1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: Hello Marlins fans, and welcome this edition of Big Fish 2 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: Small Pod for Tuesday, July twenty fifth, two thousand, twenty three. 3 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: And if you are new to the Small Pod, he 4 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: would like to give you all the information about the 5 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: Marlins for that particular day, all season long, in ten 6 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: minutes or less, and Marlins fans, with a trade deadline approaching, 7 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: I strongly ask for you to listen to our latest 8 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: State of the Fish holted by Grant Kaifer and with 9 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: special guest Craig Mish, we went over two hours on 10 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: everything trade deadline related to the Miami Marlins. Interesting names 11 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: who could potentially be traded to the fish, names that 12 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: can't be traded from the fish, and much much more 13 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: so I employ you to listen to that on Twitter 14 00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:00,279 Speaker 1: on YouTube. Listen to that great information two hours. All 15 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: staff members were there and it is really informative and 16 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,199 Speaker 1: great to listen to. But for this episode of Big 17 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: Fish Small Pod, you will be going down to the 18 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: minors and starting off with some collups from the Marlin. 19 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: Starting off going from double A to triple A reported 20 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: first by Ron Lane from Just Baseball. Are Pat Monteverde 21 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: and Troy Johnston just looking at Pat mont Verde and 22 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:36,279 Speaker 1: just how great he's been this season for the Fish 23 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: at twenty five years old, so he is in older 24 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: prospect for the moments, especially in Double A, but he's 25 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: just performing so well for them this season. You kind 26 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: of look at his path star He did struggle on 27 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: July twenty first, giving up six earned runs, eight hits, 28 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: and four and two thirds innings, but overall, you just 29 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: look at his work on the season. It has just 30 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: been incredible for him, getting a nod in the Futures 31 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: Game alongside not seeing Nunez, but for Pat Monteverde, this 32 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: is really a long time coming for him. We mentioned 33 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: on the older side of the prospect list for the 34 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:21,399 Speaker 1: Marlins with his age, but going to Triple A, going 35 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: against tougher competition, and with this, scouts will be able 36 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: to see him against guys who when you're in Triple A, 37 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: guys who have been to the majors, You have guys 38 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: on rehab assignments, you have the very very top prospects 39 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: who are inching to get to the majors, guys who 40 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: are just coming back from major league stints. So tougher 41 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: competition for Pat monte Verde. So this would be his 42 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: chance to prove that he needs to come to this 43 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: rotation and if maybe, if he does so, he can 44 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: airt himself a spot in the rotation some way down 45 00:02:55,400 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: the line or even on the trade deadline if he done, 46 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: in fact, get traded by mentioning Pat Monti Verde. Going 47 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: to Troy Johnston, who is just having an incredible season 48 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 1: with his home run power, driving in runs. This is 49 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 1: another guy on the older side of the prospect list, 50 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: but it's just been incredible this season with eighteen home 51 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: runs and eighty three RBI's. 52 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: The sense of delivery, line, drive in a ride, another 53 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: basin rounding third, coming home noon yez Johnston into second 54 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: and he is in safely with an RBI double RBI 55 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 2: number eighty one on the season for the world, beating 56 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 2: Troy Johnston. 57 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: Such a high number for Troy Johnson, showing that he 58 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: was just matching in Double A that he has already surpassed. 59 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: You could say the talent level in that affiliation and 60 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: going to Triple A is just another step forward for 61 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: him to prove that he deserves to be on a 62 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: major league roster, where I'd be with the Fish or 63 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: with another organization. You look at two ninety six, three, 64 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: ninety six, five sixty seven for an ops of nine 65 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: six three. We do wish him the best of luck 66 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: there and not only that sixteenthone basis, so he does 67 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: have the power or I should take the ability to 68 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: steal some bags on on different levels. But for Troy 69 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: Johnson playing first base, it looked like maybe he could 70 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: potentially come up if another injury does happen. Knock on 71 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: wood for that, but we could see what happened to 72 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: Troy Johnson if he does continue to match there. That's 73 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: the other guy at the Marlins who have knocking on 74 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:48,119 Speaker 1: the door to come up to the to the active roster. 75 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 1: But on some more topics in terms of call ups, 76 00:04:53,120 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: Jacob Barrier, double A loses a first baseman and then 77 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: they gained one with the sixth overall pick last year. 78 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: And Jacob Barry not so great the first two months 79 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: of the season. But then you go back on June 80 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: aph according to fish on first begin splitting time between 81 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: thirty and first and put him an eight hundred ops 82 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: and thirty seven games since then. So front office, I'm 83 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: looking at that. Hopefully it's a great sign for him. 84 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: When going to double A against different competition. You're gonna 85 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 1: have top also prospects there, and just to see if 86 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: he continue the success that Troy Johnson had in Double A. 87 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: Now going to Triple A, see if Jacob Barry can 88 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: continue that almost pipeline there in Double AYC if the 89 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: tougher competition will suit him better. But a year now 90 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: since getting drafted, now just getting Double A, he has 91 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,359 Speaker 1: to step up and if he could continue what he 92 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: was doing for the last month in Double A, then 93 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: the Moorlins should be more the content since trafting him. 94 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: But overall it's just still very if. It's not really 95 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: what Marlins have hoped for since drafting him, including six 96 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:15,239 Speaker 1: overall six million dollars in signing bonus. But for Jacob Barry, 97 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: it's just he has to prove. He has to prove it. 98 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: And going from High A to Double A again to 99 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 1: very wide margin there Double A, especially for the Marlins, 100 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: a lot of the tough competition there and especially in 101 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: that league as well. But for Jacob Barry, he needs 102 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: to prove that he was worth a sixth overall pick, 103 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: that he can be a top prospect for the Marlins 104 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: and he can't contribute to a major league team in 105 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: a not so distant future, especially when you look at 106 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: his draft class and guys already coming up to Triple 107 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: A or excuse me, well, Triple A also the majors, 108 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: and for him now a year, just going from High 109 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: A to Double A still low was slower time. But 110 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: if you continued with Hot Strieke he's been on for 111 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: the last month or so in Double A, then good 112 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,799 Speaker 1: things could be on the horizon for Jacob Barry. And lastly, 113 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: and certainly not least continuing this stretch of call ups 114 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: going from low WAY to High A is Torn Montgomery, 115 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: who has just been mashing the ball as of late. 116 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: This is a guy who in Jupiter was you could 117 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: tell that he was above the competition, that he was 118 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: more than obviously probably the best player in Jupiter best 119 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: position player three forty one average twenty twenty three. It's 120 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: nine to six seven ops, sluggy forty six and on 121 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: base percentage of for eighty one just incredible from Torn 122 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: Montgomery's walking just as much as he strikes out forty 123 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: two to forty seven. Really great to see there. Thirty 124 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:52,119 Speaker 1: two RBIs fourteen doubles, so for Torn getting on base, 125 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: getting those doubles and just really improving as a player 126 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: and just showing that in terms of the competition there 127 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: that he's well then above the rest of the competition 128 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: in low A and going to high A will suit 129 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: him better and see how he does in Beloit. But 130 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: he's just also another guy who's just been matching the 131 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: ball ops like I mentioned in the nine seventies. So 132 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: this has been more than welcome or more than expected 133 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: for Torn Montgomery for the twenty twenty two draft pick. 134 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: If you continue doing that, and then double A can 135 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: be just around the corner. And then you look at 136 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: all these guys, all these first basemen you mentioned, Troy Johnson, 137 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: Jacob Barry, Toy Montgomery could say it's a strong studit 138 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: for the Marlins. When you gotta look at Jacob Barry 139 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: would firmly have him at third base. The Marlins would 140 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: have because that's what they drafted him out. But it's 141 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: just almost a first base pipeline. You look at Troy, 142 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: you look at Jacob Barry, you look at Tory Montgomery. 143 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: If those guys can continue on what they're doing this 144 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: past month, and especially Torn and Troy in twenty twenty three, 145 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: then the first Beach. Future of the Marlins looks to 146 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: be in good condition with these three players. But again 147 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 1: congratulations to Troy, Pat Jacob Berry, and torn Montgomerent all 148 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: getting promoted. That is always a fantastic feat and fantastic 149 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: accomplishment for players. It doesn't matter if you're going to 150 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: low to high, you're going to hide the double A 151 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: or double A, the triple A or wherever. You get promoted. 152 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: It shows that your work is paying off your work ethic. 153 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: The coach is believe in you, the front office believe 154 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,679 Speaker 1: in you, the other players believe in you, and that 155 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: is always a great accomplishment. So again, congratus to those 156 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: four players on getting promoted. And this has been big fish, 157 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: small pod. Always go Fish.