1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to this edition of Big Fish Small 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: Pod for Monday, March fourth, twenty twenty four. And if 3 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: you are new to the Small Pod, he would write 4 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: to give you all the information about the Marlins for 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: that particular day, all season long and ten minutes or less, 6 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: and Marlon's fans, we have quite three cap for you 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: all listening in. And first off, I want to introduce 8 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: my guest, Kevin as we're going to be talking about 9 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: the man of the hour of the weekend, mister Sixos Sanchez. 10 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, a lot of excitement around him for sure, excited 11 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 2: to be honest always and should be a good one. 12 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: Let's start off with the man, Kevin going in. Here 13 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: are six those pitches that you can see here over 14 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: the course of the weekend against the Mets. Just incredible 15 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: seeing from six SO man hit over ninety five twice. 16 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: He hit four straightches that were ninety three miles an 17 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: hour and over and five total pitches of ninety two plus. Kevin, 18 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: how back are we? How back is six So Sanchez 19 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: to the point where it seemed like we may never 20 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: see him hit ninety five or even close to ninety 21 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: ever again. 22 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: So it's a great story for sure, it's nice to 23 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 2: see that the villa is there, especially, I mean, ninety five, 24 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 2: as you mentioned, is what he taught that he hit 25 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: it consecutively, which is really good, but a lot of 26 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 2: it ended up being a lot of breaking ball stuff, 27 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 2: you know, the change up as you'd see there for 28 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 2: those watching on YouTube, the curveball cutter. He's mentioned it 29 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 2: many times that he believes the changeup has never left 30 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 2: him and definitely looked like it. Now. Will he make 31 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 2: the major league squad, we'll see, but you know, it's 32 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 2: definitely an encouraging moment for someone like him who really 33 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: has not been able to do much. He struck he 34 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: struck out DJ Stewart, so you know, it's amazingly got 35 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: that too. Yeah, major league It's it's good to see 36 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 2: him back on the mound, man, I mean, especially in 37 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 2: this type of game. Now, we'll see what happens when 38 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 2: when it comes to his future if he ends up 39 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 2: going to the Major league squad or he ends up 40 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 2: being dfaed and maybe claimed, but either way, good to 41 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: see him back back on the mound. 42 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 3: Once I was a little more loose, you started getting there, 43 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 3: feeling that confident, feeling well too, so I believe in 44 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 3: the near future. Once I keep going that confident, I'm 45 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 3: gonna throw a little harder. 46 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, and with this performance, you don't think that this 47 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: can help the Marmons. I don't want to say increase 48 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: his value. Let's see if they do train him or 49 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: the DFAM and he gets something out of him. You 50 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: don't believe that this outing is something that the Marmins 51 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: can maybe continue to keep going. Maybe next outing he 52 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: gets to another more ninety five, you can hit ninety six. 53 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: Is this something to keep going for the Marlins or 54 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: to see, hey, maybe now we have a thing with 55 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: six to them. Maybe he can actually make the roster, 56 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: maybe he can actually throw a major league pitch this season? 57 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: Or do you are you at the point where it's like, 58 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: all right, we've seen this story before. 59 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 2: You've seen this story before. I don't know. I don't 60 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: think they'll ever trade that guy that he has zero 61 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 2: value right now. I think the best case would be 62 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 2: they just DFA him and you hope he goes by 63 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:27,839 Speaker 2: waivers unclaimed. Worse comes to worse, A team wants six 64 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 2: so so badly that they'll trade for him one one 65 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 2: season DFA limbo. But the most they'll get his cash, 66 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 2: but again, that won't happen. I don't see him actually 67 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 2: getting traded for something in return. You do hope he 68 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 2: kind of does if he doesn' end up getting defaded, 69 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 2: which personally I do think will happen. I do think 70 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 2: he gets claimed, but if he doesn't, you know, it's 71 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 2: always good to have some depth in Triple A. 72 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, and with six though, you don't think there's any 73 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: chance that he can throw at a major league pitch 74 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: this season or DC. Can you actually see maybe he 75 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: goes at the Triple A and they give him somewhat 76 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: of an outing there, maybe thirty thirty eight ings around 77 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: there with six though, or do you think he's maybe 78 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: I don't want to say toast, but his big league 79 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: hopes are have passed him by. 80 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 2: I mean, there's always a chance if he ends up 81 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 2: getting DFAYE and he gets claimed by another team that 82 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 2: he may that the team obviously sees something in six 83 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 2: so where they wanted to put him on their forty 84 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 2: man and I pitched. But again, I mean, if he's 85 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: let's say he does get dfaid, he goes through waivers 86 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 2: and he's pitching well in Triple A Jacksonville, and you 87 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 2: need a guy. He's obviously been up there before, not 88 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 2: too long. He's pitched in high leverage before, he's pitched 89 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 2: in the playoff game before. Too crazy enough, and yeah, 90 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 2: you and that's obviously something you want to have on 91 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: your team, some experience, and he certainly provides it. Now. 92 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 2: Is it the same sixth so we saw before? Not 93 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 2: even close? I mean Melstnemyer Junior has mentioned multiple times 94 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 2: that it's not the same guy, and you just even 95 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 2: looking at that pitch repertoire he has been using, not 96 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 2: going with a fastball too much, only through it four 97 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 2: times and you know, again mid nineties to high end. 98 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 2: But aside from that, not much there. So I would 99 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 2: love to see him throw a major league pitch. I 100 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 2: think he has the chance to do it, but right 101 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: now it's really just low risk, low chances have been happening. 102 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, that would six So again, great outing from him. 103 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: Let's see if he can continue on that as we 104 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: move forward on spring training. But let's go ahead and 105 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: talk about a little bit of some other players that 106 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: we saw this spring training and maybe a little competition 107 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: heating up. We go ahead, the first base silo Troy 108 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: Mancini against Troy Johnston for Troy, he's had a really 109 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: great spring hitting the ball, putting him in the outfield, 110 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 1: helping him get some reps there. But he has sustained 111 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: an injury. It looks like a sprained ankle for him there. 112 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: We'll see how long he's going to be out for. 113 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: And then going against Trey Mancini again, veteran Wonder World 114 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 1: Series has been there, has done that, but has not 115 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: been up to par this spring. I believe one hit 116 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 1: he has around I believe five six strikeouts so far 117 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: this spring, Kevin, the battle will be the backup first 118 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: baseman has not gone. You could say the way the 119 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: Mormons I've hoped for, where the young guy is now 120 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: getting injured and then the veteran is just not performing. 121 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 2: Yeah, Treymancini right now, he is one for eleven with 122 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 2: five strikeouts in the spring. But defensively he's looked really good. 123 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:31,919 Speaker 2: There's another way to say it. Definitely something that the 124 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,679 Speaker 2: Marvels need. Now will he crack the roster? Who knows? 125 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 2: I mean when you're hitting like the hat, I don't know. You. 126 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 2: Lu Gurria, I think had a better spring than Mansini 127 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 2: for the most part. And again you mentioned Troy. Unfortunately, 128 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 2: he is now injured within ankle spring I think is 129 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 2: what it was diagnosed as, and his return we'll see, 130 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,239 Speaker 2: hopefully sometime this week, so he can make one last 131 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 2: case to not get cut in the first round. I 132 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 2: don't think he'll be a part of the first round 133 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 2: of cuts, but maybe he can make one final ci 134 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 2: to survive the second round. I mean, that guy deserves 135 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 2: to be in the major leagues more than anyone on 136 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 2: this Miami Marlins roster right now. The guy was the 137 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 2: Miami Marlins Minor League player of the year. Thirty home 138 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 2: runs he had. I'm sorry, he had a twenty twenty season, 139 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 2: the first and since two thousand and eight for a 140 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 2: Marlins minor leaguer. And I know the defense is in there, 141 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 2: but a left handed bat is exactly what this Marlins 142 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 2: team needs, and they have it in Troy. But we'll see, 143 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 2: hopefully he gets one more go at it in terms 144 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 2: of just getting into a game. But he's done what 145 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 2: he's had to do. He's had a good spring, good 146 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 2: enough to I think really stay on this Marlins forty 147 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 2: nine or spring try roster for a while. 148 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, again with Troy and Treyman seeing me there just 149 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: really difficult in terms of you have a guy who's 150 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: been performing really well, but he is injured now against 151 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: the veteran who's had the experience again been there, done that, 152 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: and his du like and does have the better defense. 153 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: And your eyes, Kevin, if you were if you were 154 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: Peter Bendix, if you were a scamped making that you 155 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: know that crucial final, could say cut, who would you 156 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: I don't want to say cut, but who would you 157 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: either have as your backup first baseman. Again, you can 158 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: have Troy They might say he doesn't have the experience, 159 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: but you have to give him that shot so he 160 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: could see what he could do in the majors, or 161 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: you go treyman Sini, someone who's been at the majors 162 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: for a long time. 163 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, so right now. We were talking about this on 164 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 2: the Spaces the other day where Eli kind of mentioned 165 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 2: it where you don't really need to have a specific 166 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 2: backup first baseman. You don't need to have that Julie 167 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 2: Gariel type piece on your team. And you know, Arise 168 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 2: could play first, Berger could play first. John Birdie I 169 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 2: think has played first as well. So but between those two, 170 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 2: if I have to give it to someone, my bias 171 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:48,959 Speaker 2: is gonna kick in, But you got to give it 172 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 2: to Troy. He's over the better overall offensive player right 173 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 2: now at this moment. Trey Man seeing you. For those 174 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 2: that don't remember, he was I believe santwenty two year, 175 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 2: fourteen million dollar deal by the Chicago He didn't even 176 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 2: make it through the first year. He was defaed after 177 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 2: a couple months into the year. Unfortunately so for him 178 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 2: because it's a great story. But again, when you have 179 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 2: someone like Troy who in nine that dads has not 180 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 2: strucken out a single time. He is four for nine 181 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,439 Speaker 2: with one RBI, two walks, and I do think he 182 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 2: had a stolen base in there at some point in 183 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 2: the spring. But again you got to think to yourself, 184 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 2: we got to give it to the guy that's hitting it. 185 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 2: It's a left handed bat. At the end of the day, 186 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 2: where he's somewhere with the Marlins lack. So I would 187 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 2: go Troy over Mancini, But looking at it in the 188 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 2: organization's eyes, I think they would go Mancine over Troy. 189 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 2: Mancini again, World Series winner. He's a VET, he's a 190 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 2: good clubhouse guy, good defensive first baseman. You just got 191 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 2: to hope that that really kicks in, and maybe it will, 192 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 2: but right now that's probably what the organization will do. 193 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 2: They will go with Mancini over Troy. 194 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: All right, and our ten minutes are running up, Kevin, 195 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: I want to thank you for coming on as always, 196 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: always one of my favorite guests to have on, Kevin. 197 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: Anything you want to you wanna plug to the to 198 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: the people, I guess the same thing that they'll be 199 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: listening to. 200 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, as always, yep. As always, make sure to follow 201 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 2: Fish on First Fish on first dot com. New website 202 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 2: looking great, a lot of content on there, and make 203 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 2: sure to follow all the guys. You can check them 204 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 2: out into the I believe that just staff directory there. 205 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 2: As you're covering soon, uh, I know I'm not. Actually 206 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 2: I'm not covering anything this week. I'll be up there. 207 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 2: Uh for that Spring Breakout game, I'll be there, and 208 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 2: I'll probably the two games before that, but we'll see. 209 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 2: As always, Fish and Filter to make sure to check 210 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 2: that out. We're trying to get on a pretty cool 211 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 2: guest and we're gonna do our bold predictions soon there. 212 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 2: But yeah, it's always, you know, just like Daniel's on here. 213 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 2: Follow the Small Pod Official Show all the podcasts well. 214 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,839 Speaker 1: Got the top thirty he released with Isaac and. 215 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 2: On the website soon. Yeah, we already put it on Twitter, 216 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:58,599 Speaker 2: so yeah. Lots of like with fish on first, we 217 00:10:58,800 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 2: can only go up from here. 218 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: Oh that's the perfect way to ended. As always a 219 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: big fish, small pod, Go Fish.