1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: Hey, good morning, and welcome to Big Fish, Small Pod. 2 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: If you're listening to this after the morning, I apologize, 3 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: I'm very much in it. So today's Friday, I'm at wardal. 4 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: I've been covering the season along with Daniel Rodriguez on 5 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: Big Fish, Small Pod. Both like jumping in at a 6 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: semi regular basis, pretty much going beat by beat throughout 7 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: this Marlin's twenty twenty one year. As the season is 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: trying to the close. Yeah, the clothes, the time of 9 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 1: year where we know change is coming and change has 10 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: already happened. 11 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 2: It's this middle. 12 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: Point of figuring out where you are really elucidating comment 13 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: that I found on Twitter Ethan Badowski full credit. He 14 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: tweeted pre Don Mattingley that the plan from up above 15 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: was to see all catchers and evaluate what they have. 16 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: Here Don matting Night Donnie says if one of them 17 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: takes control of their performance, they may get a longer look. 18 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: I call that out as a comment because it is 19 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: a public admission that the Marlins made a decision not 20 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: about wins and losses, but about evaluating the catchers to 21 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,839 Speaker 1: see what they have. They aren't looking to write now. 22 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: They want to know what they have so they can 23 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 1: get to the point they want in the future. 24 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 2: It's I mean, to me. 25 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: Practically a public admission that the season is no longer 26 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: about winning. So I'm going to be tracking moves from 27 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: here on out just fully across the winter and in 28 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: doing that, really where the Marlins organization was in action 29 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: last night was in Jacksonville as a Pablo Lopez and 30 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: Max Meyer have joined the Jacksonville Clubhouse, Max Meyer not 31 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: yet on the roster. It was seeing just the optics 32 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: of that are that Pablo Lopez is pretty much an 33 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 1: outsider to the Triple A roster. Max Meyer is pretty 34 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: much an outsider to the Triple A roster, so there's 35 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: so much room for them to to just get together 36 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: and find familiarity. 37 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: To me, it. 38 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: Feels like a sort of like skipping the line moment 39 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: for Max where he's certainly found for Triple A in 40 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: the near future. He'll probably pitch there before the year's out. 41 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: It's hard to look at twenty twenty two, and you know, 42 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: I have to imagine that Max will be up at 43 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: some point, so that kind of brings us to the game. 44 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 1: Pablo Lopez had a rehab start for the jack Nvile 45 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: Jumbo Shrimp facing the Memphis Redbird's cardinal affiliate to start 46 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: the game. Pablo basically got pinched on the corners, but 47 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: like found his groove recorded a flyout for the first out. 48 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: Then Nolan Gorman doubled a name you've. 49 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: Probably heard, and rightfully so pretty talented prospect got around 50 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: on Pablo Lopez, who then struck out one Yepez got 51 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: Justin Williams to fly out quickly through the first. In 52 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: the second, he got through it with how much of 53 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: a fuss? So there was a field and error that 54 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: got Evinmondoza on base, so Pablo mostly pitched with runners 55 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: on base. He got a strike out of Connor Cable 56 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: then got Dennis Ortega to ground out. Evan Mendoza, who 57 00:03:56,120 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: reached on the field air was caught stealing, so Pablo 58 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: was through his two innings cleanly. As the game really continued, 59 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: the Marlin Marlin's affiliate got a little bit of work done. 60 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: In the fourth inning, Lorenzo Kingtana homered on a flight 61 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: ball just to left center, and the Marlins kept that going. 62 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: As Isan Diez walked. Connor Justice actually got him home 63 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: with a single after a pass ball had brought Esan 64 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: into scoring position. The Marlins led to to zero until 65 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: the eighth inning. In the eighth, Austin Prewitt came in 66 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: to pitch for the jem Buschrimp and he wasn't great. 67 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: He gave up four runs, three of those were unaired run. 68 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: So not necessarily fully demerit to Austin Prewitt, who's you know, 69 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: made it up to the major leagues and had it 70 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: like a good bit of time. He's been like in 71 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: that conversation throughout the year, really like yeah, just to 72 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: field an error by Joe donand really cost him there 73 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: as Justin Williams facing Tommy Evel, who came in to 74 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 1: replaced Austin pruit with the bases loaded, hit a grand 75 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: slam to put Memphis up five to two in the 76 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: eighth inning, bottom of the eighth, suddenly down three, the 77 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp were struck down just like cleanly. Isan 78 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: Diaz strikeout Joe dunand struck out Connor Justice struck out 79 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: pretty brutal inning by Angel Rondon of the Memphis Redbirds. 80 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: So it was on to the ninth, and in that 81 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: ninth they're you know a little bit of trouble still. 82 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: Tommy Evel gave up a leadoff single before getting a strikeout. 83 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: Then I'll rob this stream Ski who i zas STRONI, 84 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 1: a name I've never been able to pronounce, came in 85 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: to replace him. Struck out Nick Plumber, but allowed a 86 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: single to a Raider Askano enough to get Memphis another 87 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: insurance run. Bottom of the ninth. The Jacksonville Jumbushrimp down 88 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: six to two. Connor Jones came in the pitch for 89 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: the Memphis Redbirds. He's a twenty six year old pitcher 90 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: about to be twenty seven on the tenth of October. 91 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 2: So you know, at this point. 92 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: Of his career he's pretty maxed out for where his 93 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: natural talent and ability is where he was gonna get. 94 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 2: It's for him a matter of. 95 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: Making those adjustments perhaps or putting in somewhere work to 96 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 1: just level up a bit and make the major leagues 97 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: after spending the entire year at Triple A. Last Night 98 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: game starts bottom of the ninth. He's in four consecutive 99 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: balls to Brian Navaretto to walk the leadoff batter. Devon 100 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: Morrero came through with a double brought Brian Navaretta the third, 101 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: and then with two men in scoring position, Brian Miller 102 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: first pitch single, scored a run. You start to see 103 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: some momentum. Peyton Burdick, batting next, took a first pitch ball, 104 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: then smacked a double on the ground to left. Devon 105 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: Marrero scored Brian Miller to third. Two men on for 106 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: Monte Harrison, who hit a single himself on the ground 107 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: two pitcher Connor Jones, Brian Miller scored, Peyton Burdick made 108 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: it to third, and at this point the Marlins affiliate 109 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: had made it all the way around to that pitcher spot. 110 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: Earlier in the game, they had made a decision to 111 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: pinch it for Lorenzo Quintana, who's been a hot hitter. 112 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: He had a home run earlier in the game, But 113 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: because the Marlins had found themselves so far behind and 114 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: that fourth spot was the last batter up next, Lorenzo 115 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: Quintana wasn't there in the fourth spot. 116 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 2: Rob Zastrini was there in the fourth spot. 117 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: I found it compelling, just like I learned that basically 118 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: baseball teams there's a limit there where if you get 119 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: far enough behind, you have to kind of like downgrade 120 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: your roster to try to like maximize it in moments. 121 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 2: It's it's like a self afflicted wound. 122 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: Teams will make themselves weaker as they get further behind, 123 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: you know, makes it harder to catch up later. 124 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 2: But it didn't matter. 125 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: So in this critical moment, Peyton Burdick at third, Dustin 126 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: Fowler and hitting Connor Jones now out of the game 127 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 1: for Johann Hiyaza Cazata is how you say that, I 128 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: think Dustin Fowler sacrifice Flyes scored Peyton Burdick. The game 129 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: now tied six to six for Isan Diaz, who came 130 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: through with a double to score Monte Harrison and win 131 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: the game. The Jacksonville Jumbo Triump now have seventy two 132 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,599 Speaker 1: wins on the year, closing in on the Triple A. 133 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: Like the Marlins Triple A affiliate record of seventy eight 134 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: wins on the year. The Marlins organization is still in 135 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:57,559 Speaker 1: an unpresidented position. Literally, if the Triple A team, it's 136 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: better than it's ever been. It feel like confirmation that 137 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: what we're looking at is the deepest a Marlins organization 138 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: has ever been. So for now, on this off day 139 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: and fall, it's a matter of putting pieces together and 140 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: moving forward. So today the Marlins will face the Tampa 141 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,559 Speaker 1: Bay Rays. David Robertson will get the start, likely an 142 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: opener for Tampa in Saint Pete, and Edward Carrera will 143 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: get the start for Miami. Fish Stripes Live will be 144 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: with you talking about the series against the Rays, talking 145 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: a bit about Jose two. 146 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, it is that time of year. So for the 147 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:53,719 Speaker 2: podcast Big Fish, I am a t daal. I'll be 148 00:10:53,800 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 2: with you. We'll be with you next week