worth, and 420 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: I'm going on a tangent here, but it makes sense 421 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: for what we're talking about. You know, Just just breathe 422 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: a little bit about the offense not being word it's 423 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 1: to be. Just take a breath. The season isn't about 424 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: wins and losses. This season is about development. And if 425 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: you give me the option to have pitching, I mean 426 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:59,159 Speaker 1: ridiculous steps of pitching from the majors to low A 427 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 1: but having no offense or the inverse, which is a 428 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: lot of offense and no pitching, I'm gonna take what 429 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: the Marlins have every single time, because it's a lot 430 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: easier to trade away pitching and acquire hitting than vice versa. 431 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,959 Speaker 1: So breathe. The offense will come. It'll come from people 432 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: like Victor Victor Mesa. It'll come from people like Monte Harrison, 433 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: who's destroying the minor leagues right now and will be 434 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: a guest on earning their stripes this week. It'll come 435 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 1: from a high OBP power guy like Isan Diaz or 436 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 1: Jose Devers, who is a glove for a shortstop, no 437 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: doubt about it, but is also showing significant increase with 438 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: the bat. Heck, even Magner Sierra is showing that he 439 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: can hit a bit head out in Carnacion. There's prospects 440 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 1: down there, Danny. Not everyone will make it. I understand that, 441 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: which is why you're gonna have to either sign bats 442 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: to come down Jose alllbray you next to your first base. 443 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: Let's see if that happens, or you trade from this 444 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 1: immense amount of pitching that you have for bats. So again, 445 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: will they compete because of the baby face is yes, 446 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: if you're talking about a competitive team, I say next year. 447 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: Next year in terms of competitive as in you know 448 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: they're nearing five hundred. You're talking about a seventy five 449 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 1: team trajectory eighty something to that extent, probably not getting 450 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: to five hundred next year, but nearing five hundred. Now, 451 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 1: if you operationalize competing as no, I want them to 452 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: be competing for wild card spot, then I don't see 453 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,679 Speaker 1: that next year. But if you ask me to get 454 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one, I think I see it. I 455 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 1: think I could see the team that now is getting 456 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 1: a flavor of competing, and the layers of pitching depth 457 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: is now up six Do Sanchez, Jordan Yamamoto, Nick Knier. 458 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: By that time they should be up and we'll see 459 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: who makes it, who doesn't, who gets sent to the bullpen, 460 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: who gets traded away for hitting. But by twenty twenty one, 461 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: I could see a team getting closer to the eighty 462 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: eighty one, eighty two, eighty three kind of wild card 463 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: flavor tasting records. And then there's gonna be the people 464 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: that say that's an competing Danny. Getting near five hundred 465 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: is not competing. Becoming or getting close to a wild 466 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: card team is not competing. Competing is competing, Danny. It 467 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 1: means I want to see a team that is going 468 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: to make the playoffs or is going to get very 469 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: close and going to be in it the last week 470 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: of the season, and will compete when when they're in it. 471 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 1: My answer is all right, I hope you're patient enough 472 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: to wait till twenty twenty two. By twenty twenty two, 473 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 1: the Marlins Baby Faced Aces will have had two three 474 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: years of pro BAWL Major League baseball experience. Some will 475 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 1: be here, some probably won't. Some might get traded, some 476 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: might be traded for pitching, some might be relegated to 477 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 1: the bullpen. I don't know where they're going to be, 478 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 1: but they're going to be experienced. And then all the 479 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 1: layers of depth again six tough, all the way to 480 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:48,400 Speaker 1: someone who might have an et of three years from now, 481 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: like Jordan Holloway or Braxton Garrett or Trevor Rogers will 482 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:57,119 Speaker 1: be up or close to it. Too much pitching, not 483 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 1: to compete, too much assets, not to you know, trade 484 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: for hitting, or be able to develop some sense of 485 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 1: hitting in the farm system. Because again, I don't believe 486 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:11,639 Speaker 1: that all of our prospects. I'm not naive enough to 487 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: think that baseball scholars say thirty three percent of your 488 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: prospects reach your ceilings. Probably less than that. I understand 489 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,120 Speaker 1: that I don't expect all of DIA's and Monte and 490 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: Mesa to all become above average starters. But there is 491 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 1: hitting here. There is hitting here, and I think, and 492 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: here's the caveat that if there isn't, there's enough pitching 493 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: to go get it. So when does Miami compete depends 494 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: on what you mean by compete, but if you want 495 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: playoff baseball, look for twenty twenty two and a head 496 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: that's an eighty five win team. Two. How many of 497 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: the current roster make up the next core? My answer 498 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:52,679 Speaker 1: is forty percent, somewhere between thirty and forty percent. I 499 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 1: know I'm using a big confidence interval there, but somewhere 500 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,199 Speaker 1: between thirty and forty percent, which then leads to the 501 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,480 Speaker 1: third question, which is, Okay, well who are they and 502 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: who should then we be focusing on at the major 503 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 1: league level. I love this question because I'm tired of 504 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: the individual that gets really upset with the win loss 505 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:12,880 Speaker 1: of a rebuilding year two team because I don't understand it. 506 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 1: We know what we're getting into. These guys are going 507 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: to compete every single day, and they're going to go out. 508 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: I mean, this is a testament to it in Philly, 509 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: whether they were they were down ten to one or 510 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: something to that extent, came back ten nine and then 511 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 1: lost twelve nine because ninth inning blenders, eighth inning blunders. 512 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I get it. They're going to compete every day. 513 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that they're not, but I think everyone 514 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: has a dosage of reality. We're not looking here for 515 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,399 Speaker 1: wins and losses. What you should be focusing on at 516 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: the MLB level. To answer the question, are players who 517 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 1: you think are going to make up that thirty to 518 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: forty percent, players who you think are going to be 519 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 1: an above average contributor or an average contributor to the 520 00:27:55,400 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 1: next competitive Miami Marlins core. I mean that's answer, and 521 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:04,159 Speaker 1: then if you tell me who here it is. I 522 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: think when you're looking at hitters, there's two answers that 523 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 1: no one here is gonna argue with me about Brian 524 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 1: Anderson at third or at right field. My two cents, 525 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: he's our third baseman, Leave him at third, figure something 526 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:20,639 Speaker 1: out for outfield, leave him at third. And Hori Afuro, 527 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 1: the catcher, who he just spent five minutes talking about. 528 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 1: Those are the two players that I don't think anyone 529 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 1: is gonna argue with me about being the next competitive 530 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 1: Miami Marlins core. The magical million dollar question is who 531 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: are we adding to that now? On my list, I 532 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: have three and you're gonna guess who it is. The 533 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: third one is Lewis Prinson. I'm giving you all time 534 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: to roll your eyes and get angry. My answer is 535 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 1: Lewis Brinson, because Lewis Brinson is a twenty four year 536 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 1: old player who's no longer a prospect, but still have 537 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: all those tools they didn't magically evaporate this year. The 538 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 1: reason I say twenty four is not because it's an excuse. 539 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:10,400 Speaker 1: It's because he actually is that age, and the average 540 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball rookie is actually that age too. Twenty 541 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: four point four is the average Major League Baseball rookies age. 542 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 1: So I'm sorry that everyone is so excited to give 543 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 1: up on a player that is the same age as 544 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: the average rookie. Do I think, and this is another 545 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: question I got a lot, Do I think he needs 546 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: to be demoted? Maybe a full reset, go down to double, A, 547 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 1: triple A, see what's happening? Possibly? Do I think that 548 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: it's ridiculous and ludicrous to continue hitting him in front 549 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 1: of the picture? Yes, and I know a lot of 550 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 1: people disagree with that. Just check my Twitter feed. I'd 551 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 1: rather him hit ninth, hit him ninth, stop hitting him 552 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: in front of the picture. Do I think that the 553 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 1: demotion would be good? Sure? Do I think that him 554 00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: being the fourth outfielder per reports and getting pinch hits 555 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: is ludicrous? Yes? But He's still someone you tune in 556 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: to see because he still has a potential of being 557 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 1: someone that you look at as the core moving forward. 558 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 1: Loisprinton will be a part of that forty percent. It's 559 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 1: just about in what capacity pitching staff. Yeah, this answer 560 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 1: is easy. The baby face Daces, that's they're part of 561 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: forty percent. Sandy al Contra, Adricantara, Caleb Smith, Trevor Richards, 562 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: and Pablo Lopez they're going to be a part of 563 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 1: it unless someone gets traded. The conversation keeps going back 564 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: and forth. Who do you trade who? He now trade? 565 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:40,720 Speaker 1: My very quick two cents on that you don't trade 566 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: Sandy and you don't trade Pablo for anything other than 567 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: just a massacre of a deal. It doesn't even have 568 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:50,560 Speaker 1: to be It can't even be a fair deal. These 569 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 1: are young, talented arms. Has to be a ridiculous deal. 570 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 1: Some are a lot more willing to depart with either 571 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 1: Trevor Richards because they might see him as a bullpen 572 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 1: piece moving forward, or Caleb Smith because of the age. 573 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: I just have one note on the age. I don't 574 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 1: care as much about the age with a picture as 575 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 1: I do as wear and tear, especially if that picture 576 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 1: is not successful by gassing ninety seven miles Prower. If 577 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 1: this was a twenty seven year old who only depended 578 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 1: on ninety seven miles p I would worry about regression 579 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:25,600 Speaker 1: with age. But he's not and he doesn't have a 580 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 1: million starts under his belt. Give me the twenty seven 581 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 1: year old that has a fresh arm over the twenty 582 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:35,240 Speaker 1: four year old that has four hundred innings gassing people 583 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: at one hundred miles pour. So I understand the concept 584 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: of well he's a little older, I would feel a 585 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 1: little bit better getting some hitting for him, and if 586 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 1: that happens, I'm okay. But don't always use the age 587 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: factor here because he's still young when it comes to 588 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 1: the wear and tear on his arm and his elbow. 589 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: So so far hitters we should be focusing on at 590 00:31:57,240 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 1: the majorague level, Brian Anderson hothead fo and Lewis and 591 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 1: for as long as he's here starting staff. The baby 592 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: face daces mine is hosse Urania, who I think eventually 593 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 1: could be a bullpen piece, And talking about the bullpen 594 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: at the moment, I would say Tyron Garrel is the 595 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: easiest fit for me to answer there. Nick Anderson is 596 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 1: just lights out and Tyler Kinley. These are the three 597 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: that I would say could survive until twenty twenty two 598 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 1: when we're ready to compete. Unless they get traded. We're 599 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 1: still in a point where we should be investing in 600 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 1: acquiring hitting if we can. If someone presents you an 601 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: acceptable deal for Caleb Smith or for Tyron Guerrero or 602 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: Nick Anderson, and it includes a bat who you consider 603 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:44,080 Speaker 1: to be safe, you're okay to say yes because of 604 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 1: all the pitching you have coming up behind them. So 605 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:52,840 Speaker 1: it's hard to know what the bullpen will look like 606 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 1: because there's a lot of factors here. At some point, 607 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 1: the baby face Daces are going to be pushed by 608 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 1: the baby face aces downstairs, by nier By Yamamoto by 609 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 1: six though, it's going to happen, which means that whoever 610 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: makes it and survives survives. If not, you go to 611 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:15,000 Speaker 1: the bullpen, and if the person pushing you under isn't 612 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 1: good enough to push you out, they end up in 613 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 1: the bullpen as well. I hate the whole concept that 614 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 1: it's so easy to change a starter to a bullpen piece. 615 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,560 Speaker 1: I really I don't like that concept. But they have 616 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 1: so much pitching, so they're either going to be in 617 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,360 Speaker 1: the pen or they're going to be traded away for assets. 618 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: So again to recap the quote unquote rebuilding type of questions, 619 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 1: when does mind me compete? Again? I say, nearing five 620 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:41,200 Speaker 1: hundred by next year, nearing a wildcard team by twenty 621 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 1: twenty one, competing competing eighty five plus win team by 622 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. How many of the current roster make 623 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: up the next core? My answer is around forty percent. 624 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:54,480 Speaker 1: Who is the forty percent? Brian Anderson, Joheyadfuro and Lewis Prinson, 625 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 1: Sandi al Contrera, Caleb Smith, Trevor Richards and Pablo Lopez, 626 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: Tyron Guerrero and again sent Tyler Kinley, and of course 627 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: trades could change that. Now the fourth question, and it 628 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:06,959 Speaker 1: really does bring a smile to my face because I 629 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:11,319 Speaker 1: genuinely love this question. Which previous Marlins teams does this 630 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 1: one remind you of? Again, thank you to whoever said 631 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:18,320 Speaker 1: this sent this And here's my answer, So go google 632 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:19,920 Speaker 1: it or go look it up if you're not driving. 633 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:23,919 Speaker 1: Nineteen ninety five, nineteen ninety nine, two thousand and seven. 634 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 1: In twenty thirteen, they are the perfect comparison group or 635 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: case study group for what this current Marlins team reminds 636 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:37,320 Speaker 1: me of I'll start off here, the average win loss 637 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,160 Speaker 1: of the teams that I just listed was sixty six 638 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 1: and ninety six. So I'm not here to sell you 639 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: a silver lining or the beauty of wind loss, or 640 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:49,319 Speaker 1: I'm not painting rainbows on the Marlins of When I'm 641 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:54,239 Speaker 1: comparing them, I'm comparing them to teams that weren't good 642 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:59,520 Speaker 1: at all. But what were they They were teams that 643 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:06,359 Speaker 1: had young pieces, mostly unproven young pieces, and they were 644 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:09,319 Speaker 1: all teams that were only a handful of years, one 645 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:13,440 Speaker 1: to three years away from competing. Do we want proof, 646 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 1: Let's do it. You'll hear names for each year that 647 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 1: I want to call out, and what you're gonna hear 648 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:21,440 Speaker 1: is that they were young, for the most part, unproven, 649 00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 1: some were proven ready young, unproven talent. Some made it, 650 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:31,880 Speaker 1: some didn't. Nineteen ninety five, Charles Johnson, Gary Sheffield, Quilvillo, 651 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: Veris Hesustaveras nineteen ninety nine, Luis Castillo, Alex Gonzalez, Mike Low, Preston, Wilson, 652 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 1: Ryan Dempster, A J. Burnett, Levon, Hernandez, Vladimir Nunez. Two 653 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 1: thousand and seven. Hanley Ramirez, Miguel Cabrera, Jeremy Hermida, Dontrell Willis, 654 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:52,759 Speaker 1: Rick Van den hurt I loved Rick vanden Hirk when 655 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:57,320 Speaker 1: he came up, Scott Olsen and Sergio Mitri. Twenty thirteen 656 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 1: Logan Morrison, A Denny Hitchabaria, JOHNK. Carlow then Mike Stanton, Ozuna, 657 00:36:04,239 --> 00:36:11,960 Speaker 1: Yelich Henderson, Alvarez, Nathan Ebaldi, Jacob Titter. Four teams that 658 00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 1: averaged sixty six wins, which had a mix of young 659 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,239 Speaker 1: players who you should be focusing on at the major 660 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:20,359 Speaker 1: league level if you were in nineteen ninety five, ninety 661 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:25,000 Speaker 1: nine oh seven, in twenty thirteen. Sounds familiar. Some who 662 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:30,520 Speaker 1: made it, some who didn't. If you want to look 663 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:35,759 Speaker 1: at teams that remind you of this current team, it's 664 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:39,880 Speaker 1: these four. Fans in nineteen ninety five, nineteen ninety nine, 665 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 1: oh seven, and thirteen weren't happy with their win loss production. 666 00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 1: Fans in those years were ready to give up. Fans 667 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 1: in those years were frustrated. Fans in those years wouldn't 668 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:55,759 Speaker 1: log into podcasts because they didn't exist. Little did those 669 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,800 Speaker 1: fans know they were two to three years away from competing, 670 00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:02,760 Speaker 1: because nine five, two of the four that I listed 671 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:06,640 Speaker 1: became a core for ninety seven ninety nine. A good 672 00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:08,920 Speaker 1: amount of the ones I listed became a core for 673 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 1: two thousand and three, minus three or four of them 674 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:15,000 Speaker 1: that either left the team or were traded or did 675 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,960 Speaker 1: not pan out. Two thousand and seven and twenty thirteen 676 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:21,160 Speaker 1: did not become championship winners, but they became competitive teams. 677 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:25,240 Speaker 1: That seventeen was a year away from becoming competitive. Eighth 678 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:29,440 Speaker 1: nine twenty ten were fun years in Miami. Twenty thirteen 679 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:33,400 Speaker 1: also never became the competitive team, but twenty sixteen a 680 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:36,920 Speaker 1: lot of the players that were there, obviously, because everyone 681 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:41,080 Speaker 1: still remembers the beautiful outfield that we had, became something special. 682 00:37:42,440 --> 00:37:45,280 Speaker 1: Don't don't pretend like Marcelo Zuna had an easy transition. 683 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:48,560 Speaker 1: Remember he was not relegated. He was demoted a few 684 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:52,480 Speaker 1: times to the miners. We don't know what we have 685 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:55,080 Speaker 1: in place right now because we're currently in nineteen ninety five, 686 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:58,759 Speaker 1: ninety nine, two thousand and seven, twenty thirteen. I'm not 687 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:01,439 Speaker 1: saying that it's going to lead to championship like two 688 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:03,520 Speaker 1: of those did. I'm not saying that it's going to 689 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:05,880 Speaker 1: lead to failure like two of those did, but the 690 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:11,080 Speaker 1: teams did compete, and they competed because they had young 691 00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:15,080 Speaker 1: players to develop, and they had young players to look at. 692 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,839 Speaker 1: When you turn into Fox Sports Florida to watch the 693 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:22,640 Speaker 1: Miami Marlins, try to understand that the win loss is 694 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:25,480 Speaker 1: not what this year is about. What this year is 695 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:30,000 Speaker 1: about is the Charles Johnson's, the Luis Castillos. It's about 696 00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:32,920 Speaker 1: finding the Jeremy Hermidaz and seeing if they really want 697 00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:36,840 Speaker 1: to invest that much time in them or not. That's 698 00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:40,960 Speaker 1: what this year's about. It's about the development. Try to 699 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:45,400 Speaker 1: grasp that. It'll make this entire campaign a lot easier 700 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:50,400 Speaker 1: to sit with and remember that each one of those 701 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:56,120 Speaker 1: teams was a handful years away from walkoffs, victories, no hitters, 702 00:38:56,239 --> 00:39:04,560 Speaker 1: and in two cases, world titles. The news Wells Dunsbury, 703 00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:07,520 Speaker 1: who was fantastic. Seriously, I love you man. Go look 704 00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:10,480 Speaker 1: him up on Twitter, is a writer for Sun Sentinel. 705 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,640 Speaker 1: He sent out a tweet per Fox Sports Florida that 706 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:18,720 Speaker 1: streaming of Marlin's games was up eighty six percent. Now listen, 707 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:22,440 Speaker 1: I'm not a fool. I understand that that has a 708 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:25,360 Speaker 1: lot more to do with the fact that more people 709 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:28,040 Speaker 1: are streaming than it has to do with more people 710 00:39:28,080 --> 00:39:31,160 Speaker 1: watching the Marlins. But eighty six percent of an increase 711 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:34,239 Speaker 1: is still significant because there has to be eighty six 712 00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:39,920 Speaker 1: percent of individuals that want to watch the Marlins. They're streaming, 713 00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:44,600 Speaker 1: They're choosing streaming over TV. I understand that, but the 714 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:47,200 Speaker 1: numbers wouldn't be that impressive if people did not care. 715 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:50,759 Speaker 1: Sometimes I don't even care to log into the Fox 716 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:54,880 Speaker 1: Sports Florida Go app, so someone has to care to 717 00:39:54,920 --> 00:39:57,960 Speaker 1: be going into that. Oh but Danny, the TV ratings 718 00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:01,799 Speaker 1: stay otherwise, Actually know they don't. TV ratings are up 719 00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:06,879 Speaker 1: six percent from last year. At the same time, that's significant. 720 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that. You know, it's the bottom of 721 00:40:10,120 --> 00:40:12,600 Speaker 1: the league still, but I'm not. I've told you from 722 00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:15,440 Speaker 1: the beginning we shouldn't really be competing the Marlins, comparing 723 00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:16,840 Speaker 1: the Marlins to the league right now. We need to 724 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:19,839 Speaker 1: be comparing the Marlins to themselves. They are starting from 725 00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:23,080 Speaker 1: the ground up. So an increase of six percent is significant, 726 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:26,960 Speaker 1: especially when Chip Bowers is out there working the best 727 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:29,040 Speaker 1: he can to bring in a new TV contract because 728 00:40:29,080 --> 00:40:31,160 Speaker 1: the one that was negotiated by the previous ownership is 729 00:40:31,160 --> 00:40:37,279 Speaker 1: a joke. Marlins six percent up TV ratings eighty six 730 00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:43,239 Speaker 1: percent up streaming go follow Wells Dunsbury on Twitter. Two 731 00:40:43,640 --> 00:40:46,759 Speaker 1: Garrett Cooper per Joe for Sorrow is back and per 732 00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:50,160 Speaker 1: box scores, and he is crushing the ball in his 733 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:53,319 Speaker 1: rehab assignment. The interesting thing per Joe is that he 734 00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:58,880 Speaker 1: is playing first good good. I need Gary Cooper to 735 00:40:58,920 --> 00:41:01,520 Speaker 1: get consistent at bats in this slight up. It'll lengthen 736 00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:03,799 Speaker 1: the lineup, but also Garret Cooper's not someone that I 737 00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:07,719 Speaker 1: care to give up on either. The rebuilding year is 738 00:41:07,719 --> 00:41:10,320 Speaker 1: the year you find gems and when you have contact 739 00:41:10,320 --> 00:41:15,560 Speaker 1: and power ability like he does, albeit inconsistent because of injuries, 740 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:20,080 Speaker 1: you want to see him get at bats. Three six 741 00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:23,359 Speaker 1: of Sanchez is apparently on track to pitch within the 742 00:41:23,400 --> 00:41:26,760 Speaker 1: next few weeks. That'll be exciting, but that'll be covered 743 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:30,360 Speaker 1: more so on earning their stripes. Fourth, I am shooting 744 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:32,799 Speaker 1: to have a fan guest either next week or the 745 00:41:32,840 --> 00:41:35,040 Speaker 1: following week. I have a list of individuals that have 746 00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:37,160 Speaker 1: reached out, but I want to continue to say this. 747 00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:39,719 Speaker 1: If you want to be a guest, let me know 748 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:41,719 Speaker 1: on Twitter, let me know on fish Stripes, send me 749 00:41:41,719 --> 00:41:44,400 Speaker 1: an email so that we could set it up. And lastly, 750 00:41:44,840 --> 00:41:47,480 Speaker 1: I start off saying thank you for all the feedback. 751 00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:49,839 Speaker 1: I start off saying that we have so much right 752 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:51,040 Speaker 1: now that we're not even going to get to it 753 00:41:51,080 --> 00:41:53,120 Speaker 1: for like three weeks. That does not mean I want 754 00:41:53,120 --> 00:41:55,400 Speaker 1: you to stop. Give me more feedback, give me more 755 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:58,719 Speaker 1: segments you want to see, and as always, please give 756 00:41:58,719 --> 00:42:01,600 Speaker 1: me conversation topic that you want me to talk about 757 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:04,919 Speaker 1: in the dialogue segment. I hope I answered the ones 758 00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:06,640 Speaker 1: that you gave me this week. I hope to hear 759 00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:10,279 Speaker 1: responses for the ones that we discussed this week, but 760 00:42:10,520 --> 00:42:15,000 Speaker 1: make sure you keep them coming. All right, my wife 761 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:18,040 Speaker 1: is downstairs and I think she has finished cooking, so 762 00:42:18,200 --> 00:42:20,359 Speaker 1: I probably don't want to get in trouble. I will 763 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:22,719 Speaker 1: make sure to continue being in contact with all of you. 764 00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:26,600 Speaker 1: I appreciate all of you. Make sure to follow us 765 00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:30,799 Speaker 1: and subscribe on anywhere that podcast are found, Google, Spotify, iTunes. 766 00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:34,520 Speaker 1: Make sure to follow me on Alright Miami on Twitter, 767 00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:38,560 Speaker 1: follow our work on fish stripes dot com and go 768 00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:59,279 Speaker 1: fish