1 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: Here we go. The official show is back. Eli Sussman here, 2 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: the managing editor of fish Stripes. This show appearing on 3 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: our fish Stripes podcast feed wherever you get your pods, 4 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: as well as on fishstripes dot com. These solo episodes, 5 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: as usual, presented by Symbol the Stock Market for Sports. 6 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: Myle my, what a difference a single week could make. 7 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: At this time last week, we couldn't even bear and 8 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: stomach the thought of talking about the Marlins major league team. 9 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: It had gotten that ugly poor performances across the board, 10 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: and just some concerns that they could fade out of 11 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: contention in record time despite all the expectations of improvement 12 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: heading into twenty twenty one. And since then, it's gone 13 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: almost perfectly. This road trip that they're wrapping up here 14 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: on Jackie Robinson Day against the Braves. I'm recording this 15 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: right before the afternoon season series finale. You're probably going 16 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: to be listening it to it right after the game 17 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: or the following day. They are playing with house money 18 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: heading into this series finale with Trevor Rodgers. 19 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 2: On the mound. 20 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: You like to win it. You'd like to sweep the Braves. 21 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: They've never swept the Atlanta Braves in a four game series. Ever, 22 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: so that would be great regardless, I don't think that 23 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: takes any of the shine away from what's been a 24 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: very encouraging turnaround for this team. This will be a 25 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: positive show. As you can see from the episode of 26 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: the show, the main subject Jazz Chisholm Junior, who is 27 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:43,839 Speaker 1: very immediately vaulting to the top tier of not only 28 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: recognizable and popular Marlins players, but potentially one of the 29 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: faces of the game. I don't think there's another team 30 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: in baseball with swag like the Miami Marlins. We don't 31 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: want to get too far ahead of ourselves. I have 32 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: plenty to talk about with him and my stances on 33 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: him coming up the appetizer, Jazz is going to be 34 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: the one other player on the Marlins active roster who 35 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: has clearly exceeded my expectations. So what do I mean 36 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: by that? Just guys that their performance through the first 37 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: couple weeks of the season really goes beyond what I 38 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: thought they were capable of doing at this particular stage 39 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: of their career. So a Jazz, I thought it may 40 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: be too early for him to reach this all star 41 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: caliber level of production and with Dylan Floro. I wasn't 42 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: sure that he'd be able to sustain what he's did 43 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: with the Los Angeles Dodgers, his previous team, and instead 44 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: he has improved upon that pitching better than ever in 45 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: the Marlins bullpen as probably their eighth ending guy, their 46 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: main setup guy for the moment, as a refresher, acquired 47 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: from the Dodgers in and off season trade pretty close 48 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: to the start of spring training, a two for one trade, 49 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: if I remember correctly, with them sending Alex Vessia and 50 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: Kyle Hurt to the Dodgers. Hurt more of a throw 51 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 1: in VESSI as someone who had dominated throughout the Marlins 52 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 1: minor league levels, and at the time I liked the move. 53 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: I thought Flora was a safe bet to outperform Vessia 54 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: at least for this year, if not for the next 55 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: couple of years. And he's someone who's affordable, who's very experienced. 56 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: He was in that Dodgers bullpen throughout the twenty twenty season, 57 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: a two point five to nine ERA last year, and 58 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: peripherals that mostly back that up only allowed one home 59 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: run in twenty four and a third innings pitched. I 60 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: likened his pitch mix to a rich man's Brandon Kinseler. 61 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: There were some similarities there between him and the former 62 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: Marlins closer, except flora more affordable, three years of control. 63 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: But even with that optimism about him in some faith 64 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: that he can improve what was a very inconsistent Marlins 65 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,839 Speaker 1: bullpen last year, this just goes beyond anything he could 66 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: have thought. Digging into the stat cast data as we 67 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: like to do here, he is in the ninetieth percentile 68 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: or better out of ten guys can't reach this level 69 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: in a variety of these peripheral stats, the average exit 70 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: of velocity that he allows, the hard hit rate that 71 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: he allows, the expected batting average, the expected slugging percentage, 72 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: and he's nearly there in his strikeout rate two. Overall, 73 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: his more traditional numbers, hasn't allowed an earned run in 74 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: his seven appearances six and a third NX pitched one 75 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: extremely unearned run. I'll say not all unearned runs are 76 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: created the same, but this is one that for sure 77 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: should not have been on his ledger. And overall, just 78 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,919 Speaker 1: two base runners allowed by himself in his appearances so 79 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: far out of the Marlins pen, very quickly earning the 80 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: trust of Don Mattingly in this setup role. 81 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 2: And the pitch he chased up and out of his 82 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 2: own Floro retires o zooth sand of all in that 83 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: now Floro strikes out Swanson. 84 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: How is he doing it? It looks a little bit 85 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: different than what we saw from Brandon Kinsler last year 86 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: because the stuff plays up a little more or same 87 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: kind of stuff he had last year for the Dodgers, 88 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: a fastball that averages over ninety three miles per hour 89 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: with his sinker and his four steamer. He mixes in 90 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: his change up and his slider. What stands out, what's 91 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: making him even better than ever to this point, is 92 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: that his command is the most important pitch that you 93 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: make in almost any played appearance is usually the first 94 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: pitch of a played appearance. We got into that a 95 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: little bit last week talking about the Marlins offense and 96 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: how they were passing up on too many opportunities to 97 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: do damage against first pitches, and with Floro, if you're 98 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: patient like that, he will make you pay. So far, 99 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:40,919 Speaker 1: this year, first pitch strike percentage seventy three percent of 100 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: his plade appearances first career, he's been all right at 101 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: that sixty one percent the league average during that span. 102 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: A little over sixty percent. This is taking it to 103 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,799 Speaker 1: an entirely new level. The fact that he has really 104 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: four distinct pitches if you separate the four seemer from 105 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: the sinker, that he's throwing all them in a various 106 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: counts and throwing it to both handed batters as well, 107 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: that he is keeping you guessing and he's simply just 108 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: throwing it in the zone. He's not getting people to 109 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 1: chase out of the zone and really not getting many 110 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: very swings and misses. There were a few in his 111 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: most recent appearance against the Braves that we saw, and 112 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: he has that potential overall. He's someone that just expertly 113 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: manages the quality of contact against him enough variety of 114 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: his pitches and in a good rhythm with the way 115 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: that he's selecting them that hitters don't see what's coming 116 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: and they're unable to square up the ball. As we'll 117 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: get into a Jazz. What Jazz is doing so well, 118 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: that's so enthralling to everybody is his ability to get 119 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: it on the barrel, and Floro is just the opposite. 120 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: He has not allowed a barrel all season long to 121 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: this point, coming off a year where he was excellent 122 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: in that regard. The main reason why there was some 123 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: apprehension about acquiring Floro is simply his circumstances. That he 124 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 1: was coming from the Dodgers. He was affordable, Like I said, 125 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: this year, his salary right around one million dollars, not 126 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: even that high with multiple years of control remaining. The 127 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: Dodgers are a franchise that has plenty of star power, 128 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: but just as importantly, they're one that has been so 129 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: consistently successful on the strength of their depth at so 130 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: many positions. Why would they want to get rid of 131 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: this guy who is still in the middle of his 132 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: club control years, coming off a good year for them 133 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:34,239 Speaker 1: where they trusted him en route to winning the World 134 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: Series title and getting unproven players in return. That the 135 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: only theory I had is that they thought Flora's best 136 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: days could be behind him, that for some reason that 137 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: we were missing there was a drop off coming, and 138 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: it's been just the opposite. So far. He has been terrific. 139 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: He does it in an unorthodox style as well. If 140 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: you see the way he sets up on the mounds 141 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: and right before going into his delivery. That's fun to 142 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: which he's been a great addition to this pen. The 143 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: ones carrying this bullpen essentially have been Jimmy Garcia and 144 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: Dylan Floro. There just those two on their own, with 145 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: some contributions from Adam Simber and lately John Curtis seems 146 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: to be rounding into form as well. That is the 147 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: potential to be solid. But for the most part, they're 148 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: just biding their time until these next wave of pitching 149 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: prospects come up as a reinforcements guys that could actually 150 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: get some more swings and misses. That's the one thing 151 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: Floro isn't doing, and yet he is making himself a 152 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: success in spite of that. 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And that was something that looked questionable 181 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: as recently as a month and a half ago. He 182 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: was in that competition with Isan Diez for the second 183 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: base job coming out of camp is someone that had 184 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: more formal minor league experience and higher level minor league success, 185 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: and Jazz simply outperformed him. We saw some incredible things 186 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: in spring training, and we saw incredible things last year. 187 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: I've never been a Jazz skeptic. He's someone that I 188 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,199 Speaker 1: always believed could potentially be one of the better players 189 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: on this team, and certainly someone who I thought was 190 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: the better candidate to break camp with the team coming 191 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: out of spring training. We saw flashes of him last year, 192 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: honestly more than flashes, because I want to be clear 193 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: about that, with almost all these former top prospects that 194 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: the Marlins have had passed through the organization these past 195 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: few years, all of them have some type of flashes. 196 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 2: Right. 197 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 1: Even Esan had that flash in his very first major 198 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: league game, homering off Jacob de Gram. Now Jazz has 199 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,199 Speaker 1: matched him in that department as well, just a few 200 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: days ago. Even before that, looking back to twenty twenty, 201 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: I mean, the surface numbers were not good. He hit 202 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: one sixty one a two point forty two on base 203 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: three twenty one slugging, and the strikeout rate was a 204 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: little bit too high, but you could see in the 205 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: quality of his play Apparents's ability to discern different pitch 206 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: types and balls and strikes. You could see it certainly 207 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: in his base running aggressiveness and his just fluidity on 208 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 1: the basis. You could see it in his defense for sure. 209 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: This is someone who has been a very highly regarded 210 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: prospect for several years now, even before acquired from the 211 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: Diamondbacks via trade, and he played almost exclusively shortstop throughout 212 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: the minor leagues. Even though second base is moving down 213 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: the defensive spectrum, it's the opposite side of the field, 214 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: it's different angles. It's a big adjustment for a player 215 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: that had been locked in at one position and still 216 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: projects to be a short stop moving forward no matter 217 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,839 Speaker 1: what team he's on. It's been an adjustment, or it 218 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: should have been a difficult adjustment, and he has handled 219 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: it very smoothly going back to twenty twenty, and you 220 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: could see it in spring training that on the defensive 221 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: side he can help you win games in a way 222 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,959 Speaker 1: that a lot of other second basemen can. So that's 223 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: a very important edge that the Marlins essentially have two 224 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 1: shortstops starting alongside each other in the middle of their infield, 225 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: a key reason why I've been very high on the 226 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: potential of this Marlins infield defense overall here in twenty 227 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: twenty one. Of course, what you want to talk about 228 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: now is the offense and especially the hitting recording this 229 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: heading into Thursday, which will be his tenth game of 230 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,439 Speaker 1: the season. Through his first nine games, he's hitting two 231 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 1: fifty nine, but with a four hundred on base percentage 232 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:08,479 Speaker 1: a six thirty slugging that's a ten to thirty OPS. 233 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: You remember the last time the Barlins had any hitter 234 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: come close to a one thousand OPS, it was of course, 235 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: Gean Carlos Stanton winning the National League MVP. So we're 236 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: pumping the brakes on Jazz reaching that potential right now. 237 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 1: Put so much to like, so much to like. On 238 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: Wednesday in the Marlins win against the Braves, Jazz hit 239 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: a home run and he stole base in the same game, 240 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: the first time he's done that in the majors. It 241 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 1: will not be the last. That's the type of stuff 242 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: that on the most basic level draws people in right 243 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: when they make those athletic blaze. And he went so 244 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: deep to center field against Charlie Morden for that three 245 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 1: run homer. 246 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 2: This is Jazz with a high fly ball deep center 247 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 2: field at cr turns and looks. It's a three run 248 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 2: homer for Jazz, Jazz and Junior and absolutely no doubt 249 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 2: or to center field. 250 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: And then he stole third base, not just any base, 251 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: but still third base as part of a double steal 252 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: later on in the game. I've told you I have 253 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: not been skeptical of Jazz. I just didn't want him 254 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: to overshadow John Birdie. For example, John Berdie being the 255 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: guy the last few years that has quietly been the 256 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: best on bass guy for the Marlins and the best 257 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: base runner for the Marlins, and he made this roster 258 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: as essentially the fallback at second base, someone that as 259 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: is the case here on Jackie Robinson Day, starting at 260 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: second with Jazz at shortstop, and who's very versatile and 261 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: who really helps you win games. That's the bottom line, 262 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: helping me win games right now. As confident as people 263 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: worry about Jazz, it's not too often that rookie players 264 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: dramatically help you win games in their rookie seasons. It 265 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: takes a little bit of time. The Marlins have been 266 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: patient with a lot of these young players, some who 267 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: have frankly flopped and others like Sandy al Contra who 268 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: keep improving and improving and improving, now becoming a cornerstone 269 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 1: of this team. Brian Anderson, his first cup of coffee 270 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: in the majors wasn't so great, and he's just been 271 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: a little bit better every single year, and that he's 272 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: now established as a very reliable everyday player. Sometimes it 273 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: takes time, which as it has not taken that much 274 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: time that first year, sixty two play appearances, and already 275 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: this year he's back on track. Like you can focus 276 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: on the small sample size, I think it is more 277 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: useful to simply combine the numbers. You want to put 278 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: a little bit more weight on what he's doing this year. 279 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: But the overall career numbers to this point a one 280 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: to ninety three betting average, a seven to twenty one 281 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: ops and that's nothing to sneeze at seven twenty one 282 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: when you're playing for the Marlins home games at lone 283 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: Depot Park, that's about a league average hitter for someone 284 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: we already know is a plus base runner and a 285 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: plus defender Like that's that's not nothing to scoff at. 286 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: He that is a guy that if he continues simply 287 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: doing that moving forward, then the Marlins have a useful 288 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: player and they salvage something from what was a very 289 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: controversial trade sending away Zach Gallen to the Diamondbacks. The 290 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: other side of this, of course, is that Jazz is 291 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: the model teammates and the model ambassador for baseball. I 292 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: don't even use that lightly. He is everything that you 293 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: want from a Major League Baseball player right now, especially 294 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: in a market that struggles to draw casual fans, that 295 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: doesn't have that deep rooted fan base that's been passed 296 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 1: through the generations and even this year. Things have been 297 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: going well lately, but a team that I don't think 298 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: anybody expects to realistically contend for the World Series, that 299 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: you need a little something that goes beyond the performance 300 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: to draw you in. Jazz has all that. 301 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 2: Got to keep going on just calming him. Hi, Mama, 302 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 2: so I love Let me finish. 303 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 1: Earlier today, a new episode of the R two C 304 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: two podcast that's hosted by a future Hall of Famer 305 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: Cesi Sabathia and Ryan Ruco based. A lot of Yankees 306 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 1: lean to that podcast, but it's a national international show. 307 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 1: One of the more popular sports podcasts that there is, 308 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 1: and Jazz was an amazing guest on that show. I loved, 309 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: loved the segment in there where he calls out Zach 310 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:34,360 Speaker 1: Gallon where he says, at first, he tries to deflect, 311 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,360 Speaker 1: doesn't think about the trade much that he doesn't really 312 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: keep tabs on what Gallen is doing out in Arizona. 313 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 1: And yet there are two series coming up between the 314 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 1: Marlins and the Diamondbacks in May, and he's already had 315 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:51,159 Speaker 1: those circles on his calendar. And he says, quote, he 316 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 1: says he wants Zach to stay healthy because he cannot 317 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: wait for them to go head to head in that matchup. 318 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 1: Let me get the exact quote. It was a beauty. 319 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna lie to you, he says. The one 320 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: thing I really do want to do is take him 321 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: deep facing me. It's going to be a mother bleep 322 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 1: in when I get there. That he is so good 323 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: at selling the game and selling himself and doing it 324 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:22,360 Speaker 1: very genuinely. He does have this kind of amazing confidence. 325 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: You've heard it even before he made the majors, even 326 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: before this season when he finally has all this tangible 327 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: success in Major League games. He thinks he can do 328 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: almost anything. He thinks he can hit any pitch, he 329 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: can hit to gram at one hundred miles per hour. 330 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: He could steal bases anytime he wants to. That. You 331 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: can't teach that man, and the Marlins have been missing that. 332 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: They've had other guys with similar potential who have not 333 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: put it all together. And Jazz thinks that way, and 334 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: he talks that way. He has the support of Derek 335 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 1: Cheeter as well. That's something we can't overlook. May get 336 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 1: tired of this story by now. That was originally Craig 337 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 1: Mish reporting that Jeter hands selected Jazz. Saw Jazz at 338 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: the twenty nineteen Arizona Fall League, where almost all the 339 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: great Major League prospects congregate in a usual year for 340 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: some competition, and must have been the twenty eighteen Arizona 341 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: Fall League actually, because the trade was made in July 342 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: of twenty nineteen, So first Arizona Fall League for Jeter 343 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: up close as a Marlins executive and saw him there 344 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 1: and was smitten by him there. Now that they're in 345 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:36,639 Speaker 1: the same organization, Jeter being someone that has personally reached 346 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: out to him and been in steady contact with him 347 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 1: to help him through this process, seeing a little bit 348 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: of himself in Jazz. I love it. I love it, 349 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: and the fact that Jazz is still so eager to 350 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: hit him up to get tips from him and actually 351 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: seek his guidance, understanding that, of course, Jeter has one 352 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 1: of the best careers ever for a shortstop, quite the 353 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 1: same skill set with Jazz, but he wants it, man, 354 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: he wants he wants it all, and he's determined to 355 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: get there, to be himself in the process, and of 356 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: course doing so on social media as well, trying to 357 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: be as accessible as possible and to take every compliment 358 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 1: that he gets. He really does feed off of that 359 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: type of stuff. It's hard to put to really quantify 360 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: that how important it is that they're playing with fans 361 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: in person this year, limited fans, of course, some restrictions 362 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 1: being spread out. I think Jazz is someone more than 363 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:39,439 Speaker 1: anybody else that has really benefited for things returning to 364 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: semi normalcy in games. That may be a reason why 365 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: the numbers in his first call up didn't blow you away, 366 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: and all the tools are still there and he's still 367 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: doing the same things but having more success with it 368 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 1: now that he has that crowd in person now that 369 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: he can really taste what it's like being a major 370 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 1: league what he's been pursuing this whole time, and it 371 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: keeps him going, even on the road, even when there's 372 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 1: not very many Marlins fans. He feeds off the opposition 373 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:13,239 Speaker 1: as well. It's really been fantastic. This team desperately needed it. 374 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 1: With that being said, I've been one just trying to 375 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: pump the brakes a little bit. This is still such 376 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: a small sample size that ordaining him as the face 377 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 1: of the team, one of the faces of the league, 378 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: and as a superstar. See that's the word. I've been 379 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:35,439 Speaker 1: seeing a lot that gives me pause and that I 380 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: can endorse that he's a superstar after thirty major league 381 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: regular season games with someone that's been overall, if you're 382 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: being generous, a league average hitter for his major league 383 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 1: careers so far. He's not a superstar yet. He's got 384 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: that potential. He's the youngest guy on a young Marlins team, 385 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 1: and he's leading the team in a variety of categories. 386 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: He's leading the team in OPS and in slugging, and 387 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: in his average exit velocity, and more so than anything else, 388 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 1: this is the number that blows you away. Is his 389 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: barrel rate. I tweeted this out earlier here on Thursday morning, 390 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: that he is ranked number two in baseball, not on 391 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: the Marlins, but in all of baseball in barrel rate, 392 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: the percentage of batted balls that he gets on the 393 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: barrel as measured by the exit velocity and the launch angle. 394 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: Five total barrels this year, that is a twenty seven 395 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: point eight percent barrel rate, trailing only Nelson Cruise, the 396 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:36,920 Speaker 1: ageless Masher Nelson Cruise by less than one percent in 397 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: that category. And you saw it. That's how he gets 398 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,360 Speaker 1: his home runs, and that's how he gets his other 399 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 1: extra base hits as well as when he barrows a ball. 400 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: And he can do it to all fields too. That's 401 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: what really excites you to dead center to right center, 402 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 1: to Wright and even the opposite field. That he has 403 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:57,439 Speaker 1: that type of power in a surprisingly compact package, not 404 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,080 Speaker 1: a big package at all. That he's able to do 405 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: all this, you can't teach that. In the combination of 406 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: that and the plate discipline. He has a twenty percent 407 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: walk rate entering this game today. You just look at 408 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: the barrel rate in the walk rate and nothing else, 409 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 1: and that is such a strong foundation for a player. 410 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: That's it's Juan Soto. That's what Juan Soto does. That's 411 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 1: what any great hitter that you can think of, that's 412 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: what Mike Trout does. It's a very short list of 413 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:32,160 Speaker 1: unanimously regarding great hitters, and the key to them are 414 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 1: they crush the ball consistently, and when they don't get 415 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 1: pitches to hit, they're able to get on base and 416 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 1: make an impact that way. There's a limit to his tools. 417 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 1: So far, we've seen him move very fast, and he's 418 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 1: an interesting guy because I refer to lots to stat cast. 419 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: In the one category where he doesn't quite blow you 420 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 1: away as much as you would think is his sprint speed, 421 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 1: where he averages twenty eight point two feet per second 422 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,640 Speaker 1: on sprint speed that's almost identical to what he had 423 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 1: in the majors last year. League average is right around 424 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: twenty seven, maybe a little bit lower than twenty seven 425 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: this early in the season, and they consider elite right 426 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: around thirty feet per second, so he's in the middle. 427 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: Like he's good. It does stand out a little bit 428 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 1: more eighty eight percent tile which are very good, but 429 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: it's not it's not like a otherworldly athlete. It's it's 430 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: such a small sample, which is why I don't want 431 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:28,679 Speaker 1: to make blanket statements about exactly who he is and 432 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:31,400 Speaker 1: to say that his numbers early on this season are 433 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 1: completely sustainable, I don't think they're completely sustainable, at least 434 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: not for this year. Because it's good tools, it's really 435 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 1: great tools, but it's not otherworldly in terms of his 436 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: sprint speed. In terms of his max exit velocity on average, 437 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 1: he it's the ball harder than any other Marlins player, 438 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 1: but he's maxing out right around one eleven, one twelve. 439 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,399 Speaker 1: When he really crushes the ball, that's great. You do 440 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:55,399 Speaker 1: that almost any time, and you're going to get a 441 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: hit out of it. At the same time, it's it's 442 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:02,199 Speaker 1: nothing we haven't seen before, you know. It's that's what 443 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:04,639 Speaker 1: Jorgel Farrow does when al Farrow really gets it on 444 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: the barrel. That's what Garrett Cooper actually does right around 445 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: that same exit velocity range, when he really gets all 446 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: the baseball. It's great, and especially for a middle infielder, 447 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,880 Speaker 1: that's I guess what gets you most excited is that 448 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:21,119 Speaker 1: he is having this offensive tear and he's doing it 449 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: at a premium up the middle position. A second base 450 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 1: is pretty important, and we know that he could play shortstop, 451 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 1: as he's already done a couple of times this season. 452 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:34,199 Speaker 1: That establishes such a relatively high floor for who he is. 453 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,200 Speaker 1: I just want you guys to keep in mind, of course, 454 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:41,400 Speaker 1: the cautionary tales that Marlins have gone after a lot 455 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: of toolsy young players during this rebuild, and with the 456 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 1: exception of Jazz, none of them on the hitting side 457 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:52,160 Speaker 1: I've panned out none of them. So at the same time, 458 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:56,199 Speaker 1: that gets people to cling to Jazz as yes, we 459 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: took this gamble and it's working out. But these are 460 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: also play that can be inconsistent because of the holes 461 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 1: in their swing. In the case of Jazz, could be 462 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 1: over aggressive on pitches up in the zone, and sometimes 463 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 1: he gets all of them and hits it off to 464 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: Grom at one hundred miles per hour. Most of the 465 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 1: times he swings through those type of pitches, and that's 466 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: when he gets into situations where he makes unproductive outs 467 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: and he might worry a little bit about the on 468 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 1: bass skills. It's going to be such a fascinating process 469 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:26,879 Speaker 1: throughout the season to watch him grow, to watch the 470 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: ups and to watch the downs. But there will be 471 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:31,640 Speaker 1: a lot of ups. There is currently an up right 472 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:34,639 Speaker 1: now based on what he's shown in such a small sample. 473 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 1: I think this is something we can all agree on 474 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: that he has earned himself a very long leash to 475 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 1: validate it and keep it going. He mentioned on the 476 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: R two C two pod about enterings from trending for 477 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 1: the first time in his professional career, feeling like he 478 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:54,400 Speaker 1: has to compete for something that he wasn't already assigned, 479 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: something wasn't didn't earn it directly coming into camp, that 480 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 1: he actually had to perform to get this job, and 481 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: how unfamiliar that was for him. And it happens even 482 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: more so once you are actually in the major leagues. 483 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:12,120 Speaker 1: You're always always working to validate yourself and to keep going. 484 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,679 Speaker 1: If you struggle for an extended period of time, no 485 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: matter who you are, that there will be repercussions for that. 486 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:23,120 Speaker 1: To this point, he's just shown this very rare combination 487 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:26,399 Speaker 1: of tools and at a position that the Marlins have 488 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: been struggling to fill for a couple of years. Now 489 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: that we're going to see so much of him this year, 490 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:35,119 Speaker 1: and I think that's something we could all celebrate seeing 491 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: more of his blue hair or whatever color it is 492 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 1: he goes to later in the season, and his confidence, 493 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 1: his celebrations and his interactions with the fans. He is 494 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 1: someone that really is a hands on figure trying to 495 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:53,719 Speaker 1: grow the game, someone who invests his time in growing 496 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:57,600 Speaker 1: the game. That you don't hold a lot of players 497 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: responsible for doing that, but when they do, that just 498 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: makes them all the more lovable. And so I can 499 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:10,719 Speaker 1: understand why there's been such a strong immediate attraction of 500 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: this fan base towards him, and I'm excited to see 501 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: it unfold right up there with the Dylan Floro that 502 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 1: in terms of these guys that have truly exceeded my 503 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: expectations through this early portion of the season in order 504 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 1: to keep the Marlins in the mix here where they're 505 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:30,880 Speaker 1: looking like a very capable team early on. Once again 506 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,879 Speaker 1: wishing you a happy Jackie Robinson Day. I hope you 507 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: enjoyed seeing number forty two on the field for the 508 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 1: Marlins here on Thursday, and they'll be wearing it again 509 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: on Friday when they actually host the Giants. Doubling up 510 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 1: on this great holiday, celebrating breaking the color barrier and 511 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 1: allowing amazing people like Jazz into this game. That's been 512 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: such a blessing that we have these variety of cultures 513 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 1: and personalities in baseball to make it great, to make 514 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:02,959 Speaker 1: it a higher level of competition than we've ever had before. 515 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: We'll have our small pod again on Friday morning, just tomorrow. 516 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 1: You don't have to wait very long to get a 517 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 1: recap of that Thursday game and a preview to the 518 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 1: upcoming home stands on our small pods. So make sure 519 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:16,160 Speaker 1: you're subscribing to Fish Stripes wherever you get your pods 520 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: so that you can keep up with everything going on 521 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 1: with this Marlins team. We'll have our live streams going 522 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 1: previewing every single series, So on Friday, late afternoon early evening, 523 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 1: we'll have another live stream looking ahead to the Giant series. 524 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: You could catch it on Twitter, on YouTube, on twitch, 525 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 1: and we always appreciate your suggestions if you have any 526 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: more ideas for more content you'd like to see outside 527 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: of our pods and our streams and our written analysis 528 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: and our news coverage and our Marlin's history celebrations that 529 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: we're all ears that will do it. For this episode 530 00:29:49,080 --> 00:30:05,560 Speaker 1: of the official show, Go Fish the indept who can 531 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: be helped