1 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: Here we go. The official show on the fish Stripes 2 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: podcast channel is back. I am Eli Sussman, the managing 3 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: editor of Fish Stripes. As always, these solo shows from 4 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: me are presented by Symbol the Stock Market for Sports. 5 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: We cover all things Miami Marlins Busy, Busy, Busy. On 6 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: a Thursday, as I'm recording this, entering one of the 7 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: longest road trips of the Marlins season. It's going away 8 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 1: for ten games, eleven total days to three cities. It's 9 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: a big chunk of the entire season to this point. 10 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: You know, we feel like we've learned so much about 11 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: this team already, but it's only been seventeen games, and 12 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: our whole perception and the trajectory that this team is 13 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: on could change dramatically based on how this road trip goes. 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: We're going to get into that to start with about 15 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: some of the keys that I'll be watching on this trip, 16 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: the main storylines that will make or break their success 17 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: on the trip and could have very long term ramifications 18 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: as well. The bulk of this pod is going to 19 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: be focused on the NL Rookie of the Year race. 20 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: The Marlins are infirm control of that race. It's very 21 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: exciting only ten percent of the way through the season, 22 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,119 Speaker 1: but they have, in my opinion, the front runner at 23 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: this point and another very very strong contender as well 24 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: to this point in the season. We'll look at what 25 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: they've done so far, how sustainable that is for them 26 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: the rest of this season, and whether or not they're 27 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: going to get their due credit from the actual voters 28 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: from the Baseball Writers Association of America. And then we'll 29 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: finish off with the one free agent that the Marlins 30 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: need to give an opportunity to even now April twenty 31 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: seconds season started three weeks ago, that there's a free 32 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: agent out there that they need to sign. They're not 33 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: the only ones in on him, and no success is 34 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: guaranteed for anybody, but this is such an easy fit 35 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: for the team to give themselves a better shot at 36 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: sustaining this solid start to the season. We begin with 37 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: these upcoming games. Marlins at this moment eight wins, nine losses, 38 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: and now they're going on this long road trip that 39 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: begins in San Francisco, then goes back to Milwaukee and 40 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: then in the Division against the nl Eiast Washington Nationals 41 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: three series than the first of which is at San 42 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: fran Four games against a team that they just played 43 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: this last week in Miami did fairly well against them. 44 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 1: All in all, the level of competition on this road 45 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: trip is very manageable. Like you look at all these 46 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: series and you don't see a single one that you 47 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: worry about getting swept on that this team, even with 48 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: some recent injuries, should have a decent shot at sticking 49 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: with it at at least try to water on this trip, 50 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 1: especially because they do have the luxury of one off 51 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: day before that final series against the Nets. The top 52 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: storyline to me is a predictable one. It's at center 53 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: field situation where we talked about this before on Monday's episode, 54 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: with the inevitability that Starling Marte was going to wind 55 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: up on the injury list, and that has proven to 56 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: be the case. Based on my research, The expectation with 57 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: Marte is he's going to be out optimistically three weeks. 58 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: More realistically, on average the recovery time from a broken 59 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: rib about five weeks. Anywhere from three to five weeks 60 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: is the expectation as to how long they'll be without him. 61 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: Obviously will not be a factor on this road trip, 62 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: although if I saw this correctly, he is traveling with 63 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: the team. So that's good news is he's still around 64 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: the team supporting them, and hopefully when they reevaluate him 65 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: soon they get encouraging news. In the meantime, it's this 66 00:03:55,760 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: sketchy combination in center field of Lewis Brentson recently called 67 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: from the fish tank, Magneri Sierra, and then potentially John 68 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: Birdie in some emergency situations. He has played center field before. 69 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: It will be very fascinating to see how the playing 70 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: time is split during these upcoming ten games, and of 71 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: course seeing the actual production that they get from these guys. 72 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: A decent start for Brinson in his first couple games 73 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: in the lineup, making contact. That's always important for him 74 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: because when he does put his bat on the ball, 75 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: the quality of contact is good. In fact, on Wednesday, 76 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 1: he had a batted ball at one hundred and thirteen 77 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: miles per hour, the second hardest batted ball of his 78 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: entire major league career. Interesting to see. You know how 79 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: I feel about Brinson overall, though, I'm very, very skeptical 80 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: of him being productive, especially if they're trying to use 81 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 1: him in an everyday role, Especially if he's facing a 82 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: lot of right handed pitching. You should expect to see 83 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: Sierra get at least one or two starts during this 84 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: road trip when they do face left handed pitching. And 85 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: the bottom line with Brinson is you need to see 86 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: some power from him. That's why he's in the lineup. 87 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: He's not going to be a guy that ever gets 88 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: on base at a high level needs to occasionally hit 89 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: it over the wall. Sierra pretty much the opposite. You've 90 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: already ridden off the fact that he does not hit 91 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: for power, so he just needs to get on base 92 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,679 Speaker 1: some way, somehow and be disruptive once he gets there. 93 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: Bertie kind of the same thing where he's off to 94 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: a slow start offensively this year, but that was the 95 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: case also in twenty twenty as well, and by the 96 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: time that season was over, he was simply one of 97 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: the most valuable players on the entire team, so some 98 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: patients with him when he does get into the lineup. 99 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: Another key issue with these guys that just came out 100 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: in the postgame media availability with Don Mattingley right before 101 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: they went on the road is that both Brian Anderson 102 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: and Garrett Cooper are a little quote unquote nicked up 103 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 1: right now, nothing that potentially will land them on the 104 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: injured list. Wouldn't call them an injury. But with Anderson 105 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: some soreness on his side, with Cooper some soreness in 106 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: his groin, those two guys, both of whom we have 107 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: to wonder how long those issues have been affecting them, 108 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: because both of them are off two slow starts this season. 109 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: There's really no doubt about it. With Brian Anderson, the 110 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: slash line is brutal, batting one to eighty three with 111 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: a two forty six on base two eighty three slugging. 112 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,679 Speaker 1: That's a five twenty nine OPS adjusted for the league average. 113 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: It's like a fifty weighted runs created plus. The story 114 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: with Garrett Cooper, bottom line production is not much better, 115 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: hitting two zero five three hundred on base and even 116 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: less power just a three eighteen slugging. One home run 117 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: that he hit was a wall scraper, you'll remember. And 118 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: the peripherals with Cooper are more concerning, where he has 119 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: struck out more than one third of his plate appearances, 120 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: a discouraging sign after what we saw in spring training 121 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: when he was seemingly putting the ball the bat on 122 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: the ball all the time. Anderson is the one that 123 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: I'm less concerned about. He has in his history, he's 124 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: been much more durable, and if you look at the 125 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 1: added ball data for Anderson, he is getting very unlucky. 126 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: He would have arguably three four more extra base hits 127 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: than he does right now if playing under like average circumstances. 128 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: He's been affected by some very good opposing defense, and 129 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: he's also been affected by the ballparks that he's been 130 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: playing in. I think that will even out a little 131 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: bit over time. And despite his very poor numbers, he 132 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: doesn't look much different than the guy that we saw 133 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:30,679 Speaker 1: last year, when he was clearly above average everyday player. 134 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: With Cooper, it's a bigger question mark because due to 135 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: the success that these other veterans have had in the 136 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: corner outfield spots in at first base, he is not 137 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: an everyday player. Yeah, it will take him a while 138 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: to actually regain everyday reps as long as those other 139 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: ones stay healthy. And in this limited role, he is 140 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: just simply not produced at all. And he does have 141 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: a history of just constantly picking up these minor injuries, 142 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: some of them just poor luck, and other you have 143 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: to wonder about whether it's just somebody playing baseball at 144 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: that size. He's the largest guy on this team, size 145 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: wise at nearly six foot six, and whether just running 146 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: arounds as an as a position player wears on you, 147 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: and it's too much mileage on him at this point 148 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: of his career, but still some patience with him. I'm 149 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: sure he'll start at least a few games during this 150 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: road trip if healthy. And the question is, yeah, if healthy, 151 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: and whether or not the Marlins feel compelled to call 152 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,319 Speaker 1: up another position player in the meantime to allow these 153 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: guys to get back to one hundred percent. How the 154 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 1: Marlins manage that will be critical because we know they've 155 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: recently their depth has taken a big hit with injuries 156 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: these last few days with both Marte and then Jorge Alfaro, 157 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: and they cannot afford to lose another veteran position player. Then, 158 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: finally on this road trip, seeing what they do with 159 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: the back end of the starting rotation. On Thursday, for 160 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: the series opener, we have Daniel Castano going for his 161 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,839 Speaker 1: second start of the regular season. His stats are fascinating 162 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: for his career. His major league career earned run average 163 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: right now is two point eight six a small sample, 164 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:12,559 Speaker 1: but not tiny, I mean eight games at this point, 165 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: seven of them starts, and he, more so than any 166 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: other major league pitcher. Since the start of last season, 167 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: he has the lowest strikeout rate. We know how critical 168 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: strikeouts are towards success these days, the correlation is so strong, 169 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:30,959 Speaker 1: and he is completely defying that right now getting by 170 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: without strikeouts. I do not believe that he's going to 171 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 1: be performing at a great level. If that continues, it 172 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: needs to tick up a little bit, and so this 173 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: first outing will be a big test. I think no 174 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: matter what happens, you can expect him to make a 175 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: second start on this road trip as well, which would 176 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: line up to be during the Brewers series. So that's 177 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: that's a decent level of competition. We'll see if Christian 178 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: Yelich is back for the series or not, because he's 179 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: on the injured list for the Brewers. And it's even 180 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: a bigger question mark at the back end of this rotation, 181 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: which glinds up to pitch for the next time. On Sunday, 182 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: Nick Knightder was optioned to the fish tank. Not a 183 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: shocking move because he simply did not look like himself 184 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: in his first three starts of his career. Where if 185 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: there's one thing you know about Nier, you know that 186 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,839 Speaker 1: he has great command of his pitches, and yet through 187 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: three starts he had issued eleven walks, none of them intentional, 188 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: eleven legitimate walks and twelve innings. I mean, for any 189 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:33,199 Speaker 1: picture that is a red flag, and for Knighter it 190 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 1: is makes it impossible for him to be successful if 191 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: he's doing that, so clearly he needed to get things straightened. 192 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: Doubt sending him down made sense in a vacuum. The 193 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: question is who is going to fill his shoes. There 194 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: is not an obvious no brain or candidate in this 195 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: organization right now. It could be Braxton Garrett, who saw 196 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: in the majors last year, although my expectation was that 197 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: he needed a little bit more minor league develop and 198 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: that they would not rush him up under any circumstances. 199 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: They have several non roster invitees from spring training, like 200 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 1: Zach Thompson and Louis Madero. They did not make great 201 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: impression Sean Moromando as well. Those guys they are stretched 202 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: out for multiple lennings. They did not make a great 203 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: impression during the Grapefruit League, and they're not on the 204 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: forty man as of Recently, by adding Sande Leone to 205 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:26,959 Speaker 1: the forty man roster, the Marlins filled that up, which 206 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,839 Speaker 1: again you start crossing off the names of possibilities here 207 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: because the forty man is full that I guess. One 208 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:38,719 Speaker 1: guess is that we know that both Jordan Holloway and 209 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: Anthony Bender are on the taxi squad for this road trip, 210 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 1: and Bender not on the forty man either, so the 211 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: timing might not be ready for him either. Sunday looks 212 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: like it would have to be a bullpen game with 213 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: Paul Campbell getting a lot of the work in the 214 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: bulk guy in the middle, but and then aside from him, 215 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: just a mismash of relievers. Potentially they call someone like 216 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 1: Holloway in that opportunity to do multiple innings, but he's 217 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: not quite fully stretched out for a starting duty at 218 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: this time, so it'll be interesting to see what they 219 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: do there. And then once again that spot comes up 220 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 1: again during what will be the National Series, the final 221 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: leg of this road trip, whether they do the same 222 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: thing with a bullpen game or whether they call somebody up. 223 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: I mean, just to be clear on this, all the 224 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:27,479 Speaker 1: injured sexy starting candidates that you have in mind, Eliezer Hernandez, 225 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: six Dos Sanchez, Edward Cabrera, they are not close to 226 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: being ready to pitch in a Major League game. I 227 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:38,440 Speaker 1: believe of those three, potentially Eliezer is the closest, the 228 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 1: one that could be throwing a bullpen session in the 229 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: coming days. This is according to the latest update from 230 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: GM kim Eng that Eliezer might be the closest, but 231 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: we're still talking about weeks, not days. He's not going 232 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: to be an option for them on this road trip, 233 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 1: and that makes me curious just process of elimination. There's 234 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: a yeah, there's not really an obvious fit for the spot, 235 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: but they'll need somebody and that will be critical to 236 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: whether or not this road trip is a success and 237 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: how much urgency there is to address a rotation that's 238 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: going to be coming up again in our final segment. 239 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 1: Keep that in mind, addressing the back end of the rotation. 240 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:19,839 Speaker 1: But for the main chunk of this podcast, we want 241 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: to pivot to the rookies, the National League Rookie of 242 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: the Year race, where the Marlins have Jazz Chisholm Junior 243 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 1: their main second baseman, and they have Trevor Rodgers, who 244 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: is I guess by label the number three starter in 245 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: this rotation, and he has all the ability to rise 246 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: even higher than that. 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In 274 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: the front runner of this race, I think it has 275 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: to be at the moment, Jazz Chisholm Junior. This is 276 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: Jazz with a high fly ball deep center field. It't 277 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: cr turns and looks. It's a three run homer for 278 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: Jazz jazsm Junior and absolutely no doubter to center field. 279 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: He is leading the Marlins in batting average at three 280 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: twenty six. He is leading the Marlins comfortably in on 281 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: base percentage at four thirty nine, and he is leading 282 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: them by a mile in slugging percentage at six thirty overall, 283 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: nearly twice as good as a league average hitter in 284 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: terms of weighted runs created plus. He's also leading the 285 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: team that's stolen bases and he has not been cost 286 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: stealing one time. This despite not playing quite every single 287 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: day to this point. You remember the one awkward situation 288 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: a couple days ago when they subbed him out of 289 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: the game in a double switch after only three innings, 290 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: and he responded to that by simply performing the way 291 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: he's capable of with a multi hit game. He's on fire, 292 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: and I think the early takeaway from the season has 293 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: been that the evaluators missed on this one where the 294 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: one question with Jazz coming up to the majors was 295 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: that he has almost all the tools, but the biggest 296 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: question was his hit tool and whether or not he'd 297 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: be able to identify the good pitches to swing at 298 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: and actually make contact with them, and that is proving 299 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: to be a incorrect concern. I think anybody who slice 300 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: it by seeing how much he stays within the strike 301 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 1: zone and the different types of pitches that he's hitting 302 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: and the different parts of the field that he's using, 303 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: that this is a guy that has alid hit tool, 304 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 1: maybe not a plus hit tool, but potentially in above 305 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: average hit tool. He's not going to I don't think 306 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: he'll he'll lead the team in batting average this season 307 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: or at any point in his career. I'll pump the 308 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:15,880 Speaker 1: brakes on that of him being a three to twenty 309 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: six hitter will come down to earth a little bit, 310 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: but he is legit. He's a legit well rounded offensive player, 311 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,479 Speaker 1: a very good defensive player. He had that all together 312 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: and he is going to be not just a rookie 313 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: year candidate, but an All Star candidate. As this goes on. 314 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: The news with Trevor Rodgers is just as good. He 315 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: is at this moment arguably the top performer in their 316 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: rotation in terms of ERA one six four in terms 317 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 1: of fielder independent pitching a two point three six, and 318 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 1: he leads the team in strikeouts. He leads all left 319 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: handed pitchers in the major leagues in strikeouts this season 320 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: with thirty one coming off and outstanding performance against the Orioles. 321 00:17:57,600 --> 00:17:59,919 Speaker 1: There's a disclaimer there. I do believe that was the 322 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,160 Speaker 1: the worst opposing lineup the Marlins have faced all year 323 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: in that second game of the series against the Orioles, 324 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: even weaker than what the Orioles normally trot out there. 325 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: But Rogers took care of business, going seven scoreless endings, 326 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: doing it efficiently. And that is so encouraging for Rogers 327 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 1: because he had some troubles with that last year. If 328 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 1: you'll remember, working deep counts, he piled up strikeouts, but 329 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 1: it took him a while to get there, and he 330 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: would go through stretches where he has these quote unquote 331 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 1: stressful endings. That is going to be really the only 332 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: thing that I would derail potentially his Rookie of the 333 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: Year case is how many of these stressful endings wind 334 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: up like pile up on him in terms of walking 335 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 1: too many guys or simply just not being able to 336 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: get through ennings efficiently and due to an abundance of caution. 337 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,639 Speaker 1: This is the kind of year where Rogers, being a rookie, 338 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: being the youngest current member of this rotation at twenty 339 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: three years old, that the Marlins will handle him carefully. 340 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: He has never had anything close to a full major 341 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: league season's workload, and that's more of a concern for 342 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: a pitcher than it is for a position player, So 343 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 1: the Marlins will be looking closely at what he does, 344 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: even if there's not like a distinct injury. This is 345 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: going to be a storyline for the season, understanding when 346 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: to pump the brakes on your young pitchers, to understand 347 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,880 Speaker 1: what warning signs there are in terms of fatigue and 348 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: potentially giving them some time off when those concerns arise. 349 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,879 Speaker 1: For the time being, Rogers is absolutely cruising in his 350 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: ability in this game to just pound the zone. What 351 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: he showed with his change up and what he has 352 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:38,199 Speaker 1: shown with both the changeup and the slider in the 353 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: early going this season. He can misbats with both of 354 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 1: those pitches. He can command both of those pitches, and 355 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: to go along with someone that already throws a mid 356 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: nineties fastball and already gets such great extension towards the 357 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: plate to make that fastball play up even more than 358 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 1: you'd expect that there is so much confidence from my 359 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: ends on what Rogers is going to do this season, 360 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: as long as he stays healthy, as long as he 361 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 1: remains all the nice sign you're seeing right now, as 362 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: long as they continue that he'll be in this race. 363 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: Love to see it, absolutely love to see it for 364 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 1: a guy that was drafted by the old ownership group 365 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 1: and that he had to wonder whether this team would 366 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: really be committed to his success, understanding that he wasn't 367 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: quote one of their guys, And so far they are, 368 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 1: and so far he's doing well. But of course the 369 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 1: Rookie of the Year race in a vacuum. It doesn't 370 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: operate in a vacuum, right, it's not. It doesn't matter 371 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 1: only what Jazz does and what Trevor does, and what's 372 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 1: some other guys in this organization do. I'll get to 373 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: that in a moment about some other Rookie of the 374 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:45,199 Speaker 1: Year candidates Alma Marlins that you're not thinking of. But 375 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 1: you have to pay attention to what's going on around 376 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 1: the league. So to highlight some of the names that 377 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,640 Speaker 1: appear to be in NL Rookie of the Year contention. 378 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: From my end, the obvious front runner entering the twenty 379 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 1: twenty one season was Key Brian Hayes, starting third baseman 380 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 1: for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is a baseball legacy, his 381 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,199 Speaker 1: father played Major League baseball for many years, and the 382 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 1: reason why you haven't heard his name much so far 383 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: the season is won because the Pirates aren't expected to 384 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 1: be any good, even though they're off to a decent start, 385 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: but also because he's been injured for almost the entire 386 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 1: portion of April thus far. He suffered a wrist injury 387 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: in the second game of the season, and his return 388 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:29,880 Speaker 1: is coming up pretty quickly here. According to the team itself, 389 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: just probably by the end of this weekend, if not 390 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: the following week, he should be back on their active roster, 391 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: and that gives him potentially five out of the six 392 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: months of the regular season to make his case, which 393 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: is plenty. There have been I can't even count how 394 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,640 Speaker 1: many National League, well either League Rookie the Year winners 395 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: there have been who've only spent five months healthy or 396 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: even less than that. It's not only about actually being 397 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,119 Speaker 1: there every single day throughout the season. There are rare examples. 398 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 1: You know, there's the Pete Alonso season where he's on 399 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 1: the roster every day and he hits fifty plus home 400 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 1: runs and it's pretty easy for him. That's kind of 401 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: an exception to the norm. Almost everybody else. They have 402 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: their ups and their downs, and especially in the case 403 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 1: of Jazz, you need to be warned that this will 404 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: be somewhat of a roller coaster with him, that there 405 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: will be times on the league adjusts to what he's 406 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: doing at the plate and pitches him in areas where 407 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 1: they pile up swings and misses and his production slips. 408 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 1: I don't think he's I think any illusions that you 409 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 1: have of him as an MVP candidate or as the 410 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 1: best hitter on this team, that you shouldn't hold too 411 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:40,199 Speaker 1: tightly onto those because that's simply not quite the player 412 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: that he is, at least at this early stage of 413 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 1: his career. But those are the variables where you have 414 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 1: to be healthy, you have to be in the big leagues, 415 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: and then you also have to be consistent. Key Brian 416 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 1: Hayes is someone that his defense is on an other 417 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: worldly level, and his bat, based on what we saw 418 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty and in spring of twenty twenty one, 419 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: is potentially special where he is going to be a 420 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 1: force to be reckoned with in this race. Some of 421 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:08,359 Speaker 1: the other early leaders in the National League Dylan Carlson, 422 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 1: he seems to have an everyday job with the Cardinals. 423 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: That's a more competitive situation, but he got his feet 424 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 1: wet in the majors last year and now they really 425 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 1: have a need for him. Off to a good start, 426 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:21,680 Speaker 1: including a Grand Slam against the Marlins earlier this year 427 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: to help his case. Not quite the same offensive numbers 428 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 1: early on that Jazz has, but certainly a far above 429 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: average and he'll have a nice platform to get the 430 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: attention of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, the guys 431 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: who make these votes, guys and women who vote on 432 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: these awards. With the rival Braves in the NL East, 433 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: their main candidate at this moment would have to be 434 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: Ian Anderson. We saw plenty of him down the stretch 435 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty, and we also saw him in this 436 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,400 Speaker 1: most recent series against the Marlins, where he actually didn't 437 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 1: do particularly well as of this recording, though he's coming 438 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:58,160 Speaker 1: off a great outing against the Yankees in New York. 439 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,439 Speaker 1: He has a signature changeup that is one of the 440 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,399 Speaker 1: more unusual pitches in all of baseball. There was almost 441 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,679 Speaker 1: as hard as his fastball that the subtle differences in 442 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: the movement in his ability to camouflage it at the 443 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: same release point as his fastball make it a lethal pitch. 444 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: He should be in the rotation. I mean, it's the 445 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: same questions as someone like Trevor Rodgers, where he's at 446 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,199 Speaker 1: that same age of his career. He's never had a 447 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 1: full season workload, and they're going to just play it 448 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: one start at a time to see how he looks. 449 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 1: But the expectation is he'll be in the rotation for 450 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: the vast majority of the year and pile up strikeouts 451 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 1: prevent runs. He is a force to be reckoned with 452 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: as well. Those are really the three obvious ones to 453 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 1: be worried about, Hayes on the Pirates, Carlson on the Cardinals, 454 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 1: and Anderson on the Braves. But to go through the 455 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 1: rest of the list, there is also on the Braves 456 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:53,400 Speaker 1: Christian Pashe who made a nice impression on everybody during 457 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 1: the postseason last year. He's currently hurt and got off 458 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 1: to a very slow start before that, so it depends 459 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 1: how quickly he comes back from that and solidifies an 460 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: everyday job On the Cincinnati Reds. Jonathan India, who had 461 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: strong prospect pedigree, put himself on the map this spring training, 462 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 1: got off to a hot start right out of the 463 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:14,199 Speaker 1: gate in the regular season, but is now in a 464 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 1: pretty big slump, especially in the power department. We'll see 465 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:20,159 Speaker 1: if that stabilizes. Josse de Leone, also with the Reds, 466 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 1: piling up a ton of strikeouts early in the season. 467 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: The big question is whether or not he has enough 468 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: control of his stuff to make it stick around. Some 469 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 1: other pitchers to throw out there of the Cubs, Adbert 470 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 1: Alzola on the Padres, Ryan Weathers has made a couple 471 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: starts to fill in, and they're back into their rotation. 472 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 1: On the position player side. Utility guys on the Dodgers, 473 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: Zach McKinstry has been a fun story to follow, very 474 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: little prospect pedigree to speak of whatsoever, but he has 475 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,680 Speaker 1: stepped in as their super utility guy and so far 476 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: he's hitting pretty well. I would expect him to fade 477 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: a lot that he's simply not going to hit at 478 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 1: an elite level, but he'll do enough and he'll get 479 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:02,959 Speaker 1: enough playing time based on how the Dodgers juggle their 480 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: players that I'm sure he'll appear on some ballots by 481 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 1: the time of the year's over. He is a pretty 482 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 1: safe pick to remain soort irrelevant in this race. On 483 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 1: the padres, they invested a lot in Hasong Kim at 484 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: A Korea, giving him a four year contract. His early 485 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 1: playing time in the majors has been very mediocre. Doesn't 486 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: have quite as much versatility as McKinstry, just an infielder 487 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:30,640 Speaker 1: to expect from Kim, but it's the same situation where 488 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: over the course of the season he should get a 489 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: lot of playing time, and his track record in Korea 490 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: was Outstanding. The question is whether voters really want to 491 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: give the award to someone that's a bit older for 492 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: a rookie in kim and someone who has plenty of 493 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 1: high level professional baseball experience in the Korean Baseball organization. 494 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 1: There's sometimes a bias towards those guys actually winning these awards. 495 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:55,399 Speaker 1: Some other names that on a different angle. There are 496 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,400 Speaker 1: the guys that have not played yet in the majors 497 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: this year. Remember we're just ten percent based into the 498 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:04,159 Speaker 1: major league season. It's really no big shots to your 499 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 1: Rookie of the Year potential if you haven't played in 500 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 1: the majors yet. One of the top prospects in all 501 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 1: baseball is Mackenzie Gore on the Padres. Once he comes up, 502 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: he's expected to stick in their rotation indefinitely. It's still 503 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,440 Speaker 1: going to be at least several weeks though, until he 504 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: comes up. That could be working against him, and we'll 505 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 1: see how his teammate Ryan Weathers does with the rotation spot. 506 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: For the time being. There may be no big rush 507 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 1: for Gore, but he certainly has that ability. His results 508 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 1: in the minors have been eye popping. Then we go 509 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: back to the Marlins where I mentioned jazz I mentioned Trevor, 510 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: but those are really field The possibilities are a lot 511 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 1: broader than that. Starting with JJ Bledetan, we saw him 512 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,639 Speaker 1: in spring trending how polished he looked, and how his 513 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: scouting report really backs that up. No imminent opportunity for 514 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,359 Speaker 1: him in the majors. They've gotten solid production out of 515 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 1: their corner outfielders. They desperately want to get him actual 516 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 1: regular season minor league experience on top of what he 517 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: had during the summer of twenty nineteen. We'll have to 518 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 1: find out whether or not that starts at Double A 519 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:11,399 Speaker 1: or in Triple A. I would suspect in Double A 520 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: with Pensacola, but just to keep your eye on someone 521 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 1: like Corey Dickerson, who to this point this season is 522 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: not slugging whatsoever, which really limits his impact on the team. 523 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 1: And just generally, even if he does perform, even if 524 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: Adam Duval does perform, even if Garrett Cooper actually turns 525 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: things around and performs, that all these guys are in 526 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: their thirties, they're all getting more expensive, and that regardless 527 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: of where the Marlins are, and especially if they do 528 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: fall out of contention, that those guys will be once 529 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: to consider as trade candidates to open up a spot 530 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,920 Speaker 1: for somebody like Bladet Now, if they wait too long 531 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 1: into the ear, if they're waiting all the way until 532 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: the actual July thirtieth, the deadline, then by that point, 533 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 1: if Bladay is still not called up, then you could 534 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: pretty much throw his candidacy out the window. But it's 535 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 1: more interesting if he begins to tear it up immediately 536 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: once his minor league season gets underway in May, and 537 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: if an opportunity presents itself in the majors. If Starling Marte, 538 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 1: let's mention him if he, for whatever reason there are 539 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: setbacks in his injury recovery that leaves her outfield short 540 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: that Blake could be up even sooner than that. It's 541 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: all up to him because the organization has a lot 542 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 1: invested in him, and if they are determined to compete, 543 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: he is someone that can help them right away. And 544 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: we got almost what half an hour into this episode 545 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 1: without mentioning six Do Sanchez as he continues to progress 546 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 1: pretty slowly. The wording from Kim Ang on her most 547 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 1: recent pressure was deflating, saying that he's coming along very gradually. 548 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 1: That indicates I think as of this recording, it'd be 549 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 1: a shock if he's up before the middle of May 550 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: that we're talking with him several weeks away from even 551 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 1: getting close to stretched out for major league starting duty. 552 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: But his talent is undeniable. He was setting some records 553 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:03,960 Speaker 1: immediately once he reached the big leagues last year in 554 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: terms of both the quality of stuff and his ability 555 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: to throw strikes. He doesn't need to pitch one hundred 556 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 1: and eighty endings to be a candidate. It's all about 557 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:14,959 Speaker 1: run prevention from him. That he is the makings of 558 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 1: someone who is a premium run preventer. That he's going 559 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 1: to be successful for whatever number of endings he does pitch, 560 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: and he is so captivating when he does that that 561 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: works in his favor, that gives him an advantage over 562 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 1: others with more plain skill sets. Do not rule him 563 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 1: out yet. I would think that as of this moment, 564 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 1: I would expect Trevor Rodgers to have a better case 565 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: than six to zero does. But there's no holding him 566 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 1: back once he is healthy in terms of his spot 567 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 1: at the major league level, they will find room for 568 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 1: him in the rotation pitching every fifth day that he 569 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 1: could still put together an extraordinary case, as long as 570 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: there are no setbacks in his recovery. Now, tying into that, 571 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: we finish off with the state of the Marlins back 572 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 1: into the roadation, knowing that six to zero is still 573 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 1: a little while away and that the current solutions, if 574 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 1: you even want to call them that, for the back ends, 575 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:10,959 Speaker 1: are very shaky. This is a team that wants to 576 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: be relevant at least for half a season, if not 577 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:16,280 Speaker 1: more than that. If they want people to watch the games, 578 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 1: tend the games that they want me to hype them up, 579 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 1: then you need to keep winning games. And that is 580 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 1: not going to continue unless they get a solid production 581 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: from the back end of their rotation outside of those 582 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 1: three cornerstones as it appears right now with al Kantara 583 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 1: and with Lopez and with Rogers that if they are 584 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 1: even decent in those final two spots, then this team 585 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 1: can go a long way. But right now that's very 586 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 1: much a question where the fifth spot is totally vacant 587 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:49,080 Speaker 1: and then the fourth spot being held down by the 588 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: very lovable Daniel Castano, but someone that has red flags 589 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,920 Speaker 1: on the way that they pitch, which brings us to 590 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 1: what's happening on Friday in Miami. A free agent show 591 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 1: with old friends Annie Ball Sanchez. This is going to 592 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: be a makeup of the showcase that he tried to 593 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 1: hold a couple of weeks ago and after thirteen pitches. 594 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:13,560 Speaker 1: Reportedly from John Hayman, he says that Sanchez had a 595 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 1: cut on his middle finger and was unable to continue throwing, 596 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 1: so he had to take over a week off for 597 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 1: that finger to heal. It is all healed. At this moment, 598 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: he's ready to show what he's got, how much he has. 599 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: It's a huge question. I mean, you look at what 600 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 1: happened in twenty twenty with him at his age thirty 601 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:33,240 Speaker 1: six season, and it was a disaster. He was one 602 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:35,720 Speaker 1: of the worst qualified pitchers in the big leagues. I 603 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: don't think he pitched enough endings to be quote unquote qualified, 604 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:41,239 Speaker 1: but you know what I mean, where he was just 605 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 1: very hittable and he wasn't missing bats and he was 606 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: allowing runs an ERA over six. However, I think it 607 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 1: is important, more so than ever before, did not rely 608 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 1: too much on what happened during the most recent season, 609 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 1: especially when you have someone like Anniball that has a long, 610 00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: long major league track record parts of fifteen seasons and 611 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 1: the last full season was in twenty nineteen with the Nats, 612 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: when he pitched one hundred and sixty six innings and was, 613 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 1: by any measure at least a league average starting pitcher, 614 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 1: if not slightly better than that. At the very least 615 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,640 Speaker 1: he throws strikes. He does do that, he is not 616 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 1: going to beat you by putting on unnecessary base runners, 617 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: and that any positive, any extra encouragement based on what 618 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 1: he did in the postseason twenty nineteen, legitimately helping the 619 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 1: Nationals close in on that World Series title. He's obviously 620 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:37,479 Speaker 1: you know this. He's been a Marlin before. For the 621 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 1: first seven seasons of his major league career. He threw 622 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 1: a no hitter as a rookie, and even after that 623 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,320 Speaker 1: rookie season there were a lot of bright spots for 624 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 1: him back then. The quality of his stuff, no doubt, 625 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: it is dipped off quite a bit. He's someone that 626 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: on his best days probably won't go much above ninety 627 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: miles per hour with the fastball. He doesn't need to. 628 00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 1: He has a deep pitch mix, and as long as 629 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:01,920 Speaker 1: he's throwing all those pitches or strikes, and as long 630 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:05,280 Speaker 1: as he is doing it in front of a high 631 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:09,399 Speaker 1: quality defense, I have been touting this Marlins defense since 632 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,800 Speaker 1: spring training that it is a big strength of this team. 633 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 1: It more so than others. It allows pitchers like Anniball 634 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:21,040 Speaker 1: to potentially overperform what you would expect because pitch to 635 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:25,439 Speaker 1: contact guys, especially on all levels of this defense right now, 636 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:28,080 Speaker 1: especially the infields, especially the left side of the infield. 637 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: That's the biggest strength. But the early returns from Adam 638 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:34,279 Speaker 1: Duvall have been very encouraging. In red field. It looks 639 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:37,400 Speaker 1: like Corey Dickerson is closer to the version of himself 640 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:39,160 Speaker 1: with the Marlins thought they were getting instead of the 641 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:42,719 Speaker 1: disappointing twenty twenty version. And the depth that they have 642 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:46,320 Speaker 1: at these positions if they need to call up someone 643 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:49,800 Speaker 1: at first base, if it's Lewin Diaz plus plus defense, 644 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:52,479 Speaker 1: if they had to call up Joe Dunand for Brian 645 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:55,279 Speaker 1: Anderson injury. De Nanz has made great strides and won 646 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:57,840 Speaker 1: a Gold Glove in the dr Also on the forty 647 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 1: man roster Jose Devers. He plays good defense at a 648 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:04,239 Speaker 1: variety of infield positions, but especially up the middle in 649 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:08,359 Speaker 1: the outfields. Blaedet showed what he can do defensively earlier 650 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:10,800 Speaker 1: this year. They called up Brinson, and as much concerned 651 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 1: as you have about Brinson's bat, he's someone that covers 652 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: a ton of grounds and has versatility at the all 653 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:20,440 Speaker 1: three outfield positions. It goes on and on with Monte Harrison, 654 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:23,680 Speaker 1: with everybody on the forty men, and also the next 655 00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:27,480 Speaker 1: wave of call ups from lower levels of the organization 656 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:31,160 Speaker 1: as well, that throughout the course of this season. And 657 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,239 Speaker 1: that's what you're doing with Annie Ball is you won 658 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 1: him as a long term option as well as a 659 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:37,800 Speaker 1: short term option. I mean potentially, if he's doing the 660 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,520 Speaker 1: showcase on Friday, he could be in the rotation at 661 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:45,279 Speaker 1: some point in May. But you also are anticipating the 662 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:47,880 Speaker 1: fact that some of these younger pitchers may need a 663 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:51,680 Speaker 1: rest at some point, whether it's Trevor Rodgers, whether it's 664 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:54,279 Speaker 1: even Pablo Lopez, or whether it's Sandy That these are 665 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:59,080 Speaker 1: unprecedented circumstances. These young pitchers, they have so much more 666 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:01,480 Speaker 1: to give you in the year to come for this 667 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:04,280 Speaker 1: Marlins team that you need to be treating them with caution. 668 00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:07,439 Speaker 1: And with Anniball thirty seven years old at this point, 669 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: he's at the stage of his career where you throw 670 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:11,880 Speaker 1: caution out the window and you just give him an 671 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,640 Speaker 1: opportunity to prove that he can contribute and do it 672 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 1: with a team that he had so many fond memories with. 673 00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:20,320 Speaker 1: The Marlins will not be the only team at the showcase. 674 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,880 Speaker 1: Other teams, even within the National League East, are interested, 675 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:27,759 Speaker 1: which gives them an even more motivation. I would think 676 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:29,840 Speaker 1: to sign him to make sure that he does not 677 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:31,560 Speaker 1: go to a rival team that you don't have to 678 00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:34,560 Speaker 1: worry about facing him, and potentially that being the difference 679 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:39,239 Speaker 1: between sticking around and not. And I mean beyond all 680 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 1: of this, you know what he brings from a veteran 681 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:46,479 Speaker 1: intangibles standpoint, as someone that never really had premium stuff 682 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 1: and certainly doesn't right now. The advice that he can 683 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:51,799 Speaker 1: give about how to perform in spite of that, how 684 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:55,120 Speaker 1: to do the little things that are successful that allow 685 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:57,560 Speaker 1: you to get deep into your routings and defeat other 686 00:36:57,600 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 1: types of hitters. Vice that he can impart to his 687 00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:05,879 Speaker 1: new teammates here that potentially can serve them through both 688 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:09,239 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one and well beyond that that could be invaluable. 689 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:13,360 Speaker 1: The expectation is that Aniball would command a major league contract, 690 00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:17,080 Speaker 1: so many starting pitchers did or the offseason, and it 691 00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 1: depends what he does in this showcase. I don't have 692 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:22,799 Speaker 1: any inside information about how he's doing I have I'm 693 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,360 Speaker 1: not going to blindly tell you that he will be successful. 694 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 1: All I'm saying is that he needs an opportunity, and 695 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:31,840 Speaker 1: the Marlins, more so than anybody else, makes so much 696 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:34,840 Speaker 1: sense for bringing him aboard, spending some of that sweet 697 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:39,360 Speaker 1: sweet loan depot money that badly Sports Florida money. This team, 698 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:42,879 Speaker 1: if they want to be competitive, they cannot say that 699 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:47,319 Speaker 1: they should not be restricted handcuffed by their own low 700 00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:50,399 Speaker 1: payroll at this moment. That was before they got these 701 00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:53,400 Speaker 1: this influx of extra revenue. It's time to start putting 702 00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:56,919 Speaker 1: that little bit of revenue to work. It won't take much, 703 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:59,560 Speaker 1: even if it is a guaranteed major league deal. I 704 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:02,279 Speaker 1: think he'd be well worth that investment, assuming that he 705 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:04,440 Speaker 1: even if he looks like his twenty twenty self, and 706 00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:07,200 Speaker 1: especially if he shows signs of a rebounds in a 707 00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: return to what he did in his most recent full 708 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:14,560 Speaker 1: season Honeyball. It just be a great storyline and it 709 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:18,839 Speaker 1: would just be potentially a very valuable move to make 710 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:21,920 Speaker 1: sure that this team keeps the good vibes going keeps 711 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:24,799 Speaker 1: everybody interested throughout the summer. That will do it here. 712 00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:28,160 Speaker 1: For the official show coming up later on Thursday, check 713 00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:31,200 Speaker 1: us out on Twitter or Twitch or YouTube. We're doing 714 00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:36,440 Speaker 1: our Fish Stripes Live livestream previewing the Marlins Versus Giants series. 715 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:38,840 Speaker 1: Tune into that, let you know, let us know what 716 00:38:39,080 --> 00:38:41,880 Speaker 1: you think about that. We have a very special guest 717 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:45,040 Speaker 1: coming up on the podcast next week. 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It's been 728 00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:22,040 Speaker 1: a fun ride so far. Let's keep it going. I'm 729 00:39:22,080 --> 00:39:42,359 Speaker 1: e La Susman. Go fish