1 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: Hey, welcome back to the official show on the Fish 2 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: Stripes podcast. It is Eli Sussman here with you, the 3 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: managing editor of Fish Stripes. If you missed it last week, 4 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: this is the new routine. Start your week with me 5 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: every Monday morning, where I'll be hosting solo episodes of 6 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: this podcast, trying to keep them right around thirty minutes 7 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: in length, summing up what happens over the weekends. And 8 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: there will be with every episode a main focus on 9 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: another particular topic Marlins related, of course, everything we do 10 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: here Miami Marlins related, covering all aspects of the organization. 11 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: After you start it with me on Mondays, continue your 12 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: week right here with the rest of the fish Stripes staff. 13 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: All other weekdays throughout the twenty twenty one season, Tuesday 14 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: through Friday, we will have episodes of a new series, 15 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: Big Fish Small Pod. Those small pods will summarize the 16 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: news of that particular day in ten minutes or less, 17 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: reacting to just what happened, what just happened the previous day, 18 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: and what to expect moving forward. Will intentionally keep those brief, 19 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: but yet be consistent with them. So every single weekday, 20 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: at the very least on this podcast, channel, you'll be 21 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: getting something, and that's not even including the coverage that 22 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: we'll do of prospects on earning their stripes, what I'll 23 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: be doing with Alex Contreros on Marlin's barbecue, and all 24 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: the special guests that we'll be having from the team 25 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: who cover the team, and even outside of our orbit. 26 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: We'll have a whole lot going on here on the 27 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: podcast channel more than ever before. Make sure you're subscribing 28 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: to us wherever you normally get your pods. As you 29 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: could probably see from the title of this episode, we're 30 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: going to be talking about milestones to watch for the 31 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: Marlins during the upcoming season. But first just recapping what 32 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: happens the past few days since the weekend got underway. 33 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: So from Friday through Sunday, the Marlins played a game 34 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: each of those days and they went one one and one. 35 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: They won the Friday game against the Astros, they lost 36 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: the Saturday game against the Nationals, that's their first loss 37 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: of spring training games, and then on Sunday they tied 38 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: against the Mets, and each of those games a different length. 39 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: Just to underscore how bizarre this spring is and why 40 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: we don't take it too seriously. The Friday game was 41 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: seven endings long, the Saturday game was six innings long, 42 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: and then the Sunday game they finally played a full 43 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: nine and yet that unsatisfying ending having to end in 44 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,119 Speaker 1: a tie. So just quick hitters, one at a time 45 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: each of those three games. On Friday, the two big 46 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: stars I guess for the Marlins, and that one Trevor 47 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: Rodgers making his I think that was his first start 48 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: of the spring. Someone that we've discussed him quite a bit. 49 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: He really did impress down the stretch last year, despite 50 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: the overall numbers not being all that impressive. In this outing, 51 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: the key to watch with him is the quality of 52 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: his stuff. He's someone that has always been able to 53 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: throw strikes and the question being how many bats can 54 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: he miss at the major league level. That was something 55 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: he was able to do throughout the minor leagues and 56 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: we saw that in twenty twenty. The question being whether 57 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,839 Speaker 1: that fastball v low bump that we saw last year. 58 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: He came to the majors last year throwing harder than expected, 59 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: and that seems to be legit because his fastball at 60 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: Roger Gan on Friday against the Astros touched ninety six 61 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: miles per hour a couple times and averaged just to 62 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: tick below that. More importantly, to me, the key to 63 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,839 Speaker 1: all this was his slider. His slider is a pitch 64 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: that he had some comfortable time using last year but 65 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: just wasn't very successful. It was by far the weakest 66 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: pitch in his arsenal, and in this appearance against the Astros, 67 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: over a couple endings picked up three strikeouts, all of 68 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: them on this slider. You really look into it and 69 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: wasn't just you know, word of mouth and his own 70 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: testimony about how effective it was. You could see the 71 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: spin rate on that pitch that signals that maybe he 72 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: is getting more consistent with it. The spin rate on 73 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: those sliders that he got swings and misses with were 74 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: upwards of twenty two hundred revolutions per minute rpm, and 75 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: that's measured up right up there with the hardest, sharpest 76 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: sliders that he threw during the entire twenty twenty season. Again, 77 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: this is just a really small sample size. He only 78 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: threw a handful of sliders in disappearance, but several of 79 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: them were incredible, and that is such a big key 80 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: for him. He was someone that was able to pile 81 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: up strikeouts in his debut season mostly just bastball change 82 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 1: up and adding this pitch to his mix. Craigmish is 83 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: the loudest proponent of this that he thinks Rogers will 84 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: get that fifth rotation spot for the Marlins at the 85 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: very least, and it's hard to argue with that if 86 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: that quality of his stuff is sustained over these next 87 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: couple spring training appearances. I'm someone that thought admittedly that 88 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: he could use some more time in the miners, specifically 89 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,559 Speaker 1: to iron out that slider or develop yet another pitch 90 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: to go along with his main weapons. And if he 91 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: has already taken such a big step forward with that 92 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: really exciting. He's someone that also put on some weight 93 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: during the offseason. He said he's now up to about 94 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: two nineteen two twenty. This is a guy who was 95 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: drafted at only one hundred and eighty five, so really 96 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: filling out that six foot five frame. It's extremely encouraging. 97 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: One of the last holdovers from the old regime first 98 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 1: round pick in twenty seventeen, right before the ownership change, 99 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: and yet he's seeming to be a guy that just 100 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 1: keeps getting better, and so he'll have a big role 101 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: opening day or not. He'll have a very big role 102 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: on this roster this season and hopefully for many years 103 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: to come. Brian Anderson had the home run in this 104 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: game that decided it an opposite field no doubt home 105 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: run for BA. He's someone that Don Mattingly has singled 106 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: out as looking great throughout spring training, even though very 107 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: limited sample size in games up to this point. And 108 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: then again Anthony Bender. Anthony Bender a right handed pitcher, 109 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: non roster invitee. This was his second appearance of the 110 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: spring and the first one that blew me away that 111 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: he was averaging about ninety eight miles per hour on 112 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: his fastball. In this second appearance, it was a lot 113 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: more of the same. He averaged about ninety seven on 114 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: his fastball, pitched another clean inning. There's really no path 115 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: for him to be on the opening day roster, but 116 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: this is a year where you're gonna need to go 117 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: through so many arms over the course of the season, 118 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 1: and he's someone that I mean, it's the same question 119 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: as with a lot of these other guys. As long 120 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: as this stuff that they're usually right now is the 121 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: same the next few outings, you really need to change 122 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: your opinions of them. He's someone that I would expect 123 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: to see in the majors at some point during the year, 124 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: as long as he stays healthy, because that fastball slider 125 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: combo that he has, it's the trademark of a lot 126 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: of the most dominant relief pitchers that you see. Bender 127 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: doesn't have any major league experience. He was someone that 128 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: you asked, you could ask me pretty frankly. He was 129 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: not on my radar even when camp began, and he 130 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: is jumping onto that radar in record time with how 131 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: he's pitching in these spring games so far. Jumping to Saturday, 132 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: that was the loss against the Nationals. It was shortened 133 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 1: by rain. The plan was to play about nine innings 134 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: that day and they had to sell for six because 135 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: of the inclement weather. Somewhat uncharacteristic game of the Marlins, 136 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: not only because they lost for the first time all week, 137 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: but they had an error by Miguel Rojas in the 138 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: first ending that allowed the Nats to score a couple runs. 139 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: This team, I think, any way you quantify it, they 140 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: have been the best defensive team in the Grapefruit League 141 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: so far, not just making the routine plays, but allowed 142 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: the more higher level of difficulty ones and getting out 143 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: of a lot of jams, so Sandy. In this game, 144 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: Sandy al Contra made his second start of the spring. 145 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: He was really good. He got six strikeouts in this one, 146 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: even though he didn't even finish three innings. That was 147 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: one shy of his career high in the spring training game. 148 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: His spring career high, not to be confused with his 149 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: actual real career high in meaningful games. That being said, 150 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: six strikeouts in this one. He looked great. Outside of 151 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: that Rojas error, I mean, maybe the Marlins if they 152 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: don't win this game, they at least tie because a 153 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: couple unearned runs came across as a result of that. 154 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: Garrett Cooper had a home run in the third ending. 155 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: He's been very good in games so far, that great 156 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: combo of hard contact while also making contact. To this point, 157 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: he has not struck out, even though he's been playing 158 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: in most of the games. Coming up pretty soon, he'll 159 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: finally get his first reps in the outfield this spring. 160 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,839 Speaker 1: So far, it's just been Dhing in first base. Then 161 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: on Sunday, it was Pablo Lopez on the mound for 162 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: the Marlins. Happy birthday to Pablo. He just turned twenty 163 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: five years old and as young as he is, he 164 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: was one of the veterans in this lineup. For this game, 165 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: there was a road trip to go to play the 166 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 1: Mets in Port Saint Luci, and the Marlins sent most 167 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: of their prospects to go along for the ride in 168 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: this one. The oldest player that started for the Marlins 169 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 1: was Jorge Alfaro in this one, and he had a 170 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: couple hits or a very small sample size, but he 171 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: is hitting five hundred this spring, someone in a critical 172 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: year of his career, no doubt about it, trying to 173 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: prove that he is actually the long term solution for 174 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 1: the Marlins. At catcher Pablo in this one, he was 175 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: very impressive, generated a few double plays. I think as 176 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: a team overall, the Marlins turned four ground ball double 177 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: plays in the game. And really particular with Pablo. You 178 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: know how effective he was last year in twenty twenty. 179 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: You know how high I have been on Pablo throughout 180 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,560 Speaker 1: his young career. And he is tinkering, He's trying to 181 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: get even better. He did not have a very effective 182 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,319 Speaker 1: breaking ball last year. His curve ball, it got hit 183 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: arounds a little bit. It was only pitch, the weakest 184 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,439 Speaker 1: link in his pitch mix. So he made some tweaks 185 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: to it over the offseason, and this was the best 186 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: example of what he's been working on because his curve 187 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: was great in this one, through it a handful of times, 188 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: including getting a critical double play in the third ending 189 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: it was he talked about a post game how he's 190 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: been why the changes he's made in the situations that 191 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 1: he's been using it in here this spring. Same velocity 192 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: as the old one had right around seventy nine eighty 193 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: miles per hour, but the actual release of the pitch, 194 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: the way it moves, those have been altered because of 195 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,719 Speaker 1: the new grip that he's using on that pitch. Very 196 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: exciting possibilities. If he's able to get soft contact and 197 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: get whiffs on that pitch, really raises the ceiling even 198 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: more for what he could be as arguably the best 199 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: pitcher in this rotation. Some other notes from the game. 200 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: We got Gerar and Carnacion finally playing his first spring game, 201 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 1: and he made an appearance at first base. It was 202 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: a position that he's played a little bit in the minors, 203 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: but primarily a corner outfielder DH type, so it was 204 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:50,839 Speaker 1: interesting to look at him finally on the field to 205 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: micro analyze that performance. Old friend Jonathan vr was in 206 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: this game, and he was the one that provided almost 207 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:00,439 Speaker 1: all the Mets offense. He had a three run home 208 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:04,839 Speaker 1: run against Jimmy Garcia. Jimmy just a terrible appearance from him, 209 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: a terrible control. He wasn't putting the ball where he 210 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 1: wanted to. But he looks healthy and it's early in spring. 211 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: No doubt Yimmy's gonna have a significant role in this bullpen, 212 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: trying to build off what he did last year. Good 213 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: showing from esan Diez. He was a part of a 214 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: couple of those double plays. There was one particular double 215 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 1: play where he did a super quick release in order 216 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: to turn the back half of that and get the 217 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: other at first base. That really stood out to me. 218 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:31,959 Speaker 1: At the play, he was great. He hit a triple 219 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: down the first base line, rocket down the line that 220 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: was one of the hardest hit balls of the entire game. 221 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 1: He also had a near home run one that had 222 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: the distance down the first base line, down the right 223 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: field line, and it just took foul at the last moment. 224 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: Otherwise he would have had that on his resume. But 225 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: Overallan's been pretty good this spring on both sides. Of 226 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: the ball as he's in the middle of that second 227 00:11:56,520 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: base competition with Jazz Chisholm, and overall, the reason why 228 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,839 Speaker 1: this game played out as did is the Mets collectively 229 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: were embarrassing in the field. This was such a big 230 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: contrast between these two teams. Is the fundamentals defensively and 231 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: just the communication between them all that stuff. So that's 232 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,559 Speaker 1: something to I guess keep in mind is move into 233 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 1: the regular season and how much of that actually manifests 234 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:27,079 Speaker 1: on the field in real games. Who's sloppy and who's clean, 235 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: and the way that those affect the way your pictures perform. 236 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: I mean, both these teams potentially are going to have 237 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 1: great starting rotations on paper. A key difference between the 238 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: picture independent performance and what actually happens on the field 239 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: in terms of run prevention will be the fielders. So 240 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: that is definitely going to be something to monitor this year. 241 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: Another new addition to this podcast moving forward is I'm 242 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: going to give you a heads up when I'm putting 243 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: in a commercial break in the middle of the episode. 244 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 1: Always have to put in those commercials, and first one 245 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: is coming up right here. After we get back from this, 246 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:05,199 Speaker 1: I'll go through my five big milestones for the Marlins 247 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: that I'll be watching for in twenty twenty one. Stick 248 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: with me. This is Marlin's milestone watch for the twenty 249 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: twenty one season. I am someone that loves to dive 250 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: into the research and dive into these obscure numbers going 251 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: on with the team, especially relevant in years where the 252 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: team isn't a contender. But thankfully they have raised the 253 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: bar a little bit this year compared to where they 254 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: were that started the rebuild, So we don't need to 255 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: fixate on this kind of stuff unless the team does, 256 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: as it turns out, fall behind in the division. Just 257 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: some curious numbers from the individual and the team collectively 258 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: that would be fascinating to follow and in some cases 259 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:47,319 Speaker 1: could be historic, well could be at least historic by 260 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: the franchise's standards, and really stick out to me. The 261 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,559 Speaker 1: first one being the home runs that they hit at home. 262 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: The Marlins, throughout their franchise history, have been a team 263 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 1: that has generally been near the bottom in the power 264 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: hitting department almost throughout their entire history, especially since moving 265 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: to Marlins Park. Just a small number of individual players 266 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 1: that have been elite power hitters, and even the ones 267 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: that have been pretty good, just haven't stayed very long 268 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: with this Marlins team. I wouldn't say there's any one 269 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: individual in this lineup that is truly elite and going 270 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 1: to like sustain it for a full year. But they 271 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: do have a bunch of threats in their lineup, from 272 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: Brian Anderson to Adam Duval, Jesus Aguilar and Garrett Cooper 273 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: have key prospects that we're expecting a lot of from 274 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: Jazz Chisholm and later in the season Leywin Diez, maybe 275 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: Lewis Brentson finally puts it all together. Probably not, And 276 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: of course Starling Marte will be mentioning again in a 277 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: few minutes. Starling Marte is pretty consistently a great hitter 278 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: throughout his career for this team. Since moving to Marlin's Park, 279 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: they have not had more than ninety five home runs 280 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: at home single season, and the franchise record was set 281 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: in two thousand and seven before the new stadium, that 282 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: was one hundred and ten home runs in home games. 283 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 1: I think it's certainly gonna be a stretch to see 284 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: them challenge the franchise mark from two thousand and seven, 285 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: but the Marlins Park record should be pretty attainable that 286 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: ninety five set in twenty seventeen with a lot of 287 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: help from gian Carlos Stanson. They don't have their own 288 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: stanton this time, but they have a deep lineup, and 289 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: they have ones that hit against both lefty and righty pitching. 290 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: For all the guys I just mentioned, one of the 291 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: most important ones that left out was Corey Dickerson. Dickerson, 292 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: I think it's due for a significant bounce back year 293 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: given his track record, and at this point it seems 294 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: that mattigally is planning to bat Dickerson near the top 295 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: of the lineup, so not to be too worried about 296 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: the righty heavy lineup if Dickerson is someone that returns 297 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: to form. Overall, combine all that with what kind of 298 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: went under the radar the fact that the Marlins changed 299 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: the outfield fence to mention at Marlins Park entering last year. 300 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: We barely got to see them in action because of 301 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: the shortened season and because of the shortened games seven 302 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: ending double header games, so the sample size is super 303 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 1: small and not really relevant. I think that could have 304 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: some sort of an impact though on these borderline home runs, 305 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: more so than ever before Marlins Park will hopefully play 306 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: like a neutral ballpark when it comes to the home 307 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: run factor. So that key number set at Marlins Park 308 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: was ninety five home runs in a single season at 309 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: home for the Marlins, and I think they will be 310 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: in very close contention for that record, if not set 311 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: it outright by the time we get through the end 312 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: of this twenty twenty one season. My second milestone to 313 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: watch is attendance. We always love to fixate on Marlin's attendance. 314 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: Whether they could get a higher home attendance than road 315 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: attendants here. Now, that's something that did happen wayback during 316 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: the inaugural season in nineteen ninety three. Of course, fans 317 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: were really excited to see the spansion franchise, and they 318 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: were playing in a facility at Joe Robbie Stadium that 319 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: could fit about as many people as you wanted in 320 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: any given day. Since then, I believe in nineteen ninety 321 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: seven they made a pretty close run at it between 322 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: home attendants and road attendants. Since moving to the new ballpark, 323 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: it really hasn't been all that close, and things got 324 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: pretty ugly right before the pandemic hit in twenty nineteen, 325 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: when the team is only averaging about ten thousand fans, 326 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: yet drawing about twenty seven twenty eight thousand in road games. 327 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 1: So this is more of a quirk of of course 328 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,400 Speaker 1: where we are in dealing with the pandemic. Not trying 329 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:39,479 Speaker 1: to get political, but we know that different states and 330 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: municipal governments have different rules in terms of the tolerance 331 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: they have for people allowed to congregate at big events. 332 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 1: In one place, Florida is more lax with their rules 333 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: than these other cities, ones that happened to be opponents 334 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: of the Marlins. Marlins will play most of their road 335 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: games in the Northeast, in New York, in Maryland, in Massachusetts, 336 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: and in Washington, d C. So these are all areas 337 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 1: that are going to be more stringent with the number 338 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: of people they allow. The Marlins have said to start 339 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: the beginning of the season they plan to have capacity 340 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: at slightly over twenty percent of the usual so in 341 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: some cases allowing maybe eight thousand people per game. And 342 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 1: the momentum appears to be that all these stadiums will 343 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 1: allow some sort of fan attendance, but not as much 344 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,360 Speaker 1: in the Northeast as they do here in Florida, and 345 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,439 Speaker 1: potentially as the season goes on, the doors open to 346 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: expand capacity as we progress and hopefully get everybody vaccinated. 347 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:45,880 Speaker 1: This is a reminder of all of you out there, 348 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 1: if you have an opportunity to get the vaccine, please 349 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: do so. And by the time we get to the 350 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: second half of the summer, they could open it up 351 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 1: not unrestricted, I imagine, but something close to half full 352 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: at Marlins Park for a certain game. And all that 353 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: and the steps they could take to try to make 354 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: it a safer environment for people to attend. That has 355 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 1: been a very big priority for the Marlins to communicate 356 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 1: the steps they are taking to keep you safe when 357 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 1: you come to the game and to keep everybody sterilized 358 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: as much as possible. So I like the Marlins chances 359 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: of actually registering higher attendance at home than on the 360 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: road this season. Once all said and done, they've been 361 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: outside shot at a million fans at home. I don't 362 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: even think it will be quite that high, but it 363 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: might not need to be in order to rival what 364 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: they get in opposing teams. Ballpark Number three milestone the 365 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 1: pitching staff single season strikeout record. This one not particularly 366 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,120 Speaker 1: bold or clever. It's just the way that the game 367 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: has been going for a while now where we're seeing 368 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: pitchers with better and better stuff and more variety in 369 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:56,719 Speaker 1: their pitches and the ability to engineer particular pitches that 370 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 1: are just so hard for hitters to adjust to. The 371 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:02,680 Speaker 1: Marlins just have an extraordinary amount of talent on their 372 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: pitching staff. It's in the rotation, as you can see 373 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: with Sandy and Pablo and Eliezer and Sixto and Trevor, 374 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 1: and even in their depth chart. Once we get the 375 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 1: season going later on, hopefully Edward Cabrera finally gets healthy 376 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 1: in time to contribute during the second half of the year. 377 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 1: Hopefully they're willing to let loose Max Meyer and give 378 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,239 Speaker 1: him an opportunity to show what he's got with his 379 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: eighty grade untouchable slider. Also in the bullpen, I'm a 380 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:33,439 Speaker 1: big fan of a lot of the bullpen moves they 381 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: made this offseason, in particular acquisitions like John Curtis from 382 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: the Rays in that trade, Anthony Bass and free agency. 383 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 1: These are guys that definitely can miss bats, did it 384 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 1: quite a bit of that last year, and there you 385 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: could get even better because they have a great fastball 386 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,199 Speaker 1: to work off of, and they seem to have a 387 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,959 Speaker 1: thirst for knowledge and for making adjustments. So the staff 388 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: record for the Marlins was set in twenty sixteen three 389 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy nine, and they nearly top that mark 390 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen, despite actually not having as good a 391 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 1: pitching staff on paper as the one we should see 392 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one. Something working in their favor for 393 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 1: sure compared to twenty twenty is that it doesn't seem 394 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: like there will be a designated hitter in the National League, 395 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 1: so an ability to prey on opposing pitchers to rack 396 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: up your strikeout totals a little bit more than usual. Overall, 397 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: they just have so many good options in this department 398 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: that even though they're playing what should be a pretty 399 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: tough schedule, overall, I think their talent is going to 400 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: rise to the top, and they have a great shot 401 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: at hitting one three hundred and seventy nine k's. I 402 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:45,679 Speaker 1: think they could beat that by a pretty significant margin 403 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: when all is said and done. My number four milestone 404 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: this season Starling Marte going for a twenty twenty season 405 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: twenty home runs, twenty steals. I look this up and 406 00:21:57,080 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: I was pretty wowed by what I found. That they've 407 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: only been four guys in Marlin's history that have had 408 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: a twenty twenty season. One of them you'll I don't 409 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: think you'll ever guess. The ones you know off the 410 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,679 Speaker 1: top of your head are Hanley Ramirez for sure, and 411 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:14,399 Speaker 1: you probably know Preston Wilson. Cliff Floyd did it one time, 412 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:20,160 Speaker 1: and also first baseman Derek Lee, a first baseman who 413 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 1: went twenty twenty early in his career with the Marlins. 414 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: So that one caught me off guard. I was going 415 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 1: in another direction with my thought process there, and Starling 416 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,120 Speaker 1: could be the fifth. He's someone that won twenty twenty 417 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: during the last two full seasons that he played in 418 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen and twenty nineteen with the Pirates, and he's 419 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: someone that he's now what thirty two years old. This 420 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: is the age where he could see some of that 421 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: athleticism slipping. If you've been watching him in spring training. 422 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 1: There does not seem to be any slippage so far, 423 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: so that's very encouraging. He's going to be very motivated. 424 00:22:57,359 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 1: He's entering a walk years contract year the Marlins. They 425 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 1: picked up his option last year, otherwise he could have 426 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: been a free agent last year, and he's gonna look 427 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:09,120 Speaker 1: to get one nice pay day. He's someone that signs 428 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: an extension that was pretty team friendly when he did 429 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: it back early in his Pirates days, so he'll be 430 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 1: looking to really shore up generational wealth for himself. It's 431 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: unusual to see players deep into the thirties get nice 432 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 1: contracts in free agency, but if he is just a 433 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: great offensive player while still holding it down in center 434 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 1: field every single day, that he should get a really 435 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:37,360 Speaker 1: hearty multi year deal. Probably not from the Marlins. We've 436 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: seen the way that this stuff usually plays out with 437 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: this team, and the big question, the big obstacle that 438 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 1: he faces in this pursuit, is whether or not he's 439 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: going to be a Marlin for the entire season, because 440 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: if this team does fall off the pace in the 441 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: National League East and in the Wild Card, they'll be 442 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,679 Speaker 1: pretty tempted to trade him a pending free agent, knowing 443 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: all the outfield prospects they have in their system that 444 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: they want to get opportunities to that he'll be someone 445 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,679 Speaker 1: they'll be very tempted to unload before the season is done, 446 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: before he has the chance to hit that home run 447 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: in that stolen base mark. If he is here for 448 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: the whole year, it should be a fun pursuit down 449 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 1: to the wire. If he's here the whole year, it 450 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: usually says something pretty good about where the Marlins are 451 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: in the standings. Trying to return to October for the 452 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 1: second straight year. My fifth and final milestone to watch 453 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:31,439 Speaker 1: for for the Marlins this upcoming season goes back to 454 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: the pitching staff, in particular the starting rotation. Credit to 455 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 1: the research assistance of Statthead for allowing me to find 456 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: the answer to this query because I was very fascinated 457 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 1: in the cultural diversity of the Marlins staff. You know 458 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: about the quality of these players, and even if it's 459 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:51,359 Speaker 1: not top of mind, you're probably aware that most of 460 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: them were not born in the US international flavor, and 461 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: these guys have the talents and the ability and the 462 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 1: charisma that make some such a great fit for the 463 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 1: South Florida market. Historically, the Marlins and really every other 464 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: baseball team your starting rotation has been predominantly white for 465 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: reasons that are too lengthy to explain here on this 466 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: quick podcast. But the Marlins are bucking that trend this 467 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 1: upcoming year with Sandy. Let's just play game conservative projections. 468 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: Let's say Sandy pitches close to a full season about 469 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: thirty games started Pablo pitches about twenty five, and then 470 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 1: you get a little more than half a season out 471 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 1: of Eliez or Hernandez and six Dos Sanchez. So let's 472 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: say they combine for thirty five between the two, you 473 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:38,919 Speaker 1: add up those four at the top of the Marlins rotation, 474 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:44,360 Speaker 1: ninety games started from Sandy, Pablo, Eliezer six too. If 475 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: they do that, that would be a franchise record. They've 476 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 1: never had more than eighty nine foreign born pitchers start 477 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 1: in a single season, well total starts, not total pitchers, 478 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,719 Speaker 1: but you know what I mean, eighty nine total starts, 479 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 1: which was set back in twenty eighteen. The last few 480 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: seasons since the ownership change, that has been the trends 481 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 1: where every year they are either setting that record or 482 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 1: challenging it. Those are only the last couple of years 483 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 1: where they've had more than fifty percent of their games 484 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: started by non American pitchers. And this time, these guys, 485 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:20,719 Speaker 1: it's not only about the marketability. These guys have the 486 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 1: incredible talent and hopefully the consistency to stick in the 487 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: rotation for most, if not all, the season. So that's 488 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: something I'll be watching for as well, to see if 489 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: those four guys plus Edward Cabrera, plus who knows who 490 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: else comes up through the pitching ranks of this farm 491 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 1: system and contributes as the season goes on, that this 492 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:45,120 Speaker 1: rotation is gonna look different than it really ever has 493 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: before by having such a heavy presence from those guys 494 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:55,880 Speaker 1: born outside the United States. Thanks again for tuning in 495 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:59,880 Speaker 1: to the official show, the Monday solo edition of the Officials, 496 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 1: which will be a new tradition throughout the rest of 497 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: spring training and the regular season and beyond. This is 498 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: Eli Susman. Be sure to check back every single weekday. 499 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: We're gonna hope to have new podcast episodes every single 500 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 1: day to get you the latest news and info about 501 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 1: your Miami Marlins. Best of luck to them moving forward, 502 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: hoping to remain in one of the more dominant teams 503 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: here in spring training, and most important of all, just 504 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 1: to stay healthy as we get through this exhibition season 505 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,680 Speaker 1: with baseball not that far away, with real baseball right 506 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: around the corner with the Marlins. If you haven't gotten 507 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 1: the chance already, the single game tickets went on sale 508 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:41,120 Speaker 1: to the general public for Marlins home games, so check 509 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,639 Speaker 1: those out if you haven't already gone an opportunity to 510 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: those tickets I imagine are going pretty quickly considering the reduced capacity, 511 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 1: but I'm sure you're eager to get back to the 512 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 1: ballpark after being shut out in twenty twenty, and the 513 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: Marlins are taking all these steps to try to make 514 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: it as safe and fulfilling as possible to be there 515 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: in person rooting on this team. I'll talk to you 516 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:07,679 Speaker 1: guys again soon. Thank you for all the support, and 517 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: as always, go Fish.