1 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:16,080 Speaker 1: Here we go with the official show. I'm Eli Sussman 2 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: here with you as usual. This should start feeling like 3 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: a routine, doesn't it. Every Monday morning, I'll have these 4 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: episodes about thirty minutes apiece, getting you caught up on 5 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: what'sever happening in the Miami Marlins universe. First segment, we'll 6 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: be recapping what happened over the weekend, the latest news 7 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: and other developments, and then always a deep dive into 8 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: another topic as well during the second half of the 9 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: episode that's a little off the beaten path, and this 10 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: episode certainly meets that mark where we're kind of in 11 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: the dog days of spring training, three quarters of the 12 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: way through, eighteen games down, only six more to go. 13 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: All the players are ready for the real games to start, 14 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: and all the fans are definitely ready to watch this 15 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: team on a regular basis, which we have not been 16 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: able to do. So there's only so much that I 17 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: can analyze during these first few minutes. Later on, we'll 18 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: get into what I'm very excited for the second year 19 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: of our Fish Stripes Marlins Hall of Fame project, of 20 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: a project born at this time exactly one year ago 21 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 1: out of uncertainty regarding the actual MLB season, creating a 22 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: digital home for the greatest individuals and moments in Marlin's history. 23 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: The franchise we could argue as not done a great 24 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: job of celebrating its history, so we had fish stripes 25 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: once be sure to do that as best we can 26 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: with the help from our community. So getting more into 27 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: that later on. So first the recaps of what happened 28 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: to the Marlins over the weekend with games on Saturday 29 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: and Sunday. Saturday a rare loss for this team in 30 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: Grapefruit League play, only their fourth loss all spring, losing 31 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: to the Nationals on the road seven to four. Six 32 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: do Sanchez making his second can start of the spring, 33 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: pitching three perfect endings, a lot of ground balls in there, 34 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: no strikeouts, which is something if you want to nitpick, 35 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: you could say that through two starts and four and 36 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: two thirds endings, he has still not had a single 37 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: strikeout this spring, but did a much better job compared 38 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: to his first start in terms of just throwing strikes 39 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 1: with all his pitches. The quality of his stuff was 40 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: great as usual, fastball velocity exactly where you'd hope it 41 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: would be, sitting in the high nineties, maxing out at 42 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: one hundred and one according to the stadium scoreboard in 43 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: West Palm Beach, but only three innings because he's still 44 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 1: getting built up pretty methodically. Pitching out of the bullpen 45 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: that night, Geo Gonzalez making his very first appearance with 46 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: the Marlins organization in an actual competitive setting. He'd been 47 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 1: throwing live BP before this, of course, signed by the 48 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: Marlins at the beginning of March, and we have a 49 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 1: more detailed article about Geo that's up as part of 50 00:02:55,560 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: our season preview series. In this appearance, just a total 51 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: disaster on every level for Geo. His final line one 52 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: third of an inning, eight hits, seven earned runs in 53 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: two walks. It was ugly. It was as ugly as 54 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 1: it could possibly get thanks to the quirky spring training 55 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: rules he tried to save him from some embarrassment. He 56 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: was able to actually come out of the game with 57 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 1: no outs in his first ending of work while Jake Fishman, 58 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: the lefty reliever, bailed him out. Then Geo re emerged 59 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: for the following inning to try to get back on 60 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: track and build up his pitch count, and it was 61 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: only able to record one out in that ending before 62 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: Don Mattingly had seen enough. After the game, GEO said 63 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: all the right things about being disappointed, but he's genuinely 64 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: not genuinely concerned for himself. He's been through this before, 65 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: probably been in about fifteen major league spring trainings in 66 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: his career, and not all of them have gone his way. 67 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: Things happened. You move on on part of spring training. 68 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 2: You gotta get out there when the bell rings. You 69 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: gotta go out there and pitch. You gotta make the adjustments. 70 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 2: You know. Then again, you know I'm coming out of 71 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: the pen trying to try to make stuff work. You know, 72 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 2: that's a That's that's pretty much the game. 73 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: Fan. 74 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 2: Just turn this page and move forward. As long as 75 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 2: my shoulder feels fine, that's all I can ask for. 76 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: But this, if there's any doubt before, this kind of 77 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: rules out any possibility of him being on the opening 78 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: day roster. He clearly has some things to iron out. 79 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 1: Not the greatest quality of competition in this appearance. A 80 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 1: few handful of guys Juan Soto most notably, was in 81 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: the Nationals lineup, starling Castro. It was a mix, though 82 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: of regulars and reserved for the Nationals, and especially during 83 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: that seventh inning of work. He got beat up by 84 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 1: some no names and some prospects, so discouraging to say 85 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 1: the least, but only one outing for him later in 86 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 1: that game was already kind of out of hand. But 87 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: JJ Bladet, who came in off the bench. He had 88 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: an RBI double in this game off of TJ McFarland, 89 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: who is a veteran lefties He's been a at least 90 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: five seasons i think, in the major leagues. With two outs, 91 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: Bla Day ropes an RBI double against him, and that's 92 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: really encouraging to see. For the biggest skeptics of Bludey, 93 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: we'll say he might only be a platoon player when 94 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: all is said and done because of some difficulties against 95 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: left handed pitching. So to see him succeed in that 96 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 1: matchup was very encouraging. Ball Day also added a sacrifice 97 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: fly later in that game. That same day, on Saturday, 98 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: was the leading off event at Marlins Park, so far 99 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 1: south of where this game was taking place in West Palm. 100 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: I think they stretched it over. They said it was 101 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: stretched over five hours, based on people that were actually there, 102 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: it was closer to three, maybe three and a half. 103 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: We have a full article from Nicole Cahill. That's up 104 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: on Fish Stripes as part of our official news where 105 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: she explains her experience and share some photos of what 106 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 1: went on, and I also curated some of the best 107 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: stuff that I found on Twitter of the event. It was. 108 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: It seemed like really fun for the people that were there, 109 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: but it was a very intimate event. I think they 110 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: maxed the capacity at twenty five hundred. The actual number 111 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: who showed up was probably just a fraction of that 112 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: because they try to limit it to Marlins members and 113 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: other high priority groups. So the aim was not to 114 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: maximize the turnout or the revenue. It was just to 115 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: really give this sample of fans, these diehards, an experience 116 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: worth remembering, letting them see the clubhouse, letting them on 117 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: the field, and letting the kids. Most importantly, the kids 118 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:39,799 Speaker 1: play on the field as well and emulate their heroes 119 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: on the major league team. Moving forward to Sunday, Astros 120 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: at Marlins at Roger Dean and Jupiter and the Marlins 121 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: come back with win four to two. Jazz Chisholm Junior 122 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: with the go ahead home run in that one, his 123 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: third home run of the spring, this one by Stack 124 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: Caast tracked at four hundred and fifteen feet about a 125 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: hundred in ten miles per hour off the bat, Jazz 126 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: now has not only the hardest hit ball of a 127 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: spring training which is one of his previous home runs, 128 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: but now the longest tracked ball by distance for any 129 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: Marlins player in a spring training game. You'll remember, or 130 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: it was not that long ago, we were talking about 131 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: his struggles in spring training, his bad approach. It continues 132 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: to be a very aggressive approach which has which is 133 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: limiting his on base potential a little bit. But in 134 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: terms of the overall numbers in spring now hitting two 135 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: fifty with an eight seventy one ops which you really 136 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: can't nitpick that too much at all. He is someone 137 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: that heading into spring training was my expectation for the 138 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: guy that would win that second base battle between him 139 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: and Yon Diez. That first beginning part of spring training, 140 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: it seemed that Yan was really outperforming him. There are 141 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: still some very encouraging things about what we've seen from 142 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: Eston Diez to spring, but bottom line is that he 143 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: just has not been as productive offensively. Only about two 144 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: hits for Eon this spring. They've both been extra base hits, 145 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: and he works deeper counts Stylistically, They're very different players 146 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: with their own strengths, but it just seems this is 147 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: reinforced what I think has been pretty obvious that Jazz 148 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: has the higher upside, He has the louder tools on 149 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. Although EON's defense the spring 150 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: has been encouraging as well, and we'll see how the 151 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 1: decision they ultimately make it. It's really hard to justify 152 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:36,439 Speaker 1: seeing Eon as a player that gives you the better 153 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: chance to win right now, and the reality is that 154 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: decision should be a little bit more complicated than about 155 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: just who wins for you right now during this Marlon 156 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: season in the Stack Division, where they know that winning 157 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: right now isn't necessarily the end all be all, a 158 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: lot of factors to consider. I'm very anxious to see 159 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: how that all plays out, and we should be finding 160 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: out relatively soon. For the moment, both of them still 161 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: in major league camp. Neither of them have been optioned, 162 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: yet this is seemingly going down to the wire. Some 163 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: other notes at the end of Sunday's game, Brian Anderson 164 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: now fourteen strikeouts and no walks this spring in thirty 165 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: three played appearances. Nothing to be concerned about because the 166 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: BA now heads into his fourth season already kind of 167 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: locked in as the everyday third baseman. He has nothing 168 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: left to prove. In fact, last spring he did not 169 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:30,719 Speaker 1: draw a single walk that entire time. Not really much 170 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: to read into it, but just a very quirky stat 171 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: to see from someone that the Marlins are definitely going 172 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: to be relying on a lot in twenty twenty one. 173 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: On the pitching side, Trevor Rodgers again extremely impressive. This 174 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: was his fourth start of the spring, and it just 175 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: reinforced a lot of the positives we've been seeing from 176 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: Rogers this spring, where the fastball velocity, the improvement is real. 177 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: All the training that he's done to get stronger steadily 178 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: throughout his professional career has paid off. He maxed out 179 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,559 Speaker 1: at ninety seven miles per hour early in this game, 180 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: and he was still comfortably sitting ninety three ninety four 181 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: into the middle innings. He ends up working five innings 182 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 1: six strikeouts. Now has nineteen k's overall this spring. That's 183 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: titled with Sandy for the most on the entire pitching staff, 184 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: and the thing I'm most excited about relative to what 185 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: we already knew about him last year and last year 186 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,359 Speaker 1: was a very encouraging debut. If you loct at the peripherals, 187 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: and for some of the reasons we've discussed, the key 188 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: is the slider that's now his third pitch, his third 189 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: legitimate major league quality pitch. You can see the difference 190 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: in this the way he's using it and the frequency 191 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 1: he's using it with in the situations he's using it in. 192 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: All that stuff shows how confident he is in the pitch. 193 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: The numbers back it up, where for most of these games, 194 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: three of his four starts, they've been in Roger Dean 195 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: where we can track it by stat Cast, and that 196 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 1: shows that the spin rate on his slider is higher 197 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: than ever compared to where it was last regular season, 198 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: where it was last spring, and the twenty twenty postseason 199 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: as well. You can filter that all using the miraculous 200 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 1: Baseball Savant website. And he threw in this game one 201 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 1: slider that had two three hundred and fifty revolutions per 202 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: minuted of spin on it, and that is, according to 203 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 1: Statcast records, the highest spinning slider that he has thrown 204 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: in a any sort of major league game is topped 205 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: out on a slider that he threw earlier this month 206 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: against the Astros in another start. He's doing this consistently. 207 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: He would do this at times last year he would 208 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 1: get up to that range, but he's been sitting there 209 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,719 Speaker 1: pretty consistently throughout the spring that the work that he's 210 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,319 Speaker 1: put in has paid off. He's throwing it more consistently. 211 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: He's throwing it close enough to the zone to get chases. 212 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: I mean, it's really hard to not be absolutely thrilled 213 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 1: about what Rogers is showing about his potential to at 214 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: the very least, he's going to be a guy that 215 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: has great strikeout potential at the major league level. It's 216 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 1: hard to see a scenario where he doesn't because of 217 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: how it gets ahead in the count and now he 218 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,839 Speaker 1: has three ways really to finish you off coming out 219 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: of the bullpen in this one. An easy ending for 220 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: Dylan Floro. That's encouraging. We knew he was a little 221 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,319 Speaker 1: bit behind schedule because of some soreness earlier in camp. 222 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:25,079 Speaker 1: Anthony Bass comes in and he gets his first quote 223 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: unquote save as a Marlin, pitching a third of an 224 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 1: ending at the very end of this one to clinch 225 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: the four to two victory and just going back to 226 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: Trevor Rodgers and the starters this spring. Overall, they've combined 227 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: to pitch fifty three innings. That's Sandy Pablo Eliezer six 228 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: to zero Rodgers. They've started all the games to this point. 229 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: They've combined for a two point three eight er with 230 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: fifty nine strikeouts in those fifty three innings, only three 231 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: home runs allowed as a starting unit, very encouraging. A 232 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: couple other notes from this week, Pablo Lopez finally officially 233 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: confirmed as the starter for the second game of the season, 234 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 1: coming up on April seconds against the Rays. Following Sandy, 235 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: and we expect Eliezer to almost certainly be the number 236 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: three starter behind them. In Kansas City. Kansas City has 237 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: been big spenders all off season and into the spring. 238 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 1: They finalize a four year, eighty two million dollar contract 239 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: extension with their veteran catcher Salvador Perez, someone who I 240 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: would have loved to see in Miami either via trade 241 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: or in free agency this upcoming year, and now that 242 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,439 Speaker 1: very obviously is not going to happen. Leaves the Marlins 243 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: with one less possibility to be a productive catcher long term, 244 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 1: putting even more pressure on Jorge Alfaro to reach his 245 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 1: potential here this season. Great moment on what was this 246 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: Friday or Saturday with Al Lighter's son, Jack Lder, must 247 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: have been on Saturday throwing a sixteen strikeout no hitter 248 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: for Vanderbilt. Jack Lighter throughout this process has been if 249 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: not the very best draft prospect who's eligible to be 250 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: drafted this summer, then certainly in the top two or three. 251 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: And he continues to show he's such a conclete pitcher. 252 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: Almost twenty five years to the day of Al Ladder 253 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: throwing his no hitter for the Marlins. The similarities between 254 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: them are kind of uncanny. Marlins won't have the opportunity 255 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: to draft Jack Lighter, he's going to go too early 256 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: in the draft and the Marlins don't pick until the 257 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: middle round. But great to see that the apple does 258 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: not fall far from the tree. And then looking forward 259 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: to Monday, it's gonna be the Cardinals at the Marlins, 260 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: technically a Marlins home game at Roger Dean. Great starting 261 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: pitching matchup with Jack Flaherty and Sandy al Concera a 262 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: one TOZH five first pitch in the afternoon, and we're 263 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 1: gonna have credential coverage at the game from Nicole Cayhills. 264 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: He'll be there in the press box and you're gonna 265 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: be able to finally watch this one on cable, assuming 266 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: you have Cable or Fox Sports Florida from some provider. 267 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: They're finally going to air that one locally in South 268 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: Florida with Todd Hollinsworth. He's going to be the analysts 269 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 1: combining with the Cardinals broadcasters to bring you that one 270 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: finally on TV. That piercely the one and only spring 271 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: training game that they're going to widely distribute on TV. 272 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: Very much looking forward to that. It's the final full 273 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: week of spring training and the most important thing we 274 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: can nitpick about all the individual player developments going on, 275 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: that's all great. Most important thing is that nobody gets hurt. 276 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: The Marlins so far had been very lucky in that 277 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: department compared to other Major league teams. Fingers crossed that 278 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: it keeps up that they get through these final six 279 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: games with all their options still available and have some 280 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: good problems at the end of the camp when deciding 281 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: how to fill out their active roster. And as I 282 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: teased in the intro, it's also Fish Stripes Marlins Hall 283 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: of Fame week for our second year trying to bring 284 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: in yet another class of key individuals into the Hall 285 00:15:56,640 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: of Fame and celebrate this franchise's history. But first, get 286 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: familiar with symbol. Symbol spelled sim b u LLL is 287 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: the stock market for sports. 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We ended up inducting seven players, Miguel Cabrera, 306 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: Luis Castillo, Jeff Conine, Jose Fernandez, Mike Lowell, Gary Sheffield, 307 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 1: Dontrelle Willis, as well as nine other key members of 308 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: the organization, broadcasters, executives, diehard fans. And you can see 309 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 1: all that we have a special section. Did you know 310 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,400 Speaker 1: that we have a special section that has been right 311 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: up there in our menu on fish Stripes dot com. 312 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: And that's where you can see how last year's process 313 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: played out, where we split it evenly between staff and 314 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: the fans. Our staff cast our own votes privately, and 315 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,479 Speaker 1: that's weighed at fifty percent. Then we had the fans 316 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: and they cast their own votes at fifty percent as well, 317 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: and I average those percentages together and we see who 318 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: meets the threshold for induction. You're familiar, of course, with 319 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 1: the big National Baseball Hall of Fame process, where their 320 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: threshold is seventy five percent. For our purposes, I felt 321 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: that was a little inappropriate. I lowered it to seventy 322 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: percent for most players players that are for what I 323 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: considered the Florida Era of Marlin's history, having played most, 324 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: if not all, of their Marlins careers in the twenty 325 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,680 Speaker 1: eleven or before seasons. Then there's the Miami Era players 326 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:37,679 Speaker 1: who joined either after twenty twelve or spent most of 327 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: their years with the organization since twenty twelve when the 328 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 1: team rebranded and moved into Marlins Park. For them, I 329 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: make the threshold a little bit higher, made it all 330 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 1: the way up to eighty five percent, because I'm very 331 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: concerned about recency bias here. We want to celebrate our history, 332 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 1: but when we put somebody in, we want to leave 333 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: them in forever. We don't want there to be any controversy, 334 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: and we don't want any bias to kind of cloud 335 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: the way this plays out in the short term, which 336 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,880 Speaker 1: is so this is why I pushed off a little 337 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 1: bit on some of the other recent stars that you'll 338 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:13,719 Speaker 1: find out shortly. They're finally available this year, weren't available 339 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 1: last year. Last year seven players in. Jose Fernandez was 340 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: the one Miami Era player that got in. All the 341 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,879 Speaker 1: others were from the Florida Era, so we had a 342 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: lot of rollover from last year. I'm gonna highlight a 343 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: handful of those guys that rolled over from the twenty 344 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: twenty ballot that fell a little bit short of the 345 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:36,399 Speaker 1: seventy percent threshold but remain eligible. I don't think I've 346 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 1: even decided exactly on how many years of eligibility these 347 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,879 Speaker 1: players have. If we really commit to this project year 348 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: after year, then I think I should come up with 349 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: some hard and fast rules for that for the time being, 350 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: at least indefinitely. As long as these guys get at 351 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: least five percent of the fan vote, we're gonna leave 352 00:19:56,040 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: them on. So it starts with one pretty obvious one. 353 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: I think even in the immediate aftermath of the announcement, 354 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 1: there were people asking what about Josh Beckett. Josh Beckett, 355 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: if memory serves, he felt exactly two votes short of induction, 356 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: two fan votes short of induction last year sixty nine 357 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: point eight percent when we averaged together the staff and 358 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 1: the fans. So with Beckett, everybody knows the obvious. He 359 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: put the team on his back during the two thousand 360 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 1: and three postseason, pitched on short rest in the clinching 361 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,479 Speaker 1: Game six of the World Series against the Yankees and 362 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:38,439 Speaker 1: pitched a complete game in that effort. Aside from that 363 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 1: he I mean he pitched on an opening day during 364 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: that season two in three and during that two thousand 365 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:46,399 Speaker 1: and three season, and he remained with the team for 366 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: two more years after that as well, and was pretty 367 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: productive the best all round seasons of his career. You 368 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: could say we're with the Red Sox after the trade, 369 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: but overall, I mean, he is a first round draft 370 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: pick that made good with this franchise, even though he 371 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: wasn't quite as durable as they had liked during his 372 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: early seasons of his career, wasn't totally consistent. I mean, 373 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 1: he stepped up in the biggest possible moment and you 374 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 1: look at the overall numbers and he is across the 375 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: board pretty clearly one of the top five pitchers in 376 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 1: franchise history. I don't think that's a stretch to say 377 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: he's cracking the top five as of this moment. So 378 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: he's someone that just barely fell short. A lot of 379 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 1: people feel strongly that he should be in, but there 380 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: was a strong enough minority to keep him out last year. 381 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:35,679 Speaker 1: So I'll be very curious to see exactly if you 382 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,199 Speaker 1: guys can push him over the hump now that you 383 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,439 Speaker 1: aren't a little distracted by the no brainers. And just 384 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 1: to be clear, at this moment, there's no limits on 385 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,679 Speaker 1: how many players you can vote for on the ballot. 386 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:51,160 Speaker 1: Just liking some guys doesn't mean you have to punish 387 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: others for that reason. There is no limit. It's all 388 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 1: about voting for the players that you feel are indispensable 389 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 1: to the history of the Marlins franchise. The others that 390 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: they didn't get quite as close to the threshold, all 391 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 1: them a little bit above fifty percent. Hanley Ramirez at 392 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: fifty three percent, he is He's right there as I really, 393 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: without question, the most productive infielder in franchise history in 394 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: terms of once above replacement. A sensational peak, very dynamic player, 395 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 1: also a very frustrating player in one who of course 396 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: never made the postseason during all his years as one 397 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,159 Speaker 1: of the leaders of the team. Edgar Rentrea got fifty 398 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 1: two point three percent last year. The hero of the 399 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety seven World Series clinching game, has been a 400 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 1: couple of years of the Marlins before being traded to 401 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 1: a variety of teams, so his tenure with the team 402 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: was relatively short compared to these others. Charles Johnson fifty 403 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 1: two point two percent support former, the first draft pick 404 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 1: ever of the Marlins, coming on the amateur draft in 405 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety two, made it to the majors for the 406 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 1: first time I think in nineteen ninety five, nineteen ninety four, 407 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety four, and then really stuck beginning in nineteen 408 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 1: ninety five, a couple All Stars, a bunch of gold 409 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,239 Speaker 1: Gloves with the Marlins as well two separate stints, and 410 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:11,160 Speaker 1: of course was there in ninety seven for the World 411 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: Series as well. Who else do we get here? Dan 412 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:17,920 Speaker 1: Uggla dan Ugla is number two on the all time 413 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,880 Speaker 1: franchise home run list. He got fifty one point five 414 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 1: percent of the vote only five seasons with the Marlins, 415 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: but he was very durable in those five seasons, very consistent, 416 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:32,399 Speaker 1: and a fan favorite for obvious reasons because of his 417 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 1: home run hitting abilities and the just the unique build 418 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,239 Speaker 1: that he had a great story for someone that did 419 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: not have the kind of pedigree some of these other players. 420 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 1: A Rule five draft pickup who ended up sticking and 421 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: ultimately went to the Braves. The Braves overpaid for him 422 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: and he's not going into their Hall of Fame anytime soon, 423 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: but he has a pretty strong case with the Marlins 424 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: in terms of the kind of impact that he had 425 00:23:56,960 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 1: for a whole generation of people that were growing up 426 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: right along during the second half of the two thousands, 427 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: and Je Pierre very close behind him at forty nine 428 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,159 Speaker 1: point nine percent, just right around fifty to fifty. With 429 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: Pierre only three seasons with JP in Miami during his prime, 430 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: he actually did have that sneaky fourth season. I don't 431 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 1: know if you all remember that. Maybe it's easier to 432 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 1: forget because in twenty thirteen the team lost one hundred 433 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 1: games just starting a rebuild, but they picked up JT 434 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: on JP on a one year deal back then, and 435 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 1: he played a little bit in their outfield right towards 436 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: the end of his playing career. Most known, of course, 437 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:39,360 Speaker 1: for two thousand and three to two thousand and five, 438 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: played in every single game regular season and postseason during 439 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: that stretch as their leadoff hitter, right around the league 440 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: leaders in stolen bases hitting machine. His walk up song 441 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: legendary as well, and he came up in some big 442 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: moments during that rerun. Even now, he's remained part of 443 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 1: the organization as an instructor guest instructor who's usually at 444 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: sprint training work to the outfielders, works for the base runners, 445 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 1: and you could tie that into his case too. I mean, 446 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,360 Speaker 1: it was part of his time with the Marlins. Even 447 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: though not as a player, he's still continuing to have 448 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: an impact on the organization for the better. So I 449 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 1: understand his case as well. A couple outstanding players who 450 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,119 Speaker 1: were not on the ballot last time because of the 451 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,679 Speaker 1: you know, the formula that I was using to identifying candidates. 452 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 1: I didn't have Pud Rodriguez on there. I didn't have 453 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 1: Kevin Brown on there, and that's because Brown only spent 454 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: two years with the team and Pudge was only there 455 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 1: in two thousand and three. That's why I left open 456 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 1: the possibility for people to write in candidates that are 457 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: missing for whatever reason. That's a big part of this process. 458 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 1: And both of them were. They were pretty far and 459 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:58,120 Speaker 1: away the two players that were most requested as rid Ins. 460 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: So Kevin Brown ninety was arguably the best pitching season 461 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,000 Speaker 1: in Marlin's history and Pudge was arguably the best all 462 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: round player on that two thousand and three team. Josh 463 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:11,159 Speaker 1: Beckett probably isn't quite as able to step up in 464 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: those moments in the postseason unless he's pitching two Pudge 465 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:16,919 Speaker 1: during that run. I believe Pudge started every single game 466 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 1: of that postseason run behind the plate, So I understand 467 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: their cases as well, and let's see if they get 468 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: to seventy percent between our staff and the fans. One 469 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: of the other conditions I left created last year and 470 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: I'm bringing it over now, is giving some breathing room 471 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: between these players careers with the Marlins and when they're 472 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:40,360 Speaker 1: eligible to come up in the vote. Obviously, active Marlins 473 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 1: players not a part of this, and I created a 474 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: three year buffer in between the last game these guys 475 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: played with the Marlins and when they're eligible on the ballot. 476 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:53,360 Speaker 1: So because of that three year buffer, last year, John 477 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:58,120 Speaker 1: Carlos Stanton not eligible, Marcel Ozuna not eligible, Christian Yelich, 478 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: d Strange, Gordon, all those guys were traded just within 479 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 1: that window. At the start of this most recent rebuild, 480 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:10,719 Speaker 1: and without enough time to kind of process everything about it, 481 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,119 Speaker 1: and the fact that all of them are still active 482 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: players elsewhere in the majors, I didn't feel that it 483 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,439 Speaker 1: was quite right to leave it open to the public. 484 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: But now they've it's all. It's free game, so we'll 485 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 1: see exactly how they do they. I mean, their resumes 486 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:31,160 Speaker 1: kind of speak for themselves. Stanton is perhaps the most 487 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: productive position player in Marlin's history, but far and away 488 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 1: their leader in almost every counting stat from home runs 489 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 1: to RBIs, to run scored to everything. So many key highlights, 490 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: and of course the only Marlin to win a National 491 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 1: League MVP. And Yelich and Ozuna excellent too. I mean 492 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:56,919 Speaker 1: Ozuna during that twenty seventeen season was a great robin 493 00:27:57,119 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: to Stanton's batman. Yelich won a Gold Glove during his 494 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:04,359 Speaker 1: five seasons with the team and was just a really 495 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 1: really consistent hitter, even if not for power he'd developed later. 496 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 1: Dee Gordon won a Gold Glove and a batting title 497 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 1: from his very first year with the Marlins, and continue 498 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: to be very productive the couple years after that. I'll 499 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: be curious to see exactly how that comes back. Remember 500 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 1: that threshold for them is higher than the others because 501 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: of that Miami era to eighty five percent. Can they 502 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 1: get to eighty five percent for production? I'll be very 503 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 1: fascinated to see that. The final ballot will be going 504 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: out on Tuesday morning. We're first going to have our 505 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: staff vote amongst ourselves remember that's going to count for 506 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,479 Speaker 1: fifty percent of the vote. We'll keep that under wraps 507 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 1: and then i'll present I'm sure you'll see it on 508 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: social media at the fish Strip's account on Twitter and Instagram. 509 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,920 Speaker 1: You'll see it of course on fish Stripes dot com, 510 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: and we'll be sure to plug the link every single 511 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: day on Tuesday, on Wednesday, on Thursday, and on Friday. 512 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 1: Friday is probably going to be the last day that 513 00:28:57,160 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: we have the voting open, and then next week, during 514 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: that little downtime between the end of spring training and 515 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 1: opening day, that's when the tabulation is gonna happen, and 516 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: that's when my announcement is gonna come as to who 517 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 1: we agreed is worthy of entering the Fish Stripes Marlin's 518 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame, joining the seven players and joining the 519 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 1: sixteen total inductees from the inaugural class. Thanks again to 520 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: our sponsor symbol, they've been they're gonna be our partner 521 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:30,720 Speaker 1: hopefully throughout the entire twenty twenty one Marlin's season here 522 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: on the podcast, and just looking forward to some real games. 523 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 1: So much respect to everybody that's been listening during these 524 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 1: slow times with the team when not a whole lot 525 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 1: is at stake. We're about to flip that switch, and 526 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: so hopefully you guys are just as fired up as 527 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: I am to see it all play out on the 528 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: field and here on the pod. So of course we're 529 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: gonna have plenty of content here on the feed the 530 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 1: rest of this week, daily small pods, and beginning in 531 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 1: the very near future, I'll have a video version of 532 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: these podcasts as well, upload to the fish strips YouTube 533 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: account so that we can reach as many different fans 534 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: as possible on whatever medium you like to get this 535 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: content from. Thanks as always for listening, and be sure 536 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:16,160 Speaker 1: to check out all of our coverage on fish stripes 537 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 1: dot com. Go fish