1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to Big Fish Small Pod. I'm at Verdolph, one 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: of the regular hosts here along with Daniel Rodriguez. We've 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: been following this season practically day by day, and yesterday, 4 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: September sixteenth, was a day off, so I, in some 5 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: respects took the day off. What I did I tuned 6 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: into Fish Stripes Live for a moment, saw various trade 7 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: pitches Brian Reynolds and Jacob Stallings. Seems the most like 8 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: topical really, given that the Marlins are facing the Pirates today, 9 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: and really what struck me about that is that would 10 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: be like a new number one outfielder and a new 11 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 1: number one catcher. Clearly that's been like a stated thing. 12 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: I mean, Brian Reynolds can even play center field, so 13 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: he's like a fully valid, fully warranted number one outfielder 14 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: as he can play every position with what would be 15 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: the best bat in the Marlins outfield. Jacob Staaling's obviously 16 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: a good catcher. He'd immediately supplants whoever the current starter 17 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: is for Miami. I'm not sure whether or not you 18 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: think that there's a current starter in Miami with Alex Sjackson, 19 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: Sandy Leone, Jorge Alfaro. Really Like, what that indicates to 20 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: me is that, like, the Marlins need to manage the roster. Obviously, 21 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: their current record sixty two and eighty four, fourth place 22 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: in the National League East, that's not what I would 23 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: consider sustained success. They've managed to keep a few like 24 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: threads going throughout the season, and that's great to see 25 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: as a manager in real life. But I'm hoping to 26 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: bring a little bit of my understanding into this conversation 27 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: about the Marlins roster going forward. So obviously the team 28 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: is pressed to contend. They've said that they're willing to spend, 29 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: and we know they need to change. Ideally they change 30 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: exclusively for the best. So like, looking at the roster, 31 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: there's some kind of like ends that it's like, like 32 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: jorgeal far Out, for instance, it's not clear how he 33 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: fits Marlons need a number one catcher, Marlin's need a 34 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: number one outfielder. Jorgeal Faro has been kind of pinched 35 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: out of both. Really, he's only seldom in the left 36 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: field and seldom behind the plate at this point, obviously 37 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: fully warranted moving him away from catcher, and he doesn't 38 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: seem to be as good of an outfielder as like 39 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: Lewis Brinson at the moment, So what do you do 40 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: with that? Even like talking about Lewis Prince and he 41 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: had that moment in August where he had his ops 42 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: over like eight hundred for the season and it felt 43 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 1: like he was like a must start player with like 44 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: I mean, and like obviously he's like a awesome defensive 45 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: left fielder. And then you have Magneri Sierra, who has 46 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: like some solid tools. He's played in like one hundred 47 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: and twelve games, only two hundred and nine played appearances 48 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: despite like adding a new gear on base paths and defensively, 49 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: and he's been like like a like a positive B 50 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: War player. It's still, though, like a thin roll. Looking 51 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: at Sierra, maybe he hasn't been able to like really 52 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: like fully like spread his wings yet. Maybe Lewis Brinson 53 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: is better positioned, Like we know his bat can play, 54 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: not that it always plays, but that it can. So 55 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: maybe there's a role for him as like a bench 56 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: pat left field defensive upgrade outfield supplement. Well, Jorge Alfaro 57 00:03:55,520 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: could potentially also fit, like assuming some development of the bat, 58 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: like a big bat catcher spot going forward. But like 59 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: really what we're talking about is this like convoluted mess 60 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: on the roster where you have like just like quickly 61 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: going down what like looks like opening Day twenty twenty 62 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: two might look like it's like they have a new catcher, 63 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:29,679 Speaker 1: Leyman Diaz at first, Hazy's aguilar Mee not withholding maybe 64 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: Garrett Cooper. Otherwise at first, I mean sorry d H. 65 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: Thank goodness, hopefully d H a second base Jazz shortstop 66 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: gl Rojas, third base Brian Anderson who had an injury 67 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 1: and couldn't stay healthy for the year. Same with Garrett Cooper. 68 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: I don't know. I well, I mean, you like what 69 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: you can get, but like you can't be dependent on 70 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: them to start for a full year. You can't be 71 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:01,239 Speaker 1: fully dependent on them, especially even as you go deeper 72 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: on the roster. And just like freak stuff happens, like 73 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: John Birdie's concussion, which is another thing that you just 74 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: don't know how it's going to pan out. It's different, 75 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: more nuanced than like just a straightforward like I legitimately 76 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: can't think of an example of like an easy way 77 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: to move on from a player. You could designate them 78 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: for assignment, pass them through waivers for the rest of 79 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: the league to get You could try to trade them 80 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: to a team that would want them. You could and 81 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 1: have like a role for them to fill that's bigger 82 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: than what they've got. You could also, you know, just 83 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: like cut them. You could some of these players have 84 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: options you can demote and hope they develop in Triple 85 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 1: A and help them develop in Triple A. But like 86 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: the roster, as it says, it's outfield is like you 87 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: got in new number one, you got Jese Sanchez, you 88 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 1: got Brian de la Cruz, And that's like we've already 89 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: listed like nine position players just like a catcher Lewyn 90 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 1: Jesus Jazz, Miguel, Brian New outfield Jesus Sanchez and Brian Dala. 91 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 1: And you have on the bench perhaps Garrett Cooper, Sandy Leone, 92 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: Eddie Albarez, and Lewis Princeton. And that leaves a couple 93 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: of people off like Magnari Sierra, Jorge Alfaro, John Birdie, 94 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: Isan Diaz, Alex Jackson. I mean, I'm not like fully 95 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: like the baseball expert that like Derek Jeter, Kim ang Don, 96 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: madding Lea, Eli Sussman, any of those guys really are 97 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: so like it could be like a mixed match there. 98 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: But the fact is, like there's still probably like five 99 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: position players that like in your head you have like 100 00:06:55,160 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: lined up mentally as like major league players and Marlins 101 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:07,599 Speaker 1: major leaguers. That's a lot. That's like a lot of people. 102 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: That's five people that you're in charge of. There's a 103 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: huge responsibility to that. You need to make sure, especially 104 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: when you have so much potential control over their life, 105 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: that they're in a position that they want, in a 106 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: position to succeed, and that your team itself is in 107 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: the best position going forward. Being like player first and 108 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: like offering that level of respect has helped the Marlins 109 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: organization and helped them sign Adam Devall as like a 110 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: late affordable sign because they were willing to commit to 111 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: him with that like buyout option so that like he 112 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: could make money despite the Marlins not being able to 113 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: commit that money at the exact moment, and he was 114 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: an upgrade and a guy like him, he would still 115 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: be an upgrade in the outfield, maybe add a second 116 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: outfeel bad because this Marlins team needs to hit. They 117 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: haven't hit. They I mean they have hit, but like 118 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: sixty two and eighty four, So you need change. You 119 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: absolutely have to have some change to their credit, the 120 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: current Marlins have been winning. They recently finished a stretch 121 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: where they won a series against the Mets, the Phillies, 122 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: the Nationals, lost a series to the Braves, but it's 123 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: still a Winning against three out of the four division 124 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: rivals is like great and they've been winning at this 125 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: moment after trading at the deadline. If they can continue 126 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: to keep their positions in the best possible place for 127 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: them going forward, the Marlins can continue that they can 128 00:08:55,000 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: continue to win. Tonight, Marlins will face the Pittsburgh Pirates 129 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: at lone Depo Park seven ten start time. Eliezer Hernandez 130 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: Versus will crow for Big Fish, Small Pod. I've been 131 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: eighty were dull. We'll be back with you after the weekend.