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Speaker 1: Earning their stripes is back on your podcast feed, the

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Speaker 1: one and only pod show as far as I know,

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Speaker 1: focusing specifically on the Miami Marlins farm system, the existing

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Speaker 1: prospects they already have and that we look forward to

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Speaker 1: seeing the major sometime soon, but also the ones potentially

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Speaker 1: being added in the very near future through the draft

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Speaker 1: and international free agency. We tape a look at all

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Speaker 1: that stuff.

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Speaker 2: Here.

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Speaker 1: It's Eli Sussman speaking right now. You're managing editor of

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Speaker 1: Fits Stripes. We're in the midst of Underdog Week across

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Speaker 1: the Espanation Network, and we're gonna have a little wrinkle

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Speaker 1: of this episode that applies to that as well, looking

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Speaker 1: at players that hopefully will overachieve and become significant parts

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Speaker 1: of the team moving forward despite a lack of traditional

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Speaker 1: prospect pedigree. We're going to ease into that conversation by

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Speaker 1: first talking about some premium talent both coming through the

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Speaker 1: draft and currently in the system as it is, and

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Speaker 1: joining me in this episode just a two man conversation

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Speaker 1: this time is Spencer Morris. How are you doing, Spencer?

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Speaker 2: Hello, Hello and doing well?

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Speaker 1: And some technical difficulties for our pal Ethan Vedowski and

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Speaker 1: some work conflict with Ian Smith, But we're all going

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Speaker 1: to get together soon, I imagine leading up to the draft,

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Speaker 1: which is just a few weeks away, and certainly reacting

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Speaker 1: to the draft after it happens. Much different structure than

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Speaker 1: we all envisions coming into it thanks to COVID nineteen

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Speaker 1: and restricting of the type of financial flexibility that these

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Speaker 1: teams usually have this time of year, only a five

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Speaker 1: round draft, which puts tremendous pressure on teams to really

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Speaker 1: nail every single individual pick that they get of, especially

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Speaker 1: at the very top of the draft where they're actually

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Speaker 1: investing some real money in it, the Marlins. We're all

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Speaker 1: looking forward to this draft very much, of course, because

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Speaker 1: the Marlins hold the number three overall pick. You don't

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Speaker 1: know when, if ever in the foreseeable future, they'll be

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Speaker 1: picking that high again, and it's a great crop to

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Speaker 1: look forward to, especially at the collegiate level. But Spencer,

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Speaker 1: the reason why it's great to have you on this

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Speaker 1: time is because earlier this week a great breakdown of

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Speaker 1: prep outfielder Zach Veen, who is in depending on your opinion,

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Speaker 1: could be the best overall prep player available in this class,

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Speaker 1: certainly one that has an extremely high ceiling. So I

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Speaker 1: wanted to just throw it over to you in terms

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Speaker 1: of just a simple summary of what you saw in

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Speaker 1: Vein and what your recommendation would be to the Marlins

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Speaker 1: about whether he's a serious candidate for them to consider

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Speaker 1: at number three.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I started looking at Veen kind of

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Speaker 2: last summer, right after the twenty nineteen draft, when I

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Speaker 2: when I first get into a new class of talent,

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Speaker 2: and Van at that point, you know, he was kind

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Speaker 2: of ranked within the first tier of prep prospects, but

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Speaker 2: definitely some guys were, you know, consistently being ranked ahead

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Speaker 2: of him. I would say that, you know, Pete crow

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Speaker 2: Armstrong was probably the most common number one prep outfielder

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Speaker 2: at Van, I was just really impressed with how advanced

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Speaker 2: mechanical standpoint, from an approach standpoint, I think he gets

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Speaker 2: really high marks in both of those areas, And on

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Speaker 2: of the charts as well. He's not the biggest guy yet,

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Speaker 2: but he will be in time. He's six', four there's

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Speaker 2: More AND i think once you see that, happen you're

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Speaker 2: would probably give him about a twenty five percent chance

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Speaker 2: order providing some defensive. Value he's pretty good on the

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Speaker 2: base pads as. Well you've got some pretty big. Tools

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Speaker 2: he gets high high marks on his makeup is work

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Speaker 2: ethic from Everybody i've read on the, subject AND i,

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Speaker 2: think you, know the sky is really the limit for.

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Speaker 2: Him you're talking about a guy who HAS i THINK

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Speaker 2: talking about really the one hundred percent ale outcome for

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Speaker 2: anybody when you're saying they could play at that kind

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Speaker 2: he's probably the guy THAT i would pick at number

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Speaker 2: much all the boxes for. ME i, think you, know

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Speaker 2: it's more like it's much more likely that The marlins

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Speaker 2: if they ended up taking. HIM i don't think it's

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Speaker 2: other really good players in this CLASS i think overall

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Speaker 2: Top last year you Had Adlei retchman at the top

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Speaker 2: Well BUT i Think Austin martin And Spencer hetoricalson might

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Speaker 2: be better talents than anybody in the twenty nineteen class

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Speaker 2: was After adley and The marlins won't get a chance at.

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Speaker 2: Them but after that you also you Have Asa, lacey

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Speaker 2: was just absolutely bonkers For TEXAS a AND m before

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Speaker 2: the season got shut down. EARLY i think you know

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Speaker 2: you're looking at number two starter upside with him and

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Speaker 2: the reason THAT i am not like quite as enthusiastic

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Speaker 2: it's just THAT i obviously love the. Stuff it's impossible

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Speaker 2: left hander who's consistently in the mid nineties with this,

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Speaker 2: fastball and it's like a very deceptive. Fastball he creates

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Speaker 2: an angle kind of with his stuff THAT'S i think

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Speaker 2: makes it even harder on. Hitters and then in what

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Speaker 2: he was able to, show he only got four starts

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Speaker 2: those four, starts he was showing probably the best slider

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Speaker 2: of Maybe Max. Meyers it's another pitcher is probably going

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Speaker 2: nonetheless you, know if you want to Argue meyer a bit,

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Speaker 2: AHEAD i might do that. Myself but, regardless you're talking

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Speaker 2: about like a seventy grade sixty five to seventy great,

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Speaker 2: Average the only real CONCERN i have is THAT i

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Speaker 2: Busy his walk numbers have been a little bit, shaky

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Speaker 2: batters per nine as a. Sophomore he was doing a

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Speaker 2: CONCERN i think that the command has to improve from

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Speaker 2: of top of the rotation. ARM i, think depending where

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Speaker 2: Reliever if he really doesn't improve much in that area at,

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Speaker 2: ALL i think that most likely he ends up kind

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Speaker 2: of in that number three starter. Range SO i still

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Speaker 2: obviously like him quite a. Bit but LIKE i, SAID

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Speaker 2: i mean With, VEEN i think you're talking about a

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Speaker 2: guy who could hit thirty your lineup for six seven.

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Speaker 2: regardless of who else is on the.

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Speaker 1: Board, yeah a million factors to consider, HERE a lot

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Speaker 1: to like About. LACEY i mean our co Host Ian.

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Speaker 1: Smith he's taken part in numerous mock. Drafts he had

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Speaker 1: one that he published On prospects three sixty, five he

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Speaker 1: then just recorded one earlier this week with locked On,

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Speaker 1: marlins AND i think across the board he seems to

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Speaker 1: think That Asa lacey is going to be the fit

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Speaker 1: at number three with The. MARLINS i guess the most

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Speaker 1: outside from all the things you, said and of course

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Speaker 1: what he accomplished in, college there is a, NATURAL i

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Speaker 1: guess by the whole general, public there's a natural lean

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Speaker 1: towards him with The, marlins just because The marlins at

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Speaker 1: this point that they've graduated a lot of their exciting

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Speaker 1: and of course they've gone really heavy on acquiring outfielders

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Speaker 1: the past couple of. Years the last couple of first

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Speaker 1: last year in the supplemental rounds that Was Cameron. Meisner

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Speaker 1: they traded For Jesus. Sanchez so they've really stocked up

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Speaker 1: on outfielders and a lot of ones that have different

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Speaker 1: have a surplus of. Outfielders but that being, SAID i

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Speaker 1: Make if you're a, team you shouldn't worry necessarily about

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Speaker 1: what other prospects you have relatives to certain positions because

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Speaker 1: of there's a pretty significant bust rate and everybody's on

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Speaker 1: a slightly different, timeline and you can't really account for

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Speaker 1: injuries or. WHATNOT i think really the only CRITICISM i

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Speaker 1: this kind of the overload of outfielders that they currently

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Speaker 1: and the ones that they've. Developed but in your interest

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Speaker 1: In zach, mean you really don't think that that kind

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Speaker 1: of competition quote unquote is an, issue, right that they

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Speaker 2: Right, YEAH i don't think that the top of the

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Speaker 2: organizational need is a consideration at. All like you, SAID i,

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Speaker 2: mean these draft picks are rare opportunities you want them

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Speaker 2: to be, anyway and you, really for, ME i think

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Speaker 2: you have to go with the pure best player available

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Speaker 2: strategy in THE mlb. Draft, OBVIOUSLY i think people who

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Speaker 2: maybe you, know not to try to throw shade at,

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Speaker 2: anybody but people who maybe don't follow THE mlb draft

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Speaker 2: like super, CLOSELY i think they're accustomed to seeing what teams,

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Speaker 2: do and like THE NBA nfl, draft where need like immediate,

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Speaker 2: need often is a large consideration because obviously the difference

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Speaker 2: a two year runway for any of these draft picks

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Speaker 2: before they're making a major league, impact if you try

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Speaker 2: to draft for, need you're trying, to you, know predict

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Speaker 2: the future, Essentially and to, me LIKE i OBVIOUSLY i

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Speaker 2: am high on quite a few outfielders in The marlins

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Speaker 2: system right. NOW i think they probably have at least

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Speaker 2: three like long term quality BIG lea outfielders in the system,

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Speaker 2: Currently SO i would certainly agree that outfield is not

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Speaker 2: an organizational. Need but when you're talking about the third

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Speaker 2: they are WITH mlb, prospects you really just have to

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Speaker 2: take the player that you have the highest confidence, IN i,

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Speaker 2: think in those in the early. Stages, obviously this year

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Speaker 1: Being AND i think ultimately what makes this year so

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Speaker 1: Standpoint of, course last year AND i think each of

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Speaker 1: of course the last couple of years they've had that

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Speaker 1: to make sure it's going towards guys with more immediate

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Speaker 1: course if you're a prep player and you're committed to a,

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Speaker 1: as someone Like, bean who's already an early first round,

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Speaker 1: go early and you would expect him to sign. Definitely

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Speaker 2: PLAYERS i, MEAN i wouldn't rule out a scenario in

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Speaker 2: which teams are not using the entirety of their bonus

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Speaker 2: pools in the. DRAFT i would like to think that

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Speaker 2: that won't, happen But i'm not going to put it

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Speaker 2: PAST mlb ownership, to you, know try to cut costs

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Speaker 2: anywhere that. Can they've proven that they're very effective in that.

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Speaker 2: probably would just go To, florida which is where he's.

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Speaker 2: COMMITTED i think there's definitely a lot of truth to

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Speaker 2: what you're, saying where college ball is a lot. Different

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Speaker 2: in our current, situation we don't really know if it's

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Speaker 2: even going to be feasible or not. Yet obviously there's

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Speaker 2: scheduled to give it a, shot but who really knows

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Speaker 2: how that'll even. Go BUT i, think assuming that you,

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Speaker 2: twenty twenty, one NORMALLY i think a, high high level

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Speaker 2: prospect like, that if he's getting squeezed in bonus, negotiations

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Speaker 2: the team's only going to offer him like three million

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Speaker 2: or something as a top, five top ten. Pick THEN

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Speaker 2: i think when you have the opportunity to go to

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Speaker 2: a high quality program Like university Of florida that consistently

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Speaker 2: he would probably take that. Opportunity he would have an

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Speaker 2: immediate role on the team from the moment he set

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Speaker 2: pretty good chance of maintaining his draft stock and then

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Speaker 1: Money ah, yeah, Yeah I'll safi, there because that's that's

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Speaker 1: the one THING i was, overlooking because even though he

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Speaker 1: order if he's assuming, that you, know three years from,

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Speaker 1: now the world is closer to quote unquote, normal that

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Speaker 1: the game is in a healthier place, financially he goes

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Speaker 1: in the same draft. Spot but you're, right it's millions

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Speaker 2: POINT i think Between veen And, lace he Probably ven

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Speaker 2: would be a little bit, cheaper BUT i DON'T i

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Speaker 2: don't see him being like a guy who take a

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Speaker 2: bonus that's like way way. UNDERSLIDE i think you know

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Speaker 2: he would be underslide of the third, pick BUT i

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Speaker 2: mean he's projected to go most likely somewhere between picks

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Speaker 2: six and, ten so he's projected to make quite a

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Speaker 2: bit of. Money AND i don't think that you, know

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Speaker 2: he's just going to be enthused to get to pro

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Speaker 2: ball and kind of be willing to take whatever a

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Speaker 2: team offers if they're playing hardball with. Him, Lacey, LACEY

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Speaker 2: i think honestly has like there is some risk for

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Speaker 2: walks tick back up all of a. Sudden he's probably

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Speaker 2: not the number one college pitcher in the class. Anymore

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Speaker 2: and that you, know the bonus for the third but

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Speaker 2: the third highest drafted college pitcher is a lot different

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Speaker 2: than for the number. One SO i think he's going

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Speaker 2: to be motivated to. Sign but you're still talking about

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Speaker 2: a guy who you know is projected by every single

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Speaker 2: ele that there is to be a top five, pick

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Speaker 2: top five talent in the in the. Class i'm sure

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Speaker 2: his demands are are not going to be small. EITHER

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Speaker 2: i think if you're really going to go for a

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Speaker 2: DEAL i think you have to get a little bit more.

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Speaker 2: Creative like there are definitely some NAMES i could throw

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Speaker 2: out if we want to get, crazy and like assume

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Speaker 2: The marlins are only going to want to spend, say you,

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Speaker 2: know three and a half million dollars on pick number,

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Speaker 2: three THEN i mean there's certainly some guys who are

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Speaker 2: kind of in the later first round conversation WHO i

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Speaker 2: think are really, interesting and probably three will be the

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Speaker 2: only opportunity The marlins had to get them before they

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Speaker 2: hit the trade. Market BUT i would think if you

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Speaker 2: were going to try to cut, COSTS i would hope,

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Speaker 2: that like the future talent of your organization would be

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Speaker 2: one of the last things that you. Cut and for,

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Speaker 2: Now i'm going to operate into the assumption the teams

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Speaker 2: will spend the entirety of their five round on his.

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Speaker 2: Pool cutting the draft of five rounds, really at the

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Speaker 2: end of the day doesn't save all that much. Money

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Speaker 2: it's less than million dollars per team on average for

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Speaker 2: around six through. Ten So i'm Not, Yeah i'm a

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Speaker 2: little skeptical of of that move on the, whole just

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Speaker 2: because a round six through ten really under an expensive

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Speaker 2: portion of the. Draft at that, point you're talking about

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Speaker 2: bonuses that are in the low six. Figures so it's

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Speaker 2: definitely gonna feel a little weird seeing players who were

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Speaker 2: normally like a midday two prospect just going undrafted this,

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Speaker 2: year and it's going to put those those guys in

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Speaker 1: Weird weird is the, word not just the, draft but

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Speaker 1: of course everything after the, draft with all the skepticism

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Speaker 1: about us even having a minor league, season and if

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Speaker 1: you're gonna even though rosters would be extended at the

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Speaker 1: major league, level that obviously won't be the type of

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Speaker 1: platform to show new draft.

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Speaker 2: Picks so those guys will be a lot of.

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Speaker 1: Uncertainty it's gonna be difficult to evaluate these guys even

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Speaker 1: after they go Into pro ball get associated with these new.

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Speaker 1: Organizations we're going to use that to transition to one

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Speaker 1: guy that would have been drafted under any. Circumstances that

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Speaker 1: was right Handed Nick knightder originally by The Seattle mariners

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Speaker 1: and then of course traded to The marlins two and

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Speaker 1: a half years ago in The Dee gordon. Trade he

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Speaker 1: was a former second round pick out of high school

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Speaker 1: and he got a pre substantial signing, bonus go off

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Speaker 1: to a decent start to his, career and then it

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Speaker 1: really took off after he got traded to The. Marlins

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Speaker 1: ended up being their twenty Eighteen Minor League pitcher of The,

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Speaker 1: year and things were looking pretty good for him entering

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Speaker 1: twenty nineteen until he suffered a meniscus injury and that delayed.

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Speaker 1: Him he got back on track in The Fall league

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Speaker 1: and then he had some encouraging outings in spring training as,

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Speaker 1: well and then of course this pandemic hits and really

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Speaker 1: complicates his. Situation but still a guy, that if we

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Speaker 1: have a, season likely to see in the. Majors, earlier

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Speaker 1: as we're speaking recording this on A wednesday, night or

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Speaker 1: just a few hours, after he was interviewed on SEVEN Geft.

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Speaker 1: Live that's a show That marlin's Broadcasters Glenn gefner And

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Speaker 1: Paul severino co host and they had him for almost

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Speaker 1: an hour AND i really enjoyed listening to. Him he's

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Speaker 1: an articulate, guy very, passionate and also has pretty so

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Speaker 1: confidence about. Him and we'll get a little bit more

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Speaker 1: into his prospect profile in a. Moment BUT i wanted

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Speaker 1: to play one clip about his developing curveball because of

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Speaker 1: the one of the few issues that you, have one

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Speaker 1: of the few concerns you might have about him moving

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Speaker 1: forward is whether he has enough of a breaking ball

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Speaker 1: to get swings and missus at the highest. Level and

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Speaker 1: he tried to address one of those concerns on talking

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Speaker 1: about the progress that he's made with his curveball the

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Speaker 1: last couple of. Years so listen up to.

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Speaker 3: That the curveball is actually pretty. NEW i started throwing

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Speaker 3: it last. Year it would be a PITCH i would

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Speaker 3: drop IN i would say probably, three four or five

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Speaker 3: times a. Year and my pitch coach Was dave La.

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Speaker 3: Roach so he was known for the laalab where he

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Speaker 3: would just toss it in there And i'll never forget

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Speaker 3: he would get on the mound and just toss it

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Speaker 3: up there and hit a spot every single. Time And i'm, Like,

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Speaker 3: roach you just kind of showed me this. Thing you

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Speaker 3: have to show me how to throw. It and so

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Speaker 3: sure ENOUGH i started throwing this. CURVEBALL i implemented it

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Speaker 3: probably towards the end of twenty. Eighteen AND i was

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Speaker 3: throwing it sixty five to seventy miles an hour and

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Speaker 3: And Jeremy, poweller pitching coach in Tripa, a he, Said,

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Speaker 3: hey sill that thing. Harder he's, LIKE i think you

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Speaker 3: could get some really good bite to. It and sure

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Speaker 3: enough kept throwing. It and then this year and spring,

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Speaker 3: training Mel stademeyer HE'S i, mean he's, like he's, like

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Speaker 3: you need to start landing that curveball and you need

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Speaker 3: to throw it with, aggression and it's just kind of

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Speaker 3: to use my fastball up and my change it down

433
00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,400
Speaker 3: and it just kind of separates things a little bit.

434
00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,440
Speaker 1: More you agree with that self assessment of, Him, spencer

435
00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:06,720
Speaker 1: that he adds a, trustworthy consistent curveball to his fastball

436
00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,399
Speaker 1: change up in his impeccable command that he has that

437
00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:12,280
Speaker 1: it really it could raise his ceiling as a potential

438
00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:16,119
Speaker 1: starting rotation fixture, Absolutely.

439
00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,840
Speaker 2: AND i MEAN i would say THAT i personally saw

440
00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:22,800
Speaker 2: him as a long term starting pitcher regardless of whether

441
00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:26,959
Speaker 2: the curve ball came along or. NOT i think his

442
00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:31,320
Speaker 2: fastball change up command are good enough that he would

443
00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:33,680
Speaker 2: have been able to get by really on those. Alone

444
00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,960
Speaker 2: so if that curveball is a consistent weapon for, him

445
00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:42,760
Speaker 2: that's a legit third. Offering he's able to generate more swinging.

446
00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:47,880
Speaker 2: STRIKES i think he's he could be potentially a guy

447
00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,080
Speaker 2: with am mid rotation, ceiling which is sort of what

448
00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:54,080
Speaker 2: he was seen as early on in his minor league. Career,

449
00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:59,200
Speaker 2: obviously he still doesn't throw especially, hard BUT i think

450
00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:02,800
Speaker 2: that when you see him pitching on a good, night

451
00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:07,320
Speaker 2: he really does have impact command to change up as,

452
00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,359
Speaker 2: excellent and the fastball may not be, hard but it

453
00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:13,879
Speaker 2: has life and he's able to locate it so well

454
00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,480
Speaker 2: that it's an effective pitch for him even against doctor

455
00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:18,560
Speaker 2: level minor league. PITCHING i think it will be against

456
00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:19,720
Speaker 2: the major league pitching. Too.

457
00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,959
Speaker 1: YEAH i was curious WHEN i heard that SoundBite from

458
00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,720
Speaker 1: him that actually went back to spring. Training JUST i

459
00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:29,280
Speaker 1: looked at a game from about three months, ago which

460
00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:31,719
Speaker 1: was his first appearance on the spring that was, televised

461
00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:33,760
Speaker 1: and he pitched a couple innings in that and as

462
00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,240
Speaker 1: looking out for that, curveball AND i only SAW i

463
00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:39,600
Speaker 1: saw like maybe three of, them and one of them

464
00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:44,080
Speaker 1: was one of. Them he released it way too early

465
00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:46,679
Speaker 1: and it almost went over at the catcher's glove and

466
00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,359
Speaker 1: back to the. Backstop he threw another one that was

467
00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:52,959
Speaker 1: with two. STRIKES i was surprised to actually see him

468
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,480
Speaker 1: throw it with two strikes and try to get a guy,

469
00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,320
Speaker 1: out but it kind of hung a little bit and

470
00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,239
Speaker 1: the hitter pulled it. Fell and then he threw a

471
00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:00,919
Speaker 1: third one that was like right down the, middle but

472
00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,040
Speaker 1: once again the hitter swung early and pulled it. Foul

473
00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,119
Speaker 1: so it wasn't like a big sample of. It and

474
00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:08,840
Speaker 1: then scrolling through some quick highlights of him from The

475
00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,160
Speaker 1: Fall league as, WELL i didn't really see him even

476
00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,399
Speaker 1: use it all that much in The Fall, league although

477
00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,840
Speaker 1: he was extraordinarily effective in The Fall league with whatever

478
00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:19,160
Speaker 1: he was doing down. There it's, yeah so that one

479
00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:22,439
Speaker 1: particular a lot to actually look at that pretty closely

480
00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:26,359
Speaker 1: to see how much he applies it to his. Game

481
00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:28,399
Speaker 1: it was interesting the timing that he mentioned that that

482
00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,600
Speaker 1: late in twenty, eighteen because of course he was the

483
00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,080
Speaker 1: minor league pitcher of The year At DOUBLE. A as

484
00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:38,840
Speaker 1: in how old was he aged twenty one, season essentially

485
00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:40,720
Speaker 1: saying that he wasn't really using that curve ball to

486
00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:42,840
Speaker 1: have that kind of success at DOUBLE. A so it's

487
00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,960
Speaker 1: interesting to see him continuing to make adjustments even though

488
00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:48,919
Speaker 1: he was doing well in the. Field last time that

489
00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,000
Speaker 1: we updated our prospect ranking a couple of months, ago

490
00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:53,440
Speaker 1: he WAS i think the number twelve guy in the,

491
00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:55,959
Speaker 1: system AND i was probably even leaning towards putting him

492
00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:58,480
Speaker 1: a little bit, higher because, yeah a lot of he

493
00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:00,119
Speaker 1: checks so many of the boxes that you look for

494
00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:04,920
Speaker 1: in a future starting. Pitcher and one more thing from

495
00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:07,160
Speaker 1: him THAT i wanted to play all the fans really

496
00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,640
Speaker 1: love to hear this type of stuff is how how

497
00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,280
Speaker 1: close knit a lot of these prospects are to one

498
00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,720
Speaker 1: another on an emotional, level and even the ones that

499
00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,840
Speaker 1: aren't normally all that boastful about, themselves they seem to

500
00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:22,600
Speaker 1: be extremely confident with the direction of the. Organization so once,

501
00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,480
Speaker 1: again this is from The Sevgeft live interview talking about

502
00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,720
Speaker 1: the status of the rebuild and how close he thinks

503
00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:29,560
Speaker 1: they are to turning the.

504
00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:31,960
Speaker 3: CORNER i know the front office gets a lot of

505
00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:33,760
Speaker 3: heat over the past couple of, years but in a.

506
00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:36,879
Speaker 3: Rebuilt you're gonna have that because you're you want to

507
00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:38,840
Speaker 3: make sure everybody's ready to go when they get to

508
00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:41,520
Speaker 3: the big. Leagues AND i would say this, year stepping

509
00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:45,000
Speaker 3: in the spring, training it was like we got a,

510
00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:48,320
Speaker 3: Team like we have a team here and we have

511
00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:50,680
Speaker 3: a really good team In TRIPLE. I so it's like

512
00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:55,800
Speaker 3: it's like once these two gel, together it's going to be,

513
00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:58,960
Speaker 3: Incredible like it's gonna be so much. Fun AND i

514
00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:00,600
Speaker 3: know the fans are gonna of. IT i know the

515
00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:02,800
Speaker 3: fans are going to be able to rally around up

516
00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,680
Speaker 3: because we have so many different personalities on that.

517
00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:08,560
Speaker 1: Team it seems for the most, part a lot of

518
00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:11,320
Speaker 1: the industry seems to agree with the state of where

519
00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:13,800
Speaker 1: the farm system is. At and, YEAH i guess the

520
00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:16,520
Speaker 1: most convenient part is how is a proximity that all

521
00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:19,480
Speaker 1: these top prospects are to the major, leagues and how

522
00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:22,640
Speaker 1: many of the prospects will probably seeing debut this coming

523
00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,760
Speaker 1: year just because of the expanded, rosters and if they

524
00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:27,880
Speaker 1: don't have a place to play At TRIPLE, a then

525
00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:30,600
Speaker 1: that just expedites their trip to the majors and the

526
00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:31,800
Speaker 1: kind of role that they would have on the.

527
00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,520
Speaker 4: Active, roster RIGHT i, MEAN i think if if that's

528
00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:37,960
Speaker 4: the way things work, out if there's a major league,

529
00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:41,160
Speaker 4: season the minor league season expanded, ROSTERS i think The

530
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:45,680
Speaker 4: marlins would probably carry somebody Like Haycus sanchez on opening.

531
00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:51,959
Speaker 2: Day you, know you have these a few prospects at

532
00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,480
Speaker 2: the triple projected to start The TRIPLE a, level whether

533
00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:59,160
Speaker 2: it be him Or Montey, harrison guys of that. NATURE

534
00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:02,920
Speaker 2: i think all of those players would probably have a

535
00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:07,960
Speaker 2: figure to be candidates to be with the team all,

536
00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:11,880
Speaker 2: season and that that could potentially be. Exciting it creates

537
00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:15,200
Speaker 2: a big headache For Don mattingly trying, to you, know

538
00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:20,600
Speaker 2: balance the development needs of guys who could be important

539
00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:25,080
Speaker 2: part of the future of the franchise with obviously trying

540
00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:31,720
Speaker 2: to win games and keep your veteran hitters. Happy you. Know,

541
00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:36,680
Speaker 2: obviously the starting lineup for The, MARLINS i think is

542
00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:41,720
Speaker 2: is pretty set and. Stone it's a pretty solid you,

543
00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:44,080
Speaker 2: know one through. EIGHT i don't know how much playing

544
00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:47,480
Speaker 2: time outside of kind of the outfield rotation would be

545
00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:50,040
Speaker 2: available to some of those guys early in the, year

546
00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:54,760
Speaker 2: but you'd certainly probably see a lot of them make

547
00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:59,280
Speaker 2: their major league debut earlier than we've been expected at.

548
00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:04,520
Speaker 1: The, least right AND i mean on the other side

549
00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:07,080
Speaker 1: of that as you finish. UP i, mean the original

550
00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:10,520
Speaker 1: inspiration WHY i was interested in recording a pod episode

551
00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,920
Speaker 1: at this time was because of this underdog week theme

552
00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:16,960
Speaker 1: that's going across other parts Of. Destination and so while

553
00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:20,360
Speaker 1: we're already focusing on guys that are really premium guys

554
00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:24,280
Speaker 1: that the industry sees as being potentially average or above

555
00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,840
Speaker 1: average regular to the major league, level there are others

556
00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:30,440
Speaker 1: that are quote unquote, underdogs ones that at this stage

557
00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:34,720
Speaker 1: of their pro careers don't necessarily have that obvious path

558
00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:37,200
Speaker 1: to like big roles in the major. Leagues but as

559
00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,320
Speaker 1: we've mentioned time and time again on the pod that

560
00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:41,680
Speaker 1: The marlins have excellent depth in their farm. System right,

561
00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:44,720
Speaker 1: now there are guys outside their top thirty list or

562
00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:46,840
Speaker 1: even at the bottom of the top thirty prospect lists

563
00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:50,719
Speaker 1: in the system right now who who potentially even if

564
00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:53,680
Speaker 1: they're being overlooked or even if you have really specific

565
00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:57,280
Speaker 1: concerns about their game right, now there is still a

566
00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:00,360
Speaker 1: scenario where they turn out to be really effective and

567
00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:03,720
Speaker 1: consistent major league players with the right. Adjustments so that Was,

568
00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:06,720
Speaker 1: spencer just just pick out a guy or, two you

569
00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:10,560
Speaker 1: think all that isn't necessarily on the top of mind

570
00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:14,320
Speaker 1: for people following the farm, system but that you're especially high,

571
00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:17,200
Speaker 1: on or that you see not being all that far

572
00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,840
Speaker 1: away from taking a pretty big leap in the eyes of.

573
00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:24,360
Speaker 5: Evaluators, WELL i think the first guy that kind of

574
00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:28,000
Speaker 5: comes to mind for me would Be Sterling, sharp who

575
00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,920
Speaker 5: kind of is an underdog for a few different.

576
00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:36,400
Speaker 2: Reasons obviously to be left available at The rule five

577
00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:38,600
Speaker 2: kind of has to give you a chip on your,

578
00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:42,280
Speaker 2: shoulder but also just being you, know a guy who

579
00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:45,840
Speaker 2: really doesn't have what you would think of as big

580
00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:50,400
Speaker 2: league velocity on the, mound but sort of Like Nick,

581
00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:54,920
Speaker 2: KNIGHTDER i think is he's not really quite on the

582
00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:58,240
Speaker 2: same level As, nider but despite the fact that he

583
00:32:58,320 --> 00:33:02,440
Speaker 2: throws upper eighties most of he is still a really effective.

584
00:33:02,520 --> 00:33:05,800
Speaker 2: Pitcher he has a couple of good off speed, pitches

585
00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:12,120
Speaker 2: and he really locates and is able to play those

586
00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:16,240
Speaker 2: pitches off in one another to create out whether it

587
00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:19,920
Speaker 2: be by strikeout or more frequently on the. GROUND i

588
00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:22,239
Speaker 2: think he's a guy who has a chance to be

589
00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:25,400
Speaker 2: a kind of a number five starter in the majors

590
00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:28,480
Speaker 2: for a. While and The marlins got him effectively for,

591
00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:31,600
Speaker 2: free which was a nice find by.

592
00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:37,040
Speaker 6: Them and then another guy WHO i am pretty excited

593
00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:42,720
Speaker 6: about For miami was the player that they got in the.

594
00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:48,680
Speaker 2: TRADE i believe it was the trade For Austin Dean Diui.

595
00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:56,800
Speaker 2: Burgos he is wasn't like a big time international. PROSPECT

596
00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:59,880
Speaker 2: i think he signed for a five figure. BONUS uh

597
00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:05,960
Speaker 2: traded very early in his, career, obviously AND i thought,

598
00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,279
Speaker 2: that you, KNOW i. DIDN'T i wasn't really aware of

599
00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:12,279
Speaker 2: him before that trade, Occurred but After miami acquired, HIM

600
00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:14,560
Speaker 2: i kind of dug into him a little, bit AND

601
00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,840
Speaker 2: i came away pretty surprised that they were able to

602
00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:22,080
Speaker 2: pull a prospect of this caliber for a player Like.

603
00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:24,840
Speaker 2: Dean no disrespect To Austin, dean, is you, know a

604
00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:29,319
Speaker 2: capable big way outfielder to fill out a. Roster BUT i,

605
00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:32,560
Speaker 2: think you, Know burgos is a guy who has gone

606
00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:37,200
Speaker 2: from pretty much off the radar to pretty exciting in a.

607
00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:42,160
Speaker 2: HURRY i think that he's he's got a chance to

608
00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:47,799
Speaker 2: be an impact hitter and stay in the. Outfield so

609
00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:54,200
Speaker 2: that's potential for for you, know as a player who's

610
00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:58,560
Speaker 2: of a higher caliber than somebody Like Austin, dean potentially

611
00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:00,799
Speaker 2: and you can slat into the light up every. Day

612
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:05,239
Speaker 2: those were kind of the two who he jumped out

613
00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:05,600
Speaker 2: to me the.

614
00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:10,640
Speaker 1: Most well didn't overlap with, Mine so that's that's pretty.

615
00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:13,920
Speaker 1: GOOD i guess the one guy THAT i saw pitch

616
00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:17,960
Speaker 1: quite a bit last, year AND i, mean GRANTED i

617
00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,400
Speaker 1: probably just caught him at the perfect, time was this

618
00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,680
Speaker 1: left Hander Daniel. Castano it was about the. Same, actually

619
00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:25,799
Speaker 1: he's a little bit older than Even Sterling sharp is

620
00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:28,840
Speaker 1: he's gonna Be he's gonna be twenty six by the

621
00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:31,680
Speaker 1: time we get to the fall this, year but he

622
00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:35,640
Speaker 1: Had it was a guy that just midway through last

623
00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:38,800
Speaker 1: season was totally. Forgotten he was buried in The DOUBLE

624
00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:44,240
Speaker 1: A jacksonville, bullpen and similar To, sharp he's velocity challenged

625
00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:47,680
Speaker 1: in terms of his fastball, velocity WHEREAS i don't know

626
00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:50,920
Speaker 1: if he ever gets really much above ninety miles per.

627
00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:54,200
Speaker 1: Hour but he's someone that had terrific success last year

628
00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:56,200
Speaker 1: At DOUBLE, a and the key for him was keeping

629
00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:58,480
Speaker 1: the ball in the. Ballpark he only allowed four home

630
00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:01,799
Speaker 1: runs and one hundred plus total endings that he pitched last,

631
00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:05,560
Speaker 1: season which is going to be especially with the particular

632
00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:07,719
Speaker 1: fit that he has with The Marlins now that they

633
00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:10,600
Speaker 1: continue to bring in defences At Marlins park for what

634
00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:13,040
Speaker 1: the second or third different, time they keep trying to

635
00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:15,720
Speaker 1: make it more and more, neutral and maybe they'll finally

636
00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:18,719
Speaker 1: succeed this time in increasing the home run. Rates so

637
00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:22,200
Speaker 1: having a guy that's consistently able to suppress those would

638
00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:25,799
Speaker 1: be a big. Win but really the more surprising part

639
00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:28,000
Speaker 1: was how many swings and missus he was able to

640
00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:31,239
Speaker 1: pile up last, year especially with his, changeup like he

641
00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:34,000
Speaker 1: had this one particular game WHERE i think he struck

642
00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:36,360
Speaker 1: out thirteen in a complete, game and all the swings

643
00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:38,400
Speaker 1: and misses he got it with this change, up and

644
00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:41,319
Speaker 1: how consistent he was at locating it like below the

645
00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:43,960
Speaker 1: zone and that perfect spot where it looks like a

646
00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:46,920
Speaker 1: strike at the knees when he's when it's midway to

647
00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:48,760
Speaker 1: the plate and by the time it's, caught it's almost

648
00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,520
Speaker 1: on the. Grounds how consistent he was with that release

649
00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:55,520
Speaker 1: point on that. Pitch that's something that really opened my.

650
00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:57,759
Speaker 1: Eyes and it wasn't a coincidence that he got like

651
00:36:57,800 --> 00:37:00,799
Speaker 1: a non roster invite to spring, training and by the

652
00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:02,920
Speaker 1: time that spring training was, suspended he was still in

653
00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:05,840
Speaker 1: major league. Camp like they didn't even hurry to reassign,

654
00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:08,000
Speaker 1: him even though he seems like a big long shot

655
00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:11,960
Speaker 1: to even make the. Team so he's another guy THAT i,

656
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:15,080
Speaker 1: mean the ceiling isn't all that. Sexity it's probably as

657
00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:18,120
Speaker 1: with someone Like, sharpen number five starter or a guy

658
00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:20,759
Speaker 1: that's a swingman that's the, first the odd man out

659
00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:23,400
Speaker 1: of that. Rotation but he was the very last piece

660
00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:26,160
Speaker 1: included in The Marcelo zuna trade that by far the

661
00:37:26,239 --> 00:37:28,880
Speaker 1: least regarded of all four prospects that they got in that,

662
00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:31,320
Speaker 1: deal and it's a little intriguing that they might be

663
00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:33,800
Speaker 1: able to get something out of him after already getting

664
00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:35,759
Speaker 1: a lot out of the other pieces in that, trade

665
00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:38,319
Speaker 1: Like Sandy alcntra And Zach. Gallen and then the other

666
00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:41,200
Speaker 1: one that came to mind to me was Outfielder Thomas,

667
00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:44,880
Speaker 1: jones WHO i don't know if you he necessarily fits

668
00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:47,400
Speaker 1: cleanly into like an underdog label because he was a

669
00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:49,919
Speaker 1: very high draft, pick but that was already four years.

670
00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:52,200
Speaker 1: Ago and so if you're four years removed from the

671
00:37:52,239 --> 00:37:54,600
Speaker 1: draft and you still haven't played above the LOW a,

672
00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:56,920
Speaker 1: level which is where he was each of the last two,

673
00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,520
Speaker 1: years THEN i think that's sufficient to say that a

674
00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:04,040
Speaker 1: lot of has been knocked off of. Him just an extraordinary,

675
00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:07,200
Speaker 1: athlete and it's not totally reflected in his, production but

676
00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:10,520
Speaker 1: just in speaking to the players and coaches that he's

677
00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:12,960
Speaker 1: been with when he's been in The marlin, system they

678
00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:16,240
Speaker 1: all swear that he is the best athlete in the entire,

679
00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:19,680
Speaker 1: system aside from of, course there're being guys that get

680
00:38:19,719 --> 00:38:22,680
Speaker 1: a lot more attention for their athleticism who already close

681
00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:25,600
Speaker 1: to major league, Ready but he's someone that has those

682
00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:28,200
Speaker 1: same kind of tools and when you like adjust for

683
00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:30,400
Speaker 1: the environment that he was in last year With, clinton

684
00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:33,160
Speaker 1: he was actually pretty productive and he had some pretty

685
00:38:33,160 --> 00:38:35,839
Speaker 1: extraordinary hot streaks in there if you just look at

686
00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:37,840
Speaker 1: a few weeks at a time where he showed glimpses

687
00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:40,279
Speaker 1: of being a really consistent. Hitter and that's going to

688
00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:42,160
Speaker 1: be like the biggest issue for. Him as a multi

689
00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:45,640
Speaker 1: sport athlete and someone who is going to have some

690
00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:48,120
Speaker 1: swing and miss in this, game you wonder if there's

691
00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:50,200
Speaker 1: ever going to be any sort of consistency with the.

692
00:38:50,239 --> 00:38:52,760
Speaker 1: Bat but as someone that can stick in center field

693
00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:57,120
Speaker 1: and is still and is still relatively. Young he's twenty. Two,

694
00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:00,279
Speaker 1: Yeah i'm still just twenty two years. Old i'm not

695
00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:02,920
Speaker 1: totally ready to give up on him quite. Yet so

696
00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:05,879
Speaker 1: he's another guy that came to, minds AND i don't

697
00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:07,319
Speaker 1: think there's ever going to get a point where he

698
00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:10,120
Speaker 1: really jumps up on prospect. Lists it's going to be

699
00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:12,439
Speaker 1: it's a long road for him to get from where

700
00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:16,280
Speaker 1: he is to being someone that people can really dream

701
00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:18,960
Speaker 1: about again and see a lot of potential moving. Forward

702
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:21,359
Speaker 1: so he's the kind of guy that really won't get

703
00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:24,160
Speaker 1: a whole lot Of he's going to have to basically

704
00:39:24,239 --> 00:39:26,200
Speaker 1: get to the major leagues at some point through a

705
00:39:26,239 --> 00:39:31,799
Speaker 1: string of other underperforming players or. Injuries but once he gets,

706
00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:34,000
Speaker 1: there he's a guy that is either not going to

707
00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:35,960
Speaker 1: be able to hit a lick or he's able to

708
00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:38,279
Speaker 1: make a couple of tweaks to his approach in order

709
00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:42,920
Speaker 1: to really tap into that athleticism that he. Has BUT i,

710
00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:45,359
Speaker 1: mean there's a bunch of other names if you really

711
00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:47,800
Speaker 1: want to dig deep down in, Here LIKE i have

712
00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:52,399
Speaker 1: this irrational confidence in first Baseman Sean, reynolds who if

713
00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:56,560
Speaker 1: you look at almost historically strange production from him the

714
00:39:56,600 --> 00:39:58,600
Speaker 1: last couple of years in terms of his strikeout, rate

715
00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:01,879
Speaker 1: where like the press for guys, swinging missing so much

716
00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:04,640
Speaker 1: at low way and even the short season, level and

717
00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:06,959
Speaker 1: making it to the. Majors the president isn't even, There

718
00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:12,719
Speaker 1: but someone who's intangibles and who's just sheer size and

719
00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:16,640
Speaker 1: raw power really leap out to. Me there's a lot of.

720
00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:19,120
Speaker 1: Guys there's a lot of guys that if for whatever

721
00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:25,520
Speaker 1: reason they the organization doesn't stick with all their conventional top,

722
00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:28,719
Speaker 1: prospects or they just have just a tremendously difficult time

723
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:32,759
Speaker 1: getting these other more highly regarded names to, stick that

724
00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:36,120
Speaker 1: eventually there's going to be some, attrition and eventually some

725
00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:37,480
Speaker 1: of these guys are going to kind of fill that.

726
00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:42,960
Speaker 2: Void. YEAH i, MEAN i think over the upcoming season

727
00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:46,960
Speaker 2: in twenty twenty, one assuming there is, BASEBALL i think

728
00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:50,279
Speaker 2: you're going to really see kind of that future long

729
00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:53,920
Speaker 2: term lineup take shape at the major league. Level BUT

730
00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:57,359
Speaker 2: i definitely agree with you On. JONES i think he's

731
00:40:57,400 --> 00:41:00,759
Speaker 2: a guy who there's still a glamor of hope for

732
00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:03,760
Speaker 2: him to develop into a quality major. LEAGUER i, think

733
00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:10,479
Speaker 2: like you, said he wasn't as polished of a hitter

734
00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:14,080
Speaker 2: as a lot of his peers when he was. Drafted

735
00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:19,480
Speaker 2: BUT i definitely think he showed some real improvements in

736
00:41:19,520 --> 00:41:26,279
Speaker 2: that regard in twenty, nineteen and there is potential for

737
00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:30,000
Speaker 2: significant power in this frame if he's able to really

738
00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:33,399
Speaker 2: gear his swing and his approach for. THAT i don't

739
00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:38,560
Speaker 2: think he'll ever really be a great hitter for, average

740
00:41:38,719 --> 00:41:41,920
Speaker 2: but he has the physical ability to make up for

741
00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:44,280
Speaker 2: that in other. Wins, right.

742
00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:50,719
Speaker 1: What else WAS i going to mention? HERE i think

743
00:41:50,760 --> 00:41:52,839
Speaker 1: that was about. IT i guess the other way that

744
00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:56,560
Speaker 1: ties into this, is again kind of on an unfortunate,

745
00:41:56,640 --> 00:41:59,440
Speaker 1: note just where The marlins are as an organization financially

746
00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:03,520
Speaker 1: and how that affects their approach to free, agency especially

747
00:42:03,600 --> 00:42:06,040
Speaker 1: this coming, year and that maybe even in multiple, years

748
00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:08,040
Speaker 1: or if it's going to be an organization that's just

749
00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:13,319
Speaker 1: hesitant to acquire like established, veterans and that if you're

750
00:42:13,360 --> 00:42:15,920
Speaker 1: not gonna spend at all in that arena the way

751
00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:17,920
Speaker 1: that they did this past. Offseason but if if they

752
00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:21,640
Speaker 1: feel like financially that, there it's they're gonna be too

753
00:42:22,560 --> 00:42:26,000
Speaker 1: frugal moving forward to really make any significant investments on

754
00:42:26,040 --> 00:42:28,799
Speaker 1: those kind of free agents in their. Prime that that

755
00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:30,359
Speaker 1: if you're going to build up all your if you're

756
00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:34,640
Speaker 1: going to rely almost entirely on internal players for. Depth then,

757
00:42:35,040 --> 00:42:37,479
Speaker 1: yeah that that's really the way that these guys break

758
00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:40,160
Speaker 1: through Is i'm not even expecting them to go for

759
00:42:40,280 --> 00:42:43,320
Speaker 1: the top tier type of players, available but just really

760
00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:47,120
Speaker 1: competent veterans that aren't ready to fall off a cliff just.

761
00:42:47,239 --> 00:42:49,719
Speaker 1: Yet that's that's gonna be a difficult balance for them

762
00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:52,320
Speaker 1: to strike in terms of recruiting those type of guys

763
00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:55,880
Speaker 1: to come to the team without, uh without making really unwise.

764
00:42:56,239 --> 00:43:04,360
Speaker 1: Investments but with, that we're going to wrap up this.

765
00:43:04,440 --> 00:43:09,160
Speaker 1: Episode el S Susman Spencer morris a quick plug for

766
00:43:09,320 --> 00:43:12,120
Speaker 1: what we've been doing On Fish stripes this. Week earlier

767
00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:16,520
Speaker 1: this week in terms of our Inaugural hall Of fame

768
00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:19,560
Speaker 1: class From Marlin's hall Of Fame class of twenty, twenty

769
00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:23,040
Speaker 1: this big project that has been keeping me distracted from the.

770
00:43:23,080 --> 00:43:27,800
Speaker 1: Nothingness that did seven different, players nine different non, players

771
00:43:28,200 --> 00:43:31,280
Speaker 1: and we have an additional wing for special moments In marlin's.

772
00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:32,200
Speaker 2: History so you can.

773
00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:34,080
Speaker 1: Check that out on the. Website it's front and, center

774
00:43:34,719 --> 00:43:36,640
Speaker 1: and make sure to give that a look because it's

775
00:43:36,680 --> 00:43:38,520
Speaker 1: going to be a new annual tradition for.

776
00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:41,040
Speaker 2: Us so check Out. Fishtripe some really fun stuff on.

777
00:43:41,080 --> 00:43:44,640
Speaker 1: There and now that that is mostly in the rearview.

778
00:43:44,880 --> 00:43:47,680
Speaker 1: Mirror we can focus almost entirely on this draft coming,

779
00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:50,399
Speaker 1: up as we spoke about earlier in this, episode less

780
00:43:50,440 --> 00:43:53,400
Speaker 1: than three weeks away from The Major League Baseball, draft

781
00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:57,520
Speaker 1: and there'll be that very interesting undrafted free agency period

782
00:43:57,920 --> 00:44:01,800
Speaker 1: right after, that and it's gonna be very, weird as

783
00:44:01,840 --> 00:44:04,600
Speaker 1: we keep, saying to realize how that draft class will

784
00:44:04,600 --> 00:44:07,800
Speaker 1: fit in with the organization if they're not necessarily playing

785
00:44:07,840 --> 00:44:11,160
Speaker 1: a lot of. Games but it's gonna be it's a big,

786
00:44:11,239 --> 00:44:13,719
Speaker 1: unknown and we're very excited to tackle that with you

787
00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:17,279
Speaker 1: both the two of us And ian And, ethan we're

788
00:44:17,320 --> 00:44:22,640
Speaker 1: gonna be covering prospects extremely closely as as something as

789
00:44:22,680 --> 00:44:26,279
Speaker 1: something happens on the baseball. Side so thank you very, Much.

790
00:44:26,280 --> 00:44:29,239
Speaker 1: Spencer this was a very good, time a lot of good.

791
00:44:29,239 --> 00:44:34,920
Speaker 2: Insight absolutely thanks for having. Me it's been fun earning their.

792
00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:37,799
Speaker 1: Stripes will be sure to come at you either right

793
00:44:37,840 --> 00:44:40,520
Speaker 1: before the draft or we might have something like reacting

794
00:44:40,520 --> 00:44:43,400
Speaker 1: to the draft right after it, happens but one way or,

795
00:44:43,400 --> 00:44:47,480
Speaker 1: another you'll hear from us very. Soon Go fish wo