1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Discount Fauchet and you're watching Fish on first. 2 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 2: All righty Fish on first episode ninety four. We have 3 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 2: a big episode here, a lot to talk about, especially 4 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 2: as spring begins to wind down. The WBC is over. 5 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: I'm here with Elosus and then aj Ramos. Isaac is 6 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 2: zud unfortunately on the IL for this one, but I'm 7 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 2: sure he'll be able to join us for the next one. 8 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 3: Eli. 9 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 2: We're currently in Jupiter. You are literally maybe ten fifteen 10 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 2: feet away from me as we're recording this. Yep, over there. 11 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 2: That's awesome, but let's let's start really quickly. Have here 12 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 2: so no how back in camp got a huge reception. 13 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 2: They're playing a lot of Venezuela music as you walked in, 14 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 2: walked in with the metal the jersey. What were your 15 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 2: thoughts on that, Eli, and your first thoughts on the 16 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 2: little renovations going on here? Jupinterle We'll get as thoughts 17 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 2: too on his thoughts on the academy and everything they've done, 18 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 2: because it was also your first time over your agent. 19 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: Yep, it's impressive. It's a lot better. It was overdue. 20 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: I think both sides of it, where you can be 21 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: impressed with what they have now the amenities and the 22 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: space that they have, and it puts into perspective that, man, 23 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 1: maybe these guys were a little bit behind the times 24 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: when it came to this stuff in the previous years 25 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: leading up to it. So I'm just glad for the 26 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: player at this stage of spring training. There's a lot 27 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: of empty lockers because we're at that stage of camp, 28 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: so I mean for the guys in there right now, 29 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: it's even more spacious. They it's a pretty impressive setup. 30 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: And with obviously no, I wasn't sure that it was 31 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: actually gonna line up this way where we're we're seeing 32 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: him for the first time as a champ at the 33 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 1: same time as his teammates are like in that clubhouse, 34 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 1: those guys had not seen him the last few days 35 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: either his grand entrance back into being a marvel and 36 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: again after being a proud Venezuelan in the past the 37 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: previous couple weeks during the course of the tournament, and 38 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,559 Speaker 1: the way that he speaks about that one moment in time, 39 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: he's a legend. He's gonna be part of Venezuelan lore. 40 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: This is a country that has been baseball crazy for 41 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: so many decades, but they've never won anything like this before, 42 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: and he's part of that in that central moment, and 43 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,399 Speaker 1: for them to what was even at the end, that's 44 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: an upset to take down USA and that standpoint, and 45 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 1: for him to be right in the middle of that, 46 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: for him to, on top of everything else, him to 47 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 1: get a nice payday out of it too. I mean, 48 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: there's some revenue ramifications that come with making it all 49 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: the way through the tournament. So for a guy that 50 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: is still is entering his second full major league season, 51 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: he's still earning about league minimum money. So I mean 52 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: that's from all aspects, is just gotta feel good for him. 53 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: The guy that I think we lose sight of the 54 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: fact of how unlikely a story he is in the 55 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: first place. This is a guy that was totally overlooked 56 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: when he was signing as an amateur with this Marlins organization. 57 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: He's a guy that he looks up to everybody, even me. 58 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: He's shorter than I am, he was like five or seven. 59 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: Like this is for him to make it to the 60 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: big leagues and for him to even be part of 61 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: a roster like this National team roster, like he beat 62 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: the odds just to get to this point, and for 63 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: him to seize that moment. It's yeah, all he can 64 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 1: do is be just really happy be It's such an 65 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: easy guy to room for. 66 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, when you when I was watching those games, even 67 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 4: though he wasn't playing it, it seemed like he had 68 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 4: a big impact. 69 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 3: He was always he was. 70 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 4: Like the uh not a mascot, but he was like 71 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 4: the energy table setter. 72 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: Right. 73 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 4: You'd see him talking to guys and and and giving 74 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 4: guys pats on the back and just really being a 75 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 4: motivator in that dugout. Uh, it was fun to watch. 76 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 3: It was. 77 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 4: It was an amazing moment when he stole second base 78 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 4: to eventually score the the winning run for the for 79 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 4: the Venezuelan team to steal the championship. Uh, it was 80 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 4: a great jump. He had to look back as well 81 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 4: to make sure that Uh it wasn't because I figured 82 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 4: out what the count was. But he had to make 83 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 4: sure that everything was in order from to steal that 84 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 4: bag and had a great slide. 85 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 3: So it's very cool to see him. 86 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 4: Uh, I can imagine it feels really good to be 87 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 4: back in that locker room. And as far as the 88 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 4: locker room and the academy, the weight room and stuff, 89 00:03:55,080 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 4: I remember my first spring training, Bisley scring training. Uh, 90 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 4: it was hard for me to get a lift in 91 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 4: because the weight room was not very big, and so 92 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 4: you basically had to like sign something to get in. 93 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 3: Uh. 94 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 4: And and if you were in there and a and 95 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 4: a veteran guy came walking in. Some guys were cool, 96 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 4: some guys weren't. But most of the time you're getting 97 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 4: kicked out if you're if you're a rookie. So they 98 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 4: no longer have that problem with the size of that 99 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 4: weight room. I looked in there all kinds of the 100 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 4: state of the state of the art equipment. When you 101 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 4: go into the lunch room, the lunch room is amazing. 102 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 3: The food is awesome. 103 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 4: I got to eat a couple of times there. Uh 104 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 4: it's it's they were definitely behind on the times. And 105 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 4: what they're trying to do is provide a situation and 106 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 4: a environment that allows their guys to uh to be 107 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 4: as good as they can be. And they're giving them 108 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 4: every avenue to make sure they can get ready for 109 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 4: the game and and to and to make sure that 110 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 4: they can get their their work done to to go 111 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 4: go out there and get some wins. So, uh, this 112 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 4: this system, the way that everything's coming together for them. 113 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 4: I'm happy for him because it is way different than 114 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 4: when I was there. Uh So it's it's cool to 115 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 4: see and honestly, I'm learning so much by being there. 116 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 4: Just the way they're they're going about their business, there's 117 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 4: a lot to learn from. Uh and it's very innovative, 118 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 4: I would say. 119 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: So. 120 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 2: We have some breaking news right Eli and I are 121 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,839 Speaker 2: currently in Jupiter, as I mentioned, and we just spoke 122 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 2: to Clayton McCullough and uh Braxton Garrett will be optioned 123 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 2: to Triple A Jacksonville. Jansen Junk has made the Morelands rotation. 124 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 2: Rotation will be Sandy l Contre, Yuri Perez, Max Meyer, 125 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 2: Chris Paddock, and Jansen Junk. Eli just quick thoughts, Brax 126 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 2: only made two sprint training starts, with actually supposed to 127 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 2: make one yesterday the game got rained out, so he 128 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 2: now heads over to Triple A Jacksonville where he will 129 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 2: get the opportunity to build up in a less stressful environment. 130 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 2: Doesn't have to do, you know, in the middle of 131 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 2: a regular season where you're trying to win games and 132 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 2: and who knows, I mean, first injury happens, or Junk 133 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 2: is struggling or someone is struggling, Garrett will be called up, 134 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 2: but there was never consideration to make him a reliever. 135 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 2: He was always going to be a starter in the 136 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 2: Marlins eyes, and he now begins the season in TRIPA Jacksonville. 137 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,919 Speaker 1: I'm surprised, but I feel that this is probably the 138 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 1: appropriate move. We were talking about this a little bit 139 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: on the live stream just yesterday about how it seems 140 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: like a foregone conclusion, and the way that we're trying 141 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: to explain it is that this is a guy that's 142 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: outside of Sandy. He's by far the most experienced guy 143 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 1: in this rotating oh, Sandy and Paddock, I guess, but 144 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: this is a guy that's been around a while that's 145 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: shown he's checked every box in terms of being a 146 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: big league startup before in terms of durability, effectiveness, and 147 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: the control that he has when he's on his game. 148 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: Just a few years ago, it's been a he said, 149 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: ample time to recover from this elbow surgery. It's been 150 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: I think fifteen sixteen months since he had it after 151 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,919 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty four season. In a way that we 152 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: saw in the spring is that his v low is 153 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: up even a little bit from where it used to be. 154 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: Even though the results were kind of mixed. Usually the 155 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: processes for these guys, if they feel healthy and that 156 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: they're mostly stretched out, you see what you have in them, 157 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: and you give them the benefit of the doubt before 158 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: you call on the guys that are less experienced. I mean, 159 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: in this case, the interesting dynamic is that Jansen Joke 160 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: is actually a little bit older than Braxi's and of 161 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: course his major league production came much more recently, just 162 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: last season. So when it's a comparison between those two 163 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: guys and all of a sudden, it's you can kind 164 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: of understand it, especially the fact that one of these 165 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: guys has options and one of them doesn't, so that's 166 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: ultimately those come into play as well. But even outside 167 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: of that, I feel like this is the appropriate move 168 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: in the short term, and it's not something to overreact to. 169 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say, because we know how quickly this thing 170 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: can be shaken up just one injury to anybody in 171 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: the rotation. For any length of time, they're gonna need 172 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: more than five guys. They're gonna need probably more than 173 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: eight or nine guys over the course of the season. 174 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: So I mean, if he just performs and if he 175 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: is checking all the boxes of being the guy that 176 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: he was a few years ago, then he'll be up 177 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: here for the majority of the season. Just a bit 178 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: of a blow to your ego for sure, as somebody 179 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: that has been a big leaguer for so much time 180 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: that I'll be curious to hear from him directly in 181 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: terms of whether he and his mind thought that this 182 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: was locked in already one way or the other. I 183 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: think that's kind of ultimately depends player by player in 184 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: terms of you know, what you felt was what your 185 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: expectations were head into the spring and versus this result. 186 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: But yeah, all things considered, I think it's in terms 187 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: of giving the very very best chance to win at 188 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: the start of the season, I can endorse this one. 189 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, Yeah, I agree. 190 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 4: I think, like you mentioned, he's coming off of an injury, 191 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 4: so it gives him more time in Triple A to 192 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 4: work on his stuff that allows him to when he 193 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 4: does come up, he's ready. And it's like Clayton McCullough said, 194 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 4: you know, a lot is made out of opening day 195 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,319 Speaker 4: making an opening day roster, understandably, like that's what you 196 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 4: want to do, that's a goal, But just because you 197 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 4: make it or don't make it doesn't mean you are 198 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 4: going to be on it or or are going to 199 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 4: be or aren't going to be on it in the 200 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 4: middle of the season or even a few weeks into 201 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 4: the season. 202 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 3: So I think the. 203 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 4: Biggest thing here is one making sure Braxton Garrett is 204 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 4: one percent healthy and one percent confident. You know that 205 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 4: you know what you have in Jansen john Key. He 206 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:25,839 Speaker 4: surprised a lot of people last year, especially his first half. 207 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 3: Uh. He was he was dominant. He did well. 208 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 4: He for me, Uh, he evolved, he evolved as a pitcher. 209 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 4: He was able to utilize that fastball which you wouldn't 210 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 4: normally say, you know, a how how hard does he 211 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 4: throw a you know, mid nineties or what ninety three 212 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 4: miles an hour fastball is a great fastball, but the 213 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 4: way he uses it is is impressive and he has 214 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 4: that good ride on it and his location of it 215 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 4: is was great last year. So I understand the move 216 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 4: and let's say things shift. You always know that that 217 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 4: Jensen Junk can pitch out of the bullpen like he's 218 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 4: a good two way guy, you know what I mean. 219 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 4: That's a guy that you can go back and forth, 220 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 4: make some starts or be in the bullpen be that 221 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,959 Speaker 4: swing man. So that's to me, that's impressive because that's 222 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 4: not an easy thing to do. So I understand this 223 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 4: move again, just because Bax and Garrett isn't on the 224 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 4: opening day roster doesn't mean he isn't. He couldn't be 225 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 4: up there soon. So I like this this route. I 226 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 4: think it's gonna help praxicing Garrett make sure that he 227 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 4: regains his form. 228 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was a little shocked when I heard it. 229 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 2: I thought he was kind of a really good fifth 230 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 2: starter option, where then you could have Junk piggyback him, 231 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 2: which I thought could have been an interesting choice to do. 232 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 2: We saw that with cal Quantra last year, where he 233 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 2: had a very tight leash, but you had Junk follow 234 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 2: him up. And Junk's numbers as a reliever were much 235 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 2: better than as a starter. So you could have seen 236 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 2: both sides of that. But it also gives Brax the 237 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 2: opportunity to build up. He only made two Sharks spring, 238 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 2: I mean it was the one in Dunedin against Toronto 239 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 2: and then one against Team Israel in that exhibition game 240 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 2: which has been over two weeks ago. He was supposed 241 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 2: to start yesterday. That got canceled, so he wasn't fully 242 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 2: built up, He wasn't gonna be ready. He was gonna 243 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 2: be on a very tight innings restriction or pitch restrictions 244 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 2: when he came to to you know, if he didn't 245 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 2: make the team out of out of camp. But I 246 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 2: know it is also mentioned Clayton, like, hey, like you know, 247 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 2: in Triple A, it's a six day week, you play 248 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 2: six games, you get the off daan Monday. Maybe give 249 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 2: Brax five five rest days or a five man rotation, 250 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 2: so you know, because usually Triple A he had that 251 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 2: six man rotation, So that's something else that could be considered. 252 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 2: But AJ just thoughts on the rotation as it stands. 253 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 2: Right now, it's Sandy, Uri, Max, Paddock, and Junk seems 254 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 2: pretty strong and Paddick has had a good spring training 255 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 2: Muri as well. Those are two guys who are starting 256 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 2: today and then in the split squads. 257 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, obviously you like Sandy and Uri. I feel like 258 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 4: Sandy he is going to be closer to the second 259 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:06,559 Speaker 4: half version of himself than the first half, and you know, 260 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 4: he's the leader in the clubhouse, so I feel good 261 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:10,719 Speaker 4: with him. 262 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 3: Yuri. 263 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 4: I feel like Yuri still has a lot of growing 264 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 4: to do, which is great to say because he was 265 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 4: good last year, but he has a higher ceiling. 266 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 3: I feel like there's still a lot. 267 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 4: More pitchability in there in him, and I just feel 268 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:25,559 Speaker 4: like it's only a matter of time. 269 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 3: And he's only he's twenty two years old. 270 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 4: He's gonna be twenty three this year. But he's twenty 271 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 4: two years Oh that's so young, you know. 272 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 3: So there's a lot of like to like there. Chris Paddock. 273 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 4: I think being in this organization, buying in and understanding 274 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 4: how they go about their process of getting the most 275 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 4: out of their pitchers. A full buying in this type 276 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,679 Speaker 4: of system is only going to make him better. It's 277 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 4: just a matter of time before he figures that out 278 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 4: and it allows him to reach that next level. Max 279 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 4: Meyer know, he's he's uh, he's a guy that he's 280 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 4: working on some stuff. I saw that his his fastball, 281 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 4: he's adding some more vert to it, which is gonna 282 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 4: help out a lot because that was one of his 283 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,319 Speaker 4: his that was one of his things last year, is 284 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 4: his fastball wasn't playing where it should and trying to 285 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 4: maximize that. So I feel like he's he's someone that 286 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 4: with the changes that he's making. He has a lot 287 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 4: of He has some good upside too, especially with his 288 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 4: with his off speed as well. I think that's only 289 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 4: gonna make his off speed play well. And Jansen Junk, 290 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 4: I I like him as well. He's he he did well, 291 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 4: he did the job right, he did a job last year. 292 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 4: I think you're not gonna lose much in between Brax 293 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 4: and Garrett and Junk. But uh, you know, we'll see, 294 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 4: We'll see how it plays out. I just I just 295 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 4: feel like this is a pretty solid starting five. They're 296 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 4: gonna give you some good innings and you know it's 297 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:58,719 Speaker 4: it's not gonna look like this at the end of 298 00:13:58,720 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 4: the season. I can tell you that there's gonna be 299 00:13:59,960 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 4: a lot of changes. 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Brand Paly's gonna be starting 327 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 2: at third base on Sunday, so that's the spring finale 328 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 2: against the Mets, so we'll be getting some action there. 329 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 2: I think that should set him up pretty pretty fine 330 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 2: for opening day, so he should be making that roster. 331 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 2: But I think the real battle becomes on bench with Ruiz. 332 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 2: You have Heroberto Hernanez, and then you have Griffin Conine, 333 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 2: you know, the two righty's and then the lefty with 334 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 2: or all righties actually our right handed hitters. Eli, where's 335 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 2: that battle think you stand for? You claim kind of said, 336 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 2: you know, there's gonna be a tough decision made because 337 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 2: these are all three guys with major league experience, really 338 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 2: nothing left to prove in triple A, and one of 339 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 2: those three guys was acquired the trade who they seem 340 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 2: to really like and think that they could lock something 341 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 2: in Ruiz. 342 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: It's in some way it's kind of a similar conversation 343 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: as with Braxton, where it's going to be somebody ultimately 344 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: sent down that doesn't feel like they should be sent down. 345 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: But at the same time, part of that is because 346 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: on the position player side, they've been very healthy this spring. 347 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 1: I mean, there's been some ugly numbers that come along 348 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: with the spring training for the Marlins, but the most 349 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: important one is a successful spring is as many guys 350 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: healthy at the end of it, as you can get 351 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: and on the position player side, they've been pretty fortunate 352 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: in that regard, and that's why they have to make 353 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: a kind of tricky choice when it comes to this 354 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: with Ruiz. I was on this from the beginning in 355 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: terms of thinking that even if he's not the most 356 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: impactful overall player, like, there's this role that makes so 357 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: much sense with him on this roster that even if 358 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: he doesn't hit, and he hasn't really been hitting in 359 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: spring that we've still seen that he still has all 360 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: the athleticism that drew them to the Marlins' attention in 361 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: the first place, and he's a guy that is going 362 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: to be able to impact so many games even when 363 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: he's not starting those games. He's a guy that is 364 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: a low maintenance piece of your team because he can 365 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: he's not necessarily needing a certain number of played appearances 366 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: in order to actually be a valuable piece and fit 367 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: in complimentary with those other guys, especially on the team 368 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: with a lot of these other left handed hitting outfielders. 369 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 1: He bounces that out really well. So even though he 370 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: hasn't performed, I still think that there's a likelihood that 371 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 1: he's going to be in the mix at the end, 372 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: so that it's making that other decision in terms of how, yeah, 373 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 1: who's the odd man out in this situation, and ultimately 374 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 1: whoever it is, I think they could be coming up 375 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: relatively soon. It's just a matter of another flukey injury 376 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: that pops up from time to time. Last year was 377 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,160 Speaker 1: a perfect example of that from the hitting side, because 378 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 1: it was a NonStop cycle where just one guy went 379 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: down and as soon as he was ready, another guy 380 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: went down in that kind of fashion, and even though 381 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 1: you hope that's not the case, that's kind of the 382 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: reality of the game. It seems so Yeah, I'm not 383 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: gonna like micro analyze it too much in terms of 384 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,159 Speaker 1: how exactly they fit it all together. Clayton when he 385 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: was talking with us today, he alluded to the fact 386 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: something that like drew a lot of people crazy last 387 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: years that they never used the same lineup one day 388 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,440 Speaker 1: or the other. There's so few guys on this team 389 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 1: that are true airport what's what I'm looking for, aircraft 390 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:18,880 Speaker 1: carriers that play like every single day. There's so much 391 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: platoon in going on in this case, so many different 392 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: lineups and combinations of guys that it's gonna be a 393 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 1: revolving door kind of in order to find these optimal 394 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: lineups in a way that Yeah, I think ultimately it's 395 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: gonna take more than thirteen hitters on this active roster 396 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: for to be a good offense. They're gonna really be 397 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: using all the depth that they have in the same way, 398 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 1: there's some other guys, even not on the forty men, 399 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 1: that we're going to see over the course of the season, 400 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: as long as they're performing the way that they could. 401 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: One guy that sticks out is camp Alderman for sure, 402 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 1: where he is as much power as anybody in this 403 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: organization and on it's only going to take a matter 404 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: of his performance and maybe one unlucky break from somebody 405 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 1: ahead of him on the death car for him to 406 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 1: get involved. It's it's it's gonna take a lot of 407 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 1: different guys in this case to put together more improved offense. 408 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,159 Speaker 1: Like last year kind of exceeded some expectations when it 409 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: came to the position player side, the fact that they 410 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 1: were able, especially that second half of the year, being 411 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: able to put up together rallies with anybody. But yeah, 412 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,199 Speaker 1: in order to repeat that, it's going to take a 413 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 1: lot of different bodies that are used in the optimal way, 414 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: you know, aligning up for the best possible matchups and 415 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,959 Speaker 1: in some cases being on a bit of a shuttle 416 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 1: from the majors down the Triple A and back. 417 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 3: Yeah. 418 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:38,439 Speaker 4: I think the key word is optionality, right, That's one 419 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 4: of the key words that the Marlins like to use, 420 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 4: and that's the way they're playing these guys. I think 421 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:50,360 Speaker 4: they're they they like lineup flexibility so that you can 422 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 4: put people at different places depending on matchups. And so 423 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 4: I think that's that's a big because they're they're not 424 00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 4: when you look at it on paper, they don't look 425 00:19:59,880 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 4: like they're a team that's gonna hit a lot of 426 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 4: home runs, right, They're not gonna slug that much. So 427 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 4: you want to have a lot of athletic guys, uh 428 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 4: to find ways to. 429 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 3: Steal some runs. 430 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 4: Basically, you know, you want guys that are fast, athletic 431 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 4: and they're gonna run the base as well, that are 432 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 4: gonna put the ball in play. Then on defense, you 433 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 4: want guys there that are athletic, that can catch the ball, 434 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:25,399 Speaker 4: that are gonna make the plays because it's not gonna 435 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 4: be you're not gonna see a lot of homers. I 436 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 4: mean Augustin Ramirez can be one of those guys that 437 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 4: hit some homers that slugs a little bit. Kyle Stowers, 438 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 4: that can be a guy that that's obviously gonna they 439 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 4: can slug that hass power. But barring those two guys, 440 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 4: who else has thump light like those two? Right, So 441 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 4: you're gonna have to get guys that. 442 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 3: Are gonna battle. 443 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 4: They're gonna get on base, that are gonna steal, that 444 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 4: are gonna maximize their time on that base, and and 445 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 4: and also on defense, you want guys that are going 446 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 4: to catch the ball, that are gonna, you know, play 447 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 4: play defense well and be able to play at multiple positions. 448 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 3: I think that's what they want. 449 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 4: That that's uh, that seems to be the new wave 450 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 4: honestly of MLB in general. You've seen a lot of 451 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 4: guys that are playing in all different places that they 452 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 4: never played before. Some in the World Series, you know, 453 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 4: like what was it a Bobuchet was playing second base 454 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 4: and never played there before, right in the World Series 455 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 4: in one of the biggest, you know, games of the year. 456 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 4: So that's just a new wave. And and honestly, I 457 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 4: like it because it makes it makes the game more athletic, right, 458 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 4: it makes it that you're not going to see very 459 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 4: many you know, Jim Tomay's or you know guys that 460 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 4: are big body guys that just play you know, one 461 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:39,360 Speaker 4: base or just d H. 462 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 3: Those days are are are. 463 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 4: Moving because now they're starting to see that the d 464 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 4: H position can be a position that you can get 465 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 4: guys off their feet for a little bit. So if 466 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,880 Speaker 4: you have someone blocking up that d H spot, then 467 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 4: it's harder to rotate the guys through there to get 468 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 4: to give them some blows here and there. So I 469 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:03,120 Speaker 4: think that's that's what this roster constructed for. And obviously, 470 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 4: like you mentioned, Eli, it's gonna change a lot. There's 471 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 4: gonna be a lot of up and down. There's gonna 472 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 4: be some changes to go around all the time. But 473 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 4: for the most part, I feel like this is the 474 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 4: methodology from big leagues all the way down to short season. 475 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 4: Everyone everyone's playing like this, so that everyone's learning this 476 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,239 Speaker 4: system so when they get brought up they understand what 477 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 4: it is. 478 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:24,679 Speaker 3: And can just fit right in. 479 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, and where the most change happens is in the bullpen, 480 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 2: which is the final battles that are going on there. 481 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 2: It looks like, obviously you have your locks with Fairbanks, Fauchet, 482 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 2: Phillips should be Bender and then John King the only 483 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 2: lefty there. So now it's a competition between what lefty 484 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,880 Speaker 2: gets in there. Nardi, you still have Kate Gibson. Minardi 485 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 2: and Gibson both pitching tonight. AJ, what does that bullpen 486 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:53,199 Speaker 2: battle look like for you? And then we'll kind of 487 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 2: start shifting over to your trip to Jupiter. 488 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 3: How was it? 489 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 2: I know you've got a lot of games in. I 490 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 2: know the temper the weather wasn't the great towards the end, 491 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:04,160 Speaker 2: But what were your thoughts and now getting after your 492 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 2: your first in person looks of the team. 493 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, I got to see Andrew Nardi pitch. I really 494 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 4: liked what I saw from him. It seems like he's 495 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 4: getting dialed in and a lot of that is because 496 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 4: he's finally healthy, right. 497 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 3: I mean, I can understand, you know, when. 498 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,679 Speaker 4: You're coming off of an injury, just being back out 499 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,359 Speaker 4: there gives you a different perspective and it could allow 500 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 4: you to, you know, enjoy the moment, enjoy the process 501 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 4: even more, which can in turn have you be perform 502 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 4: even better. So I do like him in the in 503 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 4: the in the bullpen, and I feel like he's a 504 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 4: guy that can, that can, that will make it so uh, 505 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 4: you know, John King and Angrew Nardi Will could potentially 506 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 4: be the two lefties there. I I didn't get to 507 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 4: see Kay Gibson throw at all. I saw him throw 508 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 4: last year. I liked what I saw with him. They 509 00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 4: they put him in the fire a lot of times 510 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 4: in a lot of positions. I liked the way he 511 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 4: responded for the most part. Of course, you're gonna you're 512 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 4: gonna take your lumps, But for the most part, I 513 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:11,920 Speaker 4: liked how he still attacked guys like it didn't seem 514 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:13,359 Speaker 4: like the moment was too big to him. It's just 515 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,880 Speaker 4: he got beat sometimes. And the way you get out 516 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 4: of those or the way you become more successful in 517 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 4: those situations is you're in more of those situations right. 518 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 4: Once you figure out how to control the emotional side 519 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 4: of it, then the physical side takes a little bit 520 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 4: to understand how to get out of each situation because 521 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 4: each situation there's different ways to get out of it. 522 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,120 Speaker 4: So it just it takes a little bit of time 523 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 4: to develop your process with that and recognize what you 524 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 4: need to do. 525 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 3: As far as my trip to Jupiter, it. 526 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 4: Was awesome, man, I I only got to call one 527 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:49,719 Speaker 4: full game because one game got rained out completely, another 528 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 4: game got rained out in the sixth I believe, and 529 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,880 Speaker 4: then another one got rained out in the eighth inning. 530 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 3: So it was a lot of rain. I brought the rain, 531 00:24:59,119 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 3: I guess. 532 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 4: But it was really cool being back up there with 533 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,880 Speaker 4: Jack and Steven Strom. It was it was a lot 534 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 4: of fun. I'm really looking forward to going back there 535 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 4: during the season. My my first series will be in 536 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 4: New York, playing when it's the Yankees home opener, So 537 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 4: I'm really Yeah, I'm really excited about that. I was 538 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 4: excited when I when I saw my name was on the. 539 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 3: Schedule for that. 540 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 4: So I'll I'll see if I can hit up g 541 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 4: and get an interview for on him before the game 542 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 4: and stuff and uh so it'll be an opening day 543 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 4: for me of sorts, uh in New York. I already 544 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 4: got my outfit laid out of what I'm gonna wear. 545 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 4: It's it's hanging right now, pressed. 546 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 1: Now. 547 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 4: But I'm excited. Man, I'm really excited excited for this year. 548 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 4: And more excited too, is because I have more of 549 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 4: a pulse on on this team. Before last year, I 550 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 4: was still learning names and still learning a lot about 551 00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 4: the process, and I'm honestly excited to learn more about 552 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,680 Speaker 4: just the way the methodology and how they they come 553 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:09,679 Speaker 4: up with their their roster moves, choices, how they value 554 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 4: players all that. It seems very interesting to me because 555 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 4: it's very innovative. They're they're they're ahead of the curve 556 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 4: with a lot of this stuff. So I definitely look 557 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 4: forward to learning more about that and then to see 558 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:25,159 Speaker 4: how it goes with this team. Right last year they 559 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 4: showed that their method can work. 560 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:31,120 Speaker 3: This year, can it? Can it work after the league. 561 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 4: Is adjusted to them, And that's gonna be a lot 562 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 4: of learning, you know. So it's uh, it's gonna be 563 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 4: it's gonna be a fun year. 564 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 2: You'll get to see Eli up there in New York 565 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:43,879 Speaker 2: when when you go up there. So yeah, yes, sir, 566 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 2: excited that go ahead. No, No, I'm glad it lines 567 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 2: up that way. 568 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: And uh, I had to double do double take on 569 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: my schedule that it's like a Friday afternoon game at 570 00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: one o'clock or one that makes sense of that they 571 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: never happens a less. It's the team's home opener with it. 572 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: And on the other side of that, I mean Marlins 573 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:06,920 Speaker 1: love it when the Yankees come in to town because 574 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:08,919 Speaker 1: that's that's when they sell out Loan Depot, as they 575 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:10,679 Speaker 1: did just last year, and now it's the other way around. 576 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 4: But at the same time, the Marlins are bringing the 577 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 4: sellout now right. 578 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 1: There, I go take a little bit of credit for it. 579 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: He needs an opponent, no matter what. 580 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 3: The opponent, that's right. Uh yeah. 581 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:26,919 Speaker 2: Last thing I wanted to talk to John aj is 582 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 2: that now we're getting to the point where guys are 583 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 2: are beginning to get informed that they're making the opening 584 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 2: day roster or not take us through. When you were 585 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 2: informed you were making your first ever opening their roster. 586 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 3: Oh man, that was a cool moment. 587 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 4: Just whenever you hear those words, man, I mean, it's 588 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 4: something that you've I dreamt about since I was five 589 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 4: years old, of making an opening day roster and or 590 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 4: just being in the big leagues, and I for every 591 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 4: year I was told that I was making it, it 592 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 4: was it was a great feeling. So when that when 593 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 4: I know, when they when they told me, I called 594 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:11,719 Speaker 4: my dad or called my parents, and that was one 595 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:14,199 Speaker 4: of the most proudest moments of my life was being 596 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 4: able to tell them that not only my hard work 597 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:17,160 Speaker 4: paid off. 598 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:17,880 Speaker 3: But their hard work. 599 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 4: Obviously, I wouldn't have been able to do things that 600 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 4: that I did without their help. So being able to 601 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 4: tell them and all my family that I made it, 602 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 4: and then just the energy that you feel after that. 603 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 4: It was funny because in spring training my velocity was 604 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:36,199 Speaker 4: never really that high, and then first first time in 605 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 4: a in a in an in season game, my velocity 606 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 4: jumps up two miles an hour automatically without even trying 607 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 4: to throw hard. So it's it's an amazing feeling and 608 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 4: it's one that you you never forget. And so, yeah, 609 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 4: it really whenever I hear the or see the stories 610 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 4: of young guys getting told that they're gonna even either 611 00:28:58,000 --> 00:28:59,959 Speaker 4: be in the big leagues or make the big leag 612 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 4: roster out of camp, you know, I get a little 613 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,160 Speaker 4: bit emotional because it takes me back to being there. 614 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 4: You just remember that little kid inside you that wanted 615 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 4: to do this your whole life, and then you actually 616 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 4: get to experience that dream. 617 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 3: It's it's like no other man. 618 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 4: It's it's a really cool feeling, and you know, for 619 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,120 Speaker 4: the guys that are just making it for the first year, 620 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 4: it warms my heart for sure. 621 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, A couple of guys making their first opening day roster. 622 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 2: It should be Jacob Marci. You have Augustine Ramirez, Connan 623 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:31,600 Speaker 2: Norby he was injured on Casey will be there. So 624 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 2: a lot of a lot of again a second Tree 625 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 2: year where a lot of Marlins are making their first 626 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 2: opening day roster. But we'll wrap it up here because 627 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 2: we have a lot going on in the next couple 628 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 2: of days. It's gonna be a crazy next couple of 629 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 2: days as we begin to finally see what this roster 630 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:49,320 Speaker 2: looks like. Next we'll see you guys all next week. 631 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 2: We have Fish on first live day on Opening Dead 632 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 2: Lee Vila, and at some point we'll probably record right 633 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 2: before that New York series to get the first couple 634 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 2: first six games in six game thoughts on Fish and filtered. 635 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 2: So we'll see you guys all from a j Eli myself. 636 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 2: See you guys all next week. Peace out and as always, 637 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 2: go Fish. 638 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 1: M