1 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to the official show here on the fifth Stripes Podcast. 2 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: It is Eli Susman, managing editor of this Stripes. Welcome 3 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: to what I think will be my new routine from 4 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: here in March all the way through spring training into 5 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: the regular season, all the way through September, hopefully through October. 6 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 1: If the Miami Marlins are still relevant, then this is 7 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: gonna be my solo pod schedule of the official show 8 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: every Monday morning, early Monday morning. We're hoping to get 9 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: these pods out to you guys, a recap of the weekends, 10 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: all things Marlins, and my special focus on a couple 11 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: nerdy Marlins topics, very specific Marlins topics as well, trying 12 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: to limit these episodes to about half an hour, maybe 13 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: a little bit over. If you've been listening to this 14 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: pod for a while, well, first of all, thank you 15 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: for the loyalty to that. Then you know that I 16 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: have a lot of struggles with keeping my thoughts concise 17 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: on these issues. But there's just so much to do 18 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: with covering the Marlins here on Fish Stripes that I 19 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: think I owe it to you and everybody else to 20 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: try to be more concise. So hopefully capping this at 21 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: around thirty minutes every Monday morning for you, just a 22 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: small part of what's going to be our Fish Stripes 23 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: podcast schedule. A lot more details on that coming in 24 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: the next few days. We're gonna hopefully do more potting 25 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: than ever ever before and lots of people outside of myself. 26 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,119 Speaker 1: Seems like the perfect time, coming off the very first 27 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: Marlin spring training game, to just shout out everybody that 28 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: is going to be covering the team with the Marlins 29 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: this season. First, of course, my team at Fish Stripes, 30 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: including not even this isn't even the full list, but 31 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: Lewis Adio Weiss, Jan Payez, Nicole Cahill, Alex krutchik, Ethan Badowski, 32 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: Alex Contrerist, Daniel Rodriguez, Hector Rodriguez, Kevin Kriskowski, Spencer Morris, 33 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: Brandon Legori, and more. We're I have so many different 34 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: voices on the pod, on our website, contributing on social media, 35 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: covering the team in person as best we can, and 36 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: of course doing what I think we do best, which 37 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: is engaging with people on our site directly and on 38 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: social media, and being unfraid to analyze the team in 39 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: all interesting ways, which reminds me one final plug for 40 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: my grading the off season piece on Fish Stripes that 41 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: went up on Friday. I decided that was the unofficial 42 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: cutoff for the end of the off season, and I 43 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: gave the Marlins ac plus. I have about three thousand 44 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: words explaining how I arrived at that grade, So go 45 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: check it out if you hadn't already. And of course, 46 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: outside Fish Stripes as well, all the other media colleagues 47 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 1: that we rely on so heavily to understand what's going 48 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: on with the team at the Miami Harold Craig Mish, 49 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: Jordan McPherson, Andrea Fernandez, Barry Jackson, a great team over there, 50 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: Danielle Alvarez Montes at l Extra Basse, Alex Carver at 51 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: Fish on the Farm, Christina Dinaicola at MLB dot Com. 52 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: And Joe Fursorrow is still popping around here. He just 53 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: debuted his new outlet Man on Second Baseball, So you'll 54 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: be hearing plenty of Marlins takes from Joe as you 55 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: have over the past couple decades, The Fish Bros At 56 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: Five Reason Sports Network, the Mainline, Marlins Podcast, a community newspapers, 57 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: and I could go on. I mean, it's gonna be 58 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: great coverage of the team from all these different sources, 59 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: hoping to do a lot of collaboration. Oh, of course 60 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: some Peter Pratt from the Miami Marlins UK and Fish 61 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: Across the Ponds podcast. Yeah, I could just go on 62 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: and on. It's gonna be great to hear from these people, 63 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: collaborate with them, interact with them on media calls but 64 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,839 Speaker 1: also on social media. That it's just a great time 65 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: to be a fan of the team and to be 66 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: covering the team. We start off by reviewing what happened 67 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: on Sunday, which was pretty damn close to a perfect 68 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: start to spring training in the Grapefruit League for the 69 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: Marlins on the road against the Astros in West Palm Beach, 70 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: winning six to one, taking the lead four to nothing 71 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: in the first inning and a little bit of drama 72 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: in the bottom of the first Other than that they cruised. 73 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: They yeah, they made it look pretty easy. And contributions 74 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: from a bunch of different players. I think overall we 75 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: saw twenty three looks like twenty three different players. Most 76 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: of the people that traveled with the team to this 77 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: game on the road ended up getting in the game itself, 78 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: and overall, just a whole lot of fun home runs 79 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: from Jazz Chisholm, from Lewis Sprinson, from JJ Bladay, and 80 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,239 Speaker 1: I mean especially in the case of Jazz and Bladet, 81 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: those are the two players almost as much as anybody else, 82 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: that people get so fired up to see be successful. 83 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: They were successful last spring and twenty twenty and once 84 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: again looking more comfortable this time around. Won two pitches 85 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: in the year. Left field hit pretty good, going back, still, 86 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: going back, way backing out of here. An opposite field 87 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: home run for Jay j blood Day and the Marlins 88 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: have a five to one lead. Jazz we know has 89 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: a good chance making the opening day roster. Bladay should 90 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: be up towards the middle of the year, maybe the 91 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: end of the year, but he's someone that you know 92 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: that I'm personally extremely high on long term. The game 93 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: was started by Daniel Castano, went a couple innings as scheduled, 94 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: a lot of drama in the first inning, I think 95 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 1: he used thirty two pitches but ended up limiting the 96 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: damage as one run. And then the rest of the 97 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 1: pitching staff, Nick Knider, who's also competing for a rotation spot, 98 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: Zach Thompson, Cody Poteit, and Tommy Eveld closing it out. 99 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: Thompson and Luis Marte, an infielder. Those were the two 100 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: players making their organizational debuts. Both of them signed minor 101 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: league deals with not roster invites over the off season, 102 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: and most likely both of them will open up at 103 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: Triple A Jacksonville. But still good to see them contribute 104 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: in some small way to this game. For people that 105 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: followed our off season coverage, I was very bullish on 106 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 1: Joe Dunand and he came in off the bench and 107 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 1: played third base in this game for a few endings 108 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: and also recorded to hit. Good to see from Joe. 109 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: Two other players making I believe it was their major 110 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: league spring training debut, drafted both in twenty nineteen. Shortstopped 111 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: to see Nunias and outfielder paid in Verdict. Both of 112 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: them came into the game in the middle innings and 113 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 1: Nunia's got on base, stole second, moved third on a 114 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: productive out, and came around to score. Verdick got hit 115 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 1: by a pitch but seemed to be perfectly fine. Whenever 116 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: Burdick gets hit by a pitch, you feel bad for 117 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: the ball. You don't feel bad for Verdict. With the 118 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: way that he's built great to see. Really just a 119 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: smooth win overall. I mean, of course, the caveat is 120 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: who were the actually playing against with the Astros, you 121 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: would have be very hard pressed to recognize any of 122 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: the five pitchers that the Astros used, from Brandon Block 123 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: to other names that you just don't really recognize that 124 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: very minimal major league time and aren't necessarily at the 125 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: top of their prospect list. And even offensively, with the 126 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: Marlins holding the Astros suggest one run, Kyle Tucker had 127 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: an impressive I think it was a double yeah in 128 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: the first inning. Jose Altuve started the game as well 129 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: Jason Castro at catcher, but the majority of the players 130 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: on their side as well were ones that are not 131 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: going to be necessarily big pieces of their twenty twenty 132 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: one team as expected, So just a great start. Most 133 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: teams around the majors were in action as well for 134 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: this game, and except for I believe the Mets, Mets 135 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: were one of the few teams that were off. And 136 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: the Mets make their spring training opening day game against 137 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: the Marlins on Monday Monday afternoon at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. 138 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: By the time you're listening to this, that game will 139 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: probably be completely sold out, although the stadium actually added 140 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: some access to many suites if you're willing to pay 141 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: up a little bit and bring some friends along with you, 142 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: while of course keeping socially distance. But yeah, I guess 143 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: I buried. One of the leads here is that they 144 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: finally played a game in front of fans here in 145 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: West Palm Beach. Let's see, do I have the official 146 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: attendance somewhere? I We'll probably get that later on, but 147 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: it seemed to be over a thousand people in attendance, 148 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: and I yeah, again, I think really the best aspect 149 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: of all this that I haven't even mentioned yet is 150 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: that we were able to see it live, almost live. 151 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: It was about a thirty second delay or so on 152 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 1: this live stream that the Marlins set up on their website, 153 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: so I was able to send out some highlights in 154 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: real time on social media that I think people were 155 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: pretty grateful for. And I was just ecstatic for it, 156 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: because this has been an unfortunate storyline surrounding the Marlins 157 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: all off season, the lack of clarity about broadcasting their 158 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: games on Fox Sports Florida. At this point, they do 159 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: have a agreement with Fox Sports Florida on a new 160 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: TV deal, but that hasn't been announced. The terms haven't 161 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: been disclosed. For the moment, there are no media plans 162 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: to air any of their games directly on Fox Sports Florida. 163 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: So while people like myself are accustomed to streaming on 164 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: MLB dot Tv, for the majority of people, they don't 165 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: want to make that investment when they're already paying for 166 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Florida. So I completely understand that it's been 167 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: it's a frustrating hold up. I mean, hopefully by the 168 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: very end of spring training we get a couple of 169 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: those games being shown on cable and on you know, 170 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: streaming packages through Fox Sports Florida. For the moment, the 171 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: Marlins seem to be improvising with this live stream. It 172 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 1: was just a single camera set up. It seemed to 173 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: be set up right along the press box a little 174 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 1: bit off center down the third base side, and they 175 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: synced it up with the radio broadcast so you could 176 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,439 Speaker 1: hear kyleo self on the call. I thought he did 177 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: a great job. You could hear from some of the 178 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:14,679 Speaker 1: home run highlights that he's in mid season form already, 179 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,839 Speaker 1: so good for him. A lot of the games will 180 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,319 Speaker 1: also be done by Glenn Geffner and of course Dave 181 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: van Horn during the spring as well. Fun start to 182 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: that as well. So I hope they stick with that 183 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: streaming thing, because it wasn't perfect. You know, when I 184 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: tried to zoom in, it was really bad for trying 185 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: to show the pitchers themselves. Like I was trying to 186 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 1: get a good angle on Nick Knighter strikeout that got 187 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: him out of a jam I think was in the 188 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: fourth inning, and of course the final out that Tommy 189 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: Evel's got, and it's just doesn't look good because it's 190 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: just too fuzzy when you're that far away. But I 191 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: thought that the shots were pretty decent for the home runs. 192 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: At least you could see the guys rounding the bases 193 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: and you can follow the outfielders retreating and running out 194 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: of rooms. It's certainly much much better, and as long 195 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: as they publicize it a little more. For whatever reason 196 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: they were, they publicize it through the Marlins radio social 197 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: media accounts. Of course, because it is simulcasted with the 198 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: radio broadcast, they need to do a better job promoting it. 199 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: Of course we'll be promoting it on fish strips, but 200 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: they should make it easier for people to tune into 201 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,959 Speaker 1: that because it is a whole lot better than nothing. 202 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 1: People are eager to watch this team coming off a 203 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: postseason birth, which makes the dispute with Fox Sports Florida 204 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:32,079 Speaker 1: all the more frustrating that they're making so many of 205 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: these people wait to actually see the team live, and 206 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: understanding that we're in a pandemic, people can't just buy 207 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: tickets to see the games in person because one of 208 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 1: the tickets are slightly more expensive than usual, and of 209 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: course because the capacity is a fraction of what it 210 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: usually is due to COVID concerns and social distancing and 211 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: all that is very necessary really inconvenient timing, but they're 212 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: making something of it, and of course, when your team 213 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 1: is winning, that just makes it all better. Is I 214 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: believe the third straight year where the Marlins are got 215 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: an emphatic win in their very first game, and especially 216 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: last year in twenty twenty that I think they had 217 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: that very long winning streak during spring. People get irrationally 218 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: hyped about this, but I mean, if you really want 219 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: to go deeper into this, it was interesting to see 220 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: Jazz Chisholm and Esan Diaz both in the starting lineup. 221 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: We know they're competing for essentially one spot on the 222 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: opening day roster. Jazz had that home runs at bats 223 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: were not very inspiring. He was the first Marlin to 224 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: strike out in this game. Well, I think that was 225 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: in the third inning, and his other at bad was 226 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 1: not great quality contact either. But they did team up 227 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: on one double play, and there was a second double 228 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: play that was just Eson going around the horn. So 229 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,199 Speaker 1: this is just not a whole lot to learn from 230 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,200 Speaker 1: one game. Like I said, we already knew all this 231 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: about Jazz, that he has as much raw power as 232 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: almost anybody when he actually gets it right. So and 233 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: Lewis Brinson, I guess we'll spend a moment on Lewis Princeton. 234 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: This was his fourteenth career home run in spring training. 235 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: To put that into context, he is only sixteen home 236 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: runs in his major league regular season career, a fraction 237 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: of as much playing time in spring training and yet 238 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: six and yet nearly as many home runs. Fourteen home 239 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: runs in two hundred and eight at bats. His slash 240 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: line three seventeen career hitter in spring training with a 241 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:36,199 Speaker 1: nine to seventy seven OPS. This is his sixth straight 242 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: year hitting at least one home run in spring training. 243 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: He's the King of spring he should trademark that. I 244 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: know he probably hates that nickname that we just came 245 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: up with. It's it's very fitting though, because he is, 246 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, just so extremely productive early on in 247 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: spring training, especially early on. But really, like I just said, 248 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,439 Speaker 1: you'll look over the overall spring training stats and they're 249 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: great every year. It's hard to really change your opinion 250 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: on him. I know some people seemingly do that every year. 251 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: You probably know where I stands that. I'm just extremely 252 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: skeptical of that. And the Marlins have built a team 253 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: where heading into the new season, he'll have a very 254 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: small role if he even makes a roster at all. 255 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: According to the roster projection that Ethan Bidowski put out 256 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: on Friday that's also up on Fish Stripes. Ethan he 257 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: tried to get Brinson on the roster. He considers Printon 258 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: really the first man, the last man out, or the 259 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: first man out like the twenty seventh man, the one 260 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: that is going to be the most difficult to determine. 261 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: Whether he makes it or not. It all depends how 262 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: exactly the Marlins wants to fill out their reserves, because 263 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: he would be mostly riding the bench if he does 264 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: make the roster at all, but has a minor league 265 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: option left just in case, plenty more time for us 266 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: to talk about Brinson over the next month or so. 267 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: One of the other subjects I wanted to get into 268 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: on this pod was something that a couple other people 269 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: have mentioned to me, losing track of where the former 270 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: Marlins players are. This team has a whole lot of 271 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: continuity dating back to last year, especially at all these 272 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 1: key positions, like in the rotation and for almost every 273 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: spot of the starting lineup, with the exception of Adam Duval. 274 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: You may still, though, be curious about where some of 275 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: those players are that were with the Marlins last year. 276 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: They used, I believe, just as about as many players 277 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: as any other team to do COVID of course, do 278 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: do other injuries as well, and just do do having 279 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: to rely so much on prospects, some of which were successful, 280 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: some of whom showed pretty quickly they weren't ready that 281 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: there was just so much turnover. So I could do 282 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: a quick rundown, quick round up, quick roundup of where 283 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: some of these former Fish are members of the twenty 284 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: twenty team and who they're with. This is mostly going 285 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: to be in alphabetical order by last name, but of course, 286 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: if you know me, we always start with Harold Ramirez, 287 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: who was one of the last of the twenty twenty 288 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: Marlins to have a change of scenery. He is now 289 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: with the Cleveland Indians. He was claimed off waivers when 290 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: he was dfaid just about a week ago, and from 291 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: what I've seen, I don't think he has been officially 292 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: reported to camp with the Indians, and it doesn't look 293 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 1: like he was obviously in their first spring training game, 294 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: so we'll see how long that takes. Really tricky timing 295 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: for him, but wishing him the best. We'll see. Some 296 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: Indians perspectives that I've seen think he has somewhat of 297 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: a shot of making the opening day roster because their 298 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: outfield has been a big point of weakness for years now. 299 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: Best of luck to him. But now going in alphabetical order, 300 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: reliever Brad Bocksberger. He's with the Brewers on a isn't 301 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: a minor league deal. It's a lot of those deals 302 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: where he's very likely to make the opening day roster 303 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 1: but doesn't get a full guarantee right away. We have 304 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: Adam Connley. Adam Connolly who was drafted by the Marlins, 305 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: believe it or not, about ten years ago, and we 306 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: know that he was dfade in the middle of last season. 307 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: He was formerly released at the end of the twenty 308 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 1: twenty regular season. He's now in Japan with the Rakooton 309 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,159 Speaker 1: Golden Eagles, so their season starts a little bit earlier 310 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: than MLB, and I would assume he's going to be 311 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: on the opening day roster and in the rotation. I'll 312 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: have to keep you updated on how that's going. But 313 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: their spring training started earlier than Major League Baseballs and 314 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: the regular season will start sooner as well. Best of 315 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: look to him, I imagine he'll get some opportunities to 316 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: start and be a starting pitcher over there as well. 317 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: Robert Duggar Robert Dugger was dfayed pretty early in the 318 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: Marlins offseason and was claimed by the Mariners, which was 319 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 1: his original organization who drafted him out of Texas Tech 320 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 1: a handful of years ago before trading him to Miami. 321 00:17:54,920 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: The Mariners entering spring training, they defade him themselves and 322 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 1: he passed through waivers unclaimed at that moment, and so 323 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:07,959 Speaker 1: he remains in the organization outrighted to the Miners. I 324 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 1: imagine he's still in their major league camp. Best of 325 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: look to him a great guy, recently got married and 326 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 1: someone who obviously struggled very very much in his limited 327 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty opportunities. But he's gonna be valuable as just 328 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: someone that can eat innings and someone that I can 329 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 1: understand why the Marlins got rid of him, but he 330 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 1: would have had some role during the season. You just 331 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: need that kind of depth heading into this full length 332 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: season what we hope is a full length season. Matt 333 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 1: Joyce Matt Choyces with the Phillies on a minor league deal. 334 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: Waited pretty late into the off season to sign, and 335 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: I've already seen him swinging the bat in Phillies' colors, 336 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: someone that I guess it's a lot more iffy if 337 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: he makes their opening day roster. We know the Phillies. 338 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: They have a whole lot of continuity too in their lineup, 339 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 1: just like the Marlins do, so he wouldn't be heavy 340 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: playing early in the year, especially though if there's no 341 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: DH in the National League. Yeah, it makes it really 342 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: tricky for him because that's where he was getting a 343 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: significant amount of playing time with the Marlins at DH 344 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: and and right field. Phillies are pretty well set in 345 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: right field with Bryce Harper, but we'll see. I mean, 346 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: he was a good influence on the Marlins last year. 347 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:26,360 Speaker 1: Similar story for Brandon Kinceler, obviously great impact in the 348 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: Marlins clubhouse. You've heard me write and discuss about how 349 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 1: it was disappointing that the Marlins didn't bring him back, 350 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: because they evidently wanted to bring him back, but they 351 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 1: let the finances get in the way. He winds up 352 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 1: with the division rival. He's not going to be closing 353 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:43,440 Speaker 1: games for the Phillies, at least at the start of 354 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: the year, just like every other team. They see that 355 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: some of his peripheral stats from last year were discouraging 356 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 1: and he can't be expected to convert every single opportunity 357 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:56,439 Speaker 1: like he did in twenty twenty. But he is highly 358 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:59,719 Speaker 1: likely to make their opening day roster as a setup 359 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: man and so won't be interacting with the Phillies in 360 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: any spring training games. They're a little too far north 361 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: to be in the pod that the Marlins are in, 362 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 1: which is in South Florida. The Phillies are kind of 363 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 1: in clear Water, so more of Central Florida pod that 364 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: we'll have to wait until the started the regular season 365 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: to see either of those guys and had to have matchups. 366 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 1: Catcher Ryan Lavarnway, he's with the Indians on a minor 367 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 1: league deal. Very limited playing time with the Marlins last year, 368 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 1: but he's been around a while. Brian Moran, is with 369 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 1: the Rays, said he's already had two separate sins with 370 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 1: the Marlins right he came up originally in September twenty nineteen. 371 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 1: They reacquired him last year after. I guess I'm gonna 372 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: get the timing right. I think they acquired him last 373 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:48,199 Speaker 1: year right after during the COVID outbreak to get him 374 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: from the Blue Jays because the Blue Jays weren't using 375 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 1: him in the Majors and pitch very limited action for 376 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: the Marlins last year before suffering a season ending injury. 377 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: If you know the Rays, they'll turn him into I 378 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: imagine a dominance side arm phenom. That's their track record, 379 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: always figuring out how to get the very most out 380 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: of them. But in all seriousness, good luck to him, 381 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: because the Rays, even when things are going well, they're 382 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 1: an organization that turns through a whole lot of arms 383 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,400 Speaker 1: at the back end of the bullpen to keep everybody 384 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: fresh to manage people's service time, and I imagine that 385 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: he's as a very good chance of appearing in the 386 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:33,160 Speaker 1: majors at some point this year. Right hand josh A. Smith, 387 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:38,199 Speaker 1: he is in Korea in the KBO. He got a 388 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 1: pretty decent one year deal for himself that implies that 389 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: he'll definitely be starting games over there. He was quietly 390 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:49,160 Speaker 1: among the most used relievers in the Marlins bullpen last year. 391 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: I know, he was pitching in a whole lot of 392 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 1: low leverage situations, and he got injured right before the playoffs, 393 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: so he didn't take part in the postseason run at all. 394 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: So very he was hiding in plain sight, i'd say, 395 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: during the twenty twenty season, someone that has already been 396 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,679 Speaker 1: somewhat of a journeyman in his career before arriving to 397 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: the Marlins. So if he does well over there, it 398 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: will hopefully give him a platform to jump back to 399 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball. Right hander Ryan Stannik is with the Astros. 400 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: This is a move that I understood when the Marlins 401 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: essentially non tendered him, even though the price was right 402 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: rounds less than a million dollars to keep him around. 403 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: Acquired not that long ago from the Rays in the 404 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 1: Nick Andersen deal the Haesiu Sanchez deal, a deal that 405 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: so far is looking very very unfortunate for the Marlins 406 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: with how Nick Anderson has done and with the very 407 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: earlier returns from Hayesiu Sanchez in the major league level. 408 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: The Stanek is he got a guaranteed deal though from 409 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: the Astros. He did not pitch in this first spring 410 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: training game against the Marlins, but you know that these 411 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,919 Speaker 1: teams are going to meet six total times during spring, 412 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 1: so odds are we will see Stanic at least once 413 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 1: in headshead action against the Marlins this spring. He's got 414 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: an incredible fastball, and when he's right, he's got a 415 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 1: wipeout splitter as well. It's just he was not himself 416 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: with the Marlins. He could not get comfortable. Some of it, 417 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: he might imply, was the situations that he was used, 418 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: that he didn't like the role that he was in. 419 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: But you just look at the quality of the stuff 420 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 1: last year and it wasn't quite the same and obviously 421 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: the commands wasn't as precise as it needed to be. 422 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: So he's someone that I guess the objective expert would 423 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: say has high upside and good bounce back potential, but 424 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: he was really a wreck at the end of last year. 425 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:51,360 Speaker 1: He could not be trusted whatsoever on a Marlins scene 426 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: that was so desperate to find capable relievers. So all 427 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: the best for him. I don't think he's going to 428 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: haunt the Marlins in any way, even though he'll almost 429 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,719 Speaker 1: by default he'll be better than he was in twenty twenty, 430 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: but he's a little while removed from being the kind 431 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: of pitcher that you'd really try to have a big 432 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: role in your bullpen. And even though Marlins had to 433 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 1: use him in big situations by default in twenty nineteen, 434 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 1: but he has a lot to prove to get back 435 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:23,479 Speaker 1: on track. Drew Steckenrider is with the Mariners. He was 436 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 1: in the Marlins organization for eight nine years before they 437 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: had to DFA him got squeezed off a forty man 438 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:35,120 Speaker 1: roster coming off an injury I believe in elbow injury. 439 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,159 Speaker 1: Not sure if he got surgery for that, but a 440 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: pretty severe injury that obviously left him unable to pitch 441 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: all of last year. I mean, good luck to Stack. 442 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: He has great stuff as well when it's on, but 443 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 1: he's just been totally unavailable for the last couple of years. 444 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: Steven Tarpley got claimed off waivers by the Mets pretty 445 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: late in the off season, probably on the outside looking 446 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 1: in at their open day roster. Jose Urina we saw 447 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: this coming a mile away, that the Marlins are gonna 448 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: cut ties with him, even though they had one more 449 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: year of him under club control, that they're ready to 450 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: turn over this rotation to the young guns. So they 451 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,360 Speaker 1: I guess they defeated him before they had to non 452 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 1: tender him, but essentially the same thing. They didn't want 453 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 1: to pay him three and a half million dollars. He 454 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: signed with the Tigers for about three point twenty five 455 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 1: and he's been slow, I think to get to their 456 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: spring training camp. That he had some sort of pulled up, 457 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: either with visa issues or with the health and safety protocol, 458 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 1: so that could put his readiness for opening Day in danger. 459 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 1: But they have every expectation of trying to find a 460 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,479 Speaker 1: role for him in their rotation to begin the season. 461 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: Alex Vessia got traded to the Dodgers right in the 462 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: middle of February in the Dylan Floro deal. Vesia is 463 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: someone that was incredible during his minor league careers, with 464 00:25:56,600 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 1: every Marlins minor league affiliate, dramatically raised this doc from 465 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: where he was when he was drafted originally in twenty eighteen. 466 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: I can't say enough about his character and his work ethic, 467 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 1: and he's certainly better than he showed last year with 468 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,159 Speaker 1: the Marlins, putting up an era that was north of 469 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: eighteen in limited action. Last year. He was someone that 470 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: tested positive for COVID during the season, and we've seen 471 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: the way that that can have unpredictable effects on somebody. 472 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: So of almost all these players, Vessia is one of 473 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,879 Speaker 1: the few that has the potential to haunt the Marlins 474 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: a little bit, just because he has had track record 475 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 1: in the minor leagues, and even though his raw stuff 476 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,439 Speaker 1: doesn't blow you away, the characteristics of his stuff, the 477 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: spin rate on his fastball, and the command that he 478 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: showed for most of his careers to this point. If 479 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:49,119 Speaker 1: he puts it all together, he could be a pretty 480 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 1: great reliever at the major league level. Nick Vincent is 481 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: with the Rangers on a minor league deal. Vincent had 482 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,880 Speaker 1: of heard unusual season with the Marlins. He did pitch 483 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: a lot after originally signing with them on minors deal. 484 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: If you dig into the numbers. He was someone that 485 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:07,400 Speaker 1: in some ways got very lucky, in some ways got 486 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:11,680 Speaker 1: unlucky that he was inconsistent at times or stretches where 487 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 1: he couldn't miss any bats. There were other stretches where 488 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: he was really one of the best relievers in the 489 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: Marlins bullpen for short periods of time. But he's your 490 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: typical replacement level guy that I guess with the Rangers 491 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: more so than any other team we've discussed, they're the 492 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:30,760 Speaker 1: one that doesn't really have any competitive aspirations this year, 493 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 1: so he's got a good shot at sneaking onto their roster. 494 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: And finally, because we're going in alphabetical order, right hander 495 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: Jordan yama Moto, they were able to work out a 496 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 1: trade after designating him for assignment. They got infielder Federico 497 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 1: Palanco in return for the Mets and Yamamoto. If you 498 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,239 Speaker 1: follow him on social media, you know how proud he 499 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 1: is to be with a team that really wants him, 500 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: more so than I think anybody else. His twenty twenty 501 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 1: season was a nightmare where he had the inside track 502 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:03,879 Speaker 1: at a starting rotation spot coming up to summer camp, 503 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:07,159 Speaker 1: and he just was not in condition to claim that spot. 504 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 1: Originally started at their alternate training site. They called him 505 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: up and he was overmatched in every appearance that he 506 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,160 Speaker 1: made for the Marlins last year, only four of them, 507 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 1: and you could just read the helplessness on his face 508 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: and in his body language during that infamous twenty nine 509 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 1: to nine loss against the Braves. I'd say the odds 510 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: are better than not that Yamamoto pitches to some level 511 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: in the majors this year for the Mets, and so 512 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 1: we'll we sing a lot of him in probably in 513 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: spring training meal six games coming up against them, and 514 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: if not, definitely during their regular season as well. So 515 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: that was a move that of all these, I wasn't 516 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 1: too high on it the timing of it. I thought 517 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 1: the Marlins needed all the depth that they could manage, 518 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 1: especially on the pitching side, given that they went with 519 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: this philosophy of trusting their young guns. They're forging to 520 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: do that, have as many options as possible. Ultimately he 521 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: ends up with a division rival, so we'll see how 522 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 1: that goes. And just some finally, some really old friends 523 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: that we haven't heard about in a while that are 524 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 1: with new teams. Dee Gordon with the Reds. I think 525 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: they're trying to use him as a shortstop potentially or 526 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 1: at least a utility guy. Justin bohr aj Ramos, Annibal Sanchez, 527 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 1: they're all working out trying to get contracts for this 528 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 1: upcoming season, but I think as of this recording, none 529 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 1: of them have been signed yet. And I'm just hoping 530 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 1: in all three cases they go somewhere, because they're at 531 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 1: an age pretty deep into their thirties, that those opportunities 532 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: are going to be far and few between. As we 533 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: go along here, Kyle Bharklaw is with the Yankees. I 534 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: think a lot of people were caught off guard when 535 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: the Marlins traded him. They sold low on him after 536 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 1: the twenty eighteen season, and he just hasn't been able 537 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: to put it together since then. He's been with a 538 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: couple of teams on minor league deals. I don't think 539 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 1: he was signed by anybody in twenty twenty. And I 540 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: just saw him pitch on Sunday with the Yankees. Gave up, 541 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: he walked a guy, he gave up a run, and 542 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: we'll see because there were stretches where he was absolutely 543 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:15,600 Speaker 1: dominant in the Marlins bullpen, incredible strikeout potential, and finally 544 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: the versatile Derek Dietrich is with the Yankees, and he 545 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 1: posted this pick on Instagram right with his new teammate 546 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: and his former teammate. Reuniting with gian Carlos Stanton in 547 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: pinstripes is a weird sight to behold because they were, 548 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:36,959 Speaker 1: of course a long time teammates with the Marlins till 549 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 1: just a couple of years ago. Someone that I think 550 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: I'll have a tough shot actually making their opening day roster, 551 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 1: but he's probably just happy to be with a winning 552 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:50,600 Speaker 1: organization because he really hasn't had any lucks whatsoever in 553 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: his career to this point. After he left the Marlins, 554 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: I think the first team assigned with was Cincinnati, and 555 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: then he went to the Rangers last year, and in 556 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: between I think he was in spring training camp with 557 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 1: another team, the Indians, probably the Cubs, I think the Cubs. 558 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: So he's been bouncing arounds in a limited amount of time. 559 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 1: I think, only about thirty one years old. There still 560 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 1: should be something left in the tank. A great clubhouse guy, 561 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 1: very charismatic. So best of luck to him in New York. 562 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:24,360 Speaker 1: And that's gonna do it for this episode of the 563 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: official show. 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