1 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the position a big Fish Small 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: Pod for Wednesday, June twelfth, twenty twenty four, and if 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: you are new to the small Pod, he would like 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: to give you all the information about the Marlons for 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: that particular day all season on in ten minutes or 6 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 1: Ust and Marlon's fans, if you are also a college 7 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: baseball fan, you would know that the College World Series 8 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: is approaching and with also the College World Series approaching 9 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: means the MLB Draft is approaching also. And on this 10 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: episode of big Fish Small Pod presented by MPT College Consulting, 11 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: Will I will give two players that I think the 12 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: Marlmons should potentially target in terms of coming into this draft. 13 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: We will have more episodes of big Fish Small Pod 14 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: with the draft as it approaches. I will bring on 15 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: some guests to give a little more detailed expertise who 16 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: they think the Marlins should, maybe or will end up drafting. 17 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,839 Speaker 1: But here I'm gonna go ahead with two guys. One 18 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: ACC Player of the Year and the other was one 19 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: of the top utility players in the a c C. 20 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: Let's start off from Florida State University the ACC Player 21 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: of the Year Camp Smith. The third basement from Florida State. 22 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: Camp Smith have just spent a dominant player so far 23 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: this season with Florida State. Has just been off to 24 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: such a tear in this entirety of season, named ACC 25 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: Player of the Year and has just been hitting the 26 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: cover of the baseball and it's been doing so year 27 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: after year. You know, starting off this season. You look 28 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: at his stats in two hundred and fifty four at bats, 29 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: sixteen home runs with fifty six RBIs and here's the 30 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: real kicker. Four hundred four to h two batting average 31 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: for a one one seven to four OPS six seven 32 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: seven slugging and basically a five hundred on base percentage 33 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: at a four to ninety seven. Camp Smith has just 34 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: been incredible for Florida State this season and someone the 35 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: Marlins Shuler potentially target. As you would notice a trend 36 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: with these two players. They're both college bats. This is 37 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: what the Marlins have desperately needed, especially guys on the 38 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: third base, infield and utility as well. This is who 39 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: the Marlins have needed. I understand, you can always go pitching, 40 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: but they did that last year going with Nobel Meyer 41 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: and Thomas White, two prep arms. So in my opinion, 42 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: I believe they are the set in terms of having 43 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: arms of the feature, and the Marlins need bats now. 44 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: They need someone who can maybe offset what Jacob Barry 45 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: was supposed to be and with camp Smith, Cam Smith 46 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: I like him a little a lot more than Jacob Barry. 47 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: He came out as a prospect just because the way 48 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: his ability to hit the ball, and it's just also 49 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: with his arm. He has a sixty grade arm fifty 50 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: five fielding grade from MLB pipeline has just been really incredible. 51 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: Six three, two hundred and twenty pounds. Really has the strength. 52 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: Can someone who could maybe give you twenty twenty five 53 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,399 Speaker 1: home runs up in the Big League if you really 54 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: want to go into that frame and really add on 55 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: strength with his raw power that he could do that. 56 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: He really struggled if you want to go back to 57 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: his freshman year, but that really proves to me that 58 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: he's able to do it year in and year out 59 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: and improve one struggling year, then hitting three hundred his 60 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: sophomore in the Cape Cod Leagues, and then to then 61 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: coming to this season with fs hitting above four hundred, 62 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: which again in college maybe translate to about maybe hitting 63 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: two point eighty around that in the pros three hundred, 64 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: but really again for Campus smooth and the ACC which 65 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: is a challenging conference. Again not as much as the SEC, 66 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: but still the ACC is one of the top conferences 67 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: in college baseball. He has to speed. He did run 68 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: better as the year progress, getting on the base path, 69 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: but with someone who with his ability and also going 70 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: back to the Cape Cod League, which is one of 71 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: the top leagues for summer baseball for these top prospects. 72 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: Finishing up as the most outstanding prospect pro prospect as 73 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: well in the Cape Coll League with a close to 74 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: one thousand op as has just been really great for FSC, 75 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: and I think he could translate very well to the Marlins. Again, 76 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: I don't think he will need that much seasoning, maybe 77 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: a year, year and a half maybe two in the 78 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: minors until you can fully transition him into the majors 79 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: and then eventually give him that third base role for 80 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,280 Speaker 1: the Marlins long term. So for me, camp Smith, I 81 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: think it will be a great pick for the Marmons. 82 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: I believe he could go earlier, so he could be 83 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: someone that can sneak into the top ten, maybe fall 84 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: where he's supposed to land around the thirteen twelve fourteen range, 85 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: but if he can fall to the Marlins at sixteen, 86 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: I believe it will be a great pick. Might have 87 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: to go a bit overslought to grab camp Smith as 88 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: he only a sophomore and he could go back to 89 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 1: college if he chooses to, but the Marmons do grab him, 90 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: I think this is the guy that instantly becomes maybe 91 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 1: the best hitting prospect in the farm system. His ability 92 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: to play third base, his amazing cannon for an arm 93 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: especially on the hot corner. I believe will be a 94 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: great pickup for the Marmons if he does fall to them. 95 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: And the second player I have again from the ACC 96 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: and this is more a utility player for the Marlins. 97 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: This is sever King out of wake Forest. We want 98 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: to look at sever King's stats at to see a 99 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: little bit what he might bring to the table coming 100 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: from the Demon Deacons twenty one years old, just as 101 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: cam Smith is so still very young. There their first 102 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 1: their first year and being eligible for the draft. And 103 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: with sever King three to zero eight batting average, slugging 104 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: five seven seven, on base percentage of three seventy seven 105 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: for nine to five four ops, sixteen home run sixty 106 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: four RBIs eleven steals to thirty four strikeouts to twenty 107 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: five walks. So with sever King more again into the 108 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: utility player, thats really what you're gonna get there, someone 109 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: who can really play the hot corner as well as 110 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: some in the outfield, and you've gonna look to his 111 00:06:55,160 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: his his pipeline. The power might not be there again. 112 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: Had sixteen home runs a parent to camp Smith and 113 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: he mentioned to me I mentioned earlier camp Smith has 114 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: a really good raw power. I believe with that frame 115 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: he has again with sever King, he's only six feet 116 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: and he's less than two hundred pounds to camp Smith 117 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: sixty three two twenty. Who can with that frame, You 118 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: could easily get him to maybe two point thirty around 119 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: there with sever King, probably around two ten two five 120 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: is the really sweet spot where you want to get 121 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: him and add some muscle to his frame. But sixteen 122 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: home runs, it's maybe what you're hopefully pushing for for 123 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: him in the pros, maybe potentially twenty. But it's a 124 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: really strong season for sever King. But what you're really 125 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: getting here is his defense. You're getting his run ability 126 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: was a sixty five grade. Again, eleven steals that you 127 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: saw there in the ACC I believe he has more 128 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: potential than that in the pros. I believe it go 129 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: with the marks willingly willing to have players steal the bag. 130 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: I believe with sever King, that's a guy who could 131 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: easily get the Marlins in the professional system when he 132 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: comes up easily twenty home run, twenty stolen bases a season. 133 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: And you know, I did mention his weight one ninety 134 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: five and want to look back a little bit to 135 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: when he first came in to college. I believe he 136 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: was at one seventy. So he added around twenty twenty 137 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: five pounds just to get him here where he's at 138 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: right now to close two hundred and one ninety five. 139 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: But the way that his that is the way he 140 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: has that really great speed for his bad I think again, 141 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: like twenty home runs might be peak for him, but 142 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: if you can give you anywhere from ten to fifteen 143 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: home runs a year, you take that easily. With his 144 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: above average speed and his really great arm strength. And 145 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: he is a versatile defender. When looking at wake Forest, 146 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:01,199 Speaker 1: he played over the field, he played center, he played 147 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: third base, He saw action a short and second base. 148 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: This is another guy that you could potentially convert into 149 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 1: a shortstop, and I know he's here ranked as a 150 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: third baseman. Draftless have him of a third base, even 151 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: as an outfielder. But the Marmons could potentially bring draft 152 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: this prospect draft sever King and maybe move him to shortstop. 153 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: The Marmins have desperately needed a shortstop it seems like forever, 154 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: and with the Xeber Edwards, they're not really sure if 155 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:34,719 Speaker 1: they want to keep him at second base, they want 156 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: to give him more reps shortstop. If they don't want 157 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: to do that, I believe sever can bring him in 158 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: just transition instantly into shortstop. He does have experience there, 159 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: he has the speed for it, he has the fielding 160 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: for it, especially if you're playing that many positions in 161 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: the ACC. So for him, it would just need to 162 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: be polishing up a bit. Again, when he was in 163 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: wake Force other shortstop, it was about average, about above 164 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: average or what you will see from an ACC shortstop. 165 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: But if he could polish it up a bit and 166 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: then do a little bit of tweaking to his game defensively, 167 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: I think this is someone that instantly can give the 168 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: Marlins a shortstop of the feature. Again, may not be 169 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: with a current pro day shortstop. Maybe with twenty five 170 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: to twenty thirty home runs that we're seeing nowadays. But 171 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: this is a guy that can easily be a leadoff 172 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: guy for the Marlins at shortstop and give easily ten, 173 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: twelve to fifteen home runs this season with potentially getting 174 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: up to seeing twenty bags a year. But he's really 175 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: solid at that shortstop, outfield, third base position. So with 176 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: sever King, he writes, I believe just above camp Smith, 177 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: mostly for his defense and what he could do around 178 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: the base path. These three guys I think the Marlins 179 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: really target for this upcoming draft with camp Smith and 180 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: sever King, two third baseman, one ACC Player of the Year, 181 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: one utility player. I think these guys, if they're on 182 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: the board at sixteen, you take them, and that's gonna 183 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 1: do it. For this episode of Big Fish Small Pod, 184 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: as always, we are presented by MPT College Consulting. That's 185 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: MPT Collegeconsulting dot com for all your college consulting needs. 186 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: As always, Go Fish