1 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: Here we go, the official show on the fish Stripes 2 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: podcast channel. I'm Eli Susman, the managing editor of Fish Stripes, 3 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 1: and this show is presented by Symbol, the Stock Market 4 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: for Sports. More about our partners coming up in just 5 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: a few minutes. This show is going to be a 6 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: relatively quick one on our beloved despised Miami Marlins because 7 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: we're a little bit behind schedule. Wednesday Night's game running 8 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: three hours and fifty three minutes, the longest nine ending 9 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: game for the Marlins this year. They had a couple 10 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: extra ending ones that went even past that. So you 11 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: get a conventional recap by that game on the Small 12 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: Pod with Daniel Rodriguez on the same podcast feed. Subscribe 13 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: to fish Stripes wherever you get your pods. I love 14 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: a couple of little notes on that game, but this 15 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: is going to focus on a few bigger topics here. First, 16 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: a primer on Starling Marte and the hashtag pay Marte 17 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: movement leading up to a highly anticipated Swings and Mishes 18 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 1: episode about Starling Marte and his contract extension possibility with 19 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: the team. We're also going to go into John Birdie, who, 20 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: for a variety of reasons has been mentioned lately, he's 21 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: I mean, he's been forced into a very prominent role 22 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: on this team due to injuries and overall, you know, 23 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: not having the season we expected. But some reasons for 24 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: optimism going forward with him and a time to really 25 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,279 Speaker 1: appreciate what he's done. And then a little notes about 26 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: the Marlins rotation, the back end of this rotation which 27 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: just continues to have no answers whatsoever to how to 28 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: fill things out beyond Sandy al Contra, Pablo Lopez and 29 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: Trevor Rodgers. And then from there it's a total mess 30 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: and that continues to be the case. And then finally 31 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: on Garrett Cooper, who is out with an injury again, 32 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: you know, for the first time this year, an extensive injury, 33 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: but that's something we're used to with him as a Marlin, 34 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: and once again the decision to overlook Hayeshu Sanchez as 35 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: a potential replacement for him on the roster with Starling Marte, 36 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: I'd say it was probably right when he got back 37 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: from his injury, missing me about thirty five games with 38 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: a rib fracture, where I kind of got on board 39 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: with this idea that the Marlin should make it a 40 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: high priority to keep him in the folds beyond this year. 41 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: For people that aren't aware, he is a pending free 42 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: agent for the first time ever, and that means even 43 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: more if you're someone like him who is from the 44 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 1: Dominican Republic signing through international free agency as a prospect. 45 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: He's been a professional player since January of two thousand 46 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: and seven, fourteen and a half years in pro baseball, 47 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: and this is going to be his first time to 48 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: really determine his future. He is having an exceptional year. 49 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: He was before for his injury, and really ever since 50 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: he got back, he's been the exact same extraordinary guy. 51 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: So overall this year a one to seventy two weighted 52 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: runs created plus one hundred is a league average. He 53 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: is seventy two percent above league average as a hitter 54 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 1: in addition to being a plus base runner. In addition 55 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: to being an above average defensive center fielder. He's been phenomenal, 56 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: and unfortunately it's just not been enough for this team 57 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: to make much of an impact, as the team entries 58 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: play on Thursday at twenty six and thirty five, nine 59 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: games below the five hundred mark. Despite his best efforts, 60 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: He's in the news for obvious reasons. I mean, for one, 61 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: because now that the team kind of looks very likely 62 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: like a potential seller. He's someone that in the final 63 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: year of his deal, is going to be garnering so 64 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: much interest from everybody across the league, any potential contenders. 65 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: I mentioned this on an appearance on the Fish Across 66 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: the Ponds podcast. That was a lot of fun about 67 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: Marte is that you can't point to any team in 68 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: the major leagues that has three outfielders that are all 69 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: better than Starling. I mean, even if you expect some 70 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: regression from him, which I think is obvious, I don't 71 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: think he's going to play at quite this level for 72 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: another one hundred games. Even if he comes back down 73 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: to earth to his career norms, he is still a 74 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: great player that makes any team better, and therefore any 75 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,799 Speaker 1: team that is in the mix of here in twenty 76 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 1: twenty one, and you could still say that most of 77 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: the teams do still have some aspirations of being like that, 78 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: that he's going to appeal to those teams heading into 79 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: the trade deadline. But on Wednesday, Craigmish on the field 80 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: at Lone Debo Park spoke with Starling Marte. He's going 81 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: to get into more details on this on his own 82 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: podcast on Friday about exactly what is on Starling's mind 83 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: in terms of his future, because Kim Ang spoke to 84 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: the media the day before she said there's not been 85 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: any movement on a contract extension front with him, and 86 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 1: that was expected because this is going to to be, 87 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: as I mentioned, the first time he gets to test 88 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,840 Speaker 1: himself on the market as a professional player, and I mean, 89 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: by all expectations, that's his right and no matter what 90 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: team he was playing for, that was the most likely 91 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: outcome for him, is that to go on the market 92 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: get his one really big payday after taking a team 93 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: friendly contract extension earlier in his career. I don't blame 94 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: him one bit. I think it would have. The news 95 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: from Mish on Wednesday is surprising that he is devoted 96 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: to the Marlins and that he is interested in discussing 97 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: an extension now during the season, not waiting until being 98 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: a free agent, not waiting until potentially being traded. That 99 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: he is interested in making his future in Miami beyond 100 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 1: this year. It's very exciting. I'm a little bit dubious 101 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: of the news, So here's why. The main part being 102 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: that Starling is having an exceptional year, and if he's 103 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: bringing up the idea of a contract extension right now now, 104 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: I don't know if his is like asking price is realistic. 105 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: If he's expected to be paid the way that he's 106 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: performing right now, I think he'll be disappointed because as 107 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,559 Speaker 1: a reminder, he is thirty two years old. He turns 108 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: thirty three right after the year. Anything that you are 109 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: paying Marte on a new contract goes into effect beginning 110 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: in his age thirty three season, and that is a 111 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: number you do not often here with center fielders. That 112 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: was my expectation coming into the year. I admit he's 113 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: been pretty impressive in center field so far this year, 114 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: but you just look at the history. I think the Marlins, 115 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: any other team would look at the history. It is 116 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: very rare to be an everyday center fielder at age 117 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: thirty three and beyond. As good as he looks right now, 118 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: you need to play the percentages that this guy will 119 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: in the near future over at some point over the 120 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: course of his next contract, whether it's a three year 121 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: contract but potentially a four year contract. I don't know 122 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: if he'll go any past that, just because those guys 123 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: do not stick in center field at that age. The 124 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: few guys that are forced into center field in their 125 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: mid thirties are there in emergencies, they don't really perform well, 126 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: that's just how father time is. That's the skill sets 127 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:17,239 Speaker 1: of the position that's difficult to maintain, even for someone 128 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: like Starling Marte that has incredible physique, and he's obviously 129 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: very fortunate in that regard that he's been able to 130 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: maintain that this far and to his career doesn't really 131 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: last forever, and even historically the guys that do look 132 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: like that throughout their careers, there is still some slippage 133 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: in their athleticism and skills. So when you're talking about 134 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: a new deal for Marte, you need to bake into 135 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: the equation that more likely he'll be playing in the corners, 136 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: well in left field, than in center field moving forward. 137 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: The other element to this is that there is really 138 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: no competition whatsoever for him on the upcoming free agent 139 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: class in terms of rivals other potential center fielders, and 140 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: even in the corner outfielders, that whole group, he's the 141 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: best as long. Even with that regressional let's say it 142 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: goes back to being the guy he was for most 143 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: of his career A one sixteen weighted runs created plus 144 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: coming into the year, you know, a solidly above average hitter. 145 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: That someone like that, with his consistent track record and 146 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: with the accolades he's gotten, his reputation in the clubhouse, 147 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: you'll all still get a very healthy deal. It's just 148 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: the context is very fascinating. The fact that, I mean, 149 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: some of the biggest rivals they'll have on the free 150 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: agent market are Kevin Palar, maybe Jackie Bradley Junior if 151 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: he really turns it around. But Bradley is having a 152 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: terrible offensive year and he might not be likely to 153 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: opt out of his player option in his contract with 154 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: the Brewers. There are not a whole lot of guys 155 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: out there on this market they'll be competing with him. 156 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 1: So that again makes it curious to me why he 157 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 1: would be bringing this topic up and now, rather than 158 00:08:55,960 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 1: wanting to test himself against that a very unformidable class 159 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: of fellow center fielders. So these are just some of 160 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: the thoughts going on in my mind. The fact that 161 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: we still have not seen Hey, sus Sanchez in this 162 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: next tour duty I'll get into that at the end 163 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: of the show. That we know it will take till 164 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: the pretty deep into the year until potentially seeing JJ Blodey. 165 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: And we know about all these other youngish outfielders who 166 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: have already had their opportunities and have fallen on their faces. 167 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 1: The Marlins do have openings in their outfields, regardless of 168 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: maybe if they think that one could emerge as their 169 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: center fielder in the near future. All three outfield spots 170 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 1: are totally up in the air right now. It makes 171 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: it understandable why they'd want to bring him back. We'll 172 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: have plenty of discourse about this once Mish comes out 173 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: of this podcast. We might do a roundtable here on 174 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: Fish Stripes next week with several others about the pros 175 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: and the cons of Marte about the reasonable price that 176 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: would be willing to go to keep him around with 177 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 1: the team. We'll get into that later, but these are 178 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: just some of the thoughts circulating in my head, and 179 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: i'd s the bottom line, this will be a lot 180 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: of fun this discourse coming up. I don't think there's 181 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: a new contract from him coming until after the year. 182 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:09,319 Speaker 1: I just do not see a scenario where they sign 183 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: him now where he gets the price that he's looking 184 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: for right now. I think this is something that should 185 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: wait for the off season, and even if it does, 186 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: the Marlins shouldn't lose. The Marlins don't lose, hope. Because 187 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: of that, they have so much payroll flexibility heading into 188 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: this offseason. There is no excuse for not bringing back 189 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: a player who wants to be here, and one that 190 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 1: they already know so intimately from having him in their clubhouse, 191 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: in their training room, and they're around their prospects and 192 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,559 Speaker 1: spring training. There's no excuse to not bring them back. 193 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: So there shouldn't be a panic if he does reach 194 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: free agency. And it'll be so much to talk about 195 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: between now and then. And I'm looking forward Miss Jeremy Taja, 196 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: looking forward to listening to exactly what Marte has going 197 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:57,439 Speaker 1: on in his mind. This show presented by Symbol. 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John Birdie, 221 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: a personal favorite of mine entering this year, someone that 222 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: I felt was a little bit underrated and overlooked for 223 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 1: how really good all around he'd been in twenty nineteen. 224 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty, it has not been the same case 225 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 1: here in twenty twenty one, so, as expected, he opened 226 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: the year in a utility role, mainly as a utility infielder. 227 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: Given the way that this roster was constructed, they didn't 228 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: really need him in the outfield and playing a lot 229 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,199 Speaker 1: of second base, a lot of third base, And as 230 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: things have played out with Brian Anderson unfortunately missing a 231 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: lot of time due to injury, with now Miguel Roja's 232 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: missing injury and Jazz moving over to shortstop, John Birdie 233 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: has played pretty much split his time between second base 234 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: and third base overall, hitting one ninety with a two 235 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: ninety one on base a two ninety two slugging that's 236 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: a seventy three weighted runs created plus twenty seven percent 237 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: below league average. It was just recently that he reached 238 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: a fake milestone. I always liked to create fake milestones 239 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: for guys. He'd played one hundred and sixty two games 240 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: with the Marlins as of earlier this week, and his 241 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: overall numbers, uh, just to give you some perspective, at 242 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: that time were pretty terrific. A two and a half 243 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: win player above replacement level over what you know, amounts 244 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: to a full season's worth of reps. He had been 245 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: playing so many different positions you need to keep in mind, 246 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: even though second base and third base this year, he's 247 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: played almost as much shortstop in his career as he 248 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: has in those positions. He's played plenty of center field, 249 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,319 Speaker 1: and he's even dabbled in left field and right field. 250 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: Overall significant time at six different positions while being roughly 251 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 1: an average hitter, while being one of the league's better 252 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 1: base runners. He's been such a good value pick up 253 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 1: on what was originally a minor league deal. Hasn't been 254 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 1: this as good this year, and it's been a little 255 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: frustrating because I'd say the one thing you point to 256 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: at Bertie is his age. He's a late bloomer thirty 257 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: one years old. Maybe he's lost this step. I don't 258 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: think that's the case watching him play and obviously seeing 259 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: you know the numbers behind it in terms of his 260 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: sprint speed, he's the same elite runner out there, which 261 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: should help him get on base and help him do 262 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: damage once he is on base. It's not totally well, 263 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: it's not totally it's not translating at all to this 264 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: point so far. I mean, as I said, he's not 265 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: getting on base at all, and even when he is 266 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: on base this year four stolen bases, and it's a 267 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: comparable about applaying time as he had in twenty twenty 268 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 1: with the Marlins, where he's stolen nine bases that year 269 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: and only four to this point this year. Shockingly, despite 270 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: his speed, he leads the team and grounding into double plays. 271 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: He's already done that six times during this small portion 272 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: of the season, six times in his whole career. Prior 273 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: to this year, he'd only grounded into three double plays. 274 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: And it's I think it really comes down to fairly 275 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: simple issue is that he cannot get the ball in 276 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: the air, or at least he hasn't been until very recently. 277 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: I mean overall, his ground ball rate sixty two percent, 278 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: which is the second highest in Major League Baseball among 279 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: all guys within at least one hundred plate appearances. Hundreds 280 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: and hundreds of players have reached that threshold, and he 281 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: is second highest that hitting the ball on the ground, 282 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 1: on the one hand, you know he has a good 283 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: opportunity to beat out infield singles. On the other hand, 284 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: that does not give you any potential whatsoever to slug 285 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: the ball and makes it less likely to find holes 286 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: in the defense. I mean despite his I guess his 287 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: perception as being this slappy, small guy. He does hit 288 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: the ball with a decent authority, and for guys like that, 289 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: you want to elev it the ball because those balls 290 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: are those line drives can still do a lot of 291 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: damage even if you're not a big home run threat. 292 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: So that's kind of why he's underachieving to this point. 293 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: Some of it I think is simple bad luck. Others 294 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: is just the trajectory of his ball and his lack 295 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: of launch angle. It's why he has a two to 296 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: forty batting average on balls in play. He's always been 297 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: in the mid three hundreds each year of his career, 298 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: which was what you would expect for someone who does 299 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: use a lot of the field and who of course 300 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: runs exceptionally well. I don't think it's possible for that 301 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: batting average on balls and play to be that low. 302 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: That will improve. If he wants it to improve significantly, 303 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: he needs to hit the ball in the air. He 304 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: was in the news a little bit this week because 305 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: the Miami Herald revisited some what ifs about the Marlins 306 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: season and their winter. They ultimately signed Adam Duvall to 307 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: fill their final outfield spots. It was decently well received move, 308 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: but they prior to that, they had an opportunity to 309 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: trade for Andrew ben and Tendee, formerly of the Red Sox. 310 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: He ultimately went to the Royals. There was a three 311 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 1: team deal kind of on the table. Marlins. It sounds 312 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: like would have had to give up potentially one or 313 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: two low level prospects and also would have had to 314 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: give up a major league player. The Herald reported at 315 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: the time, a veteran player who wasn't assured of a 316 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: starting job. They left a kind of vague. A few 317 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 1: names came to mind, and now it was confirmed that 318 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 1: John Birdie was that veteran player who would have been 319 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: going to I believe San Diego as part of a 320 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: three team deal. The Marlins wouldn't do it, and there 321 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: was some negative a lot of negative reaction to that, 322 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: as if people aren't really following Ben and Tendee's season. 323 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: You know, he's been okay for the Royals, like a 324 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:51,360 Speaker 1: league average player who doesn't quite start every single day, 325 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 1: but he plays against right handers and he does a 326 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: little bit of everything, but has not quite returned to 327 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: someone who used to be one of the top prospects 328 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: in all base He's still not that big impact hitter 329 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: that people expected, and I don't think there's any scenario 330 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: where he would have really moved the needle for the Marlins. 331 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,399 Speaker 1: Adam Duval actually got off to a much better start 332 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: to the year through three weeks through about a month 333 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: than Benintendi did. It's only been lately that they've kind 334 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: of switched places in that regard. Bertie kind of outplayed 335 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 1: Benintendee in twenty nineteen and twenty twenty, despite the obvious 336 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 1: differences in their pedigree, so I don't think that's something 337 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 1: to really obsess over. It was an interesting note from 338 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:31,880 Speaker 1: the Herald, but that does not in any way change 339 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: the trajectory of their season. And ultimately it comes down 340 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:37,160 Speaker 1: to the fact that the Marlins just were not willing 341 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:38,880 Speaker 1: to invest a whole lot of money in the team 342 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: this year. If they had signed they'd acquired Benintendee and 343 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 1: his pretty six ish million dollars salary for this year, 344 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: it meant that they would have spent less money in 345 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 1: other areas, so the team would still not have been 346 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 1: in a complete team. This is what I'm saying, and 347 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: Bertie is someone who, given these constraints, is so important 348 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: to them because he's earning barely more than the league 349 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 1: minimum this year. When he does go to arbitration, he'll 350 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: be even affordable through those years. He's the rare utility 351 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: guys who usually think of them being very expendable. But 352 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 1: when Bertie is right and he's helping you win in 353 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: so many different aspects of the game, it is really 354 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: hard to find somebody that's exactly like him. That's kind 355 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 1: of what I wanted to get to is that there 356 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,880 Speaker 1: aren't very few players that are do everything that Bertie 357 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: potentially can. Now for the moment, he has not been 358 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: doing those things because of his hitting. His hitting has 359 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:34,120 Speaker 1: been holding him back. But on Wednesday night, a couple 360 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 1: line drives to right field. One was a hit, one 361 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 1: was a line out because it's just stayed up a 362 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:42,880 Speaker 1: little bit too much. I was encouraging for someone who 363 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,119 Speaker 1: I said, is kind of grounding out more than he 364 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 1: needs to at this point through this season. The line 365 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: drives are a good sign. One of the line drives 366 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: was among his hardest hit balls of the year. In fact, 367 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: three of his five hardest hit balls of the season, 368 00:19:56,840 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 1: according to Stackast, have come in the past week. So 369 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,239 Speaker 1: that's my Bertie appreciation segment. Bottom line, I expect him 370 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: to be pretty close to his career norms moving forward. 371 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 1: I think he'll be surprised with how solid he is. 372 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 1: I mean, Marlins desperately need him to be to avoid 373 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: this season really going off the rails, just because Miguel 374 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: Rojas is at least a week away from returning in 375 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 1: probably a week and a half, Brian Anderson further behind him, 376 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: so there will be a lot of playing time for 377 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: John Birdie for the foreseeable future. Let's hope he takes 378 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 1: advantage of it. A note on the starting rotation. Back 379 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,479 Speaker 1: into the rotation, we saw Braxton Garrett May make his 380 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:38,200 Speaker 1: first start of the season, his third start of his career. 381 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 1: It was very meh. I guess that's the word I 382 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: would use. He goes four innings, gives up two earned runs. 383 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: His fastball velocity was the thing to watch because that 384 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: was disappointing last year. I mean a bit concerning, to 385 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: be honest with you, that he was only throwing eighty 386 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:58,120 Speaker 1: nine miles per hour on fastball, that he wasn't even 387 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: locating that precisely. It's the same issue this year, unfortunately, 388 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,199 Speaker 1: that well, in this instance where he maxed out at 389 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 1: ninety one with the fastball. It was mostly eighty nine 390 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 1: in ninety and he just wasn't putting it exactly where 391 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 1: he needed to. There was actually one fastball that he 392 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 1: did locate well, but it was still ripped for an 393 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: RBI hit just because it didn't have that v low 394 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,679 Speaker 1: to it. We don't like to obsess over velocity, but 395 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: that's kind of it. It is the most important elements 396 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: to being a pitcher is having high enough velocity and 397 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:32,640 Speaker 1: being able to differentiate the velocity of your pitches. If 398 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 1: he's gonna be maxing out at ninety one, it really 399 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 1: does limit his ceiling. We saw a few of his 400 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: signature curveballs, but he used even more his slider, so 401 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: a secondary breaking ball of his that is much newer 402 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: that we didn't see a whole lot in the major 403 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: leagues last year. I do remember seeing it in his 404 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: first relief appearance earlier this year's season at the major 405 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 1: league level. It looked good. He did have a few 406 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: really nasty sliders in this one, but in terms of 407 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: being someone that actually stabilizes their rotation moving forward, I 408 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: didn't see it in this. We'll see where they go 409 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 1: from here. He was the thirteenth different starting pitcher for 410 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: the Marlins this year. That ties a single season record 411 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:19,199 Speaker 1: already for most starters used last year. It's a funny 412 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: jexaposition to twenty twenty, where we talked about, of course 413 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: COVID that outbreak kind of wiped out their rotation and 414 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: the team ended up using thirteen different starting pitchers this 415 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:32,479 Speaker 1: year now through sixty one games, almost the same sample 416 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 1: size as twenty twenty, and even without the misfortune of 417 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:40,159 Speaker 1: the virus kind of disrupting things, they're in the same spot, 418 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: in the same spot in terms of having to use 419 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: the exact same amount of pictures. They will almost certainly 420 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: break that franchise record as the year goes on, if 421 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: we hopefully see six of Sanchez, if we see the 422 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 1: debuts of Edward Cabrera, if we see any number of 423 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 1: journeyman placeholders get an opportunities, such as josh A Smith. 424 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: I've been surprised that josh A Smith hasn't gone the 425 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: call already. A stat that I put out there during 426 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 1: Braxston's game. He goes four innings and that doesn't seem 427 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 1: like much, but the average this season among the back 428 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 1: end starters everybody aside from Sandy, Pablo and Trevor the 429 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: ten other guys that have filled in in the fourth 430 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: spot in the fifth spot during bullpen games, their average 431 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: start has been three point seventy four innings pitched. Braxton 432 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:30,679 Speaker 1: Garrett was probably gave him more length than they are 433 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: accustomed to getting from this patch together back end of 434 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 1: the rotation. That's how low the bar is. Unsurprisingly, they 435 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 1: have lost the majority of those games, and they still 436 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: don't have any answers now because these injuries are piling 437 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: up so many guys who are on the injury list, 438 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:52,360 Speaker 1: and particularly on the forty man roster, it just limited 439 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 1: flexibility when you have, of course, starting at the beginning 440 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: of the year six Do Sanchez and Edward Carrera, the 441 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:01,199 Speaker 1: Marlins optioned them to the minors, and now they're on 442 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:03,720 Speaker 1: the minor league injured list, which means they're stuck on 443 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,159 Speaker 1: the forty man roster. You can't move them to the 444 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: major league sixty day il and that's been limiting their 445 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: flexibility since then. In the major leagues, you've had Jordan 446 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: Holloway get hurt, Nick Knider get hurt, most recently, Daniel 447 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: Castano get hurt, Eliez or Hernandez get hurt, come back, 448 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 1: get hurt again, Cody Poti, and for now Eliezer is 449 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: on the sixty day IL. They're going to have to 450 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,959 Speaker 1: make some other tricky decisions in terms of moving some 451 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: of those other injured players to the sixty day just 452 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 1: because you don't have any maneuverability. You don't have the 453 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 1: room to add any new guys to the forty man 454 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 1: roster and make them eligible for a call up unless 455 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: you clear the way with some of these other currently 456 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: unavailable pitchers who for the most part, just have not 457 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: been good when they've been getting these opportunities kind of 458 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: by default. I think we see Braxton Garrett make another 459 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: turn of their rotation. I think everybody's on the same 460 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: page that he was supposed to be getting more Triple 461 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 1: A reps before being put in this opportunity. He is 462 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,360 Speaker 1: up here by default because of that lack of maneuverability 463 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:11,480 Speaker 1: and these piling up of injuries, even if they're not 464 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: impact names who are hurt, they are options nonetheless, and 465 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: as they pile up, you just are running out of 466 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: places to look for. I don't need to harp on this. 467 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 1: I mean the team should have done more entering the 468 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 1: off season and especially during spring training to address this 469 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 1: rotation depth, to prepare for the fact that there were 470 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 1: going to be more injuries this year than in the 471 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:35,919 Speaker 1: typical year. They didn't do it. It's catching up to them. 472 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 1: This is reiterating something that I did mention on Fish 473 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 1: across the Pond that the reason why this recent losing 474 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: stretch nine of twelve, nine of ten they lost, and 475 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,199 Speaker 1: I guess now ten out of twelve. The reason why 476 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:50,199 Speaker 1: it's so devastating is that this team just does not 477 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: have the upside of negating that of flipping the script 478 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,919 Speaker 1: and winning nine out of ten or ten out of twelve. 479 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: There are too many holes in this team, too many 480 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: things that hold them back on a day to day basis. 481 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 1: On It's not one thing, it's another, and it leads 482 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: to this this frustrating year where they're losing so many 483 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,640 Speaker 1: of these close games. Four and thirteen record this year 484 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 1: in one run games. There still a lot to look 485 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 1: forward to with this team, but when you're putting all 486 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:19,640 Speaker 1: your if you're putting all your eggs in the playoff 487 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: contention basket, you're going to be disappointed that this has 488 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: to be a more about balancing the presence and the 489 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: future and appreciating what you can out of that. A 490 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 1: final note on Garrett Cooper, who shortly before the game 491 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:36,679 Speaker 1: on Wednesday goes on the injured list he had earlier 492 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,959 Speaker 1: this year. He went on the covid IL very briefly 493 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 1: for just one day. He missed a couple of days 494 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: recently as well with a seemingly unrelated injury. This is 495 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 1: being termed a lumbar strain, so a back injury for 496 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: Garrett Cooper. It's a little bit different than anything that 497 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: he's had in his Marlin's career to date. Still don't 498 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 1: have an exact timeline on how much we expect him 499 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: to be out. This has been the story of his 500 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: career though, with all these injuries popping up, hopefully not 501 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: a severe one. What was questionable is the decision to 502 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: recall Laywin Diaz in his place. I am high on Laywin, 503 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,200 Speaker 1: I like him a lot, but he just doesn't fit 504 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,239 Speaker 1: the roster at this time. I mean, he is a 505 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,679 Speaker 1: first base only guy who arguably his biggest asset is 506 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 1: his first base defense, which he doesn't it won't get 507 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: to use very much because Haysius Aguilar is here and 508 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: Hasius Aguilar is one of the big bright spots about 509 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 1: this offense. So they called up Laywan to be the 510 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 1: emergency first baseman with Cooper out, and I do not 511 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: understand that. It's you don't do this to a prospect 512 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: with this kind of upside. You don't waste his time 513 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 1: and you don't underutilize him like this when you have 514 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: potentially other options on this roster who can fill at 515 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: first base. We talked about Bertie playing every other infield 516 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 1: and outfield position. Why not try him at first base 517 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: because they even did play around with that during spring training. 518 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: Something that Alex Carver Fish on the Farm brought to 519 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 1: my attention is that Adam Duval played quite a bit 520 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: of first base earlier on in his career, not even 521 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: that long ago, just going back to his Cincinnati Reds days. 522 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: It's poor management, really, I mean, it just hurts everybody 523 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:19,719 Speaker 1: involved to be utilizing a potential future everyday player like 524 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: that when he should be playing every single day in 525 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: the minors until a better fit at the major league 526 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:29,880 Speaker 1: level becomes available. They call up Leywin over Hayesiu Sanchez. 527 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 1: I don't get it, man, I don't see any reason 528 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:34,959 Speaker 1: at this point, why Hateshus is still down there. It's 529 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: not a service time issue. We already got into this 530 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 1: on the previous podcast. It's not a service time issue anymore. 531 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 1: He is, he's ready, he's ready to be tested, and 532 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: they kind of need him. All of a sudden, I thought, 533 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: even before Garrett Cooper got injured, that you can make 534 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 1: the case that Hayesus was called up again. That's all 535 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 1: mentioned on the previous pod, especially now with Garrett Cooper. 536 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 1: I mean, the fit seems so obvious to me. You 537 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 1: call up Hayesius Sanchez, he's your main right fielder. You 538 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: platoon Adam Duval and Corey Dickerson in left. I guess 539 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,960 Speaker 1: occasionally could put Duvall in center if Startling ever needs 540 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: a day off, but that never seems to be the case. 541 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 1: If Haesus, if there are any struggles, if there are 542 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: any super imposing left handers that they have to face, occasionally, 543 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 1: you can play duvallin right over Haysius. But they have 544 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 1: close to every day playing time available for this dynamic hitter, 545 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: who is has nothing left to prove at triple A. 546 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 1: I am flummixed by it. I don't understand it at all. 547 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 1: Why you're still down there. This is something that we've 548 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: already gone to detail with, so I'm not going to 549 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: bore you anymore with this conversation. It's a confusing time 550 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: to be following this team. Some bad luck working against them, 551 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 1: but also some let's be honest, the bad decision making 552 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 1: that is holding them back as well. 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