1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: Hey, welcome to Big Fish Small Pod. Today is Friday, 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: December tenth, and I'm a te word all. I'll be 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: with you for about ten minutes during this Major League 4 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: Baseball lockout. I want to like talk a little bit 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: about the minor leagues into some recent traction there before 6 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: I honestly really dive off the deep end and get 7 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: into just like roster building in the sense that like, 8 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: I'm not a professional roster builder. I'm not like our 9 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: general manager Kim ang At, like i'd compare myself like 10 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: like she is Da Vinci and I'm like someone who's 11 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: at one of those like painting nights where you'd like 12 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: people like drink and then they all like paint the 13 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: same picture of like a lake and a like a 14 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: person in a boat or whatever. I want you to 15 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: take it with a grain of salt, But I really 16 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: think that there's like a great way that this organization 17 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: can like set itself apart going into twenty twenty two. 18 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: So first things first, what actually happened this week as 19 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: far as like major leagues, It's been another week of 20 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:24,839 Speaker 1: this lockout imposed by the owners. There hasn't been much 21 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: traction at all as far as talks I read a lot, 22 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: and I haven't found like anything in a week. Nothing's 23 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: really been happening hardly anything's even been like said as 24 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: far as like following the major leagues. What I've done 25 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: this week is I have picked up my baseball bat 26 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: and I've taken swings from the left side in an 27 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: effort to become more of like that like holistic shohe 28 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: Otani pitcher hitter, switch pitcher hitter, like you know, normal 29 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: prototype that we're all deeply familiar with, not at all 30 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: going crazy with this lockout in the minor leagues. There 31 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: was some news the Rule five draft, the minor league 32 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: portion did take place this past week. Definitely check out 33 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: who the Marlins drafted and who of the Marlins was drafted. 34 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: There's a write up on Fish Stripes that you can 35 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: totally check out there. There was also news that an 36 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: organization Endeavor a publicly traded organization, so I mean you 37 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 1: could buy stock if we're really talking about investments in them. 38 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: They are like a sports business group. They have some 39 00:02:54,520 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: holdings in like bull wrestling sorry sorry, Bull Ride in 40 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: and UFC and like IMG Academy in like Bradenton, so 41 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: like sports not new to them. But they are going 42 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:18,519 Speaker 1: to purchase nine minor league teams of like the one sixty. 43 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: Like that's a significant portion. Three of the teams they're 44 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: going to purchase are in the Braves organization. You're like 45 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: when at Striper's your own Braves, your Mississippi Braves. So 46 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: like it's news that will impact the Marlins in like 47 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: at least some ways. It does like help help shape 48 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: the minor leagues. And it's really interesting note because like 49 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: oftentimes like the minor leagues are kind of seen as 50 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: like this like secondary thing, but like a like a 51 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: nine team investment is like a substantial step forward for 52 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: like money into the minors. There are like ways that 53 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: they could like use the fact that they own nine 54 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: teams to their advantage. Like promotional items are big in 55 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: the minor leagues. If like you have nine teams, you're 56 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: ordering nine times the normal amount, So maybe you could 57 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: get like a good contract with a manufacturer and save 58 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: some money in mass like that. Like there's certain efficiencies 59 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: that they can certainly take advantage of by being bigger. 60 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: So it's just like a cool new structure. There's not 61 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 1: like a lot of like commentary for it yet, Like 62 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: it's really hard to just know the impact at all, 63 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 1: but it's happening and this is your lockout. So yeah, 64 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: that is kind of how I feel about the state 65 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: of Major League Baseball news. But I like the sport 66 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: and it's hard not to be excited about what the 67 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: Marlins have done so far this off season, even like 68 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: the rumors head like this is where I'm totally going 69 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: to like branch off into like my like making a 70 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: face like I'm drawing a face that like won't look right. Uh, 71 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: maybe I don't know. It's tough to like talk about 72 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: the Marlins without talking about the future at a time 73 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: where like, I don't know, I feel like most of 74 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:35,239 Speaker 1: Marlin's news is just like Instagram stories and like Jazz 75 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: Chisholm Junior's dog like absolutely adorable, but like not what 76 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: we come to the sport for, right at least I 77 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: hope not, because I have like a Australian Shepherd mix 78 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 1: at home myself, and if I'm going to like the 79 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: sport for that, I'm just not like doing the right thing, 80 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: Like I have a dog. What I come to the 81 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: sport for is something more just like set apart. I'd 82 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: like on film, you see these like standout athletes, and 83 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: a lot of them are like great people, and it's 84 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: just like a cool like sort of escape from the 85 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: day to day life. But it's still focused on like 86 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: more than that, at least in like like a broader scope, 87 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 1: not like necessarily quote more than day to day life. 88 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: But what like we're seeing now is the Marlins have 89 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: really focused on talent over years, They've just collected talent. 90 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: Now it's getting to the majors and the Marlins have 91 00:06:55,960 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: reinforced it with some veterans. The rumors are that they 92 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: will continue to do that. The talks have been for 93 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: an outfield bat like Nick Kayastanos or like Kyle Schwarber, 94 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: or talks for like a center fielder in trades like 95 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: Byron Buxton or like Brandon Marsh have been prevalent too. 96 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: So there's like a reasonable chance that the Marlins do 97 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: add an outfield bat by free agency or trade. And 98 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: there's also talk of the Marlins being interested in closers. 99 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: Kenley Jansen is a name that has been rumored who's 100 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: like seemingly on the outs in LA. I was doing 101 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: some research on Kenley Jansen earlier this morning. There was 102 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: like an LA Times article on May twentieth of this 103 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: past year with the headline like, Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen 104 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: is no longer on shaky ground. And then on October 105 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: twenty fourth of like this past year, there was another 106 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: LA time headline that was Dodgers Kenley Jansen enter off 107 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: season with uncertainty. There's just like in that you can 108 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: see that something's gonna be different in the future. That 109 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: sort of like herky jerk confusing year that Kenley Jansen 110 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: had in twenty twenty one also came with like a 111 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: major increase in his walk rate rate, and according to 112 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: Baseball Savant, he had like the highest max exit velocity 113 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: of his career, Like he was allowing more walks and 114 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: he was getting hit harder than any other time in 115 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: his career. So it seems to reason that there could 116 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:45,079 Speaker 1: be a transition away from La. It also serves a 117 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: reason that some teams might be off of him. They 118 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: might see like a red flag or sell But he's 119 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: the sort of like great pitcher who can offer like 120 00:08:56,120 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: a ray of expertise in like the closer role to 121 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: all of these talented Marlins, mostly starting pitchers. There's just 122 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: like a different skill set to the ninth that really 123 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: demands a lot more in tight moments. So it serves 124 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: to reason that someone like Kenley Jansen would be a 125 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: great model for the talent, and he also has the 126 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: potential to absolutely lock down the ninth. So you add 127 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: a bat, you add a closer, what else can you 128 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: even really add to the Marlins roster without? Like what 129 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: pops to mind is the eighteen different starting pitchers that 130 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: the Marlins used in twenty twenty one, because that's like 131 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: a hole that needs to be like plugged up with something. Now, 132 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: Like the Marlins did add pitchers in the season, like 133 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,559 Speaker 1: Edward Carbrera made it to the majors, haesus Lozardo was 134 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: acquired at the deadline, So there are some circumstances that 135 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: seem to like indicate that things might get better going forward. 136 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: As far as that number, some of these young pitchers 137 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,839 Speaker 1: are really like ascending to the level of like major 138 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: league starting pitchers to the point where there's like so 139 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: many of them that the triple A rotation might be 140 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: like something another major league team could want for themselves. 141 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: It's like a kind of an embarrassment of riches to 142 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 1: even suggest that the Marlins sign Zach Grinke, but I 143 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: one hundred percent pushing forward at this point. He's a 144 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: finesse pitcher with a feel for like a ton of 145 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 1: different pitches, bordering on like a Hall of Fame career. 146 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I consider him to be one close to 147 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: three thousand strikeouts. His era took a dive a bit. 148 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: His stuff isn't quite what it was, but he has 149 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: a feel for everything and might be able to impart 150 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: some of that to those eighteen other starting pitchers, So 151 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: his presence could help solidify a rotation spot. Now. It 152 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: seems like he would only require a one year contract, 153 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: and he seems like the type of person that would 154 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: take well to a creative approach from kem Ang so 155 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: that the whole organization can just be focused on baseball 156 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: in a way that it feels like it hasn't. Thank 157 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,680 Speaker 1: you for listening. I've been at RDAL. This has been 158 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: a Friday's episode of Big Fish Small Pod on the 159 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: Fish Stripes podcast Network. Stay tuned for an episode of 160 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: Earning Their Stripes featuring Andrew Mackinville in an interview conducted 161 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: by Eli Sessman. Thank you for listening.