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I'm recording this 28 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: just finish off the sweep of the Chicago Cubs sixteen 29 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: and thirteen, doing almost all that without Joey Wendell fifteen 30 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: of those sixteen wins since Wendell suffered an intercostal strain. 31 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: And one thing that I think has been overlooked about 32 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: this Marlins start is the relative continuity that they've had 33 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: with their hitters. Wendall went down first few days of April, 34 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: and ever since then they've not needed to make a 35 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: single roster move for any of their hitters. Almost a 36 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: month of continuity with their new manager, Skip Schumacher getting 37 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: to know each other in the clubhouse. For a team 38 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: that has very notably and loudly won all their one 39 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:27,399 Speaker 1: run games and outperformed what their run differential says, continuity 40 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: has been a treat for them, and I don't think 41 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: it should be overlooked as one aspect of why they 42 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: have had this encouraging start to the season. The topic 43 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: of the show is Joey Wendell, because Joey Wendall is 44 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: about to come back. He is in the middle, or 45 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: I should say at the tail ends of a rehab 46 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: assignment with Triple A Jacksonville on Sunday. He played the 47 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: entire game at shortstop. He took five at bats. He 48 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: is on the verge of returning after playing three rehab 49 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: games off day on Monday for both Triple A and 50 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: the Majors on Tuesday. He could be back as soon 51 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: as then, if not the following series. It's just a 52 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: matter of days until Wendell is back on this team, 53 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: back playing a prominent role on this team, whether you 54 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: like it or not, that's what he'll be doing initially. 55 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: And that means when you add somebody, you subtract somebody. 56 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,839 Speaker 1: It's a hard twenty six man active roster limit. Who 57 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: is the odd man out of this Marlins team to 58 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: accommodate Joey Wendall. That's what I'm going to get into 59 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: on this show as I break down a handful there 60 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: really are a handful of different directions that the Marlins 61 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: could go here to bring Wendell back into the mix. 62 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: And a spoiler alert, there is no easy decision right here, 63 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,839 Speaker 1: but I'm going to go one by one to try 64 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: to get us to a satisfying conclusion to this predicament. 65 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: A good problem to have for the Marlins coming up 66 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: in just the next few days. Wendell coming back for 67 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: the Miami Marlins. Who is going to be going out 68 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: either down to Jacksonville or potentially to another organization. There 69 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: are a lot of options here as we take a 70 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: look at this Marlins active roster of hitters that they 71 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: have here. As you see in the options column, really 72 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: almost half of these position players are not disposable. They 73 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: could they have some maneuverability to them if the Marlins 74 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: feel it's fit. If for whatever reason, Jazz Chisholm Junior 75 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: needs a little more time to marinate down at Triple A, 76 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,679 Speaker 1: they can still option him down. I think the better, 77 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: more bold example is Luis Rise if the best hitter 78 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: on the planet right now, Well, if Marlin's management wanted 79 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: to send him down to Triple A Jacksonville, they could 80 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: do so at any time. They would not go very well. 81 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 1: It wouldn't go over well through for any audience that 82 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 1: has vested interest in the Marlins this season. But he 83 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: still has minor league options left. Players with five or 84 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: I should say less than five years of major league 85 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: service can be sent down in this case. The ones 86 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: we're going to focus on here, Brian de la Cruz 87 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: will focus on Garrett Hampson, We'll focus on John Birdie 88 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: and one of the few who doesn't have an option, Hey, 89 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: Sue Sanchez. I think it's worth diving into his place 90 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: on this Marlins team and whether or not we feel 91 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: that that place is deserved at this moment as Joey 92 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: Wendall gets back into the mix. And right before this, 93 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: let me just go back to Wendell himself. So this 94 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: year has gone off to an awful start for Wendell. 95 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 1: He was five for forty eight in spring training games 96 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: with no slugging whatsoever, no isolated power whatsoever. Then he 97 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: got off to that hitless start the first four games 98 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: of the Marlins regular season as well, and even on 99 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: this rehab assignment against Triple A competition, just two for twelve. 100 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: To this point, Wendell is still making plenty of contact 101 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: that as one of his calling cards, just doing really 102 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: nothing else right to this point. You could actually rewind 103 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: to a lot of the twenty twenty two season from 104 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: Wendell from July onward when he got back from his 105 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: Ladder injured list stint, and he wasn't hitting very well 106 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: down the stretch at that point either. It was an 107 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: ops in the low six hundreds over the final three 108 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: months of the twenty twenty two season. That being said. 109 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: That being said, Wendell in three of the previous four 110 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: years prior to the Marlins acquiring him, he was a 111 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: very good all round player, and that includes offensively with 112 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: a nice mix of singles, walks, doubles to make him 113 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: a well above average hitter, as well as one that 114 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: plays second base and shortstop and third base at an 115 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: average or better levels. And that culmination of skills led 116 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: to an All Star selection in twenty twenty one. Even 117 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: if he is not a quote unquote star in the 118 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: conventional sense, he was a very valuable player prior to 119 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: the Marlins acquiring him. In that first month of the 120 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,359 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two season, it's easy to forget like he 121 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 1: was the talk of the team in April twenty twenty two. 122 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: He was the guy that got those timely hits earlier 123 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: in the year, his average averages floating in the high 124 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: three hundreds for a good portion of that opening month 125 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: last year before his initial injuries struck. As I mentioned before, 126 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: an intercostal strain is what kept him out this time, 127 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: and he's taken about a full month to this point 128 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: to rehabit. Even if he's not producing on this rehab 129 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: assignment to this point, he is right on the verge 130 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: of being ready and checking all the boxes you want 131 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: from a rehabbing player. Most importantly, the reason why he's 132 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: kind of unblockable for a return to the active roster 133 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: is because he's a veteran player earning about six million 134 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: dollars this year. That yeah, that money is going to 135 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: him one way or the other. He actually doesn't have 136 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: a minor league option left. The Marlins have to put 137 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: him back on the active roster, and they have a 138 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: good incentive to do so, just given his track record 139 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: as a well above average player. The person that got 140 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: that roster spot initially from Wendell when he went down 141 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 1: due to injury, that was mister Garrett Hampson. So Hampson 142 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: his first year in the Marlins organization, signed a minor 143 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: league deal with the Marlins, had an uh okay spring training, 144 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: I guess, more good than bad, but didn't quite make 145 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: the cut yet. They did put him on the forty 146 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: man roster to ensure that he wouldn't opt out of 147 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: his contract. And Hampson since he came up as that 148 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: corresponding move, it's been extremely successful. I think it has 149 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: gone beyond even the highest expectations that people may have 150 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: had for Hampson. If I have this right through Sunday's game, 151 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: still awaited runs created plus over one hundred. This is 152 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: a player that in his previous years of Colorado that 153 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: WRC plus remember one hundred is league average. In twenty nineteen, 154 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: it was sixty four. In twenty twenty, it was sixty four. 155 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty one, it was sixty four. In twenty 156 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: twenty two, it was fifty five. Just a terrible hitter. 157 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: Once he adjusted for the conditions of cours Field. He 158 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: has come here to Miami in these conditions, and the 159 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,959 Speaker 1: raw hitting stats are even better. And of course when 160 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: you adjust for the ballparkers playing, and they are far 161 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: better than anybody could have imagined to this point. Perhaps 162 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: even more important is that he's been the Marlins main 163 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: shortstop throughout the last week plus. He was playing somewhat 164 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: sparingly initially after being called up for Wendel, and then 165 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: Birdie was the primary shortstop. We're going to get to 166 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:26,119 Speaker 1: John Birdie a little later in here. Hampson has overtaken 167 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: Bertie for that job. I think kind of deservedly so, 168 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: because he is a better defender, He is a stronger 169 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: arm at shortstop. He had one very notable miscue receiving 170 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 1: a potential double play ball in Atlanta that led to 171 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: a couple runs scoring that probably shouldn't have scored. Overall, 172 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: I think he's been fine at that position, and I 173 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: guess more importantly moving forward, I think you can trust 174 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: him quite a bit, not just that the versatility to 175 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: play second base as well as the outfield spots. He's 176 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: played a little bit of center, a little bit of right. 177 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: He started in right field on se and that's valuable 178 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: too to have somebody that's both an infield and outfield 179 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:08,079 Speaker 1: versatility who's hitting, as I mentioned, had an above average 180 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: clip at least for the moment through about fifty played appearances, 181 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: and a great runner a great base runner who has 182 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: been relatively efficient on a steel attempts in the past. 183 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:23,839 Speaker 1: Top end speed. For Garrett Hampson, that comes into play 184 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: in terms of base stealing, getting extra bases on balls 185 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: in the gaps, as well as even being a candidate 186 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: to lay down sacrifice bunts. I think he's done that 187 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: at least once or any to this point in the season. 188 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: He can contribute in a lot of different ways. The 189 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: one main limitation is that he does not hit the 190 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: ball hard whatsoever. He had that home run that came 191 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,679 Speaker 1: in an important spot, a game tying situation during one 192 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,319 Speaker 1: of the Marlins many one run wins. Overall, he just 193 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: does not hit the ball hard at all, and that 194 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: limits his potential for to continue getting extra base hits 195 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: at the clip that he's been doing so thus far. 196 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: For somebody that is slugging in the mid four hundreds, 197 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 1: I'm going to take the far under on that the 198 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: rest of the season. The expected stats back that up. 199 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: He entered Sunday with the expected weighted on base average 200 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: of two thirty one, despite having an actual weighted on 201 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: base average that was three h four, a seventy three 202 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: point gap in terms of what he's getting versus what 203 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: he is deserving. For a player that throughout his career 204 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 1: has lined up pretty perfectly between that expectation and reality, 205 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: He's going to come back down to earth offensively. But 206 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: I already mentioned, you know, all the ways that he 207 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: has already contributed to this team, some of which I 208 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: think are sustainable. He's been a very pleasant surprise. He 209 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: has made a very positive impact on the team. And 210 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: not for nothing. He's coming off one of his better 211 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 1: individual games on Sunday, where he had a pair of 212 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: extra base hits that went a long way towards making 213 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: the difference in the game. Next, I do want to 214 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: go to John Birdie on here Bertie, who is a 215 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: much more familiar face to Marlins fans. He's been in 216 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: the organization for over four years at this point, in 217 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: parts of five major league seasons. He is off two 218 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: by his standards, a relatively slow start to the season, 219 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: although he had a pair of hits as well in 220 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: Sunday's win against the Cubs. Overall on base percentage only 221 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: around three hundred WRC plus at eighty four, somebody who 222 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: had a nice maybe his best baseball of his Marlins career. Offensively, 223 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: I'd say is already several years in the rearview mirror. 224 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: Back in twenty nineteen and then twenty twenty, he was great, 225 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: and he's continued to hit a top thir lineup a 226 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 1: lot recently, especially last year when they were extremely thin 227 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 1: in the infield, and even he's done so several times 228 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:47,319 Speaker 1: again this season. You just look at the production and 229 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: you may be surprised about how little offensive production there's been, 230 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,719 Speaker 1: with the exception of his base running. Of course, he 231 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: led the major leagues and stolen bases last year, and 232 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: when you do something, when you have a distinction that 233 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: is so it sounds so prestigious to lead the majors 234 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: in a category like that. I feel like there is 235 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: somewhat of a disconnect between Bertie's actual value on the 236 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: field versus his reputation or versus simply having that stolen 237 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: based title attached to him, especially in an era previously 238 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:23,719 Speaker 1: before the rule changes last year where you get to 239 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: lead the league and still in vases with only forty one, 240 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: it wasn't quite as what it used to be. His 241 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: base running is that clearest advantage over somebody like Hamson 242 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,559 Speaker 1: and over probably anybody on the team with the exception 243 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: of Jazz in a vacuum, I'd say Jazz is the 244 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: most impactful based runner on the Marlins, but Bertie should 245 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: be seconds in that regard. Even at thirty three years old, 246 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: measurers out as a great base runner. Even still at 247 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: this point, he has not slowed down quite yet, and 248 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: that is mentally valuable. So whether he's starting game, whether 249 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: he's coming off the bench as a pinch runner, there 250 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: are situations where you can use that value for him. 251 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: A little bit more power than Hampson, at least in 252 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: my observation. He's had two home runs already this year, 253 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: and his career isolated power is what is that. Well, 254 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 1: it's not quite one hundred points over his batting average, 255 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 1: it's it's well below average power, but just a little 256 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: tick higher than Hampsen. He does have the power even 257 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: to do damage to it's a center field or even 258 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: to go the opposite way. That in a way that 259 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: adds a little extra dimension that Hampson doesn't. I think 260 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 1: what he's lacking. What's been a little overlooked is whether 261 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 1: Birdie is still a viable defender in the outfield. The 262 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: Marlins have been very reluctant to play him there dating 263 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: back to last year, and that has continued so far 264 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 1: this year. He has not played yet even a moment 265 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: in the outfield in twenty twenty three, after doing so 266 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: mostly in left field in twenty twenty two. He I 267 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: think that is not just there, but as well at shortstop. 268 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: As I mentioned, with Hampson overtaking him as the main shortstop, 269 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: He's le for like an actual reason because Bertie isn't 270 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: quite as smooth with his actions at short and his 271 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: throwing arm isn't as good as Hampson's either, So there 272 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:13,359 Speaker 1: is like a little marginal difference that goes against Bertie 273 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: despite overall him being the better player over the last 274 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: several years combined than Hampson has been. He obviously has 275 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: relationships within this clubhouse. He's a very valued member of 276 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: the Marlins organization. That being said, I don't think he's 277 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: exempt from this conversation because he is just not playing 278 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: exceptionally well early on this year. They have those minor 279 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 1: league options to use, and although he is making in 280 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: his arbitration years over two million dollars this year, and 281 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: the Marlins don't want to bury a couple of million 282 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: dollars in the minor leagues. If they're focused on actually 283 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: winning games and sustaining this sixteen and thirteen start, you 284 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: know he has to at least be brought into this conversation. 285 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: So that those are my thoughts on John Birdie here, 286 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: Hampson Birdie, and then hasus Sanchez. I spent quite a 287 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: lot of time thinking about this young man this past week. 288 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 1: He may have read I had an article on Sanchez 289 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: on the site, about fifteen hundred words about his major 290 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: league career to this point and where he goes from here. 291 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 1: Right after I wrote that, all of a sudden, after 292 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: being buried on the bench throughout the previous week, there's 293 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: been somewhat of a change of heart, perhaps just a 294 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: change of circumstances that have allowed him to play almost 295 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: every inning of every game over the last five games 296 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: entering this recording. He hit an amazing, majestic home run 297 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: in Atlanta. He also had that booming double during the 298 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: Cub series that with the bases loaded that came in 299 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: a big spot and was a reminder of the really 300 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: awesome raw power potential that Sanchez has that is extremely 301 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: valuable to a team like the Marlins that has made 302 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: this calculated trade off to acquire a lot of guys 303 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: Wendell being one who was already here that from the 304 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 1: previous year, but adding several Wendell adjacent players who prioritize 305 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: contact skills overpower and don't have this kind of upside 306 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: to drive in multiple runs with one big swing the 307 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 1: way that Sanchez does. Because of how limited his playing 308 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:23,679 Speaker 1: time was entering this year, just having a couple decent 309 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: games has made its significant difference to Sanchez's bottom line stats. 310 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the right page here, still overall right 311 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: around one to oh three WRC plus through the ends 312 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: of Sunday's games, slightly better than league average. That comes 313 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: with the caveat that he is striking out a lot, 314 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: and I should have mentioned with Hampson, Hampson has a 315 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 1: pretty high strike out rate to this point this season, 316 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: well over thirty percent, and with Sanchez it's almost thirty 317 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: five percent this early in the year. And it's been 318 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: a combination. I'd say it's more so swinging than it 319 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: has been looking, and it has been. As I pointed 320 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: out in my article, he just has issues even making 321 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 1: contact in the strike zone on elevated fastballs. I'm not 322 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 1: sure when he's to. I don't know if he's going 323 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 1: to address that. For as young as he is, still 324 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: twenty five years old, having so much pro experience, there's 325 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 1: some things about Sanchez that I don't think are all 326 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: that changeable. One thing that has been is his ability 327 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 1: to take advantage of the new Major league rules as 328 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: a base stealer. The fact that he has stolen three 329 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: bases in limited playing time this year after stealing one 330 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 1: combines total base in his first three big league seasons. Combined, 331 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: those couple extra inches and those limitations on what pitchers 332 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 1: can do has made an impact in that regard, and 333 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 1: it's good to see because he does have great overall athleticism. 334 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 1: It's not just the strength, it is the speed as well. 335 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:52,639 Speaker 1: For him to put it to good use that he 336 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 1: is a little bit significant in my opinion. He's been 337 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: hitting the ball relatively hard this year in terms of 338 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 1: how consistently been with it, but nothing that really pops 339 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: up the page. He hasn't recaptured looking like the player 340 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: that he was late in the twenty twenty one season 341 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: with this team. Outside from the base stealing, he really 342 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 1: does make you pull your hair out with some of 343 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: the other decisions he makes on the bases, and as 344 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,120 Speaker 1: a fielder as well, he's been somewhat of a disappointment. 345 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: He just doesn't naturally run the kind of crisp routes 346 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: that you want from an outfielder, and he just doesn't 347 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: always make the right throwing decisions either. He doesn't put 348 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:38,959 Speaker 1: all the tools together in a satisfying way despite having 349 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 1: those very evident tools. And that's how he's reached this 350 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 1: point of his career where if the Marlins did designate 351 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: him for assignment, they cannot send him down no minor 352 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: league options. But if they defade him, would would they 353 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: get anything in return? Would they actually be able to 354 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: consummate a trade? And are we certain that he'd be 355 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 1: claimed off waivers by another team? I think it's likely, 356 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: and certainly this last week has increased that probability. As 357 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,920 Speaker 1: I'll get back to a little bit later with him, 358 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 1: he is still very much in this prove it situation, 359 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: a crucial year of his career. Early may maybe a 360 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 1: little bit premature to make any type of bold decision 361 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 1: on somebody like Sanchez, considering his lack of options, But 362 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: whenever you talk about Sanchez, you need to talk about 363 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: his very close buddy Brian de la Cruz not that 364 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: long ago that DLC was the number two hitter on 365 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: this entire team, right behind Arise. He got off to 366 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: a decent start, then he absolutely caught fire for about 367 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: a week, and then since then it's been a miserable week. Usually, 368 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: what you expect from DLC that you don't quite get 369 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: from Sanchez is that like putting the bat on the 370 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: ball isn't typically a huge issue for him in this 371 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: small sample because of how early we still are in 372 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:02,080 Speaker 1: the When you have one bad week, that can change 373 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: almost everything about your profile, and including a Sunday's game, 374 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 1: he is a thirty three percent strikeout rate, where league 375 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: averages like twenty three. It's really bad, and so much 376 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 1: of those came, as I said in the previous week, 377 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: during the Brave series and continuing through the Cubs series, 378 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: and even when makes contact, he's putting the ball on 379 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: the ground for the most part, and has his production 380 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: overall all the way back down to replacement level, and 381 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: his overall slash line is actually worse than Sanchez's, though 382 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,640 Speaker 1: it should be noted he has been playing a lot. 383 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:36,400 Speaker 1: He's been playing on a close to everyday basis through 384 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 1: this point in the season, mostly in left field, occasionally right, 385 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: and I think he's played just a smidge in center 386 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: field as well. DLC at this point in the season 387 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:51,880 Speaker 1: the bad ball quality. He doesn't quite have the top 388 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 1: end power the way that Sanchez does, but a lot 389 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: of line drives that you get from him. His heart 390 00:21:56,119 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 1: hit rate overall is higher than Sanchez's is, even when 391 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: he doesn't go over the walls. He's a good, reliable 392 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: doubles guy, but the strikeout rate has been alarming. The 393 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 1: swing decisions have been worse than I think we've seen 394 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:15,120 Speaker 1: over the previous couple of years from DLC. He has 395 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: minor league options. That is a key distinction between him 396 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: and Sanchez is he has options to get sent down. 397 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 1: Last time he was sent down last season, he absolutely 398 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,439 Speaker 1: demolished Triple A for a few weeks and then he 399 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: came up and as you know, he finished the twenty 400 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: two season as one of the hottest hitters in all 401 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 1: of baseball. It's been clear since it's been a rollercoaster 402 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: with him. The consistency has not been there. You have 403 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: some of the same brain farts from DLC that you 404 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: get from Sanchez. As both a base runner, and as 405 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: a fielder or it doesn't feel like he's he really 406 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 1: gets it quite the way that you'd like him to 407 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: in order to actually provide positive value to surplus value 408 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:57,959 Speaker 1: to your team in those aspects of the game. For him, 409 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 1: it is a lot of it is just engine on 410 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: his bats. Unfortunately, you don't get he can't really trust 411 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:07,400 Speaker 1: enough from those other elements of the game. So even 412 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 1: though as you mentioned, with Sanchez and DLC, even though 413 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 1: they play different positions than Wendell does, when you talk 414 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: about just sending one hitter down, they need to be 415 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: put into that conversation because of the versatility that Hampson 416 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 1: and Birdie provide, especially Hampson, We've seen them play already 417 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: a decent amount of outfield this season. Like they don't 418 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: necessarily have to send down one of the other infielders 419 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 1: to make room for Wendell. You could move these pieces around. 420 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: That is a positive aspect of having some versatility among 421 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: these teams. And I think it's as much as they 422 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: would like to give these younger options, these guys with 423 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,360 Speaker 1: years of control, these guys a really great offensive upside. 424 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 1: Both Sanchez and DLC every opportunity to prove themselves you 425 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: have to bring into the conversation that the team is 426 00:23:56,560 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: winning more than probably they realistically thought they would to 427 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 1: this point in the season. And if that changes your 428 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: focus on this year being even more focused on getting 429 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: every possible chance you can to make it into the playoffs, 430 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 1: then you can't give any of these particular players a 431 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: pass and you can't take it easy on them. If 432 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,679 Speaker 1: you want to make it like just the base baseball 433 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 1: decision in this case, then they need to be brought 434 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: into this conversation. Now, I guess I'll bring it in 435 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 1: a little bit. It's not only a baseball decision. I 436 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:32,159 Speaker 1: mentioned up top with Joey Wendell himself, the fact that 437 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: his salary and his track record are huge factors into 438 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: why he's kind of entitled a roster spot. Marlins are 439 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:45,399 Speaker 1: taking other factors into consideration with DLC. He has not 440 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: looked like the same player over the last week. It's 441 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: a really small sample, but it's been such a bad 442 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: sample that you wonder if he could benefit from a 443 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:56,880 Speaker 1: little bit time down against easier competition instead of being 444 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: thrust into the middle of the lineup like he has 445 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: been for a good chunk of this season. When we 446 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 1: get back other side of the break, I'm gonna go 447 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: I have one other idea. In addition to Sanchez and 448 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 1: Dela Cruz and Hampson and Berdie, there's one other I 449 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: think very possible corresponding move that Marlins can make an 450 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: exchange for Joey Wendell. Then I'll tell you what I 451 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: would do in this situation as well. So it's yeah, 452 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:26,880 Speaker 1: it's a meaty topic. You're probably surprised that we're still 453 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: on this, but it is. We've been waiting a while 454 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 1: to have a roster move of this significance, and so 455 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 1: I'm I'm excited to get to every single angle of it. 456 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: Stick with me. We covered all the hitters to this 457 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: point that I think could get squeezed off in the 458 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 1: Wendel corresponding move the next few days. What about a 459 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 1: picture though? Could it be a picture? At this moment, 460 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 1: the Marlins have thirteen position players thirteen pitchers as a 461 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 1: standard number. I think they've been at that exact number 462 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:00,360 Speaker 1: all throughout this year, all throughout most of the last year. 463 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: If you've noticed the way that Skip Schumacher manages, there 464 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,919 Speaker 1: are a lot of things he does that I like 465 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 1: about his managerial style that I think are already paying 466 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 1: off in these close games, and one of them is 467 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: the way he manages this bullpen. It's an eight man bullpen, 468 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: and again for most of this year it's been eight. 469 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: It was very momentarily nine when they were in between 470 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 1: starters due to an injury. For the most part, it's 471 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: eight when he actually watched the games. It's really seven 472 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: most of the time, with Skip Schumacher that last man 473 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:36,479 Speaker 1: in the bullpen. On my previous episode, we went one 474 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:40,440 Speaker 1: by one through all the relievers of significance on the Marlins, 475 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 1: AJ Puck, Dylan Floro, Tanner, Scott Matt Barnes, Andrew Nrdi, 476 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 1: Huascar Brosabond, Stephen Okert. That last spot, the eighth spot, 477 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,200 Speaker 1: is going to be a revolving door all year. We've 478 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 1: already seen it revolve quite a bit. As I mentioned, 479 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 1: there's been continuity on the hitting side, but it hasn't 480 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: been true on the pitching side. We've seen Devin Smeltzer, 481 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: We've seen George Soriano, we've seen Jeff Lindgren. In the 482 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: current flavor of the moments, I don't know if you'd 483 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: recognize him on the street unless you were standing next 484 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: to him because he certainly does stand out with his height. 485 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: Johann Kezada, the six foot nine right hander, is currently 486 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,719 Speaker 1: on the Marlins active roster. There's a lot of you 487 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: that follow this team closely that did not know that 488 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: because he hasn't pitched in a game, there's no guarantee 489 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:26,679 Speaker 1: that he would pitch in a game. You can look 490 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,679 Speaker 1: at the George Soriano example, he was just chilling on 491 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: his butt for a full week before getting into the 492 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,439 Speaker 1: game for the first time. This team is focused on 493 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: winning games and a difference between Schumacher and his predecessor, 494 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: Done Manningly. There were times that Done Manningly, the new 495 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: guy would get called up and if he hadn't pitched 496 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: in a game in a few days, then he would 497 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: just be squeezed into whatever situation presented itself. There were 498 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:55,879 Speaker 1: times where the last man on the Marlins bullpen def 499 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: chart was pitching in a tie game in the seventh inning. 500 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: I remember so many times last year using guys just 501 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: because they're available. He was, perhaps to a fault a 502 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,480 Speaker 1: little bit overly protective of his key relievers. With Schumacher, 503 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: it's been different. I guess some of that has been 504 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: what he's been afforded due to the way that the 505 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,919 Speaker 1: schedules have lined up and that he hasn't really needed 506 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,479 Speaker 1: to make too many of those tough decisions with putting 507 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 1: unprepared well putting you know, just unremarkable players in high 508 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 1: leverage situations. I mentioned that because if he's kind of 509 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: just relying on seven key guys at this moment, it 510 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 1: is allowed to go. It was through a small portion 511 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 1: of the year with a seven man bullpen, a twelve 512 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 1: man pitching staff, and fourteen hitters at one time. If 513 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 1: they did potentially option at this moment, I would be 514 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:54,040 Speaker 1: Johann Czata to bring up Joey Wendel. I think where 515 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: we particularly are on the schedule and on the pitching 516 00:28:57,120 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: rotation schedule makes this like an act possibility. The Marlins 517 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 1: are coming off an off day, and then Sandy starts 518 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 1: the first game out of this off day, He'll start 519 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 1: two times or in the upcoming week. If he Sandy 520 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 1: is somebody that gives them sixteen combined endings over those 521 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: two starts, that's in this very Sandy like moving forward. 522 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 1: If the other starters do very like solidly in the 523 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: interim between his turns and the rotation like this is 524 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 1: a team that conceivably could go maybe a week with 525 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: a twelve man pitching staff with a shorthanded bullpen in 526 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 1: order to kind of kick this hitter decision down the 527 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: road a little bit until there's a more obvious answer. 528 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: In this case, it's a cop out. But if you 529 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: feel like the vibes are so good right now and 530 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,800 Speaker 1: that all these hitters have bring something to the table, 531 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: where it's the speed and versatility with Hampson and Birdie, 532 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 1: it's the offensive upside that you have with Dela Cruz 533 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 1: and with Sanchez, they don't actually need to send one 534 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: of them down in corresponding move just because of exactly 535 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 1: where they are in terms of the availability of their 536 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: pictures and the way that this rotation lines up. They'd 537 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 1: be taking it kind of day by day. I said, 538 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: like a week at max potentially is how long you 539 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,440 Speaker 1: could go with a pitching staff this short. Honestly, it 540 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: would be a day by day situation. You never know 541 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: if Sandy is gonna get his ass kicked in that 542 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: Tuesday start against the Braves, he only goes can't get 543 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: out of the third ending, you have to go through 544 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 1: a lot of your both then then that puts you 545 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 1: in a position where you have to bring in a 546 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 1: fresh arm at some point. It would be a day 547 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: by day situation, I could say, with potentially fourteen hitters 548 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,959 Speaker 1: holding onto everybody and adding Wendel to the mix at 549 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 1: the expense of the lowest reliever on the hierarchy, it 550 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: is a possibility. So I'd just be on the lookout 551 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:52,479 Speaker 1: for that creative workarounds. Creative is one way to put it. 552 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: I could say it's a little bit spineless, knowing that 553 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 1: you have to make some sort of decision on this 554 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 1: Crams hitting situation and you're just delaying it for a 555 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 1: couple of days at a time. Something to look out for, 556 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 1: just considering the specifics of how Skip has managed his 557 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 1: pitching staff, the way where we are on the schedule, 558 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 1: and the fact that there really is not an easy 559 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 1: answer in this case. I just want to reiterate that 560 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 1: there is no easy answer. That's why I'm not going 561 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: to even bother predicting what the Marlins are going to 562 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: do here, because it really is not obvious with all 563 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 1: the way that these guys have performed relatively recently, and 564 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 1: knowing that even when you bring Wendell back he doesn't 565 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: automatically fix everything with the way that he has struggled 566 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: going back almost a full calendar year to this point. 567 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: He's an important piece of the pie, and I think 568 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 1: overall it's a positive to certainly have him back in 569 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 1: the mix. It is unfortunate that we're very likely to 570 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: see one of these hitters get squeezed out of the 571 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 1: situation here. The person that I have not mentioned is 572 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: the fifty three million dollar elephants in the corner outfield spot, 573 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: Avasa Jo Garcia. If I was truly in control here, 574 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 1: and I'm not talking about the GM, I'd have to 575 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: really own the team, because I don't even think Kim 576 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 1: Ang has the flexibility to do this. I would cut 577 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 1: the cord with Avi Garcia. This is something I've spoken 578 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:16,080 Speaker 1: about on our other programming, is that it's a sunk 579 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 1: cost at this point. I know he's had a couple 580 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:22,959 Speaker 1: couple of nice hits recently. Overall, a sub six hundred 581 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 1: ops from from a corner outfield spot over a year 582 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 1: plus and a Marlin's uniform, that's just not acceptable. He 583 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 1: would if you're really focused on winning games and you 584 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 1: understand the value that each of these other role players 585 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 1: bring to the table. I don't know. I don't I 586 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:42,280 Speaker 1: wouldn't like delayed this any further. All the money is 587 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 1: guaranteed to him, I would in my opinion, it's like 588 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 1: it's better to pay that out for him to be 589 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 1: out of the way off the roster than it is 590 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 1: to pay him out to be a replacement level player, 591 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: and which is kind of I think the realistic projection 592 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:01,240 Speaker 1: for him over these the remainder of his remaining almost 593 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 1: three seasons of his deal. So that's what I would do, 594 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: if again, I was at the highest level, I'd be 595 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:11,720 Speaker 1: able to make a decision to like part ways, to 596 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 1: officially give up on all that money and any opportunity 597 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 1: to trade him away, just understanding that this is the 598 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 1: same guy. To me, from what I'm seeing, is the 599 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: same guy that he was last year. He's he's in 600 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: better physical shape. In terms of actual baseball value, it's 601 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 1: more or less the same, and it's not good enough, 602 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 1: And I don't think it's good enough to merit a 603 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 1: one of thirteen spots for hitters on the active roster. 604 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,719 Speaker 1: In terms of what I would do outside of that, 605 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:41,960 Speaker 1: just among the players that we've mentioned, it would be 606 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 1: tough and I understand how like how he has ingratiated 607 00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 1: himself so quickly, so much so quickly, I would have 608 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: Garrett Hampson as the odd man out here, looking under 609 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,560 Speaker 1: the hood and seeing that a lot of his values 610 00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 1: at this point has been driven by those extra base hits. 611 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 1: I think he seconds off the team and doubles us behind, 612 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 1: you know, second on the entire team to this point 613 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:06,920 Speaker 1: in the season. That's been a pleasant surprise. I don't 614 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 1: think it's predictive of what he's going to do moving forward. 615 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:12,600 Speaker 1: Just doesn't hit the ball hard enough, and beneath that 616 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:14,840 Speaker 1: there's like a there's more swing and miss than you 617 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:19,400 Speaker 1: would expect from that. He has outplayed John Bertie so 618 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:22,399 Speaker 1: far overall, a little bit better defensively, a little bit 619 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,440 Speaker 1: better as a hitter. I think just as good as 620 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 1: a base runner, and I feel more trustworthy with him 621 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 1: in the outfield than I do with Bertie, just given 622 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 1: the lack of recent examples of Bertie there. That being said, 623 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,720 Speaker 1: Bertie does have that longer track record with this team. 624 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:40,440 Speaker 1: I think he has a slightly higher floor as a 625 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:42,560 Speaker 1: hitter because he's more disciplined. He's going to take more 626 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:47,359 Speaker 1: walks in this situation. It is, as I keep reread, 627 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:51,440 Speaker 1: writing a very tough call here, I would ultimately I 628 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:55,239 Speaker 1: send Bertie down, send Hamsen down as the corresponding move 629 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 1: for Wendell, knowing that he could be back in the 630 00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:00,319 Speaker 1: very near future. Hey, Susanchez still has a a whole 631 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:03,000 Speaker 1: lot to prove, as I've said, and if the team 632 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:05,960 Speaker 1: isn't going to be able to use him consistently, then 633 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,759 Speaker 1: you do wonder if they'll make that tough decision to 634 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 1: DFA him or to work out some sort of trade 635 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 1: that is more complimentary to the rest of the roster. 636 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 1: I don't think that's all that far away. With de 637 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:19,080 Speaker 1: la Cruz, the fact that he's in such a deep slump. 638 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:23,000 Speaker 1: It's a small slump, but it's been really agonizing to watch. 639 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:26,840 Speaker 1: If that continues for another week and a half, then 640 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 1: as high as the Marlins organization man on him internally, 641 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:33,160 Speaker 1: you can send him down as well. Like that one 642 00:35:33,239 --> 00:35:38,200 Speaker 1: is even easier for you to digest because he'll keep 643 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:41,239 Speaker 1: him in the organization and you still we already have 644 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 1: Hampson on the forty man roster. It's really not that 645 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:45,640 Speaker 1: complic had to send him down and reset things. If 646 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:48,680 Speaker 1: he's gotten into some really bad habits that are preventing 647 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:53,080 Speaker 1: him from being an impactful hitter on this team. So 648 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:55,560 Speaker 1: you could have kind of rationalized almost any of these 649 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:58,960 Speaker 1: corresponding moves for Wendell, and I understand that there's probably 650 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 1: a small set of fans that don't really want Wendell back. 651 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 1: All I'm saying is that he is a relatively long 652 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:10,400 Speaker 1: track record of providing positive value to the team, and 653 00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 1: if nothing else, like I think he is the highest 654 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,120 Speaker 1: floor out of all these players with the way that 655 00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 1: he puts a bat on the ball, with the several 656 00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:23,000 Speaker 1: infield positions that he does play, and with just with 657 00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:26,399 Speaker 1: a composure that he has in high leverage hitting situations 658 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:30,280 Speaker 1: as well. Be excited. Don't take for granted that Wendell 659 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:32,879 Speaker 1: is coming back. I think he does help this team 660 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:36,760 Speaker 1: a little bit more. The bottom line with this Marlins 661 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:41,440 Speaker 1: team is what they're doing right now. They have not performed. 662 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:45,799 Speaker 1: They haven't like kind of put up the runs that 663 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:47,880 Speaker 1: you need to do to have a winning record in 664 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:51,200 Speaker 1: this league. They are averaging three and a half runs 665 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:53,920 Speaker 1: a game this season, and my not so bold prediction 666 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:56,480 Speaker 1: is that this team is going to have a losing 667 00:36:56,520 --> 00:36:59,000 Speaker 1: record moving forward if they continue putting up only three 668 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:01,920 Speaker 1: and a half runs per game. I think Wendell is 669 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:05,040 Speaker 1: a part of increasing that floor, and I think with 670 00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:08,840 Speaker 1: both Dela Cruz and Sanchez they can be very big 671 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:13,000 Speaker 1: pieces of raising that ceiling with the power that they 672 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:16,040 Speaker 1: have and the hard contact that they make. That's why 673 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:17,800 Speaker 1: I'm giving them a little bit longer of a leash 674 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:20,799 Speaker 1: than I would Birding and Hampson in this situation, just 675 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:24,840 Speaker 1: knowing what the team needs right now. To sustain what 676 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:26,960 Speaker 1: they're doing. They're gonna need at least one of those 677 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:31,360 Speaker 1: outfielders to really click. And if one of them doesn't, 678 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:33,400 Speaker 1: then you have Peyton Burdick knocking on the door at 679 00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:35,799 Speaker 1: Triple A as a candidate to help them in that 680 00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:41,200 Speaker 1: regard as well. This is exciting. It's good to have 681 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 1: the expectations on this team, and yeah, the urgency to 682 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:49,239 Speaker 1: make the right decisions, the pressure on Kim Ang in 683 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:51,279 Speaker 1: the front office to make the right decisions here to 684 00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:55,080 Speaker 1: not screw up what the Marlins have going here, which 685 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:57,880 Speaker 1: has been I think right right in terms of wins 686 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:01,080 Speaker 1: and losses. This has been a realistic case scenario to 687 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:05,319 Speaker 1: go through what is objectively a very tough part of 688 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:07,560 Speaker 1: their schedule and to come out of it with sixteen 689 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:12,640 Speaker 1: wins in their first twenty nine games, being relatively healthy 690 00:38:12,680 --> 00:38:14,840 Speaker 1: compared to most other teams in the league. Soon to 691 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:19,000 Speaker 1: be fully healthy on the hitting side, and hopefully the 692 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:22,760 Speaker 1: worst of the pitching setbacks are behind them as guys 693 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:26,799 Speaker 1: continue to progress in their rehab in a variety of 694 00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:29,839 Speaker 1: different roles. That's going to do it for this one 695 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:32,880 Speaker 1: the Marl and setting a very high standard for what 696 00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:37,040 Speaker 1: we look for and moving forward. The goal staying afloats 697 00:38:37,080 --> 00:38:39,719 Speaker 1: at this point is sustaining what they've done to this 698 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:42,719 Speaker 1: point in the season. A lot of things have gone 699 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:45,239 Speaker 1: their way to this point is what I'll remind you 700 00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:48,799 Speaker 1: guys on. So they need to continue to be ambitious 701 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:52,320 Speaker 1: and like pushing the envelope and looking for other advantages 702 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: that they can get, making sure they have the optimal 703 00:38:54,719 --> 00:38:58,400 Speaker 1: group with them in order to ye make this a 704 00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:01,640 Speaker 1: viable option for them to continue new winning at this clip. 705 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:04,640 Speaker 1: Big week up ahead as trying to get revenge on 706 00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: the Braves for the way that that previous series went, 707 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:09,400 Speaker 1: and we'll have all that covered here on fist Stricks. 708 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:11,680 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening and go Fish