1 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: The show goes on. This is the official show on 2 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:20,919 Speaker 1: the Fish Stripes podcast channel with me Eli Susman, the 3 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 1: managing editor of Fists Stripes, where we cover your Miami 4 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: Marlins every day in our own way. Subscribe to this 5 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: podcast wherever you get your pods not just for me, 6 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: but for fish Stripes Unfiltered every couple of weeks for 7 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: Big Fish Small Pod with Daniel Rodriguez and Andrew Wardahl 8 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: every other weekday aside from this one on Mondays that 9 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: I handle myself. Check out all of our social media 10 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: offerings from Twitter to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube. 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Go to fish stripes dot com. 18 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: There is this nasty habit that people have when their 19 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: team falls out of playoff contention to say the season's 20 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: over something along those lines, And even when that happens, 21 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: I feel it's hyperbole, it's an exaggeration even as fans. 22 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: Fans are the ones that feel most emotional about that. 23 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: But I'd say for players, for the fans themselves, for 24 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: the media selfishly, the rest of the season always has 25 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: immensely interesting things going on. It's not necessarily as fun 26 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: if you're out of contention, but it's still essential to 27 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: following the progress of the team for the development of 28 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: these players, getting as much information as possible for future seasons. 29 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: I'm speaking to you on June sixth. It is not 30 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: even two full months into the Marlins year. I would 31 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: say that their playoff contention aspirations for twenty twenty two 32 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 1: are over. The season is not over, it's just reached 33 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: a point where the decision makers in charge of the 34 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: Marlins need to change their priorities. They were focused on 35 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: being a contender in twenty twenty two, making a big 36 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 1: leap from ninety five losses last year to being right 37 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: in the mix this year, and it turns out that 38 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: leap was just too far and they're not going to 39 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: be able to do it. It's obvious to me at 40 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: this time, even though we're not even two months into 41 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: the year, this whole episode, breaking a little bit with 42 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: the usual Monday format, just to explain to you, you know, 43 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: how I arrived at this place. Well, I'm not trying 44 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: to be hyperbolic. Why I think we have to accept 45 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: this reality going through exactly what that means, you know, 46 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 1: what are the changes that I want to see moving forward? 47 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: Why this means anything different from just you know, playing 48 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: out the string as you normally would under world series 49 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: aspirations and hopes, and then also at the end, just 50 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: going through all the ways that I could be wrong. 51 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: You know, that is why they play the games. With 52 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: one hundred and ten games to go, I could be wrong. 53 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 1: There are always, not always, there are occasionally very astounding 54 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: in season turnarounds that happen, and it'd be silly for 55 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: me to guarantee that's not going to happen. In this case. 56 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: We'll find out. So on the other side of this break, 57 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: going into all of that stick with us. The easiest 58 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: place to start is just looking at the standings. It's 59 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: pretty basic, but it is pretty revealing. At this point, 60 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: we are fifty two games into the Marlin season. They've 61 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: actually played fewer games than most other teams so far, 62 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: and they have the twelfth best record in the Nation League. 63 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: Another way of looking at it is they have the 64 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: fourth worst record in the National League fifteen teams in 65 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: the NL, and they are fourth from the bottom, ahead 66 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: of only the Cincinnati Reds, who've heard, of course, about 67 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: their historically disastrous start to the season and the egregious 68 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: cost cutting that they did coming into the year. The 69 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: Marlins are ahead of the Washington Nationals. They are not 70 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 1: the worst team in the division. For the second straight year, 71 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:28,559 Speaker 1: they are going to finish ahead of the Nationals. Actually 72 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: the third straight year they're going to finish ahead of 73 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: the Nationals in the division. The Nats are pretty terrible. 74 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: They've had that injury luck, They've traded away so many 75 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: of the veteran players last summer. They are very bad. 76 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: And they're also the Marlins just percentage points, I think, 77 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: half a game ahead of the Cubs. The Cubs very 78 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: similar boats to the Nationals. They went very they leaned 79 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: hard into a rebuild last summer, not quite ready yet 80 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 1: to build themselves out of it to this point. So 81 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: I think of at very least it is safe to 82 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: assume that the Marlins are going to remain in the 83 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: top twelve in the National League this entire season. Tiny 84 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 1: problem is the playoff format. The playoff format does not 85 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: accept twelve teams. It accepts half that many, even being 86 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: expanded from where it used to be. It's only six 87 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: National League teams, the three division winners, the three wild 88 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: card teams. This playoff change. I emphasized it entering this year, 89 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: like how important it was that they were getting that 90 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: extra wild card spot in the league, and how much 91 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: of a difference that make. How the Marlins teams that 92 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: frustrated us in the mid twenty tens and twenty sixteen 93 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,919 Speaker 1: and twenty seventeen especially, like those teams could have snuck 94 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: into the playoffs under this format. With that extra team, 95 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: it's possible to make it in even without a winning record, 96 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: depending on how things play out in particular, unfortunately for 97 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: the Marlins and this year in twenty twenty two, the 98 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:59,359 Speaker 1: National League is pretty top heavy. There are I count 99 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: seventy that I think are pretty dramatically better than the Marlins. 100 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: It begins with the Mets and the Dodgers. They are 101 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: one two. We'll get into them a little bit more 102 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: in a moment, and the Brewers for the moment still 103 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 1: leading the National League. Central them, and the Cardinals are 104 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,359 Speaker 1: kind of toussling back and forth. So that's four with 105 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: the Mets, Dodgers, Brewers, and Cardinals. Those are all really 106 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 1: well rounded teams. You could pick the Brewers I would 107 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: say the most vulnerable of those because of some offensive 108 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: limitations and some pitching injuries. But those are four teams 109 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: that it's very difficult to imagine the Marlins finishing even 110 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: close to them in the standings. And so then you 111 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: have the San Diego Padres. They're in a very interesting spot. 112 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: They've been without Fernando Tattoos and I've been without Fernando 113 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: Tattis Junior on my fantasy team this year so far, 114 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: and yet they're at thirty three and twenty one. So 115 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: they are in the first wild card spot at the moment, 116 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: behind the Dodgers, a really deep team as well, heavily 117 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: invested in, run by a front office and AJ Preler 118 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:04,359 Speaker 1: that is going to be aggressive at the deadline and 119 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,559 Speaker 1: continue buying. They're gonna keep their foot on the pedal, 120 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: especially after last year's humiliating second half collapse. I think 121 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: there's a clear difference between them and like the Dodgers 122 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: and the Mets, but they are. They're gonna be pretty 123 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: significantly above five hundred no matter what in my opinion. 124 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: And then the Saint Louis Cardinals for the moment, are 125 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: right there. I mentioned the Cardinals ready, so also the Giants, 126 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: so the Giants would be the sixth team in here 127 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: for the moment they hold on to the bottom wild 128 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: card spot. They beat the Marlins head's head this year 129 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: in four out of seven games, a lot of close 130 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: games between them and the Giants, a team that won 131 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: one hundred and seven last year, and they're not nearly 132 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: as good as they were last year. They are more vulnerable. 133 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: They're just a really smart, innovative organization. At this point. 134 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: They have rapidly climbed up that list of teams that 135 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: squeeze the most they could possibly get out of their players, 136 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: where the sum is always greater than the parts. With them, 137 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: they're just a really clever organization. And like many of 138 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: these teams, they have a much bigger budget than the 139 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: Marlins in terms of payroll to get away with even 140 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: the bad decisions that they make. It's hard to imagine 141 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: them slipping any further than the Marlins. Art to this point, 142 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: just like, give you an idea of the discrepancy between 143 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: these teams and the standings. The Mets are, do I 144 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: have this right, thirteen games ahead of the Marlins at 145 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: this point. Thirteen wow, And yeah, the Dodgers right behind them, 146 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: the Brewers and Padres and Cardinals right behind them. Then 147 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: there's the Giants. The Giants are up by six and 148 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: a half over the Marlins. That is the closest wildcard 149 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: spot is six and a half games, but also six 150 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: teams because there's a bunch of teams as I set 151 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: up top, that are between the Marlins and those wildcard teams. 152 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: And really the seventh team in here that makes it 153 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: seem super unlikely is the reigning World Series champions. It's 154 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Braves. The Braves have finally gotten hot. They've 155 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 1: won five straight to go back over five hundred. They 156 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: are four and a half games ahead of the Marlins 157 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: because their division rivals, there are still quite a few 158 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: head to head matchups between them. I don't know how 159 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: much good that is going to do for a Braves team. 160 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:29,719 Speaker 1: That I mean, they have every incentive to be aggressive 161 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: this year, to continue adding outside talent, if that's what 162 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 1: it means to stay afloat and stay in this they 163 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: are right in the middle of Ronald Acunya Junior's prime 164 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: Matt Olsen's prime. They're not a perfect team. They have 165 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:51,559 Speaker 1: rotation questions. I'd say some of the they've particular lineup 166 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: spots that have given them like zero offensive production. They 167 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: just have a lot of star power and they do 168 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: the little thing well. They are still a pretty deep 169 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: organization in terms of the next man up to fill 170 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: rotation holes in their bullpen, and just called up Michael 171 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 1: Harris Junior, one of the top prospects in baseball, to 172 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: shure up their center field defense. They're not a perfect team, 173 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 1: but they're a lot better than the Marlins are. So 174 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: I'm not going to go through every other team as well. 175 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: I'm just saying that if you're talking about if you're 176 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: holding out hope for the Marlins, if you're being optimistic 177 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: and hopeful, which of those seven teams, the Mets, the Dodgers, 178 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: the Brewers, the Padres, the Cardinals, the Giants, the Braves, 179 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: Which of those seven teams are the Marlins going to 180 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: zoom past? And then tell me which second team in 181 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: that group they're going to zoom past. It needs to 182 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: be two of those forget about everybody else. They need 183 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: to get through at least two of those teams that 184 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: are by all accounts just better than the Marlins are. 185 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: To this point, we're still early in the year, but 186 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: yet this deficit is deep enough that I don't see 187 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:08,079 Speaker 1: the path towards making up all those games against those 188 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: superior teams that have every incentive to be good. So, 189 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: as a final mention about those records, so the Giants 190 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: five games over five hundred at twenty nine and twenty four, 191 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: that's the closest wildcard spot, and then the Braves one 192 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: game over five hundred. There have been some years where 193 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,719 Speaker 1: being the sixth best team in the National League you 194 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: can actually do that without being over five hundred. This 195 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: does not seem like it's going to be the year. 196 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: It'd be to quite a misfortune for several of these 197 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: contenders in order for the bar to be lowered that much. 198 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: In the American League, meanwhile, the final wildcard spot is 199 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 1: the Red Sox at exactly five hundred. If you switched 200 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 1: the Marlins into the American League right now, then I 201 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: think I'd feel differently. I probably wouldn't have reached this 202 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 1: breaking point yet, understanding the context, and who they actually 203 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 1: have to overtake in order to contend. I think it's 204 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: undeniable that it's just too much of a whole to 205 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: dig out of. Much has been said about the run 206 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: differential of this team. Despite a twenty two and thirty 207 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: overall record, they have a positive run differential. It's at 208 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: plus seven as of this recording. The problem is, we 209 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: went through this exact same song and dance last year, 210 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: didn't we when they were in the positives for a 211 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:29,840 Speaker 1: lot of the first half of the season in terms 212 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 1: of run differential. So the question was is their luck 213 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: going to even out and you know, make bring that 214 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: those wins closer to the run differential or is that 215 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: run differential misleading and is it going to come down 216 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: and meet the record somewhere in the middle. Last year, 217 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: you know exactly what happened. It just came down. They 218 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: did not improve whatsoever from June onward after being mediocre 219 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 1: the first couple of months of the season. I think 220 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: we're heading in that same direction again. It's not a 221 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: total coincidence that they've gone through this a second straight year. 222 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 1: Just like last year. There's you can point to a 223 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: lot of the same roster issues with the offense being 224 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: hit or missed, even though it's a much better offense 225 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 1: overall than it wasn't twenty twenty one, with the high 226 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: leverage bullpen endings being unsettled. We're two months into the 227 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 1: year and have no clue who the closer is on 228 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: this roster outside of Anthony Bass. There has been just 229 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: a lot of inconsistency from that entire unit unit that 230 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: they decide they didn't want to invest a ton of 231 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: money or resources in over the offseason. They have the 232 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: awkward outfield alignments without investing in a conventional center fielder 233 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: as well. We've seen, especially lately how much that has 234 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: hurt them defensively and then not getting enough offense from 235 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: the corner spots to make up for it, or his 236 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:04,839 Speaker 1: so laire a tick below expectations. And if I say 237 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 1: hell Garcia, I guess we'll get into him more in 238 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: a bit, just unrecognizable how bad he has been. I 239 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 1: know Craigmish is on the same boat with me with that. 240 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: How even for a guy that has had an inconsistent career, 241 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 1: he the things that he that used to make him, 242 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: you know, valuable, keep him afloat, you know, the caring 243 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: traits that he used to have. His offensive profile is 244 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: difference and worse this year. It's difficult to see that 245 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: being salvaged to this point, barring whatever crazy events put 246 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: him in this space to begin with. That is so undesirable, 247 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: and you could read Ethan Badowski or fish Strip's alum 248 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: on Jess Baseball. He kind of went into this as well, 249 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: pointing to the several areas of the team that are 250 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 1: holding them back, including their poor situational hitting, all all 251 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: the reasons why this is bringing us deja vu towards 252 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: last next year in terms of like the fact that 253 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: there are reasons why they lose all these close games. 254 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: Just because they've been quote underperforming to this point doesn't 255 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 1: mean it will all even out. And the main reason 256 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: why is when we look to the specifics of their 257 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: upcoming schedule, So recording this on a rare off day, 258 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: there's only going to be two more of those between 259 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: now and the All Star Break. So if you feel 260 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: like this is too early to be talking gloom and doom, 261 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: the All Star Break is not too early. So that 262 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: is six weeks away and the Marlins will play thirty 263 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: nine games over the next forty one days. Two off 264 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: days in six weeks for this team coming up? What 265 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: does that mean? That means the games are going to 266 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: be coming quicker than we're expected to. That means six 267 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: weeks of baseball that we normally think of is going 268 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 1: to be. Actually, it's going to feel like a lot 269 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 1: more baseball in that time. It's going to be nearly 270 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: as many games between now and the All Star Break 271 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: that they've already played to this point. So they played 272 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: fifty two, you got thirty nine between now and the 273 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: Ulcer break, and that thirty nine is going to come 274 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: with minimal rest time, a lot of travel, and without 275 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: several key players right now, Joey Wendall Brian Anderson, two 276 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: unequivocal bright spots for this Marlin scene when they've been 277 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: on the field this year. They're both on the injured 278 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: list and to this point have not even started their 279 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: rehab assignments to this point, so we don't know, you 280 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 1: know when they're going to get back. All you can 281 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: tell is that they're going to miss a lot of 282 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: this crucial upcoming road trip that the team has. For sure, 283 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: if you're not even on rehab assignment. For Wendell, he 284 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: aggravated his hamstring injury reaggravated it. Brian Anderson dealing with 285 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: a back issue as well, so they're out. Instead, you're 286 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 1: relying on Luke Williams and Williams Astadillo, with John Birdie 287 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: being fortunes to like a true everyday role. That's a 288 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:04,679 Speaker 1: step down. The talent level is different, and therefore the 289 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 1: production over considerable sample will be different, even though those 290 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: aren't super long term injuries for a team right now 291 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: that I mean, I can't emphasize this enough. They're just 292 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 1: so far back and behind so many teams. They need 293 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: to be a consistently good team from here on out 294 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: in order to contend. They're doing it now without a 295 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: couple of crucial offensive pieces. Also on the pitching side, 296 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:34,959 Speaker 1: Hay Sussilzardo a lot of excitement about him entering the season, 297 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: and he mostly validated that hype during the first month 298 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: and a half, dealing with a forearm strain. At this point, 299 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,439 Speaker 1: the Marlins downplayed the severity of the injury. They were 300 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: either wrong or they were lying about the injury. He has, 301 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 1: as of this recording, still not been throwing. He hasn't 302 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: begun throwing. Once he does, he'll have to build up 303 00:17:56,840 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: to be a starter again. He's going to be out 304 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: for most of this upcoming stretch. That's the realistic, best 305 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: case scenario, no setbacks. If he starts throwing right as 306 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,199 Speaker 1: I put down the microphone, it's going to take him 307 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 1: the better part of four weeks to be back up 308 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: to joining the rotation again, and that during the four 309 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: weeks they're gonna play twenty six games or so. Twenty 310 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: seven games make five or so terms of the rotation 311 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: without him, and we've seen how that has gone already 312 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 1: not so great over these past couple weeks without him 313 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: and Cody Pot to a lesser extent, we know how 314 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: good he was in the bullpen. At the very least, 315 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: he's a serviceable spots starter. And there's no substantial update 316 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:45,120 Speaker 1: on his condition either, so that's another loss that they're 317 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: dealing with. To this point, I think you look across 318 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: all baseball, this is kind of like an average injury situation. 319 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 1: We were talking early on this season about how they 320 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: were fortunate health wise, and now they're kind of like 321 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 1: the middle of the pack. Nothing too extraordinary, but it's 322 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: a team that really needed to be lucky with the 323 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:06,159 Speaker 1: injury situation in order to live up to some of 324 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 1: the expectations that the team was putting on itself. So 325 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: what else does this upcoming schedule mean, this condensed schedule, 326 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:16,879 Speaker 1: it means more of Pablo Lopez on regular rest. This 327 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:20,200 Speaker 1: is something I've been harping on entering the year about 328 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: Pablo and how he had pretty stark splits in his career, 329 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 1: performing excellently when he had five or more days of 330 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: rest at least six total days in between starts, and 331 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 1: the difference between when he had to pitch on quote 332 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: regular rest, with only four days of rest in between 333 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: his starts, five total separating his outings, and to this 334 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 1: point this year it hasn't been a glaring issue. He 335 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: has like a four er on regular rest, and he 336 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: is astonishing one point three er when he has extra rest. 337 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: Just wow, He's It's still there. It's still a disparity. 338 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,879 Speaker 1: It's not as extreme as it used to be in 339 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: his previous seasons, but still kind of hard to refute. 340 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 1: I think realistically, if he's forced to pitch most of 341 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:17,679 Speaker 1: these upcoming outings on regular rests, that's that's kind of 342 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: where his numbers are gonna start to go back down 343 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: to earth. You know, as of this recording, he is 344 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: like on a surefire all star trajectory, if not even 345 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,360 Speaker 1: better than that. I'm not gonna talk about Cy Young. 346 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:32,959 Speaker 1: People love to bring Cy Young into the equation. At 347 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 1: the earliest possible moment, I'll say that this is by 348 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 1: far the best he has ever been. This is shaping 349 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,400 Speaker 1: up to be a career year for him. That doesn't 350 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: mean he's going to keep up a two to one 351 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: eight ERA and one base runner per ending and average 352 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,719 Speaker 1: six innings per start, all at the same time if 353 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:55,160 Speaker 1: he's not afforded that extra rest that often comes during 354 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: other portions of the major league schedule. And the final 355 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: thing is on Jazz, Jazz Chiz. We've spoken a lot 356 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: about Jazz, how absolutely outstanding he was for that first 357 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: quarter of the season. He didn't suffer the same scary 358 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: looking injury that he did the previous year, but he 359 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: did miss that whole week with a hamstring tightness situation, 360 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: and unfortunately, very much like in twenty twenty one, since 361 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: he's come back from that injury, there's been this slump 362 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: and he had to sit against a right handed pitcher 363 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: on Sunday, and I didn't even disagree with it, because 364 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: he's been looking really bad at the Playton's coming back 365 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 1: to that injury. It has brought him, you know, back 366 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: down to earth a little bit. He was. There's not 367 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: enough superlatives for the kind of way that he was 368 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: playing early on the year as a hitter, as a 369 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: base runner, as a fielder. I do believe that he 370 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,880 Speaker 1: is really at the top of the scale in terms 371 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,479 Speaker 1: of base running at this point, and not far behind 372 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: as a second basement as well. His defense has been 373 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: even better this year now that he's been able to 374 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 1: focus only on playing second base, and I think the 375 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 1: power is still going to be there quite a bit. 376 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 1: Anybody useless that he is an improved player over last year. 377 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 1: The thing is that he needed to be mister Everything 378 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: for the team to go on the winning streak that 379 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: they did towards the end of April. I don't think 380 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: that's a realistic situation for him. That there are still 381 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: enough issues with his approach and sometimes with his intangibles. 382 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: It's hard to put a right word on it, you know, 383 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: La Marlins like to attribute it to his focus, whatever 384 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 1: you want to say. You know, it does seem like 385 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: there are certain situations where he is not as locked 386 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,199 Speaker 1: in as he needs to be, and the results in 387 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: those plate appearances are worse than they should be, and 388 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 1: it drags down his overall production even though he continues 389 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: to be good in clutch situations. You're not gonna get 390 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 1: into many cluss situations if your team is trailing by 391 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: big margins, as they have been a little bit more 392 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: recently than they were earlier in the year. As I'm 393 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: recording this, he has a one twenty seven weighted runs 394 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:16,439 Speaker 1: created plus one hundred is league average. I'll tell you 395 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: now that if he finishes the year at one twenty seven, 396 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: you should be doing cartwheels, because with everything else that 397 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: he does as a player, that would that would make 398 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:32,920 Speaker 1: him a really far above average regular, a four win player, 399 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:35,479 Speaker 1: maybe even four and a half. Like that'd make him 400 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 1: one of the better everyday players that they've had since 401 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: the rebuild started. That put him like in the same 402 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: conversation as Starling Marte's. That's what the realistic best case 403 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 1: scenario is for his season, in my opinion, is that 404 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,919 Speaker 1: he goes on and just sustains the overall numbers he 405 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: has right now. The concern is that it's a repeat 406 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: of last year, where last year go off to that 407 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 1: amazing start he got back from that first injury scare, 408 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:09,120 Speaker 1: he was very rarely that same impactful player. There's always 409 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: plenty of moments that he reminds you how special he is. 410 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,159 Speaker 1: But you know, by the time last year ended, he 411 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 1: was in the nineties with his WRC plus and he 412 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: just he fell short of twenty home runs, which seems 413 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: unbelievable for somebody with his swing, and especially this year, 414 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: with how he's pulling the ball. So I think he 415 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: is an improved player. It's just that the way that 416 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,719 Speaker 1: this team was constructed, they were relying on him to 417 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: be so much more than that to close this out. 418 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 1: Let's have some fun and just go through the particular 419 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: things that need to go the right way for this 420 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: season to be salvaged. From a playoff contention standpoint recording 421 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: this where there. Marlins are twenty two and thirty. Their 422 00:24:56,320 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: playoff odds according to fangrafts five point seven. That's it, 423 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 1: five point seven tiny. What do they have to do 424 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: to somehow prove me wrong and go on a run 425 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: get to eighty three eighty four wins that which looks 426 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 1: like that will be around the threshold they need to 427 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:20,360 Speaker 1: sneak in as a wild card team, it starts with 428 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,119 Speaker 1: Sandy al Contra and Pablo Lopez. They need to be 429 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 1: injury free. Their combination of the length that they provide 430 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: and the damage control that they do, they are I 431 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:37,919 Speaker 1: have no doubts about them being great pictures when healthy, 432 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,120 Speaker 1: if they can stay healthy. Now, Sandy, he has been 433 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 1: blessed throughout his career. He has never had an arm injury, 434 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,679 Speaker 1: it seems like, so if that keeps up, you know, 435 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,880 Speaker 1: that's a guy that I think you can put your 436 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 1: unequivocal trust in. Maybe you know, but you never know. 437 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: With pictures, you truly never know everything is fine until 438 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: it isn't. With them. With Pavlo, we've seen it year 439 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: after year after year that something goes wrong with his 440 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: shoulder at some point during the year and it takes 441 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: out a big chunk of his season. Is this the 442 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 1: year where Pablo is injury free, where he's able to 443 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 1: make well literally thirty two starts. That's what's going to 444 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 1: take is sixty five combined starts between Sandy and Pablo 445 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: this year. That's going to be the most crucial thing 446 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: that will need to happen for this Marlins team in 447 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 1: order to legitimately make a run and close behind that 448 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: is Jazz. I just mentioned him about the concerns about 449 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: just the limitations that he as as a player, not 450 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 1: being able to not expecting him to be an MVP 451 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,120 Speaker 1: caliber player if he somehow is if he goes back 452 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:50,399 Speaker 1: to that April and early May form where he was 453 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 1: opsing right around one thousand, where he was at the 454 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 1: top of the war leader board, he was doing it all. 455 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 1: He was doing it in the most important situations. If 456 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: that clutch habit that he has sustains itself, and it 457 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: goes without saying he needs to stay relatively healthy too, 458 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 1: then that would be huge. That would be massive to 459 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:13,959 Speaker 1: have a guy at the top of your lineup betting 460 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: four and a half five times every single game pretty 461 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:22,399 Speaker 1: much except again some select lefties. If you get another 462 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: one hundred games, let's say of Jazz from here on out, 463 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: and he's playing at that level, then that's several more 464 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:32,919 Speaker 1: wins that I would not expect them to get that 465 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:35,880 Speaker 1: maybe they do. And this is the one that's also 466 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: pretty crucial, and I think the most difficult to offer 467 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:46,160 Speaker 1: any helpful commentary on. It's Avaseo Garcia and Trevor Rodgers. 468 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: Those two are in their own category of perplexing struggles 469 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: this year, with Garcia really being one of the very 470 00:27:55,080 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 1: worst everyday players in baseball, especially offensively, and yet continuing 471 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 1: to be put in the lineup every day near the 472 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 1: middle of the lineup. I can't believe that we're two 473 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:09,119 Speaker 1: months into this and he's still batting fifth. That's what 474 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:12,119 Speaker 1: he has to do, especially when Wendell and ba are injured. 475 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: They don't have a ton of lineup depth with those 476 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 1: guys being injured at the moment, He's just gonna have 477 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: to hit. He's just going to have to make better 478 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 1: swing decisions, and he's going to have to continue to 479 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:27,680 Speaker 1: use all fields, not just pull the ball too much, 480 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: not just hit another ground ball to third base. He 481 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: leads the league, it seems, in grounding the ball to 482 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 1: third base, So that's gonna need to change. With Trevor, 483 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: as amazing as he was early last year, we had 484 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: a pretty big sample after during the second half of 485 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: the year after his personal leave from the team, where 486 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 1: it showed that there were just still more to develop here, 487 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 1: more limitations, and this year he has not been getting 488 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: the swings and misses that he needs to get. From 489 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 1: his secondary pitch. His fastball command has not been what 490 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 1: it needs to be to set up those secondary pitches, 491 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: and the overall summation with him is that he's not 492 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 1: working deep into games at all. That they're going to 493 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: need more length from him to put this bullpen in 494 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 1: the position to be successful. So as of this recording, 495 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 1: he's eras in the high fives, and you're gonna need 496 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 1: to get that down in around four by the end 497 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: of the year, down to four with more length in 498 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 1: those outings in order to shore up the middle of 499 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 1: this rotation behind Sandy and Pablo some other miscellaneous things. 500 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 1: Both Miguel Rojas and Jacob Stallings got to super slow starts. Offensively, 501 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:46,560 Speaker 1: they do have pretty decent track records like it would 502 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 1: not be a total shock if Stallings in Rojas both 503 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: hit around league average one hundred WRC plus for the 504 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: rest of the year, you know, finished slightly below average. 505 00:29:56,800 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: They're older players, but not ancient. There's something and left 506 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: in the tank. They do a lot of the little 507 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 1: things well with their played approach, the way they use 508 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 1: the whole field. That's something that could happen and go 509 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: the team's way though the bullpen. If they're refreshed. If 510 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: Sandy and Pablo continue to work defensive games and Trevor 511 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:18,479 Speaker 1: is somewhere in between first half twenty twenty one Trevor 512 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: and the guy we've seen since then, If he's right 513 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 1: in the middle of that and at least giving them 514 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 1: five and a third five and two thirds six innings 515 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: in most of his outings, the bullpen is going to 516 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 1: perform better. This bullpen is not terrible. I think they're 517 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 1: still below average. They could be better than they have 518 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: been if they're put in the right situations to do it. 519 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 1: So there's that. I think Haitius Sanchez kind of is 520 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: what he is. You could get a little bit more 521 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:51,479 Speaker 1: offensive production from him moving forward than you have to 522 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 1: this point in the season. I think that's enough. Though, 523 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: Like if they hit on all of those things with 524 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,960 Speaker 1: all those players that I just mentioned, I think that 525 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: gets it done again. My concerns are the fact that 526 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: they are missing some key role players depth pieces right now, 527 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,720 Speaker 1: and it might be too late. You know, there's just 528 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 1: there's gonna be that big drop off where you're just 529 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:20,960 Speaker 1: not going to string together consistent wins that much. If 530 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:24,240 Speaker 1: for the moment, if you only have two reliable starters. 531 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: There are gonna be some series where both Sandy and 532 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 1: Pablo face the same opponent and the Marlins win the series. Magic, 533 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 1: it's not that complicated. If you had them pitching together 534 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 1: in every series the rest of the season, then this 535 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: team could go on a run. As it turns out 536 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 1: they are split up, that's right, So it's gonna be Sandy. 537 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 1: They're probably going to win the series against the Nationals 538 00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 1: that's coming up right after this. That would be only 539 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 1: their second series win since the start of May. Ten 540 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: series they've played since the start of May, they have 541 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: won one of them to this point, and that one 542 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: win was also against this Nationals team, and it was 543 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 1: also at Lone Depot Park. If the only series you're 544 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: winning are at home against a rebuilding team, there's just 545 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 1: no reason to believe there's any sort of big run 546 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:17,240 Speaker 1: coming up here. This is a team that has to 547 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:20,520 Speaker 1: win far more than half of their games the rest 548 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: of the season. They're gonna have to flirt near a 549 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: six hundred winning percentage from here on out in order 550 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:28,960 Speaker 1: to get one of those wild card spots. I can't 551 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: see a path to that happening realistically, for all the 552 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: reasons that have been mentioned earlier in the show. So 553 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:38,719 Speaker 1: what does that mean? You know, if the front office, 554 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, had the same grasp of the situation 555 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 1: as I did, what would they do differently as opposed 556 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: to just going on autopilot the way that they have 557 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:52,719 Speaker 1: been to this point in the season. I think they 558 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 1: should move pretty quickly in terms of being a seller 559 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 1: on the trade market selectively in certain cases with the relievers. 560 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,600 Speaker 1: We've gone through this in twenty eighteen, remember where they 561 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 1: held on to hot performing relievers through the deadline for 562 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: no apparent reason, just because they had extra years of 563 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:13,640 Speaker 1: control with this team. If guys get hot over these 564 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:16,320 Speaker 1: next two months, We've seen it before where relievers get 565 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 1: off to uninspiring starts of this season, but then it's 566 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: all forgotten if in June and July they get into 567 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: a groove, whether it's Anthony Bass, whether it's the two 568 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 1: guys they just traded for, Tanner Scott and Cole Solcer. 569 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 1: Who else do we have that actually has potential for that? 570 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 1: I mean Steven Okert. Steven Okert has been great this year, 571 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:36,640 Speaker 1: and heasill has several years of team control as well. 572 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 1: They need to be willing to part with these relievers, 573 00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 1: especially if they're performing great and you could get something 574 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,360 Speaker 1: substantial in return. Of course, last year they sold a 575 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: pending free agent in Yimmi Garcia and we were able 576 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,800 Speaker 1: to get Brian de la Cruz. That might be kind 577 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 1: of the best case scenario for trading a rental reliever 578 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 1: when you have guys that have actual multiple years of control. 579 00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,720 Speaker 1: Even Bass has a team option to act to the 580 00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: end of his deal. You can apply yourself, do your 581 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:07,400 Speaker 1: due diligence with the exact type of player you want 582 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:11,440 Speaker 1: in return, and come out ahead in that transaction in 583 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:14,279 Speaker 1: the very near future. So that's kind of the first 584 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:16,920 Speaker 1: thing with the relievers. I've been harping on this a 585 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:20,319 Speaker 1: while about the first base situation that's getting even more 586 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:22,400 Speaker 1: crowded as we get deeper into the year, with the 587 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 1: emergence the re emergence of Gerar and Chronacion, with the 588 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,359 Speaker 1: torrid hot streak that Troy Johnston has been on. I 589 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:32,720 Speaker 1: have an article going into more about Troy Johnson as well. 590 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:34,600 Speaker 1: There's only so many players that you need on a 591 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:38,160 Speaker 1: roster to play first base. It's a position that is 592 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:43,000 Speaker 1: generally pretty easily replaceable going outside your organization at a 593 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:46,520 Speaker 1: time the Marlins perplexity by holding onto both Cooper and 594 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 1: augui Lar entering this year, Cooper has validated that he's 595 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 1: in the midst of a career year. I think he's 596 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 1: a very compelling cell high option during a year where 597 00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:01,600 Speaker 1: highest WRC plus of his career hasn't been injured yet. 598 00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:04,400 Speaker 1: As in terms of Aggie, this is the last chance 599 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:07,760 Speaker 1: to get anything in return for him if they decide 600 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:10,160 Speaker 1: to deal him as well. And really more so than 601 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,000 Speaker 1: worrying about what you get in return for those guys, 602 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:14,320 Speaker 1: it's about just opening up the playing time and finding 603 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 1: out what you have in those other depth options in Leywin, 604 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:24,200 Speaker 1: dz And Andcarnacion or even Johnston, like pick two, pick 605 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:26,680 Speaker 1: at least one, that's all I'm asking. Pick one of 606 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:31,160 Speaker 1: those guys to play regularly here on out and figure 607 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 1: out what you have. All of them have so much 608 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:39,040 Speaker 1: long term control beyond this year. The head like finding 609 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: out for sure that they're at least league average hitters. 610 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:44,879 Speaker 1: That would be huge. That'd be huge for this team 611 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:49,600 Speaker 1: if they're able to identify one other homegrown slugger that 612 00:35:49,719 --> 00:35:53,240 Speaker 1: is affordable and that is controllable for the foreseeable future 613 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:56,480 Speaker 1: that needs to happen. That needs to happen, even if 614 00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:58,719 Speaker 1: they go on a quick little hot streak at some 615 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 1: point this year, bring one of those guys up at 616 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:05,240 Speaker 1: the very least and figure out what you have there? 617 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:07,879 Speaker 1: What else do I want to see? Assuming that they're 618 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:10,640 Speaker 1: out of it, I mean, they have the balls to 619 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:14,640 Speaker 1: move Avicil Garcia down in the order at the very least, 620 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:17,319 Speaker 1: they should do it. They should do it and get 621 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 1: as many plate appearances as possible among the guys that 622 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:23,800 Speaker 1: you still need to find out stuff about. You know, 623 00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:27,759 Speaker 1: they are stuck with Garcia at least for all of 624 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 1: this year and next year, until even thinking about finding 625 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:35,440 Speaker 1: an escape route with him, or just you know, hoping 626 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:38,279 Speaker 1: that he cracks back into the version of himself that 627 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:40,759 Speaker 1: they thought they were getting in the first place, but 628 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:43,359 Speaker 1: simply moving around that lineup to get as many plate 629 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:47,799 Speaker 1: appearances as you can. For those other players that are 630 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:52,839 Speaker 1: more questionable, whether it's even anybody, really anybody, get them 631 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:54,799 Speaker 1: up to the plate because those are the ones that 632 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:56,719 Speaker 1: don't have long term contracts and you need to make 633 00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:01,239 Speaker 1: tricky decisions on and I mean this goes along with 634 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:04,440 Speaker 1: of course trading the relievers. We also want to find 635 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,799 Speaker 1: out exactly how to utilize all the arms that you 636 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:10,200 Speaker 1: have in this organization. We've been talking now for it 637 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:15,360 Speaker 1: seems like three and a half years about these amazing bounty, 638 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:21,080 Speaker 1: this amazing reservoir, this amazing collection of arms that the 639 00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:24,839 Speaker 1: Marlins have in their organization, and yet you look up 640 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:27,160 Speaker 1: at the team performance and it's you know, they're not 641 00:37:27,239 --> 00:37:29,880 Speaker 1: really a special pitching team at this point of the season. 642 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:32,319 Speaker 1: So why isn't that happening to this point? You know, 643 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:36,880 Speaker 1: some of it has been injuries. Even though we've seen 644 00:37:37,239 --> 00:37:41,400 Speaker 1: Sandy and Pablo kind of merge as the best versions 645 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 1: of themselves. It's going to take more than those two 646 00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 1: guys to put together an elite pitching staff. For so 647 00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:50,880 Speaker 1: long people have been forecasting the Marlins to have an 648 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:54,080 Speaker 1: elite pitching staff. Where is it? Where is it? A 649 00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:56,160 Speaker 1: lot of it is at Triple A or on the 650 00:37:56,200 --> 00:38:00,640 Speaker 1: injured list right now. You need to find out exactly 651 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:03,720 Speaker 1: which of these guys are part of that solution, who's 652 00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:05,879 Speaker 1: going to fill out the rotation, Which of those guys 653 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:10,719 Speaker 1: potentially are going to slot in as relievers and upgrade 654 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:13,080 Speaker 1: that portion of the team. I don't think you'd be 655 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:16,280 Speaker 1: too heartbroken about trailing the current relievers you have, because 656 00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:19,480 Speaker 1: very few of them have any real swing and miss ability. 657 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:24,040 Speaker 1: None of them are showing themselves to be a conventional 658 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:28,120 Speaker 1: closer type. So give the young kids a shot. Whether 659 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:31,560 Speaker 1: it's this is a really deep dig. But George Soriano, 660 00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:34,799 Speaker 1: who we've seen is now focusing on relief work, whether 661 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:38,160 Speaker 1: it's even Max Meyer coming back from his minor injury. 662 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:39,960 Speaker 1: He needs to be in the big leagues one way 663 00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:43,640 Speaker 1: or another. But we've been talking about a while, going 664 00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:46,000 Speaker 1: back to the draft, about how he is somebody that 665 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:50,800 Speaker 1: could thrive in a high leverage relief role if needed. 666 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:54,040 Speaker 1: There are so many others to go through, both on 667 00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:57,279 Speaker 1: and off the forty man roster, maybe Zach mccambley. By 668 00:38:57,280 --> 00:38:59,759 Speaker 1: the end of the year six do Sanchez? You know, 669 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:02,319 Speaker 1: I can't quit him, So he's finally throwing off the 670 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:06,600 Speaker 1: mound again eventually, you know, assuming no setbacks. That's a 671 00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:09,520 Speaker 1: big assumption. You want to see him in the big 672 00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:11,759 Speaker 1: leagues and finding out exactly what role is best for 673 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 1: him in order to try to put this shoulder injury 674 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:19,520 Speaker 1: in the rear view mirror as well. It's a big 675 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:24,120 Speaker 1: collection of arms from Brian Hoeing, Robert Garcia, is having 676 00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:26,399 Speaker 1: a really big year after being a minor league Rule 677 00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:30,080 Speaker 1: five draft pick. Jeff Brigham. Jeff Frigham, I was excited 678 00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:32,920 Speaker 1: about him, and he's finally kind of back to being 679 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:35,840 Speaker 1: a big swing and miss option down in Triple A 680 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:40,359 Speaker 1: Jacksonville as well. I think Uri Perez is probably going 681 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:42,680 Speaker 1: to wait until twenty twenty three. You know. That's the 682 00:39:42,719 --> 00:39:47,359 Speaker 1: reason why I'm still excited about next year for sure, 683 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:50,400 Speaker 1: is because he more so than anybody else, Like he 684 00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:52,880 Speaker 1: is the crown jewel of the farm system, and I 685 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:55,239 Speaker 1: don't think they're going to rush him up at the 686 00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:58,880 Speaker 1: end of this year, nor should they. It's an enviable 687 00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:01,520 Speaker 1: collection of arms. You need to figure out the best 688 00:40:01,560 --> 00:40:05,160 Speaker 1: way to put them together. It's there really should not 689 00:40:05,239 --> 00:40:08,120 Speaker 1: be any more excuses for why this team is a 690 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:13,000 Speaker 1: middling pitching team overall. Like they this is what they 691 00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:17,960 Speaker 1: spent years doing is putting themselves in position to have 692 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:21,040 Speaker 1: an elite pitching staff that was going to be able 693 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:23,719 Speaker 1: to make up for a lot of other deficiencies. So 694 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:26,120 Speaker 1: let's see it. That's what I want to see by 695 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:29,080 Speaker 1: the end of this year. I want this team to 696 00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:33,000 Speaker 1: go into the off season and feel like, yeah, yeah, 697 00:40:33,120 --> 00:40:36,600 Speaker 1: this is the thing that is ready. This is the 698 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:40,120 Speaker 1: portion of our team that is going to be in 699 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:44,600 Speaker 1: place and help them run the middle of the twenty twenties. 700 00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:46,200 Speaker 1: This is the thing that is going to be the 701 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:51,640 Speaker 1: foundation for them to emerge as a consistent contender in 702 00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:54,839 Speaker 1: a way that they really have not been before in 703 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:59,520 Speaker 1: franchise history for any semblance of time. I've been Els 704 00:40:59,600 --> 00:41:03,120 Speaker 1: Susman here on the Official Show. Thanks everybody for listening. 705 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:08,320 Speaker 1: Remember to rate and review the pod wherever applicable as 706 00:41:08,480 --> 00:41:11,959 Speaker 1: we move on. The plan is to go pretty deep 707 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:15,640 Speaker 1: into all the potential trade possibilities heading up to what 708 00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:19,040 Speaker 1: is going to be an August second deadline. My thinking 709 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:20,680 Speaker 1: right now is kind of good to go one at 710 00:41:20,719 --> 00:41:24,640 Speaker 1: a time through key players on the team that I 711 00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:27,520 Speaker 1: think would be best suited to go on the move. 712 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:30,959 Speaker 1: Look forward to that. Always open to your ideas about 713 00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:33,799 Speaker 1: exactly how to handle this middle portion of the year. 714 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:37,400 Speaker 1: One hundred and ten games to go and dozens and 715 00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:40,120 Speaker 1: dozens of episodes of the Official Show to go between 716 00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:42,440 Speaker 1: now and the end of the year. 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