1 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: Welcome to the official show here on the Fish Stripes 2 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: podcast channel. It's Eli Susman here, managing editor of Fists Stripes, 3 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 1: giving you Marlins fans my own version of a Christmas present. 4 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: This should be hitting your feeds overnight, sliding down into 5 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: your preferred podcast provider heading into Christmas Day twenty twenty. 6 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: This is really the start of its own separate mini 7 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: series within the official show, one that's going to be scattered, 8 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: I imagine over the course of a year, or two years, 9 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 1: or three years. What I'm titling Marlin Sales Survivors, focusing 10 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: on the players in personnel within the Marlins organization that 11 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: we're here from the Jeffrey Laurier ownership era, in our 12 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: still surviving with the franchise now three plus years after 13 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: the sale of the team to Bruce Sherman and Derek 14 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: Jeters group. Because there are not many of them at 15 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: this point. You can count them up on a couple 16 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: of hands and toes, and so that's why every time 17 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: that that group dwindles more and more, I'll be recording 18 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: a new episode about where the surviving players stand in 19 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 1: the hierarchy of the organization, why they've remained This long 20 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: and potentially what their futures with the team are going 21 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: to be, if they even have viable futures with the team. 22 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: Because if there's just one really consistent trend that we've 23 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 1: seen from Jeter since taking over as Marlon CEO, it's 24 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: that he does not respect in any way the organization 25 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: as it was built under Lauria, and in every conceivable case, 26 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: he's been looking for opportunities to push out the olds, 27 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: bring in the new, bring in his own people both 28 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: on the playing field and at significant decision making areas, 29 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: to change the organization, hopefully for the better as things stand, 30 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: and this launch of this mini series, it's been in 31 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: my head now for a number of weeks, but I'm 32 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: choosing to record the episode now on the heels of 33 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: the news that right hander Jose Urina has signed with 34 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: the Detroit Tigers that was made official on Wednesday. One year, 35 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 1: three point twenty five million dollars for Orana, And we've 36 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: talked plutting about Aranya here on the show over the 37 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: last number of years. He was by far the longest 38 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: tenured player in the organization. He was signed out of 39 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: the Dominican Republic in August of two thousand and eight 40 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: for him, that's nearly half a lifetime ago that he 41 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: signed with the Marlins as an amateur free agent after 42 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: it took him a long, steady process to make it 43 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: to the majors because he wasn't super highly regarded as 44 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: a young prospect. But now he'd spent parts of six 45 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: seasons with the Marlins at the major league level, half 46 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: of those before the ownership change, and then the other 47 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: half since then, overall parts of six seasons from twenty 48 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: fifteen to twenty twenty, over the course of which at 49 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: his very best, at very best, you could see him 50 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,279 Speaker 1: as a number three starter in a rotation, and unfortunately, 51 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: at his worst these past couple of years, it's been 52 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: a struggle to even see any sort of role for 53 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: him contributing at the major league level, especially at a 54 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: time when the Marlins have so much intriguing pitching depth, 55 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: layers and layers of depth that seemingly have more upside 56 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: and are younger than Orina has. I've been pretty much 57 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: on board with the decision to cut ties when they 58 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: did about a month ago, is when they designated Orina 59 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: for assignment to create space on the forty man roster 60 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: for prospects that they wanted to protect. He went on 61 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: after being dfayed, he was available to every team in 62 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: the league on waivers, and he went unclaimed off waivers, 63 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: and the contract that he received from the Tigers justifies 64 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: that decision that the Marlins made. He was projected by 65 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: MLB trade rumors to be in line for about a 66 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: four million dollar salary in twenty twenty one if they 67 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: had decided to keep him via the arbitration process, and ultimately, 68 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 1: even though there was a lot of competition to sign 69 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: him in fere agency, including from the rival Philadelphia Phillies 70 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: and several other teams that have some aspirations to be 71 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: competitive next year, the fact that this is his ultimate 72 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: price with incentives that bring his deal up to three 73 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: point five million, it makes it pretty clear that that 74 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 1: the Marlins would have been on the hook to pay 75 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: him more than he was worth. And if they didn't 76 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: feel confident of him being one of their five opening 77 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: day starters, they didn't have confidence in how his act 78 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: would translate to a relief role, that they were better 79 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: off letting him go. And this is a subject I'll 80 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: get into in other episodes, not for right now, but 81 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: I think it's very important that the Marlins reinvest the 82 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: money that they saved by letting go of Varina, that 83 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: they should reinvest that in other needs heading into twenty 84 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: twenty one, but just focusing on his departure and his 85 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: signing with the Tigers. Good luck to him in the 86 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: American League. Of course, this past season, which was his 87 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 1: first going consistently against lineups that had the designated hitter, 88 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: he really struggled. A guy that wasn't really missing bats 89 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: the way that we thought he could. Was missing fewer 90 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: bats than ever this past season, nearly as many walks 91 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: as strikeouts. And his most encouraging moment was right at 92 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: the end of the year that final game of the 93 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: regular season. Pitched a couple solid endings against the Yankees 94 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: with the place postseason spot already locked up, and then 95 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: just terrible luck at line drive comebacker to the map 96 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: that struck him on his forearm and fractured his forearm, 97 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: making him unavailable for the postseason. 98 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,799 Speaker 2: Still doubting, there's a ball shot back up the middle 99 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 2: off Urania. He goes down, ball rolls back toward home. Played, 100 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 2: Urania's down. He's heard it's going to be a base 101 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 2: hit for le Mayhew and Urania writhing in pain on 102 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 2: the ground. 103 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:28,159 Speaker 1: So with him gone, he was one of the only players, 104 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: especially on the pitching staff, that was on the major 105 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: league roster when new ownership took over after the twenty 106 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: seventeen season and who was still around entering this offseason 107 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: coming off the exciting postseason appearance for the Marlins. There 108 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: are nine other players on the forty man roster right now, 109 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: nine out of forty, so less than a quarter of 110 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: the forty men roster right now are players who were 111 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: inherited from the Laia era, and we're going to go 112 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: through all them right now, one by one, loosely ranked 113 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,799 Speaker 1: in order of the ones that I feel are most 114 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: secure with the Marlins moving forward. The actions that this 115 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: ownership group have taken have been very clear that there 116 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: is a bias in some respects towards players inherited from 117 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: the Laurier regime. No matter how they perform, no matter 118 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: what they do, there's still that stamp on them that 119 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: they were here, that they weren't hand selected by the 120 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: new Marlins front office. And for that single reason, even 121 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: if the team doesn't go out of its way to 122 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: look for ways to replace them, that when in doubt, 123 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: whenever there's going to be a tough decision to be 124 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: made between any of these guys and a comparable player 125 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: that was brought in over the past few years, that 126 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: in most cases the advantage is going to go to 127 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: the newly acquired player rather than the one that was 128 00:07:53,320 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: inherited from the old days. We begin with third baseman 129 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: Brian Anderson signed as an amateur draft pick out of 130 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: the twenty fourteen draft, so at this point he is 131 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: technically the longest tenured player with the Marlins, and the 132 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: fact that he signed immediately after the twenty fourteen draft. 133 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: He has of course now been in the majors for 134 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: the last three plus seasons, coming up to the majors 135 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: right before the ownership change at the end of the 136 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen campaign. And you guys know how I feel 137 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: about BA. It's time to pay BA. Most recently, I 138 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:36,199 Speaker 1: had that article reevaluating what it should cost to extend him, 139 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 1: and they landed on about seven years, sixty eight million dollars. 140 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: You can read that article up on fish Stripes fishstripes 141 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: dot com. Slash Analysis has that whole line of thinking 142 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: about a seven year deal that adds four more years 143 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: of new team control at most, but also gives be 144 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: an opportunity to opt out of his contract two years early. 145 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: Were some unusual comments from Kim Ang since taking over 146 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: as GM about the possibility of extending Anderson, with her 147 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:15,199 Speaker 1: really being very upfront about her preference to actually see 148 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: this twenty twenty one season play out before seriously engaging 149 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 1: in talks with an extension. 150 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 3: I personally would like to see how this year goes 151 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 3: before we venture down that road, you know, just so 152 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 3: I have a better understanding of you know, who he 153 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 3: is as a player, and and you know, and I 154 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 3: just get a better sense of the situation. 155 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: I worry this is really the best opportunity to get 156 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 1: out ahead of his huge breakout because he's been a 157 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: very good major league player back to back to back years, 158 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: very rare combination of being an above average hitter and 159 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: being a plus defender. I'm not sure what more they 160 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: have to see in order to make that kind of 161 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: long term commitment, but at the very least, you know 162 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: that this franchise is very few alternatives at the third 163 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: base position. It's virtually assured that he makes it through 164 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: this off season and through all of twenty twenty one 165 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: in a Marlins uniform. Considering all these other inherited players 166 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: that were dealt either during the very first rebuilding off 167 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: season twenty seventeen to twenty eighteen, and others that have 168 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: been moved since then, that it is somewhat of an 169 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: accomplishment for Ba to still be here in the first place. 170 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 1: And given his performance each of the last few years 171 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: and the scarcity of options and alternatives that the Marlins 172 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: have to replace him, I think even if they don't 173 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: extend him this year, even if they never extend him 174 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: and he's just plays out his final three years under 175 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: club control, that there is no imminent concern about him 176 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: changing uniforms and leaving the Marlins. So number two among 177 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: these Marlins sales survivors Miguel Rojas, who's been the everyday 178 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: shorts up with the Marlins when hell the last couple 179 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: of years, traded from the Dodgers to the Marlins in 180 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: December of twenty fourteen, really just a throw in piece 181 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: from that de Gordon trade, and it's just incredible to 182 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: think now that he's now the superior player to de Gordon, 183 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: especially over the last couple of years. One more guaranteed 184 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: year left on his contract extension, plus a club option 185 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: for the twenty twenty two season. That we'll say at 186 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: this moment, it seems very likely that he will play 187 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: out that entire deal and that the Marlins would pick 188 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: up his club option because he is coming off his 189 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: best offensive season of his career. It was very shortened season, 190 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 1: only about forty games because of the time that he 191 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: missed when he tested positive for COVID, and there are 192 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: some red flags there that I don't think there's in 193 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: any universe where you can see him replicating this kind 194 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: of production, being forty percent better than a league average 195 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: hitter and being among the league leaders in batting average. 196 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: That he was the very best version of himself and 197 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: that was so huge to the team, to the fan base. 198 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: He is the model ambassador that you want for a 199 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: player in Miami. Everything about him, he checks every box 200 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: you want for a player that was, as I said, 201 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: a throw in piece when the Marlins acquired him, an afterthought, 202 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: and through sheer, hard work and determination, he has turned 203 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: himself into a very viable everyday infielder. We'll see how 204 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: long that lasts, because Marlins have now several intriguing middle 205 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: infielders that are coming up through the farm system. Of course, 206 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 1: we saw Jazz Chishm at the major league level last 207 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: year in a limited sample, and we have Is san 208 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: Diez who was out for most of this past season 209 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: for injuries and because of opting out of the season, 210 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 1: but he's a former Minor league player of the Year. 211 00:12:55,080 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: In the organization, Jose Devers, Osiris Johnson, Jose Sala. They 212 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: have a lot of middle infielders to consider the next 213 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: couple of years. Rojas is such an ideal placeholder for 214 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: them this coming year and I think very likely in 215 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two as well. But the idea of him 216 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: spending the rest of his career with the Marlins is 217 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: I think is still that's far from being settled in 218 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: any way. So he's great for the clubhouse, and just 219 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: like with Brian Anderson, I think he has an obvious 220 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: role to play with this team for the near term. 221 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 1: We'll see exactly how long that lasts as he heads 222 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: into his age thirty two season number three. Here the 223 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: first pitcher right hand, Pablo Lopez. You might think that 224 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: there might be this misperception that Pablo was actually acquired 225 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: after the change, but it was really in July of 226 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen, right before the trade deadline, that they got 227 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: him as one of four players from the Mariners in 228 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: the David Phelps trade, and he has proved to be 229 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: the only piece of that trade that has stuck arounds 230 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:05,680 Speaker 1: through this point under new ownership, and just like these 231 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: other previous guys and Anderson and Rojas, he has an 232 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 1: obvious role to play with them in the short term. 233 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: During the twenty twenty shortened season, he was their most 234 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: valuable pitcher by far, making every scheduled start, including very 235 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: importantly that first start coming off of the COVID hiatus 236 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: when the team had its outbreak, and from that point 237 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: forward he was great. He was unequivocally great, very briefly 238 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: on the periphery of that Cy Young race. He came 239 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: back down to earth and was still a firmly above 240 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: average starting pitcher. I think a guy that when he's healthy, 241 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 1: he does have the potential to be a number two 242 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: starter in a quality rotation. He's that good. I was 243 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 1: high on him coming into the year, and he met 244 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: all of my highest expectations, integrating that new cutter into 245 00:14:55,880 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: his repertoire, attacking the zone very confidently writing more ground 246 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: balls than he'd ever had before. He does a lot 247 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: of things that you'd love to see from a pitcher, 248 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: and even younger than you might think, just twenty four 249 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: years old, turning twenty five shortly before opening day next season, 250 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:20,119 Speaker 1: four more years of club control. There are some concerns 251 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: in his injury history. Underwent Tommy John surgery very early 252 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: in his pro career, and during his past couple semi 253 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: full seasons in twenty eighteen and twenty nineteen. Both years 254 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: he had some setbacks with his shoulder, his right shoulder, 255 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: so nothing structurally wrong with that. No surgery on his 256 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: shoulder yet, but he's had some wear and tear on 257 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: his arm already. Like I said, because he's relatively young 258 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: so early in his career, he's dealt with some concerns 259 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: with those big problem areas that you worry about with 260 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: a picture long term, we'll see exactly what the Marlins 261 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: do with this. I think generally speaking, we've seen a 262 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: trend to cross baseball where there's less loyalty to pitchers 263 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: than position players because of the injury risk and because 264 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: of the steps that the industry has taken to limit 265 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: the workload for any one pitcher. No one pitcher is 266 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: quite as indispensable as they used to be because they're 267 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: not pitching as many total endings, even if they are 268 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: fully healthy. But of all the pitchers in the organization 269 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: that were acquired from previous ownership, Pablo clearly stands out 270 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: as someone that had a lot of success this past season. 271 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: Some mixed results over the course of his three major 272 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: league seasons, but certainly a lock for the opening day 273 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: rotation in twenty twenty one, and we'll see where it 274 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: goes from there. The fourth player up among these Marlins 275 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 1: sales survivors, right hander Edward Cabrera, signed as an international 276 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: free agent by the Marlins in July of twenty fifteen. 277 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: Always had that special fastball in the high nineties. The 278 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: potential was there to cross into triple digits. Right after 279 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: the ownership change, he started to realize that potential with 280 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: a nice season at full season ball in Greensboro and 281 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: then another huge leap forward in twenty nineteen between High 282 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:17,239 Speaker 1: Jupiter and Jacksonville, just harnessing his ability to command that 283 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 1: great fastball and developing a plus slider to go along 284 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 1: with it. And a very unique changeup is that itself. 285 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 1: He can get that pitch well into the nineties with 286 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: its velocity and mis bats with it. He was building 287 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 1: a lot of momentum heading into twenty twenty as perhaps 288 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:40,479 Speaker 1: the most promising young pitcher in the organization. Didn't get 289 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: a chance to debut in the majors in twenty twenty, 290 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: had a minor injury setback. I don't think the team 291 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: has specified exactly what that was with his arm, some 292 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: sort of soreness, it appears, because he was by all 293 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: accounts being able to throw again by the end of 294 00:17:56,480 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: the season, just not quite at the level that they 295 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: wanted in order to actually have him contribute at the 296 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 1: major league level. He traveled along with the team to 297 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 1: the postseason as well. He was part of their traveling 298 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,919 Speaker 1: party heading into the postseason, and that shows you what 299 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: they think of him and that they believe it was 300 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: important for him to get the experience of being around 301 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 1: a team in that situation in the hopes that he 302 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 1: potentially will be there as an active player moving forward. 303 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 1: So he's someone that still has a couple of minor 304 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: league options left. He's going to turn twenty three years 305 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: old early this coming year, and I think they're going 306 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: to be pretty patient with finding out exactly what they 307 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 1: have with him. Surely will be debuting at some point 308 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 1: during the twenty twenty one season. I do wonder if 309 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: he could be involved in a larger trade somewhere down 310 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 1: the road before he if he doesn't fully establish himself 311 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: right away in the way that someone like six H. 312 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: Sanchez had that because of all these pictures that they have, 313 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: nobody is really untouchable, and so they'll consider, I think 314 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: a lot of options with how to use him based 315 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: on their own assessment of whether he's a true starter 316 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 1: type moving forward or whether he profiles best as a reliever. 317 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 1: That will have a lot to do with exactly how 318 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 1: much time and energy they want to invest in keeping 319 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 1: him versus the possibilities of flipping him to address another 320 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: need on the roster. So we'll wait and see with him. 321 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:28,360 Speaker 1: Next up another highly regarded young pitcher, left hander Braxton Garrett. 322 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 1: He was their top draft pick in the twenty sixteen 323 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 1: amateur draft and signed shortly after that. At this point 324 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 1: in the organization, you could argue that he is the 325 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: number one lefty pitching prospect that they have. Certainly Trevor Rodgers, 326 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: who is coming up in just a moment, he'll give 327 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: them a run for his money in that category. That 328 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: we saw a little bit of Braxton debuting in the 329 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: major leagues, making a couple of spots starts this past summer, 330 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 1: and one of them so was pretty good, one of 331 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: them was not so good. So some mixed results among 332 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: that very small sample. No doubt he was rushed to 333 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:10,440 Speaker 1: the majors. He was use toone that's only a couple 334 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 1: of years removed from Tommy John surgery, and he seemed 335 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: to be in line for an assignment at the Double 336 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: A level in twenty twenty if there had been Minor 337 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: League baseball instead, he worked out at the alternate training site, 338 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:27,679 Speaker 1: and he got that opportunity in late September when the 339 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:31,360 Speaker 1: team was playing more than the game every single day, 340 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: a lot of doubleheaders to make up for postponements early 341 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: in the season, and for that reason alone, he was 342 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 1: pushed into action. A special curveball, Braxton Garrett has says 343 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: he's had it for half of his life, ever since 344 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 1: he's started being a pitcher. That in that continued to 345 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: translate to a lot of success when he used it 346 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: in his major league outings. Everything else is a little 347 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: bit more questionable. His fastball velocity was kind of underwhelming 348 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: from what we saw him averaging less than ninety miles 349 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: an hour on the pitch by all accounts in twenty 350 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:08,360 Speaker 1: nineteen when he was pitching at high a Jupiter that 351 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: there was a couple ticks more with that v low. 352 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 1: For some reason, it's did quite show up in this 353 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: small sample. That's gonna be something that I imagine the 354 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: team wants to look at pretty closely heading into spring 355 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: training exactly where he is with that, because if you 356 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 1: don't throw at a certain vellow, even as a left 357 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: handed pitcher, you have more margin for error, but there's 358 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,439 Speaker 1: a certain point where it's just a really hittable pitch. 359 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: And in order to especially do for a guy that 360 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: still has some questions around the quality of his change 361 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: up and the consistency of his changeup, I mean, the 362 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: best way to make a change up play better is 363 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: having that bigger differential between that and your fastball velocity. 364 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: So we'll see exactly what kind of what he's doing 365 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 1: with that heater heading into this coming season. That's gonna 366 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 1: be a big make or break thing with him. Just 367 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: like with Edward Caberra, he has a couple options left 368 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 1: at the minor league level, almost certain to start this 369 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: coming season in the minors, the Marlins can take a 370 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:07,679 Speaker 1: little bit more time to see exactly what they have 371 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: with him, because even though he's been in the organization 372 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: now for more than four years, that he just hasn't 373 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 1: had a whole lot of competitive endings because of that 374 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: setback with Tommy John surgery. Now with Trevor Rodgers, someone 375 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: that we often see clumped together with Braxton Garrett. He 376 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 1: is also a former first round draft pick the year 377 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: after Garrett in twenty seventeen, but he was a little 378 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: older for his draft class than Garrett was, so they're 379 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:38,679 Speaker 1: almost identically the same age and for all intents and purposes, 380 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 1: at the same level of their career progression at this point. 381 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,959 Speaker 1: Rogers had a big breakout year in twenty nineteen, leading 382 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: all their minor league pitchers and strikeouts. He debuted a 383 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: little earlier than Braxton did in twenty twenty. If you 384 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 1: look at the stats alone and see this six' eleven, 385 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: era it might be a little concer concerns anybody that 386 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 1: actually watched him, pitch though it's simply put. It if 387 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 1: you watch him pitch you know that he's better than 388 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 1: that era would indicate the host Of Lockdown marlins arm 389 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: LEYDEN i believe he's done a really eloquent job of 390 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:17,120 Speaker 1: breaking down the strengths and the concerns when it comes 391 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: To Trevor. Rodgers at this point in his, career mostly 392 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 1: just a two pitch, pitcher which is highly unusual for a. 393 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: Starter but that's a formula that more and more we 394 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: can see being viable In Major League baseball today because 395 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 1: starters aren't working as deep into. Games if you're only 396 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 1: going through the order two times really in most of your, 397 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 1: starts then you can survive with having two plus pitches With. 398 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:45,360 Speaker 1: Rogers the one concern you don't have is with his fastball, 399 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: velocity because that was actually a very pleasant surprise in 400 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: the limited action we saw with him in the, majors 401 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 1: not only reaching the mid nineties on, occasion but sitting 402 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: in the mid nineties with his basketball vlove for a 403 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 1: couple innings at a, time a very pleasant. Surprise very 404 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: long and lanky guy who could presumably add even more 405 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 1: strength to his frame and possibly even boost up his 406 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: v low numbers if. Necessary he's someone that has more 407 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: of an inside track of actually making the twenty twenty 408 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: one opening day roster because of the workload that he 409 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:23,199 Speaker 1: had in twenty nineteen that he showed he can, handle 410 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 1: and because without him there's a possibility that The marlins 411 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: won't have any lefties in their opening day, Rotation so 412 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:35,199 Speaker 1: no imminent reason to consider moving on from him at this. 413 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,160 Speaker 1: Point he has a bunch of years of team control 414 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: still to, go and there's some reasons to believe that 415 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: he can be a lot more successful bottom line results 416 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,200 Speaker 1: than he showed in twenty. Twenty the era is definitely 417 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 1: pointing up On Trevor. Rodgers three more guys on the 418 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:54,360 Speaker 1: forty man roster right now who are inherited from The laia. 419 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:59,400 Speaker 1: Era outfielder Gerar And carnacion signed as an international free 420 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 1: agent In september of twenty, fifteen just a couple months After, 421 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: edward and he, was IF i remember, correctly much. Lower 422 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 1: he was much more below the radar Than. Edward cabrera 423 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 1: was at the, time smaller signing, bonus and, frankly until 424 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: the twenty nineteen, season he was barely on the map 425 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:24,400 Speaker 1: at all in terms of being a prospect worth paying attention. 426 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: To he had that big breakout season in twenty, nineteen 427 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:32,159 Speaker 1: especially With clinton at LOW, a had some nice flashes 428 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: also With jupiter at, hie and then finished off the 429 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: year very strong in The Arizona Fall. League now he's 430 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: just been placed on The marlins forty men roster last 431 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 1: month in order to protect him from The rule five, 432 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: draft and with, him the big question is going to 433 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: be whether there's a designated hitter in The National league 434 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:56,880 Speaker 1: because he is no, exaggeration he's Almost Giancarlo stanton, sized 435 00:25:57,440 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: but not quite as much of an all rounds at 436 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: athlete As stanson. Was that he has a strong arm 437 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 1: in right, fields but not someone defensively overall that he 438 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:11,880 Speaker 1: necessarily wants in that, position especially at a time where 439 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:15,879 Speaker 1: this organization has so many other corner outfielder types in 440 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: the higher levels of the. Organization even if there's NO 441 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: dh this coming, year certainly from twenty twenty two and 442 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,719 Speaker 1: beyond when a new collective bargaining agreement will take, effect 443 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 1: that he's someone that would be a very big beneficiary 444 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: of the UNIVERSAL. Dh but at the same, time if 445 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: you do anticipate that rule change coming to, baseball that 446 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 1: also makes him pretty appealing as a trade ship for 447 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: The marlins to have because even though he has really 448 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: exceptional raw power and power to all, fields and he 449 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 1: has a pretty decent hitschool to go around with, that 450 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 1: there's definitely a scenario Where gerrar is above average everyday. Player, 451 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 1: there's of, course the downside that he's not quite as 452 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 1: disciplined as you want him to, be and that if 453 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: the defense is not playable at, all then all of a, 454 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,880 Speaker 1: sudden he's not really a full time. Player he's a 455 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 1: small part of a platoon at thh or corner, outfielder 456 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: and there's still some risk with this, guy but there's 457 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: also some obvious appeal and for a team, that AS i, 458 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: said they have so many other outfielders to consider in the, 459 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:26,160 Speaker 1: organization especially guys that have been acquired under new. Ownership 460 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 1: all the money they invested In Victor Victor mesa AND Jj, 461 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: Pladey Cameron, Meisner Peydon, Verdict Jesus, sanchez is still some 462 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: hope For Monte. Harrison all these guys, that remember they 463 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 1: are not in this category because they were acquired since 464 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:44,920 Speaker 1: the ownership change via the, draft via international free, agency 465 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 1: via big blockbuster. Trades there are a lot of other 466 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:53,120 Speaker 1: players in his same age range that are perhaps more 467 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 1: well rounded as overall players that would make A gerrar 468 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 1: potentially more. Expendable SO i believe he's going to make 469 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 1: it through this off season as A. MARLIN i feel 470 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 1: pretty confident about. That there's been no indications that The 471 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 1: marlins would package him in any sort of big win 472 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:15,440 Speaker 1: now trade for the, moment BUT i think as soon 473 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:19,640 Speaker 1: as next offseason it starts to be very challenging questions 474 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: good problems to have for this organization when they have 475 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 1: to narrow down a certain number of outfield prospects that 476 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,640 Speaker 1: you can actually fit on the major league roster at 477 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: the same time and the ones that they really believe 478 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 1: in the. Most so we'll see if he's still around 479 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 1: here at this time next. YEAR i think he'll certainly 480 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 1: still have some value on the market at this time next, 481 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: year but a lot depends on exactly what he shows 482 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: at the upper levels of the minor, leagues whether we 483 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: get a chance to actually see him in the, majors 484 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 1: and of course what his competition, does what these other 485 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 1: outfielders in the organization, do once finally getting an opportunity 486 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 1: to get everyday reps either at the high minor league 487 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 1: levels or to round out the major league. Roster two 488 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: more names to get to on The marlins major league 489 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 1: roster that fall into this. Category right Hander Jordan, holloway, 490 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: who along with Ba he was part of that twenty 491 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: fourteen amateur draft. Class someone, that just Like Braxton, garrett 492 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: he Underwent Tommy john surgery what was it in twenty 493 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: seventeen mid twenty, seventeen and the two of them were 494 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 1: actually on a near identical timeline with their rehab And 495 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: holloway coming off To Tommy, john he was eligible for 496 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: The rule five draft and The marlins put him on 497 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: the forty men roster at that time because he showed 498 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: just enough flashes with his stuff coming off of the. 499 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 1: Surgery he regained all of his v low someone that 500 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 1: was always pretty impressive in that, department and if nothing, 501 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: else the surgery actually gave him a boost with that 502 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: and developing a wipeout curveball not quite the same shape 503 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: As Braxton, garretts With holloways more of a conventional twelve 504 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: to six curve that he's shown an ability to on 505 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 1: occasion command it the way he likes to and throw 506 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: it over the. PLATE i think, overall even though he 507 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 1: did get that opportunity to get his feet wet in the, 508 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: majors that the year didn't go exactly the way he 509 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: would have wanted. TO i, mean aside from testing positive 510 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 1: FOR covid and missing out on opportunities to pitch out 511 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: of the bullpen after that beginning of the, Season he's 512 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 1: someone that really needed more endings in the minor leagues 513 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 1: to prove himself and to develop some sort of, consistency 514 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 1: because in twenty nineteen into With, jupiter he just didn't 515 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 1: have any consistency at. All started the year on a, 516 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: tear it was benefiting a little bit from some luck 517 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: on balls and, play and as we got to the 518 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 1: early part of that, summer things really fell apart for. 519 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:55,920 Speaker 1: Him there was a stretch where he was walking more 520 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: batters than he was shriking out he was he went 521 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,560 Speaker 1: through stretches where he was getting hit hard despite having 522 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:05,280 Speaker 1: what would seem to be the profile of a great 523 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: swing and mis, pitcher and there continue to be some 524 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: concerns about whether or not he is an actual starting 525 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 1: pitching prospect or someone that under most circumstances won't be 526 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 1: successful without being limited to a short relief role where 527 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 1: he can focus on just his top two, pitches the 528 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 1: fastball and the. Curve with him still relatively, young just 529 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 1: twenty four years, old and has a couple of minor 530 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 1: league options to. Go because of those couple of minor league, 531 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 1: OPTIONS i don't necessarily see him as A dfa candidate right. 532 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 1: Now we do know that The marlins are looking to 533 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:47,600 Speaker 1: add more to their major league bullpen for this upcoming, 534 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 1: season and they have a full forty man roster at the, 535 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: Time so in order to eventually sign some sort of veteran, 536 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: reliever they're going to have to send somebody off the 537 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: roster in that, place whether it's part of a corresponding 538 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:07,960 Speaker 1: trade or just to cut somebody. LOOSE i don't necessarily 539 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 1: See holloway as being a prime candidate for that right. Now, 540 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 1: again let's see exactly what happens when he pitches at 541 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 1: the higher minor league. Levels the key question for them 542 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: is whether they want to decide right now to make 543 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: that transition into a relief, role whether he actually get 544 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 1: some reps in the minor leagues as a, starter or 545 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: whether they already see him as someone that should be 546 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: limited to one pass through an opponent's, lineup and whether 547 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: they want to fast track him for a setup future 548 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: setup role and just maximize what he already does well 549 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 1: instead of holding onto this pipe sting that he's going 550 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:49,120 Speaker 1: to be a well rounded. Pitcher but with, him he's 551 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: had an interesting journey because of the setback With Tommy. 552 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 1: John how well he went through that process and came 553 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:58,240 Speaker 1: back from, it but now the inconsistency since, then he's 554 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 1: still an intriguing THAT i don't see them letting go of, 555 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 1: immediately but for an organization that has a lot of 556 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: options at this, level and just considering the fact that 557 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:12,240 Speaker 1: the most important thing you need to do as a 558 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: pitcher is know where the pitches are, going and so 559 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 1: far he hasn't been able to do that with any 560 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:21,440 Speaker 1: sort of regularity THAT i really wouldn't be shocked if 561 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:25,520 Speaker 1: he is considered shed off of the organization in the 562 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:28,400 Speaker 1: near future in order for them to focus on the 563 00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 1: guys that they really see as being more well rounded 564 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 1: on the. Mound and, finally among these forty man roster, 565 00:33:35,960 --> 00:33:40,520 Speaker 1: players right Hander Jeff brigham someone that is more easy 566 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 1: to forget about it and overlook because we only saw 567 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:47,120 Speaker 1: one ending of him at a major league. Level same 568 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:49,000 Speaker 1: as With. Holloway he was part of that group that 569 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 1: CAUGHT covid nineteen and even more conspicuous at least to. 570 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:55,280 Speaker 1: Me maybe this one under the radar for some of, 571 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 1: you but he wasn't added to the roster again at 572 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: any point over the past the couple months after that initial, 573 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:06,280 Speaker 1: outbreak even Though marlins were very desperate to add impact 574 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:09,279 Speaker 1: relievers to their pen last. Year during the, season you 575 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:13,320 Speaker 1: saw how desperately they were scrambling for. Reinforcements And brigham 576 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:15,480 Speaker 1: has more of a majorly sample size than some of 577 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:19,120 Speaker 1: these other young pitchers we've. Mentioned during the twenty nineteen, 578 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 1: season he had some nice, stretches missing a lot of, 579 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: bats and aside from the bottom line, results the underlying 580 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: stat cast data For brigham is really eye, popping the 581 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:35,279 Speaker 1: same type of velocity That holloway has sitting in the high. 582 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:38,040 Speaker 1: Nineties not just reaching the high, nineties but actually sitting. 583 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:41,359 Speaker 1: There that's been a key change for him since they 584 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:45,560 Speaker 1: transitioned him to a, reliever because he had been developing 585 00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:47,920 Speaker 1: as a starter in the high levels of the. Miners 586 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:53,279 Speaker 1: constant injury setbacks with, him you, know bleak arm, injuries 587 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:56,920 Speaker 1: you name. It every single, year seemingly he was on 588 00:34:56,960 --> 00:34:59,719 Speaker 1: the injury list for a significant stretch of time of 589 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: co that tree continued in twenty, twenty though not traditional injury. 590 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:07,960 Speaker 1: Situation it was the. Virus he was someone THAT i 591 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:10,360 Speaker 1: saw the opportunity for him to break out if he 592 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:13,080 Speaker 1: was simply healthy for a significant period of, time because 593 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:17,839 Speaker 1: that high fastball velocity and a slider that has elite spin, 594 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:22,080 Speaker 1: rate one, that aside from the great movement. 595 00:35:21,760 --> 00:35:26,640 Speaker 4: It, has it's a really legitimate weapon when he's locating 596 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:29,600 Speaker 4: it consistently or not even worrying much about, that but 597 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:31,719 Speaker 4: just getting a head in the account with the fastball 598 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:34,040 Speaker 4: allows the slider to reach his full. 599 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:36,880 Speaker 1: Potential that there are some ingredients for him to be 600 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: a poor man's version Of Nick. ANDERSON i mean this 601 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 1: is really not just With Nick, anderson but across the. 602 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:47,919 Speaker 1: League having that fastball slider combo in the characteristics of those, 603 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 1: pitches you can see the outline of a, legitimate high leverage. 604 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:56,680 Speaker 1: Reliever the problem With brigham is that he Is he's 605 00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:59,200 Speaker 1: older than almost everybody we've mentioned, here with the exception 606 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:03,400 Speaker 1: of Miguil. Roe he's gonna be twenty nine this upcoming, 607 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:08,360 Speaker 1: season AND i mean, overall he just hasn't, had largely 608 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:10,920 Speaker 1: because of the health setbacks and because of all the 609 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 1: time that they spent trying to under the old, regime 610 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 1: a lot of the time and energy they spent in 611 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:20,080 Speaker 1: trying to keep him as a starter that he. Is he's, 612 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:22,480 Speaker 1: behind you, know he's behind where you'd want him to 613 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:25,640 Speaker 1: be at this. Age for as much potential As brigham, 614 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:28,319 Speaker 1: has he just has not accomplished much by the same 615 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:31,600 Speaker 1: age where a lot of players are already firmly entrenched 616 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:35,800 Speaker 1: as being major league, relievers someone Like Archie bradley younger 617 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: Than Jeff brigham and already has a nice body of 618 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 1: work at the major league. Level just throwing out one 619 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:47,000 Speaker 1: name for, Example but there are literally dozens of options 620 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,480 Speaker 1: on the major league markets who have had some measure 621 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:52,920 Speaker 1: of success in high leverage, roles and they'd be a 622 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:56,080 Speaker 1: little more expensive Than, brigham who is still not yet arbitration. 623 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:59,279 Speaker 1: Eligible BUT i, mean at some, POINT i mean that 624 00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:02,120 Speaker 1: trade off is worth it if you're focused on doing 625 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:04,759 Speaker 1: something with this upcoming season and giving your team a. 626 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:09,520 Speaker 1: Chance With, brigham it's just the combination of being at 627 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:12,680 Speaker 1: the age he's at and the limited track record he 628 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:15,720 Speaker 1: has in the injury history where even if you feel 629 00:37:15,719 --> 00:37:18,359 Speaker 1: like he's at a point where he could put it all, 630 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:22,120 Speaker 1: together that you don't necessarily trust him to be able 631 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 1: to actually stay healthy over the course of an entire 632 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 1: season and give you sixty innings of high quality work 633 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:30,799 Speaker 1: out of the. Pen so he's really on the top 634 00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:34,080 Speaker 1: of my list not just of holdover, players but all 635 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:37,520 Speaker 1: players on the forty men roster THAT i think is 636 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:41,759 Speaker 1: on the chopping. Block if they assuming that eventually there 637 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:44,319 Speaker 1: is some sort of veteran added to this bullpen, mix 638 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:47,440 Speaker 1: THAT i think he'd be the one that's easiest to 639 00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:51,799 Speaker 1: swallow letting him go because they've given they've had a 640 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: lot of time to try to figure out what they 641 00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:58,239 Speaker 1: have in, him and unfortunately we just haven't hasn't been 642 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:01,040 Speaker 1: able to prove much in the limited sample that we've, 643 00:38:01,080 --> 00:38:03,839 Speaker 1: Seen and there comes a point where that trade off 644 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:06,719 Speaker 1: is worth. It and there's a serious voyage right now 645 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:11,600 Speaker 1: in this bullpen of actually having veteran pitchers that also 646 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:15,840 Speaker 1: have swing and miss stuff that they were able to 647 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:20,040 Speaker 1: patchwork their way through their short season last year without 648 00:38:20,080 --> 00:38:23,400 Speaker 1: getting much swing and miss at all added. Bullpen but 649 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:26,319 Speaker 1: if it's a choice between relying on someone Like brigham 650 00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:31,640 Speaker 1: versus bringing in a new but experienced player to fill 651 00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:34,600 Speaker 1: that same kind of role that The MARLINS i believe 652 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:37,640 Speaker 1: would be leaning towards shaking it up in that. Position 653 00:38:37,719 --> 00:38:40,920 Speaker 1: so he's the one That i'm worried. About among these. 654 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:45,120 Speaker 1: Survivors we Saw Josse aranya let go a month ago 655 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:48,920 Speaker 1: and now officially signed by The tigers and ending his 656 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:52,400 Speaker 1: tenure with the. Team and next to these survivors That 657 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:56,279 Speaker 1: i'm most worried About Jeff. Brigham but in, total we 658 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:58,640 Speaker 1: still have a handful of these guys That i'll be 659 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:03,480 Speaker 1: following extra closely moving. FORWARD i, mean they try to 660 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:08,200 Speaker 1: keep track of, everybody but especially this storyline about the 661 00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:12,640 Speaker 1: small number of players at this ownership group continues to 662 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:16,399 Speaker 1: have faith in despite the fact that they're not quote 663 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:19,200 Speaker 1: unquote their own, guys the fact that they were holdovers 664 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:22,400 Speaker 1: from the old. Regime it really fascinates. Me of these 665 00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:26,680 Speaker 1: it's a shrinking. Number HiT's pretty rapidly shrinking these exceptions 666 00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:33,879 Speaker 1: to the. Norm aside from these forty man, players some 667 00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:37,440 Speaker 1: other holdovers that are worth mentioning prospects in the organization 668 00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:40,800 Speaker 1: that could have a role with the team this upcoming 669 00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:44,759 Speaker 1: season or and potentially in the subsequent years after, That 670 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 1: joe ju Nand Brian, Miller Josh, Robertson Thomas, Jones Louis 671 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:57,600 Speaker 1: Pelasio's Alberto, Guerrero Riley, Mahan Dylan, Lee Matt, Given Sean, 672 00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:05,040 Speaker 1: Reynolds Cody, Poteit, Albertoquaimaro Colton, Hawk Archimedes. Kumana so that's 673 00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:09,520 Speaker 1: fourteen right. THERE i, mean if you follow prospects long, 674 00:40:09,600 --> 00:40:12,040 Speaker 1: enough you know how this. Works probably the majority of 675 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:15,440 Speaker 1: them won't quite break through to the major league, level 676 00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 1: but potentially one or TWO i could see actually contributing 677 00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:23,120 Speaker 1: to The marlins moving. Forward dunant has had a very interesting, 678 00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:26,720 Speaker 1: winter just wrapped up his time playing in The Dominican 679 00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:29,360 Speaker 1: republic and was one of the best offensive players in 680 00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:32,680 Speaker 1: the league after a couple of minor league seasons where 681 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:36,920 Speaker 1: his bat fell far short of. Expectations So i'm interested 682 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:40,759 Speaker 1: in seeing him in major league spring. Training miller And, 683 00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:43,520 Speaker 1: ROBERTSON i think those are the other two that you 684 00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:46,120 Speaker 1: could definitely count on being in major league spring. Training 685 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:49,840 Speaker 1: Dylan lee as, well the lefty pretty much a relief 686 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:53,320 Speaker 1: only prospect at this stage of his career and a 687 00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:57,200 Speaker 1: little bit older than these other. Ones so that'll be 688 00:40:57,280 --> 00:41:02,360 Speaker 1: curious to follow as. Well BUT i believe in all these, cases, 689 00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:05,399 Speaker 1: yeah The, marlins at least with these, guys they put 690 00:41:05,440 --> 00:41:08,440 Speaker 1: them on The TRIPLE a roster to protect them from 691 00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:11,680 Speaker 1: the minor league phase of The rule five, draft which 692 00:41:11,719 --> 00:41:15,640 Speaker 1: is just a clumsy way of saying that they weren't 693 00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:19,600 Speaker 1: ready to give these guys away quite. Yet next update 694 00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:23,320 Speaker 1: coming to. This this was part of the official show 695 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:28,680 Speaker 1: that and we'll have another episode focusing on These marlins 696 00:41:28,760 --> 00:41:33,360 Speaker 1: sales survivors next. Time one of them is on the, 697 00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:36,400 Speaker 1: move whether it's as part of a larger trade or 698 00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:40,360 Speaker 1: simply being squeezed out of the. Organization So i'm not 699 00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:43,520 Speaker 1: sure when that will. BE i imagine at some point between 700 00:41:43,560 --> 00:41:45,879 Speaker 1: now and opening, day they'll make one of those tough 701 00:41:45,920 --> 00:41:49,839 Speaker 1: decisions about who to keep arounds and who not, to 702 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:53,160 Speaker 1: And i'll be curious to see who's the final one. 703 00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:55,719 Speaker 1: STANDING i, mean you know WHERE i stand for the, 704 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:59,839 Speaker 1: Moment Brian anderson being the safest And Miguel rojas pretty close. 705 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:02,799 Speaker 1: Behind But i'm curious that's what you guys, Think so 706 00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:04,160 Speaker 1: let me know who you think is going to be 707 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:08,400 Speaker 1: the last sales survivor That stix arounds under this new, 708 00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:13,040 Speaker 1: regime potentially somebody that gets a deal to actually stick 709 00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:15,719 Speaker 1: arounds for the bulk of their, career because that would 710 00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:18,680 Speaker 1: be that'd be a move that to this point ownership 711 00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:23,640 Speaker 1: hasn't been willing to. Take BUT i, mean, ULTIMATELY i 712 00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:26,600 Speaker 1: think what speaks loudest is how these guys perform on the, 713 00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:30,000 Speaker 1: field and so the twenty twenty one season of a 714 00:42:30,040 --> 00:42:32,880 Speaker 1: big influence on which one of these guys proves to be. 715 00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:36,640 Speaker 1: Keepers this is likely going to be the last episode 716 00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:40,040 Speaker 1: of the year twenty, twenty But i'll certainly keep my 717 00:42:40,040 --> 00:42:43,080 Speaker 1: eyes open in case there's any late breaking moves or 718 00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:46,799 Speaker 1: rumors that are worth. Discussing i'm really excited for the 719 00:42:46,840 --> 00:42:50,200 Speaker 1: possibilities with this pod in twenty twenty. One thanks as 720 00:42:50,239 --> 00:42:53,839 Speaker 1: always for. Listening enjoy your, holidays and have a Happy New. 721 00:42:53,920 --> 00:43:10,239 Speaker 1: Year go Fish, Eected confected and, Incepted the Intepted, defected