1 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: Welcome into a fresh new episode of Phish Bites. My 2 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: name is Danny Martinez and as always I am with 3 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: you to talk baseball and everything Miami Marlins related us. Sincere, 4 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: thank you to those of you who have been listening 5 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: and following us since the beginning, and a new welcome 6 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: to those of you who are listening for the first 7 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: time on sirius XM SLAM Radio Channel one four five. 8 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: It's funny how relationships get built via Twitter. Then the 9 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: next moment, Larry, who's an amazing person the egos, inviting 10 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: me on his show. We continue to build that relationship 11 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: and now Larry is amazing enough and just fantastic of 12 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: the person that he is to have us on SLAM. 13 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: So to our old listeners, to our new listeners, thank 14 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: you for who you are, thank you for coming on, 15 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: and let's talk some Marlins baseball. We have a fun 16 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: one today because number one, we got a lot of 17 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: feedback on last week's episode. Now, I had an episode 18 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: that released last Monday, and we spoke a little bit 19 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: about the fact that the Tampa Bay Rays are in 20 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: an interesting situation where they have gotten approval to be 21 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: able to see this pseudo relocation split team where half 22 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: of their games are in Tampa or Saint Pete, half 23 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: of them are in Montreal. And I spoke a little 24 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: bit about what that might mean for the Marlins and 25 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: the fact that we get a little bit of relocation 26 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: anxiety down here in South Florida whenever anyone talks about 27 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: a baseball team moving. So our dialogue piece today is 28 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: gonna be talking a little bit about that and a 29 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: follow up. A lot of complaints, A lot of complaints, 30 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: not just one or two or five, a lot of 31 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: complaints about something that I said, we're gonna go ahead 32 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: and talk about that now. Usually and if you've been 33 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: listening to us, you know this, I go first into 34 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: Pitcher's performance of the week. I'm deciding to be a 35 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: little different today and I'm gonna switch it up because 36 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: I want to give enough time to this dialogue piece 37 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: because the feedback was quite frankly overwhelming. Right, So to 38 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: preface this a little bit, like I mentioned, the Rays 39 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: came out with this news that MLB was allowing them 40 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: to see if it's feasible to be a split home team, 41 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: right some of the games in Saint Pete. Theoretically, then 42 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: they would build a new stadium for the Rays there 43 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: in the Tampa area. It wouldn't have to have a roof, right, 44 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: which would save the organization and the city a lot 45 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: of money because they would play their early games there 46 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: and then when Englem and weather starts coming around, they 47 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: would go to Montreal and they would play over there. Now, 48 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: I spoke at nauseum about the fact that I think 49 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: this is foolish. My own opinion is that it will 50 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: never happen. The players union would not accept it, players 51 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: would not want to be a part of the Ray's organization, 52 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: fans would be upset, and the government officials in Tampa 53 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: would never allow it to happen. Yet, why does this 54 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: relate to the Marlins. Well, because we get some relocation 55 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: anxiety down here, right, We get relocation anxiety because, let's 56 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: face it, there's a lot of destroyed relationships between the 57 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: fan base and the team. Whether it's this owner's fault, 58 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: which you know my feelings on that it's not, whether 59 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: it's previous ownerships issues, the relationship is scorn to a 60 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: certain extent. Attendance, even though Saturday's night game was fantastic, 61 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: one of the liveliest atmospheres and attended games that they've 62 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: had in a while. It was fantastic to see that, 63 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: and the boys put up a really good fight against 64 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: the Phillies ended up coming back and winning that game 65 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: in front of a nice, lively crowd. But yet one 66 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: game doesn't change anything. We know that attendance is not 67 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: the way that it should be. When that happens, and 68 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: when people are talking about Las Vegas and Montreal in 69 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: different cities, different locations like Portland, Marlins fans tend to 70 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: get a little anxious. So what I did two three 71 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: weeks ago, and I discussed it on last week's episode, 72 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,839 Speaker 1: was I basically got in my car and I got 73 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: my hands on the agreement that the Marlins have with 74 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: the City of Miami and Baseball, and I said, look, 75 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: there's something that you could do. Right if you're someone 76 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: who believes that the Marlins are going to relocate, or 77 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: you know that's a threat that you get told all 78 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: the time by your non Marlins fans, you could have 79 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: done this. There are even some portions that are available 80 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: online now. The premise are basically the summary of the 81 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: findings is that they have a non relocation agreement that 82 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: goes until twenty forty seven, until twenty forty seven, until 83 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: I'm in my fifties. They will not be able to relocate. 84 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: They can't even contact MLB Baseball about it. They can't. 85 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: There's nothing. The Marlins are here until at least twenty 86 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: forty seven, and they have options to stay even later. 87 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: David Sampson, ex president of the Miami Marlins, confirmed that 88 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 1: on Twitter right on my thread. He confirmed it. The 89 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: Marlins aren't going in were until twenty forty seven. Anyone 90 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: who says otherwise hasn't looked at the agreement, hasn't understood 91 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: what it says. The Marlins are here to stay. And 92 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: none of that was a problem for any of the listeners. 93 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: What was a problem for the listeners. The most controversial 94 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 1: thing that I said was that I basically made a stance, right, 95 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: and I told individuals I don't care about winning and 96 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: losing until at least next year. Right. I said that 97 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: this rebuild, and I've said that before in previous episodes, 98 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: this rebuild is only in year two. By next year, 99 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: it'll only be in year three. If you really want 100 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: to start caring about wins and losses, you know, I'm 101 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,559 Speaker 1: okay with it being next year. I'm okay with looking 102 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: at the standings. I'm okay with being occupied with them 103 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: losing or whatever the case may be. Now, some of 104 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: you that are listening might think that the backlash that 105 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: I got was, oh, how can you not care about 106 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:00,160 Speaker 1: wins and losses? Dandy? Quite the contrary, the backlash that 107 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: I got is apparently a lot of the listeners are 108 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: a lot more patient than I am, and a lot 109 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: of the listeners believe that the year to really start 110 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: worrying about wins and losses is twenty twenty one. You know, 111 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: Usually I get and I always ask for feedback. That's 112 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,280 Speaker 1: something I ask in the show. I want fan guests, 113 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: i want big time guests, and I want feedback. Always 114 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: to have a conversation, to have a dialogue. Usually it's 115 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: pretty positive. But man, this last week, a lot of 116 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: people were upset with what I said. Oh, you're giving 117 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 1: them false expectations. There's no chance that we could expect 118 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 1: them to be this good by twenty twenty. You know 119 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: why you've been preaching patience and now all of a 120 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: sudden you care about the win loss record in twenty twenty. 121 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: So I saw the feedback. I'm continuing that conversation. The 122 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 1: first thing I did was I released a poll on Twitter. 123 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: And for those of you that follow me on Twitter 124 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: at this point, you know that if I'm releasing a 125 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: poll or putting a conversation piece or asking for a 126 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 1: mailbag question, I'm gonna discuss it here right. I released 127 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: the following poll. I said, this is a ynamic question 128 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 1: because things can change. But knowing where the farm system 129 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: is now, where the big league club is now, and 130 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: who should be up by next year, when is the 131 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: first year you will care about win loss record in 132 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: this rebuild? The options twenty twenty, twenty twenty one, twenty 133 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: twenty two, or after twenty twenty two. Fifty six percent 134 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: of almost six hundred votes said twenty twenty one. Thirty 135 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: one percent said twenty twenty so next year. Eleven percent 136 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: are very patient, said twenty twenty two. Only two percent 137 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: said after the year twenty twenty two. So what does 138 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: that tell me? Number one, Yes, I could absolutely have 139 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: a sampling bias. If you follow me, you know, maybe 140 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: maybe you're just more patient, maybe you understand the complexities 141 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: of this rebuild, whatever the case may be. But it's 142 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: interesting because I have said multiple times before that my 143 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: year is twenty twenty. So if there was really a 144 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: sampling bias there, you would assume that twenty twenty would 145 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: have been the majority selection, and it wasn't. Fifty six 146 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,559 Speaker 1: percent of individuals said twenty twenty one with only thirty 147 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: one percent of individuals saying twenty twenty. So what does 148 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: this tell me? Number one, it tells me that the 149 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: fan base is intelligent. Really, I really believe that, I 150 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: really believe that for all of the national media hooplah 151 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: that Miami gets as a whole, because what happens is that, 152 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: you know, the national perspective at times gets on a 153 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: hole in Miami. It's not oh, just the Marlins. It's 154 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: the Heat fans leaving early. It's the Dolphins fans having 155 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: fifty percent of our stadium with the opposing team. It's 156 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: the Panthers fans not having enough there, It's the Marlins 157 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: fans not having enough there. It's a Miami thing. And 158 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: then when we get to Miami, then each signal section, 159 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: I'm Miami through and through. I support all teams, season 160 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: ticket holder to most that's who I am, right, But 161 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: when we get here, then the Heat only fans bash 162 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: on the other side, the Marlins only fans bash. On 163 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: the other side, Dolphins do the same. But the national 164 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: thing is that we as a city, as a South 165 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: Florida area fall behind, and I don't agree with that. 166 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: And this poll, as small as it might be, shows 167 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: me that individuals understand what's happening in baseball with the Marlins. 168 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: Twenty twenty one is at least from my understanding, the 169 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: most realistic year for being competitive. Again, from those around 170 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: the organizations, from peers of mind, that's the year that 171 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: they typically say twenty twenty one. So the fact that 172 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: fifty six percent of six hundred people voted for twenty 173 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: twenty one is a good start. Why am I a 174 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: little less patient? Well, here are my thoughts. Here's my 175 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: personal take, and I've said it on air before. I've 176 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: outlined this timetable for the Marlins being competitive what I 177 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:56,719 Speaker 1: would expect them to be before. By twenty twenty, it's 178 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: a more competitive team nearing five hundred. Now, let me 179 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 1: just say something. At the time of this recording, you know, 180 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:07,559 Speaker 1: the Marlins, over the last forty games or so, we 181 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: are above five hundred five or six games above five hundred, 182 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: which would be on pace over the span of one 183 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty two games to be a ninety win team. 184 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,719 Speaker 1: So they started off awful, right, They started off ten 185 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: and thirty one, and then they called up some young pitchers, 186 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: they called up some young talent, core pieces of the future. 187 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, Harold deer Merez is here, Garrett 188 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: Cooper's here, They're all here. And then they go off 189 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: on this winning streak where they're playing above five hundred 190 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: ball and if you span that over a full season, 191 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: they are a ninety win team. Do I think that 192 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: that can continue for this year? No, I'm not sure. 193 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: I don't believe so, even though I believe they'll even 194 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,559 Speaker 1: be better in September when the young prospects like a 195 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 1: Monte Harrison and Nissan Diaz come up. But what's interesting 196 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 1: to me about that is that there was another poll 197 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: I released a few weeks ago of where do you 198 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: think the Marlins are on pace of the rebuild? And 199 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: a majority of individuals felt they were either on pace 200 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: or ahead of schedule. Maybe that's why I'm okay with 201 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty being the year that I look at wins loss, 202 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 1: I expect next year to have a full roster of 203 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: the individual pieces that should be a part of the future. 204 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: I expect a more competitive team nearing five hundred, so 205 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 1: wins and losses personally for me will matter, even if 206 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: it's only year three of a rebuild. That's twenty twenty. 207 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty one, what does Danny think, Well, I 208 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: think that then you're talking about a competitive team nearing 209 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: a wild card berth. So for that fifty six percent 210 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: of people that said, Danny, I'm not going to care 211 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: about losing until at least twenty twenty one, maybe that's 212 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: the mentality. You don't care if they're near five hundred 213 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: to you, win or loss around five hundred doesn't matter. 214 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: But now by twenty twenty one they should be competing. 215 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: It should be a somewhat more competitive team nearing a 216 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: wild card birth. That means you're staying around five hundred, 217 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: slightly above five hundred, which, for what it's worth, the 218 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: previous core never got to wright That previous corp Stanton 219 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 1: yelich Riamudo Gordon Ozuna never never got to more than 220 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 1: what seventy eight wins they averaged seventy five together, So 221 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: that would be saying something if in year three or 222 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: four they already start getting to that point, what about 223 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, Well, in twenty twenty two. For me, 224 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 1: it's very simple. It's a competitive team period. It's a 225 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 1: competitive team period. The twenty twenty two is the year 226 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: for me that it is the last straw. If if 227 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: you still do not care about wins and losses in 228 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, you know, we might just have to 229 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,199 Speaker 1: have some discourse about that, because I don't see how 230 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: that would be the case. Twenty twenty two, you have 231 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: this amazing pitching staff has matured, the pitching prospects, top 232 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 1: pitching prospects in baseball have should be coming up. For instance, 233 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: our offensive prowess of JJ Blede, who he just drafted 234 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: and just won the College World Series. He should be 235 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,559 Speaker 1: up by that time. So anyone that says after twenty 236 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: twenty two, you know, you and I might just have 237 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: to sit down for a coffee and discuss where it 238 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: is that you're coming with that year four before. For me, 239 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: it's simple. Starting next year, I care about wins and 240 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,959 Speaker 1: losses because I need to see progression. Do I think 241 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 1: that they would be able to start opening day next 242 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: year and go the entire year the way they have 243 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: the last forty games that would be something because that 244 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 1: would be a playoff team. Very rarely does a ninety 245 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: win team in the National League not make the playoffs. 246 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 1: That would be a playoff team. Can they continue, I 247 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,839 Speaker 1: don't know. Will the rest of the offenses in the 248 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: National League start to counteract and adapt and amend to 249 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: the very good pitching staff that the Martins have put together. 250 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: I don't know, but it should give us some sense 251 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: of hope. And I am incredibly proud. And if you're 252 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: listening and you disagree, let me know. But I am 253 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: incredibly proud that a majority of individuals said twenty twenty one, 254 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: and that then the second majority of individuals said twenty twenty. 255 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: To me, that's the sweet spot. The Miami Marlins, who 256 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: again cannot leave here till twenty forty seven. And with 257 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 1: the way that this ownership group is talking and acting 258 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,839 Speaker 1: and making moves, I don't think they're gonna leave even then, 259 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: with the way the talent is coming up, with the 260 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: advanced pitching that they have, I can understand a twenty 261 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 1: twenty one vote for when you want to start caring 262 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: about wins and losses before we wrap that up and 263 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: we start going to performances. Of the week. I'll say this. 264 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: I am certain that there is someone listening or many 265 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: someone's who are saying, yeah, okay, what about the Option 266 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen. I care about wins and losses right now? Okay, 267 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: absolutely with you. Okay, I understand that. I understand this 268 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: is a professional league. It's a professional team. You should 269 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: care about wins and losses. I will just say this 270 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: one last time. Over their last forty games, they are 271 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: on pace for eighty nine to ninety wins. If you 272 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: care about wins and losses, pay attention to the forty 273 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: games that they've played, and go support the team pitching 274 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: performance of the week. You know, it's a joy pitching 275 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: or rather picking a pitcher of the week every week 276 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: that I do this episode because it's well documented that 277 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: the Marlins pitching staff is amongst the best in baseball. Already, 278 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: at the time of this recording, they are eighth in 279 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: starting pitching EAR and run Average ERA. They are ninth 280 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 1: in fielding Independent Pitching PIP. Once again, I will always 281 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: go between ERA and PIP. PIP is basically ERA if 282 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: you have league average defense behind you. It's an advanced 283 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: metric that I like very much. What it shows here 284 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: is that since there's not much of a difference eighth 285 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: to ninth, their success is on them and not just 286 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: the defense behind them. They're eighth in all of baseball, 287 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: not the National League, all of baseball in starting era. 288 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: And this comes after a week where the starters had 289 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 1: incredibly bad luck in whether it's you know, the misplay 290 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: in center field, whether it's multiple plays that should have 291 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: been errors, but for whatever reason, the scoring did not 292 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: give them errors, so then the runs were earned, whether 293 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: it was just bad luck on balls hit against a shift. 294 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: This week there was somewhat of a regression back to 295 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: the norm of what we saw earlier in the year, 296 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: with the defense having mishaps and now being aligned the 297 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: way that they should have been. And still after you 298 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: could argue that three or four of the runs this 299 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: week against Yamamoto, even against Hernandez, against the younger pitchers 300 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: should have been unearned. They are still a top ten 301 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: starting staff. Oh and by the way, their starting staff's 302 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: average age is twenty four years of age. Because with 303 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: Caleb Smith and Jose Urania both twenty seven years of 304 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: age out of the rotation the last couple of weeks, 305 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: the average has gone down from twenty five to twenty 306 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: three and seven are closer to twenty four. It's incredible. 307 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: It's incredible the pitching staff that they have built this 308 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: early on in a rebuild. And it's kudos. A tip 309 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: of the cap to the players at age twenty two 310 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: and twenty three and twenty four and twenty five coming 311 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: out and showing out every single day. Now this week, 312 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: the man who stood out from that very talented bunch 313 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: is actually the least known of the batch. If you 314 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 1: ask casual fans and even Marlins fans about the Marlins rotation, 315 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: They're gonna tell you about a Trevor Richards in that 316 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 1: change up San Dia Contrey and hitting one hundred miles 317 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: per hour. They're gonna talk to you about Caleb Smith, 318 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: who they stole from the Yankees and the Garrett Cooper trade. 319 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 1: He came along with Garrett Cooper. They're gonna talk to 320 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 1: you about Jose Urania and the whole Braves fiasco. There's 321 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: gonna be individuals that they know, Jordan Yamamoto, you know, 322 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: like I was on ESPN Honolulu to talk about Jordan Yamamoto. 323 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:38,199 Speaker 1: People know who these individuals are. Except one. Because at 324 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 1: age twenty four and as a rule five draft pick, 325 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 1: Eliza Hernandez is often overlooked, and yet since being called up, 326 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: Eliza Hernandez is showing that he belongs at least on 327 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 1: par with these young starters. Now, I understand limitations and 328 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 1: expectations are here. They're limited because of the tool right. 329 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: He doesn't have a blazing fastball like Alcantra. He doesn't 330 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: have blazing secondaries like a Yama model or an arsenal 331 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: of six seven pitches like Jordan does. He also doesn't 332 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 1: have that top one hundred designation like a Zach Gallon. 333 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: But he's pitched well. This week he went up against 334 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: the Phillies five point two innings. He almost got out 335 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: with a full six completed three hits, two earned runs, 336 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: seven strikeouts, only walked two batters. 337 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 2: You know his credit he I think he knows who 338 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 2: he is. He's really he's I've said it a bunch 339 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 2: of times. He's a sharp kid. And and so he 340 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 2: he can call his own game if he needs to. 341 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 2: He knows what his best pitches are. Uh and and 342 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 2: I feel like Stotton, Stotton Dino have did a nice 343 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 2: job with him about understanding how to use his mix 344 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 2: right with guys and certain and everybody's little different, So 345 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 2: they did a nice job with him and I but 346 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 2: I think he's the one that's made adjustments. 347 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: Eliazer Hernandez is pitching well. Eli Azer Hernandez is making 348 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: a case for staying in this rotation, even after a 349 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 1: Caleb Smith comes back, even after Pablo Lopez comes back. 350 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: Caleb Smith will come back much quicker than Pablo Lopez. 351 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: I would expect Caleb Smith to have that one more 352 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 1: rehab start this weekend and then be back at Marlin's 353 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 1: Park by next week, which then leads you to the 354 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: question of, well, what happens to a Jordan Yamamoto or 355 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: an Eliezer Hernandez. I think Zach Gallen stays. That's his 356 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,199 Speaker 1: spot for the rest of the year and for the 357 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 1: rest of this time with the Marlins. But what happens 358 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: with Jordan Yamamoto, what happens with eli Azer Hernandez. I'm 359 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,880 Speaker 1: not so certain that it's as obvious as many thought. 360 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: Many thought, well, Eliazer Hernandez will get sent back down 361 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: or he'll go to be a pen arm. I'm not 362 00:19:56,720 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: so certain he is showing that he belongs Eliaiser Hernandez 363 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: pitching performance of the week. But I'll throw in a 364 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: bonus here when we're talking about arms, I gotta give 365 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: some love to the bullpen pieces. Bryce Yarlen Garcia, Sergio Romo, 366 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:19,160 Speaker 1: Nick Anderson have combined this week to throw thirteen innings pitched. 367 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: They've only allowed one run between them. That's good stuff. 368 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: We've discussed for a while that there is what you're 369 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,679 Speaker 1: looking at this club. You're looking at certain offensive pieces. 370 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: You're looking at the entire starting staff because they could 371 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: be a part of the future, but that the bullpen 372 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 1: it might not be as much as a part of 373 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 1: the future as the starting rotation. And that's completely understandable. 374 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,360 Speaker 1: Sergio Romo's here on a one year basis. He might 375 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: be someone that we talk about next week on the 376 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: trade Deadline episode because he would be someone who could 377 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: be flipped for international money that the Marlins have spent 378 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: a lot in the international market lately. He might be 379 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 1: fli for a lower prospect that the Marlins can develop. 380 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: But let's give the guy some love and not just him. 381 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: All of them again. Bryce Garcia, Romo, Nick Anderson combined 382 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 1: for thirteen plus innings pitch this week, with one run 383 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: in between them. When you have that kind of pitching 384 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: in the bullpen, it helps you alleviate a bit of 385 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: the we'll call it inconsistencies this week from the starting 386 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 1: pitching that we had not seen before. It also helps 387 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 1: when the hitter of the week you have four candidates 388 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: for it. Who thought i'd say that when the Marlins 389 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: were ten and thirty one, when they had the historically 390 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: bad offense right that everyone started to hit on the headlines. 391 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: Who thought there'd be a week and actually three four 392 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: weeks in a row where I can say that there 393 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: are truly three or four candidates for Hitter of the week. 394 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: Mcguil Rojas. It was his bobblehead yesterday, really good looking babblehead. 395 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:07,959 Speaker 1: It's funny some individuals say it looks like John Carlo Stanton. 396 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not. I guess I could see it. 397 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: I guess I could see that it looks a little 398 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: bit like Stanton, But I actually thought it was a 399 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: really nice model of Miguel Rojas. And I was at 400 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 1: the game on Saturday, so I wasn't able to see 401 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: the TV broadcast, but apparently everyone in the in the 402 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: dugout had, you know, the Rojas babbleheads, and they were 403 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: playing with it, and then they broke it and it 404 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 1: became the mascot of that game. Mcguil Rojas is hitting 405 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: four oh seven over the last week. He's gone on 406 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 1: base forty eight percent of the times, and he's slugging 407 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: five fifty six. He has eleven hits in his last 408 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: seven games, and he has just as many walks three 409 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: as he does. K's three man that is down the line. 410 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 3: Miguel Rojas on his way to second base, and he 411 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 3: will get there and all he thought about it, but 412 00:22:56,720 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 3: he will hag tied at second base with his third 413 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 3: double of the game, a four hit night for McGill ross. 414 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 1: He's also playing very good defense and he's made himself 415 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: a case to be the All Star selection. By the 416 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: time you're hearing this on Monday, we will have known 417 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: who the Marlins All Star is it gets released tonight. 418 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 1: Garrett Cooper is one of my favorite guys. I was 419 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: a big fan of that trade when it happened. For 420 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 1: those who might not be aware, Garrett Cooper and Caleb 421 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 1: Smith were acquired together from the Yankees as part of 422 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 1: a Michaels as part of a trade where the Marlins 423 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: gave Mike King away he was a prospect. What an 424 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 1: excellent trade. It was the first trade that this new 425 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 1: ownership group did once they transferred the sale out of 426 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 1: the team. Garrett Cooper is hitting three seventy nine, getting 427 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: on base forty percent of the time, and slugging five seventeen. 428 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:57,120 Speaker 1: He similar to Rojas, has eleven hits, he has one 429 00:23:57,160 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 1: homer this week, He's walked once and he's out seven times. 430 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 1: Garret Cooper's more of a swing for the fences kind 431 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: of guy than Miguel Rojas's, so you're gonna see that 432 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:09,919 Speaker 1: disparity and strikeout to walks. But make no mistake about it. 433 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:13,119 Speaker 1: As soon as Garret Cooper got called up, everything changed 434 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 1: with his lineup. Another call up that changed everything. Harold Jamirez, 435 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: twenty four year old, go back on different episodes. You're 436 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: gonna hear me just, you know, just talking at nauseum 437 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:27,679 Speaker 1: about this guy, because it's amazing his story and it's 438 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:29,640 Speaker 1: amazing the fact that the Marlins were able to target 439 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 1: him and look at what he's become a twenty four 440 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 1: year old over the last seven games, hitting three hundred 441 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: and thirty three on base forty two percent, of the 442 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 1: time slugging three eighty one. He has seven hits in 443 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 1: that week, three walks to four k's. And every time 444 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: that this man gets on base, almost every time he's scoring, 445 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 1: he has five runs. Now that's much more dependent on 446 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:53,120 Speaker 1: the hitters behind him, but it's also talks a little 447 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: bit about his ability to run the bases. I love 448 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: watching him run. I love watching him run. Put it 449 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 1: in slow motion when you see it's like the most 450 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 1: unathletic athletic person you can find. But he is just 451 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: he's quick. His sprint speed is in the top fifteen 452 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 1: percent of all of baseball. And you can see the 453 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 1: hustle in it every single time, whether it's a double 454 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 1: in the gap or it's a ground out to short 455 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 1: he's running through first. The last piece here that could 456 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 1: be an option for you to keep in mind. Brian 457 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: Anderson is going to just continue being this center piece. 458 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: And I wouldn't call him the superstar, but he's a 459 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: centerpiece of this rebuild moving forward, elite defense, whether you 460 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: put him at third base or whether you put him 461 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: at right field. And over the last week, he's hitting 462 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: just under three hundred, getting on base thirty seven percent 463 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: of the time slugging five ninety three. Here's what's interesting. 464 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,199 Speaker 1: Of the four candidates, he has the lowest average and 465 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: the lowest on base percentage, but the highest slugging. Anderson's 466 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: on pace to destroy his career high in home runs 467 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: and actually more than double his career high in home. 468 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 3: Runs doing one with Cooper off the second this one 469 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 3: to right field hit a long way shut Bennett's gone 470 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 3: a two run home run for Brian Anderson the other 471 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:20,680 Speaker 3: way three nothing. Miami won a great swing Mine goodness, 472 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:25,440 Speaker 3: gracious took a two to one breaking ball down the 473 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 3: right field line after turning on a ninety six mile 474 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:32,479 Speaker 3: an hour fastball to straight away center his first time up. 475 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:33,199 Speaker 1: Not easy to do. 476 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 3: Stay hot, ba my goodness. 477 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: Eight hits over the week, two homers this week, three walks, 478 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: five k's elite defense. If it's not one of the 479 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 1: starting pitchers that gets selected to the All Star Game, 480 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:53,919 Speaker 1: my personal choice would likely be Brian Anderson. Most complete 481 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: player of the Marlins have. He can hit for power, 482 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: he plays elite defense at third base. You need him 483 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: at right field, which I'm not a huge fan of, 484 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: but he's still excellent out there and right him Garrett 485 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:12,159 Speaker 1: Cooper Miguel Rojas, Harold dermier Is all four Hitters of 486 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: the Week candidates. All four could be considered for the 487 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:19,160 Speaker 1: All Star Game if they don't go with a pitcher tonight. 488 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: Who I would say is the hitter of the week. 489 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: I'm going to give it to Miggy Row. I'm going 490 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,640 Speaker 1: to give it to Rojas. Look when you hit four 491 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: oh seven, forty four, five fifty six with eleven hits 492 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: and you get to very politely get ejected from a 493 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:40,479 Speaker 1: game this week and you're basically the basically the captain. 494 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: If if this was football and they could put a 495 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 1: C on your chest, Migul Rojas would be wearing it. 496 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: Vigar Ross has to be the hitter of the week. 497 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 1: Just talk about one of the nicest guys in baseball, 498 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 1: one of the best leaders in baseball. Has had to 499 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: grind through everything, every single at bat, every single opportunity, 500 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 1: and he is definitely made the most of it this week. 501 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 1: As always, I really do hope that you appreciate this absolutely. 502 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 1: It's a labor of love. If you can, please leave 503 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 1: reviews for The Fish Bites to Count on iTunes, on Google, 504 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: on Spotify, wherever podcasts are found. We will be there. 505 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: I thank you, we love you, and go fish.