1 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: The show goes on. This is the official show on 2 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: the fish on First podcast channel with me Eli Sussman, 3 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: the founder of fish on First, providing you guys with 4 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: complete Miami Barland's coverage. Thank you for joining me again 5 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: here on the pod. A couple announcements to get out 6 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: of the way. First off, I hope it's settled by 7 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: the time I upload this pod on Tuesday, but we're 8 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: currently working through some issues with Apple Podcasts. A long 9 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 1: story short. 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Most of the show, 56 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: I'm going to be sharing my mid off season Marlins 57 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: opening day roster projection. We are almost equidistance between the 58 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: day that the Marlins were eliminated from the twenty twenty 59 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: three postseason and when the entire squad is going to 60 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: get together for workouts in Jupiter middle of February. As 61 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: I'm recording this on December eleventh, almost smack dab in 62 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: the middle. It goes without saying that this team is 63 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: incomplete at the moment, but the roster is full, and 64 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: in light of Sunday's trade, you can actually project a 65 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: coherent roster for them. So I'm going to take you 66 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: through in real time what I imagine the twenty six 67 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: man roster would look like come opening day, assuming no injuries, 68 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: and assuming that everybody that is on that roster remains 69 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,839 Speaker 1: on that roster for once. We get there. First, let's 70 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: get into this Christian Benton Court trade reaction here went 71 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: down on Sunday to take up the final spots on 72 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: the Marlins forty man roster. They sent cash considerations to 73 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Guardians to get Benton Court. He has been 74 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 1: around a long long time. Let me see if I 75 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: have the transaction log for people to look at. Originally 76 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: started off in the Braves organization and was there for 77 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 1: what about eight years through their organization, he peaked as 78 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: a top one hundred MLB prospect according to most people's 79 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: evaluations of it, and he has been passed around quite 80 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: a bit since then, so you could get the full view. 81 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: Spent time in the Brewers organization, the Phillies, the Pirates, 82 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: the Oakland A's the Tampa Bay Rays. Only about a 83 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: month in the Guardians organization before going to the Marlins. 84 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: He did not play a single game for the Guardians. 85 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: He was in the Rays last season and for part 86 00:04:55,279 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty two as well, And the most concise 87 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: way that I can sum this up is that he 88 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: is a rich man's Jacob Stallings almost across the board, 89 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 1: an improved version of Jacob Stallings, feeling that void that 90 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: the Marlins had on the roster. Stallings, as you know, 91 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: was pretty much in an even time split with Nick 92 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 1: Vortez over the last couple of years of Marlins Catcher 93 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: very bad in both of those seasons, especially offensively, but 94 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: also defensively relative to expectations. Just a replacement level player, 95 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: if you're being really generous about it, and if I 96 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: would say even less than that. A very quick comparison 97 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: between Stallings and benon Court through the stat Head comparison 98 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: player comparisons that are available on stat Head. They call 99 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: this the versus finder. Well, as you just stack up 100 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: their numbers pretty simply. In that way, all the green 101 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: is on favor of benin court, with the exception of 102 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 1: on base percentage, So that is the fatal flaw in 103 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: his game that I'll tackle for the bensmin Court. He's 104 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: a really undisciplined hitter, has one of the lowest walk 105 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: rates in the majors over the last decade when he's 106 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: gone sporadic playing time. Still he is relative to other catchers. 107 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: He has been able to be a solid offensive performer 108 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: an OPS plus and a WRC plus in the high 109 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: eighties over the last two years. That's what she won 110 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: from a catcher that is pretty close to the average 111 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:27,359 Speaker 1: four A catcher, and he combines that with an interesting 112 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 1: defensive skill set. He is I would not say a 113 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: good defensive catcher. He has at times been a good 114 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: overall defensive catcher, mainly because of his arm. He has 115 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 1: one of the exceptional pop times in all baseball. The 116 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: time between when he receives a pitch and when he 117 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: throws down to second base one point eight seven seconds 118 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: on average. The very best in the league. JT. Real 119 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: Muto is one point eighty three. That is the only 120 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: catcher in baseball last year that had a quicker pop 121 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: time than Bencourt. In the accuracy if his throws also 122 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: very good. I posted an example on Twitter of him 123 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: gunning down heyes sus Sanchez last season, that combination of 124 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: quick release and accuracy makes a big difference in deterring 125 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: opposing base stealers. That is the biggest knock that you 126 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: can have, not only on Stallings, but also on Nick Fortes. 127 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: Last year, the Marlins as a whole did not control 128 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: the running game well at all. That is, it's a 129 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: two way street between both the pitchers and the catchers. 130 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: There are some situations and stat cast has done a 131 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: much better job of quantifying this in recent years. Is 132 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: how many caught stealings a catcher themselves can actually prevent 133 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: due to the accuracy of their throws and how quickly 134 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: they get them out there. And Benincourt each of the 135 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: last two years several cost stealings above average when you 136 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: adjust for all the conditions that are taking place. That's 137 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: a big contrast from Marlins catchers, who are both below 138 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: average in preventing caught stealings. That stuff really adds up 139 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: if you're looking for Marlins team, if you're relying on 140 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: them to have anywhere close to the same success that 141 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: they had in close games that we saw in twenty 142 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: twenty three, they're going to have to do a better 143 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: job at keeping runs on first from advancing into scoring position, 144 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: and especially to avoid with four tes. In particular, he 145 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: had this issue of trying too hard on his throws 146 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: and throwing them into the outfield, allowing guys to go 147 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: first to third on stolen base attempts. Even if it's 148 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: just a few instances between last year guys going from 149 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: first to third versus this upcoming year, maybe just a 150 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: handful of them being thrown out stealing under those same circumstances, 151 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: that could sway the outcome of one or maybe multiple games. 152 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: In the Marlins favor that aspect. They're like, I'll reiterate 153 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: his lack of plate discipline means that's a pretty low floor. 154 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: There are there's with catchure less than other positions you're 155 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: willing to get, like live with some poor offense. There 156 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: is the possibility that penthan Gord is just unplayable because 157 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: he swing at bad pitches, not making any productive outs 158 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: and not tapping into his power. His raw power relatives 159 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: to other catchers is extremely solid, if not slightly better 160 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: than that. It's an intriguing tool that he has. It's 161 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: a reason why at times in twenty twenty two, when 162 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: he was a league average hit or overall. He was 163 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 1: even getting some starts in the DH spot for both 164 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: the A's and the Tampa Bay Rays Afteries traded over 165 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: them over there, just because in certain situations he really 166 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 1: can hit that three run homer for you dimension that 167 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: the Marls have been sorely missing from their catchers the 168 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: last couple of years. There is risk, and I'll acknowledge 169 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 1: that the reason why they were able to get him 170 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:37,319 Speaker 1: for cash considerations is because there's a possibility that by 171 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: the end of the season, even by the middle of 172 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: the season, he might be out of baseball entirely. This 173 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 1: guy's career arc has been really unusual. What was missing 174 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: from that transactional log is the time that he spent 175 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: in Korea with the KBO for a single season when 176 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: his major league prospects he wasn't really getting much of 177 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: a shake here. This is a player that Barrel that 178 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: really did not get anything close to a full season's 179 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: worklow in the bigs until just the last two years 180 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: his age thirty and thirty one seasons. Could he be 181 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 1: a late bloomer. It's possible. This is something else that 182 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: makes catch a unique position. Is sometimes guys, relatively even 183 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: when they're past their physical primes, they can achieve their 184 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 1: very best results and get their most playing time at 185 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: that position. He's never had more than three hundred and 186 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: thirty something played appearanes three hundred and thirty three, and 187 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: I think, for being reasonable, you can't count on anything 188 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: more than that. So this guy is not going to 189 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: be your every day catcher or anything close to that. 190 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: He is somebody that, as we'll get to in just 191 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: a few minutes, like you can see a scenario where 192 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: he essentially fills Jacob Stalling's shoes and it's close to 193 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: an even split between him and Fortes. That's not very sexy. 194 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 1: It is still a step in the right direction with 195 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: this team. He is arbitration eligible, projected by MLB trade 196 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: rumors for about two point three million dollars this upcoming year. 197 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: He's also are eligible again in twenty twenty five. If 198 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: this pays off really well, if he performs let's say 199 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: the average of who he was the previous couple of years, 200 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: then they'll get a sight raise in twenty twenty five 201 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: and the Marlins will have two years of club control 202 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: over him. So that is, you know, the upside is okay, 203 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: He's still it's not reasonable to expect him to be 204 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: that everyday catcher, to be even an above average major 205 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: league catcher. But considering where this position was for the 206 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: Marlins last year, to take that leap from going to 207 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,599 Speaker 1: one of the very worst in the league to just mediocre, 208 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: that is worth at least a win for this team 209 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: as well. For what it's worth, Raise pitchers had a 210 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: less success throwing to him in twenty twenty three. There's 211 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: a lot of noise when you look at Catcher's era, 212 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: but his was three sixty And if I could pull 213 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: it up really quick, what was the Raise team era 214 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: as a whole in twenty twenty three? It was three 215 00:11:56,840 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 1: point eight six, so out a quarter an better. That 216 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: adds up again, just considering how low the bar was 217 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: for this veteran Marlins catcher role the last couple of years, 218 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: I see this as a pretty clear win for the team. 219 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: I never shy being critical about some of the team's 220 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: decisions in the Peter Bendix era, just a little bit 221 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: a month into that era, this is probably the first 222 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: time where I see it as a clear cut thumbs 223 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: up from me on this move to add Christian Benson Court, 224 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: so we will see still just midway through the offseason, 225 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: so still time reporting from both John Hayman and Craig 226 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: Mish of the Marlins are continuing, still going to be 227 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: open to adding another catcher to this mix, so still 228 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: seeking upgrades so that they could get the right price for them. 229 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: At the very least, this is a placeholder that moves 230 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: a little bit closer to being a well rounded team. 231 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: For all the success they had last year, it was 232 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 1: not a well rounded team. And this is a step 233 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 1: in the right direction. So welcome to Christian. I think 234 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: he's going to have a media availability soon and you 235 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: can follow us on fish On First for coverage of that. 236 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 1: This takes us into my mid off season Marlins opening 237 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: day roster projections, just over two months away from the 238 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: start of pitchers and catcher from the first full squad workout, 239 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 1: I should say with the Marlins, it's a good time, 240 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:27,559 Speaker 1: in my opinion, to get a get a feel for 241 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: exactly where the Marlins are and what still has to 242 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: be done. We're going to make the assumption, I'll throw 243 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: it up on the screen now for you to see. 244 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,439 Speaker 1: We're going to make the assumption that this is the 245 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: team that the Marlins have to work with as of 246 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: December eleventh, twenty twenty three. A closer look right here, 247 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:52,079 Speaker 1: there's the forty man roster. The benin Court trade filled 248 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: up the forty man roster for the Marlins, and it 249 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 1: gave them finally more than one catcher on there, which 250 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: is a pretty important prerequisite for putting together an actual 251 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: opening day twenty six man roster projection. Right here, as 252 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,199 Speaker 1: you can see, this is a roundup of the acquisitions 253 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: that the Marlins have had this offseason. Calvin Fouchet, Ryan Jensen, 254 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: Caleb ort, Vidal Bruhan, he was the focus of our 255 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: recent pod episode, and now Christian ben Thincourt. Those are 256 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: the five newcomers of the forty man from outside the 257 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: organization since last year. We're going to look together how 258 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: these pieces could conceivably fit together, and the Marlins did 259 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: nothing else. As much time as there is still to 260 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: go in this off season, we need to acknowledge the 261 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: slim possibility that they stand pat and go into this 262 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 1: year with the pieces that they have and st stay 263 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: away from any drastic shakeups. I would assume that's not 264 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: the case. Again, this is just to give you an 265 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: idea of how pieces would fit together if they did 266 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: nothing else. Now that there's finally a second catcher in 267 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: the organization to work from, I will refer back to 268 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: this a couple times here. Of course, in a lot 269 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: of off seasons, you don't make your opening day roster 270 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: entirely of your existing forty man roster. There's always the 271 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: possibility that a non roster invitee sneaks into the equation. 272 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: And there's an example of what the Marlins are looking 273 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: at from that standpoint. This is a combination of players 274 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: that we know are NRIs at spring training this upcoming 275 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: year versus those that, in my educated guests, are going 276 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: to get invites to spring training, and it's an incomplete list. 277 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: More NRIs get announced by the team soon that will 278 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: give us a clear idea of how these pieces fit together. 279 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: In addition to the forty man roster we expect to see, 280 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: when all of a sudden done, perhaps a couple dozen 281 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: pitchers and hitters that are also in the mix. The 282 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: ones that we know for sure met Andreese. He's had 283 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: a lot of big league experience as a swingman, including 284 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: time with the Rays that overlapped with Peter Bendix, Devin 285 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: Smeltzer if in case you missed, the Marlins resigned Devin 286 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: Smeltzer back to similar situation where he was in last 287 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: year on this team. Included in here a mix of 288 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: fish on first top thirty prospects like Dax Fulton, Patrick Montaverde, 289 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: Will Banfield, Paul McIntosh and we'll touch on him again 290 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: soon Troy Johnston. So most of these players were NRIs 291 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: at spring trending last year. Usually you don't move backwards 292 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 1: in that regard unless you've had a terrible year. Tristan 293 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: Gray is another one that we know confirmed is going 294 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 1: to be an NRI. The Marlins signed him as a 295 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: minor league free agent. And there are some relievers in here. 296 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: Paul Campbell still exists. I bet you forgot about Paul Campbell. 297 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: He is still in the organization. I'll be curious to 298 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 1: see what he looks like on the other side of 299 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: Tommy john surgery, even though expectations are low. So I'll 300 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: be referring to these guys again as we get through 301 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: this exercise and map. Together are Marlin's forty men roster, 302 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: starting with the pitchers and specifically starting with ones we 303 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: know pretty confidently are going to be in the starting rotation. 304 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: Hayesius Lozardo is going to be in there, Braxton Garrett. 305 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: One more reminder that we are assuming no additional trades 306 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:11,479 Speaker 1: the course of this offseason, even though these are naturally 307 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: high profile trade candidates. Just using the existing players in 308 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: the organization, what are twenty twenty four Openingjay roster projection 309 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: would look like? Lizardo Garrett, Yuri, you think all those 310 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: guys absolutely locks in the rotation, right, So from there 311 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 1: we need to consider actual roster rules. There are players 312 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,919 Speaker 1: that due to service time or due to pass transactions, 313 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,919 Speaker 1: are out of minor league options. So if they are 314 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: in the organization and they are healthy, they're going to 315 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: be in this mix somehow. Most prominent one on the 316 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: pitching side Tanner Scott, who SKIP was noncommittal about whether 317 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: Tanner Scott was specifically going to be his closer, but 318 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: we know for sure he'd be high leverage relief if 319 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: he is still with the Marlins organization. Also, on the 320 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: reliever side, we have JT. Chagua. He is out of 321 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: options as well. That was one reason why the Marlins 322 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: were able to acquire him so cheaply in the first place. 323 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 1: A year ago. Stephen Ocherd as well, another veteran reliever 324 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: out of options, so he would be in the opening 325 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: day bullpen if things go well for him. There's another 326 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: player that's out of options in a projected reliever role 327 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: that'd be six to oh Sanchez. Longtime listeners of Fish 328 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: on first don't need me to reiterate that the Marlins 329 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,439 Speaker 1: cannot expect anything from six to oh. I cannot in 330 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 1: good conscience put him on an opening day roster projection. 331 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: If he somehow it still is on the Marlins roster 332 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: entering the regular season, it would be on the injured 333 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: list if whatever reason they haven't already shed him off 334 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: the forty man, I have to assume it would be 335 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 1: because he's on the IL. Barring a medical miracle, it's 336 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,640 Speaker 1: just hard to believe that his shoulder can be restored 337 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: to its previous condition enough for him to actually be 338 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 1: a viable piece of a major league pitching staff in here. 339 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: When it comes to the rest of the rotation, it's 340 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 1: essentially four guys for two spots between Edward Cabrera, Trevor Rodgers, 341 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 1: Max Meyer, and Ryan Weathers, a couple of those coming 342 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: off of season ending injuries, and yeah, with Cabrera. I 343 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:31,479 Speaker 1: think Cabrera is the safest assumption to have a spot 344 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 1: in this exercise. Of course, when he was on the 345 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: active roster last year, he spent most of the time 346 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: in the rotation. If not as a bulk guy falling 347 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: an opener, he's out of options. If he's still here, 348 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:49,439 Speaker 1: I think eventually his best spot will be as a reliever. 349 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: But as long as he doesn't poop the bed in 350 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:56,679 Speaker 1: spring training, then I figure he's going to open this 351 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: season in the rotation as one of those four guys. 352 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:05,239 Speaker 1: And so we're filling in the blanks between Trevor. As 353 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:07,359 Speaker 1: little as we've seen of Trevor Rodgers, and although he 354 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: was getting pretty far removed from his Rookie of the 355 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 1: Year days, he does insist he's fully healthy now after 356 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: his combination of injuries last year, and I think he 357 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: is again the safest pick here for a rotation spot. 358 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: He'll have to earn it in spring training and I 359 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: think it will be a fierce competition. But even though 360 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: he does have minor league options remaining, if things go 361 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 1: south for him during spring training, that is Lozardo, Garrett, Perez, Cabrera, Rodgers. 362 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 1: That seems to be the front runners for those five 363 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: spots for a different variety of reasons. As we fill 364 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:49,239 Speaker 1: out the bullpen. Now we just go in order of 365 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: quality and trustworthiness. Andrew NRDI for sure, there's really nothing 366 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:57,359 Speaker 1: else that he has to prove in order to at 367 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: least make the team, if not have a high leverage 368 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: role on that team. The new acquisitions Fouche Jensen, Caleb Ortz, 369 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: I can't imagine them really being in the mix for 370 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:12,160 Speaker 1: this team. AJ Puck is a fascinating one. Our own 371 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: Isaaca Zout was reporting that he's going to enter camp 372 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: preparing to be a starter, be ready and stretch out 373 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 1: for that role and try to make that conversion. It's 374 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 1: a really fascinating idea and one that I'm I'm kind 375 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 1: of on board for the experiments. I think you have 376 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:32,359 Speaker 1: to assume that it's not quite going to work out, 377 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 1: So there are a variety of ways that could go 378 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 1: depending on how he makes that adjustment. But with him, 379 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: the safer assumption is that once again they entered the 380 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: season with four lefties in the bullpen, He'll be the 381 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 1: fourth and final lefty. There you have Huascar Brasabon. Some 382 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: inconsistencies with him last year. During the first quarter of 383 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: this season, though he was awesome for this team. I 384 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: think even when his control is off, his this year 385 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: inability to make good contact against him is very valuable. 386 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 1: I would say among the right handed reliever options, aside 387 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: from Shagua who has to be on there, Brasubon would 388 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: be my front runner for another spot in there, and 389 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: I think pretty close behind him George Soriano as well. 390 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: He flashed some interesting starter characteristics last year with his 391 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: decent control, with having three pitches, the slider in particular 392 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:29,719 Speaker 1: looking like a plus pitch, the fastball looking average ish 393 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: in the changeup, even flashing average potential like it's not 394 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: outrageous to see him become a starter at some point. 395 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: I envisioned him opening up next season in sort of 396 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: that long relief bulk roll, because that's actually where he 397 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 1: had most of his success last year, and he was 398 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: in the big leagues. It's not glamorous, but he certainly 399 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:53,120 Speaker 1: showed a lot of potential right there, and that would 400 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,199 Speaker 1: be in a situation where they could now stretch him 401 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: out as the season goes along. If things go well. 402 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: Ryan Weathers is another strong consideration here, but I'm still 403 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 1: curious to see what adjustments Weathers makes during the course 404 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 1: of the off season aside from his very last start 405 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: of the year. To me, he still seems somebody that 406 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:15,439 Speaker 1: is very much a work in progress as well. So 407 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: I'm making the tough call here to assume that Weathers 408 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: is going to get optioned down to Triple A just 409 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: start the season. So this brings us to me, it's 410 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: three guys for one final spot on this opening day 411 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: pitching staff. I have Anthony Bender coming off Tommy John surgery, 412 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 1: Anthony Maldonado who has nothing left to approve at the 413 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: Triple A level and he was selected to the forty 414 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 1: men roster, and then former top traffick Max Meyer as well. 415 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: Just like Bender coming off of Tommy John surgery, those 416 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: guys are at almost the same timeline right there, all 417 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: three of them. There's quite a bit of similarities different builds. Physically, 418 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 1: Meyer is the smallest of them, Maldonado the largest. Bender 419 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: in the middle. In terms of fastball, Bender takes the cake, 420 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: falls by Meyer and then Maldonado, but all three the 421 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: standout characteristic is their slider and ability to get swing 422 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 1: and miss. With that, the passage of time, this always 423 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: happens with players coming off significant injuries. It makes us 424 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: forget just how excited player potential these guys have. And 425 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 1: Meyer is somebody that, understandably I feel is being overlooked 426 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 1: at this stage, just given how much time he was 427 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: away and the fact that his tiny sample in the 428 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 1: big leagues was not encouraging. But if I had to 429 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: make a pick here, I'm going to go with Max 430 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 1: Meyer making the opening day pitching staff in somewhat similar 431 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 1: to Soriano, probably a lower leverage, multi ending role, allowing 432 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,119 Speaker 1: him to be a stretched out later in the season. 433 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: I don't think the Marlins have totally punted on him 434 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 1: as a starting rotation candidate. I also don't think he's 435 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 1: going to crack the rotation coming out of camp, just 436 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 1: because if nothing else, understanding that over the course of 437 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: the season, he's not going to be He's not conditioned 438 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:03,199 Speaker 1: to make thirty starts in the big leagues over the 439 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: course of a single season. But he's somebody to make 440 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: the bullpen, and depending on how he performs over there 441 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: and how the rest of the rotation lines up, I 442 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: think he could go into that rotation as the season progresses. 443 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: So that's my pitching staff projected based on players currently 444 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 1: in the org his Uslizardo, Braxton, Garrett, Uri Perez, Edward Carrera, 445 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 1: Trevor Rodgers, Tanner, Scott j T. Chaugua, Stephen Okertz, Andrew Nrdi, 446 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:34,399 Speaker 1: AJ Puck, Wasca, Brosibon, George Sororiano, and Max Meyer. A 447 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: lot of familiar names, Like eleven of those guys were 448 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: on the roster for the majority of last season, the 449 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,400 Speaker 1: only ones Trevor Rodgers and Max Meyer coming off of injuries. 450 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 1: It's a lot of familiar names in there for people 451 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: following this team, and the pitching staff was okay for 452 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: last year, so maybe that's not such a bad thing. 453 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 1: It would, though, ultimately be surprising if there's that much 454 00:25:55,280 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 1: continuity from one season to another, from one front office 455 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: to another. Right there, and that brings us to the 456 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: hitter side. I spent a lot of time on the 457 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 1: pitching side, just because the hitter side is extremely clear cut. 458 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 1: It's process of elimination. This forty men roster, it only 459 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: has seventeen hitters on there. I'll again throw up the 460 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:22,120 Speaker 1: options that the Marlins have among potential non roster invitees. 461 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: This is not a complete list. This is not an 462 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: official list yet. Banfields and Macintosh where guys that if 463 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: the Marlins hadn't acquired a catcher from outside the organization, 464 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,400 Speaker 1: they would get they'd have an actual path to get 465 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:39,200 Speaker 1: up there early in the season, but now pretty clearly 466 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:42,879 Speaker 1: blocked unless there is an injury of some kind. Jose 467 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: Devers remember him. He had a good season at Double 468 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: A last year and he's playing Winter Bowl right now. 469 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: I'll study him a little bit closer to see if there's, 470 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: you know, anything there that truly jumps out. But it's 471 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: been a long road for him to get back to 472 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: the kind of prospect that he was a few years 473 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:04,120 Speaker 1: ago due to some injuries. Marty Costas was a Minor 474 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,719 Speaker 1: League Rule five pick. I included Griffin Conine there at speculation. 475 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 1: I don't know if either of those guys for sure 476 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: will be NRIs, but they're Triple A players who have 477 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: some interesting tools in there. Tristan gray As I touched 478 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: on before a minor league signing non roster inviteee, one 479 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 1: of the very first moves that Peter Bendix made, so 480 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: he'll get a shot to me. I see thirteen guys 481 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: that are pretty clearly ahead of the rest process of 482 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 1: elimination on this forty man roster. Victor Mason Jr. I 483 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: feel quite high about his future prospects. He's just not 484 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:41,639 Speaker 1: ready yet. He had an uneven season at Double A 485 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,960 Speaker 1: this past year. He's only twenty two years old. I 486 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: don't really see him coming up unless he gets close 487 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: to every day playing time and when he's ready, and 488 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 1: I don't think either of those elements apply to the 489 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: Marlins outlook. Jordan Groshen's a pretty steep fault that he's 490 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: made since coming over in mid twenty twenty two, just 491 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 1: total lack of standout tools from him. Aside from back 492 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: to ball skills, there is defensive versatility in the infield corners. 493 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 1: Pretty troubling that he's no longer a middle infield option there. 494 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: I don't see the path to him getting in the 495 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: mix after at least not from the start of the season. 496 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: We'll see what he could do to rebuild his value 497 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: as the season progresses. Paiden Verdick on paper like well, 498 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 1: the idea of Payden Verdick is a lot sexier than 499 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 1: the reality of Piden Verdick. I could I envisioned him 500 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: as entering last year as a useful platoon corner outfielder 501 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 1: who could also fake it in center field and at 502 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: least mash lefties. Then you look at his twenty twenty 503 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: three season and that didn't happen. He didn't really mash 504 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 1: lefties much at all compared to righty's and overall against 505 00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 1: both those pitch types, just way too many strikes for him. 506 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 1: He has awesome power, he doesn't get to it often enough, 507 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 1: so I imagine he's on the outside looking in. And 508 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 1: then the final one is Jacob Amaya, who entering last 509 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 1: year there was a thought that he would have a 510 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 1: real chance to make it onto the roster. He came 511 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: up for a cup of coffee and otherwise spent almost 512 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: all of last year at the Triple A level. I mean, 513 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 1: he hit for a decent amount of power down there, 514 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,720 Speaker 1: but the measurables don't stick out in terms of things 515 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 1: that you think would translate to hitting for power in 516 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:36,400 Speaker 1: the big leagues. The defense was fine at shortstop, but 517 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: not dramatically better than some of the Marlins other options 518 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 1: at that position. So he'll get a chance to compete, 519 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: but he'll have to have a pretty good spring training 520 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 1: or capitalize on some injuries. In order to make it 521 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: up there. So with those four kind of ruled out, 522 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 1: he could fill in this group fairly simply with We'll 523 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: just go in alphabetical order down here from Luis Ri. 524 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 1: We have John Birdie as the primary shortstop for this team, 525 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 1: much like that Joey Wendall was entering last year. Not 526 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: every day guy. The tantalizing thought of Bertie graduating from 527 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: a utility guy to every day We've seen that in spurts. 528 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 1: It just doesn't sustain itself. So he'll just be He's 529 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: the placeholder at shortstop until Jacob A. Maaya makes a 530 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 1: big progress where the Marlins make a move that brings 531 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: them with a more desirable shortstop option in there. Of course, 532 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 1: the guy featured in the first segment of our pod, 533 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 1: Christian Benson Court, he will make the roster. Not not 534 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:44,479 Speaker 1: clear whether he or Fortes would be the main catcher. 535 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: It depends quite a bit on what kind of bounce 536 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: back Fortes has as a hitter coming off of last year. 537 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 1: Either way, then the Court will certainly be on there. 538 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: Then we have Vidal Bruhan. How are you going to 539 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: use Bruhan? I've been following him this winter and the 540 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: The biggest positives that stick out are his strike zone 541 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 1: awareness and his base running. He leads the entire Dominican 542 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 1: Winter League in steals. He's been among the league leaders 543 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 1: in walks as well as wrong walks down there. He 544 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: has the versatility to play almost everywhere except for pitcher, catcher, 545 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: and first base. So he's going to be and he 546 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 1: has to be on this roster, to be clear, because 547 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: he's out of minor league options. That was the reason 548 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: why he was so affordable for the Marlins to acquire 549 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:33,240 Speaker 1: from the Rays earlier this offseason, and they acquired him 550 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: clearly with the intent to put him on the roster 551 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: in some role. How much he sticks up there remains 552 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 1: to be seen. He'll have to hit a whole lot 553 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: better than he has in the major leagues to this point. 554 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: Then we have Jake Berger. He's going to be the 555 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 1: primary third baseman, somebody who can move over to first 556 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 1: base as Josh Bell's backup when Bell is daging. He 557 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 1: could also go to dh when to open up playing 558 00:31:56,520 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 1: time at third for Bruhn or for Birdie War for 559 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 1: Exavier Edwards. We'll get to him in just a moment. 560 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 1: We have Gazz Chisholm Junior as the main center fielder 561 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 1: on this team. Brian del Lacruz retaining his role as 562 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 1: the primary left fielder on this team. Now we'll get 563 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 1: to Edwards, who was incredible at the Triple A level 564 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: last year. There's been some murmuring that the front office 565 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: thinks he'll he deserves a chance to show what he 566 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: can do at shortstop, despite having limited recent experience there, 567 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:34,480 Speaker 1: barely playing there last year and never doing some of 568 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:36,960 Speaker 1: the big legs. I had a piece on fish on 569 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 1: first about Edwards as a potential shortstop. As they laid out, 570 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: there's just a lot of skepticism about him having the 571 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 1: arm necessary to make off balance and accurate throws at 572 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: that position to make it work. I have him on 573 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: here as a second baseman, a backup second baseman to 574 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 1: arise the backup third baseman to to a burger, somebody 575 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 1: who could be used pretty freely as a pinch runner, 576 00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:05,320 Speaker 1: and I guess as an occasional pinch hitter when you 577 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 1: have somebody that is in a pretty unfavorable platoon situation. Edwards. 578 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:12,560 Speaker 1: Of course, a pinch is a switch hitter, so no 579 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: huge platoon splits with him over there. We know, we 580 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:18,240 Speaker 1: saw it in a small sample that his bunting can 581 00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:23,160 Speaker 1: be highly useful as well. I do think that there's 582 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: still a path for him to be on the big 583 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 1: leag roster, but he's just he's not quite that high 584 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 1: enough priority where the Marlinds have to worry about getting 585 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 1: him regular at bats. He'll get regular at bats if 586 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 1: an obvious void opens, if a Rise gets hurt, perhaps 587 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: even if Jake Berger gets hurt. It would really help 588 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: if he played short, It would help if he got 589 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 1: more comfortable in the outfield. I do think that he's 590 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 1: going to squeeze on this roster, and at least compared 591 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 1: to the alternatives, I think that makes sense that he 592 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 1: should do so. So then we had Nick Fortys and 593 00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: then the last really controversial one would be AVIASA. Jelgar Si. 594 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 1: I have been on this thing for about nine months now, 595 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:10,359 Speaker 1: since very early last season, that Marlins should just tear 596 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: off that band aid with Garcia. He's not the player 597 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:14,759 Speaker 1: they thought they were signing a couple of years ago. 598 00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:18,400 Speaker 1: It's a pretty tough loss, but it is a sunk 599 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: cost at this point, and they're not doing themselves any 600 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 1: favors by continuing to cling on to him. That being said, 601 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:26,319 Speaker 1: you know, the sentiment that we've heard so far the 602 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 1: Marlins are not tipping their hands that they would consider 603 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:32,239 Speaker 1: cutting him before getting one last look of him at 604 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 1: the start of next spring. And maybe they do get 605 00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 1: to a point where his spring looks anything like his 606 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three swing, and he's spring and he's having 607 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:44,840 Speaker 1: so much trouble making contact that perhaps they pull the 608 00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:48,480 Speaker 1: plug on that before the season starts and make room 609 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:53,279 Speaker 1: for him in this moment. Just understanding the Marlins being 610 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: a very fiscally conservative team, one that waits generally as 611 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: long as possible before giving up on what a big 612 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 1: investment can bring them. I think he had to operate 613 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:08,880 Speaker 1: under the assumption that Avi is going to be on 614 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:10,719 Speaker 1: the roster, So what role is it going to be 615 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 1: platooning with Hayesu Sanchez. I think the sentiment we've heard 616 00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:17,080 Speaker 1: from the team is that they don't really bind to 617 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 1: Sanchez as an everyday player, that they still see pretty 618 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:24,359 Speaker 1: big concerns against from him facing lefties. So Lobby could 619 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:26,080 Speaker 1: get some at bats over there, and he can get 620 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,560 Speaker 1: quite a few out bats at DH as currently comprised. 621 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 1: If bell is playing first baseball often that not. If 622 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 1: Jake Berger is playing third base pretty frequently, then there 623 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:37,799 Speaker 1: will be times where there are there's something to be 624 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:41,799 Speaker 1: filled at DH, and having Garcia and his power upside, 625 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:45,279 Speaker 1: it's something. So this is not my opinion. This is 626 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:49,160 Speaker 1: just my honest to goodness projection here that I think 627 00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:53,759 Speaker 1: they're going to give Garcia another a third chance to 628 00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:56,560 Speaker 1: help the Marlins win games at least early in the season. 629 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 1: We fill out the roster from there with Dane Myers, 630 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:03,160 Speaker 1: he's got to be really the conventional fourth outfielder. If 631 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,799 Speaker 1: we consider Garcia more DH in a outfielder than Dane 632 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:09,680 Speaker 1: would be the backup center fielder behind Jazz. He would 633 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:13,879 Speaker 1: be another option to platoon. I get will make some 634 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:16,960 Speaker 1: starts in center when Jazz is facing a tough lefty, 635 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:20,920 Speaker 1: and then the final spot being Jesus Sanchez. Had a 636 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,759 Speaker 1: nice season last year, considering how slow it started and 637 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:27,080 Speaker 1: how little playing time he was getting initially, but I 638 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 1: do think he did enough there to get pretty significant 639 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:37,480 Speaker 1: role moving forward as currently constructed. So there's my demonstration 640 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:39,680 Speaker 1: right there. To recap the hitters that I chose for 641 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:44,680 Speaker 1: this roster projection. Luisa Rise, John Birdie Josh Bell, Christian Benton, Court, 642 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:49,760 Speaker 1: Vidal Bruchan, Jake Berger, Jazzhisham Junior, Brian De la Cruz, 643 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:54,840 Speaker 1: Xavier Edwards, Nick for says A, Visayel Garcia, Dane Myers, 644 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:58,760 Speaker 1: and Jesus Sanchez. Among this entire twenty six man projection, 645 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: the only two names that were not with the Marlins 646 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 1: when the offseason again are bent In, Courts and Bruhn, 647 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 1: and neither of those really being every day players. The 648 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:12,560 Speaker 1: obvious subtractions from last year being Jorge Solaire, Matt Barnes, 649 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:17,359 Speaker 1: Sandy al Contra due to injury, so he opened next 650 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,880 Speaker 1: season on the sixty day il. That creates some more 651 00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:25,600 Speaker 1: forty man wiggle room over there. It's not a great team. 652 00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to sell you on a great team. 653 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:29,480 Speaker 1: I'm I'm just showing you one that looks like a 654 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:34,000 Speaker 1: coherence baseball team. The Marlins have midway through this offseason, 655 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,880 Speaker 1: They've built a coherence group of players from which to 656 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:40,720 Speaker 1: draw throm I do find those competitions on the pitching 657 00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:43,319 Speaker 1: staff to be legitimately interesting for both the fourth and 658 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:46,520 Speaker 1: fifth rotation spot as well as a final right handed 659 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:49,440 Speaker 1: reliever in the bullpen that is still a strength of 660 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 1: this team. And now we wait. Now we wait to 661 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:56,120 Speaker 1: see how this offseason progresses, whether we've heard the rumors 662 00:37:56,120 --> 00:37:59,560 Speaker 1: out there that the Marlins are listening on so many 663 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:02,880 Speaker 1: of their pitch and at least open to making deals 664 00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:06,640 Speaker 1: that reinforce their offense. So the question is whether Peter 665 00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 1: Bendix and company actually pulled the trigger on any of 666 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:12,080 Speaker 1: those trades or if they, you know, right forward with 667 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:15,640 Speaker 1: this potential group. So among the internal options that the 668 00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:18,120 Speaker 1: Marlins have, I'd be curious to hear if you would 669 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:21,680 Speaker 1: assemble the opening day roster any differently than I just 670 00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:24,520 Speaker 1: did right there. 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So it's going by, 702 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:13,759 Speaker 1: not it's not an actually going by very quickly, but 703 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:16,480 Speaker 1: we've made it far enough to this point and should 704 00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:17,960 Speaker 1: be even more eventful the rest of the way that 705 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:21,600 Speaker 1: it's been so far. I appreciate everybody that listens. I've 706 00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:33,680 Speaker 1: ben e LA's husband as always, go fish