1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: So today is Merged nineteenth, and this is big fish 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: small pod where I a T wordal will bring up 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: to speed on the Miami Marlins. So today the Marlins 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: are off. Tomorrow they'll send six to Sanchez to the 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: mound against the Washington Nationals as they ramp up their 6 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: starting pitchers for a full one hundred and sixty two 7 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: game season of work and make some last minute adjustments 8 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: before the games start to count. Last night, Pablo Lopez 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: and the Miami Marlins faced the Saint Louis Cardinals. The 10 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: Saint Louis Cardinals are a quality team. They haven't had 11 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: a losing record since two thousand and seven, but the 12 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: success has been limited, with only one World Series win 13 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: to go with seven playoff eliminations in that time. In 14 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, they qualified with a uniquely expanded wild card 15 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: round with thirty wins, and after their defeat in that 16 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: wild Card round to the emergent World Series contender San 17 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: Diego Padres, it felt like a fitting end to the year. 18 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: They were simply all right. They had an eventful year. 19 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: A COVID nineteen outbreak amongst their players really made them 20 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: focus on something far greater than baseball. And their media 21 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: result has no real impact on the long term outlook 22 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 1: for the Cardinals, as the lack of home attendance was 23 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: complete was a competitive and complete wash overall, a year 24 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: they might as well forget. In the offseason, they added 25 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: an absolutely elite player in Nolan Arnado from the Colorado Rockies. 26 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: There's a tangent about those Rockies, and it's that they're 27 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: hardly worth talking about. Nolan is such a standout that 28 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: he's literally won the Gold Glove for a National League 29 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: third baseman every year since his debut in twenty thirteen 30 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: and has been an All Star for five consecutive years. 31 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: Now the Cardinals have him at third. The Saint Louis 32 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: Cardinals are a potential playoff opponent and a decent model 33 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: for the sort of sustained success that Marlin's majority owner 34 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:08,239 Speaker 1: Bruce Sherman, CEO Derek Jeter general manager Kim Eng have 35 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: talked publicly as the goal for the Miami Marlins organization. 36 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: But they don't want to be known as a decent 37 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: model like the Cardinals. They want to entirely rewrite the 38 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: Miami Marlins as an organization known for baseball excellence. Coming 39 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: off coming off of a twenty twenty playoff appearance, thirty 40 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 1: one wins and passing through the wild card round. Miami 41 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: is looking to defend its second place finish in the 42 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: National League East after signing the slugging outfielder Adam Duvall 43 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: away from the champion Atlanta Braves, solidifying their commitment to 44 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: Sterling Marte, and asking kim Eng to build a bullpen. 45 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: Third says game was played under the lights in Jupiter, 46 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: in the home of the Marlins affiliated Jupiter Hammerheads, whose 47 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: player developed facility development facility is apparently so desirable the 48 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: Cardinals elect to reside there when they fly south for 49 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: spring training. Some Marlins regulars made some solid swings. Pablo 50 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: Lopez got the start. We saw some of kim Eng's bullpen. 51 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: Their Rule five draft pick Zach Pop through the fastest 52 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: pitch of the game with a velocity of ninety seven 53 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: point nine miles an hour, which is very fast, and 54 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: we do know that Zach Pop will be a part 55 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: of this roster as a Rule five pick on a 56 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: team with a good young pitching staff that for the 57 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: most part has not yet been exposed to a full 58 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty two game season. If you can 59 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: use him and hope that is overwhelming stuff like that 60 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: ninety seven point nine mile an hour fastball and exceed 61 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: the good performance in the miners, will actually play in 62 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: the majors, and with only one opportunity to have him. 63 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: This special selection by kem Ang as a no risk 64 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: player in the Rule five draft who might help this 65 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 1: team win at all is indicative of a real strength 66 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: of the Miami Marlins organization. The rest of this game, though, 67 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 1: went as expected. Pablo Lopez is one of those pitchers 68 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: that we all know can hold up over a full season, 69 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: and in this tune up start, he threw fifty one 70 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 1: of his seventy one pitches for strokes. He sounds ready 71 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: to go four and two thirds innings with three strikeouts, 72 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 1: no walks, and a home run given up. Paint a 73 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: picture of a veteran workhorse ready for the wins to count. Otherwise, 74 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: late ining at bats well Down went to Monte Harrison, 75 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: JJ Bleday and recently emergent potentially like a major league 76 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 1: impactful player Joe Dunett, and others who look likely to 77 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: start in the miners to begin the season. Pitcher List, 78 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 1: a really great resource for public pro scouting, has in 79 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: their top one hundred pitcher list, all five of the 80 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: Marlins expected starters Sandy al Contera, Pablo Lopez six to Sanchez. 81 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: That again talked about Rookie of the Year candidate whose 82 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: next start is tomorrow against the Nationals, Eliets Hernandez and 83 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: Trevor Rodgers who's looked really good in spring training and 84 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 1: his stuff. Seems like one of the more major developments 85 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: to come out of this month where teams aren't trading, 86 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:54,799 Speaker 1: teams are done making tough decisions, and what they're looking 87 00:05:54,839 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: to is this April first start of the season, and 88 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: on that day, the Marlins will play the Tampa Bay 89 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: Rays to open their season. And these Tampa Bay team 90 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: lost the World Series against the Dodgers last year after 91 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: essentially what can be said is turning their back on 92 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: their ace pitcher, Blake Snell, who has since left the team, 93 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: and now these Rays a position to hoist Kyler Glass 94 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: now against this breakout Marlins team. So we can't wait 95 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: to see it. Here at FITSHS Stripes, we're looking forward 96 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: to it. If you want to kind of have some 97 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: fun in the common sunfish stripe, people are making bold 98 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: predictions for the season. You can listen to our own 99 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: Eli Sussman talk with a special guest about this Marlins team, 100 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: and you can check out here on our network Marlin's 101 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: Barbecue to listen to just a bit more about like 102 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 1: these relatively open competition between like Isan Diaz and Jazzism 103 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: at second base and this like long term sort of 104 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: question we have at catcher as a Marlins organization and 105 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: what fans can expect based on Horae Alfaro's off season preparation. 106 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: It really sounds like he has spent time refining his craft, 107 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: so there's a lot to be excited about with this 108 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: Marlin season. Definitely, stay tuned to Fish Stripes, stay tuned 109 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: to our podcast network here, and if you want, if 110 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: you're in the mood, check in on Sick to Sanchez 111 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: and see how this Marlin's team is doing on Saturday. 112 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: But otherwise, enjoy your weekend, enjoy your sprint, and we 113 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: look forward to sharing meaningful baseball with you this year.