1 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: Hey, Marlins fans, Welcome to a new edition of Big 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: Fish Small Pod Board Tuesday, June eighteenth, here on the 3 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: Fish on First Podcast Channel, presented by MPT College Consulting. 4 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: I'm Eli Susman. As I do every Monday, usually, this 5 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: is the Marlins Prospect Spotlight, touching on notable players from 6 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:29,159 Speaker 1: each full season affiliate of the Miami Marlins. Had a 7 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: personal emergency on Monday that seems to have been resolved 8 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: by now, so this got pushed back to Tuesday. I 9 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: hope you guys will appreciate it as we cover some 10 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: unheralded players across each level of the Marlins organization. As 11 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: we're nearing the halfway point of the minor league season, 12 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: starting off with Triple A. Jacksonville right hander Kyle Tyler 13 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: is in the spotlight. For me, you saw a glimpse 14 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: of him in the big leagues, already made one nondescript 15 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: leaf appearance for the Marlins. Otherwise he's been with Jacksonville 16 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: this entire year. Wasn't even in the rotation this entire season. 17 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: He is right now due to some of the injuries 18 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: they've had across the Marlins organization. He's gotten that opportunity, 19 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: and he's taken full advantage of it. Tyler is in 20 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: the midst of a twenty three ending scoreless streak with 21 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: Triple A Jacksonville. That's three consecutive scoreless starts, including the 22 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: final four endings of the start that came even before that. 23 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: To this point. It has lowered his season era blow 24 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: three and what is a relatively hit or friendly International 25 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: league for Tyler. This is his first year in the 26 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: Marlins organization. He was just a minor league free agent 27 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: signing over the offseason. His stuff won't blow you away. 28 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: The fastball averaging about ninety one miles per hour change 29 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: up at eighty seven. He's got a slider, he's got 30 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: a curveball, and he's not all that imposing on the 31 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: mound either. Listed at six feet tall, what stood out 32 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: is the extent that he gets off the mound in 33 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: terms of where he actually delivers the ball relative to 34 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: home plate. Despite being only six feet, his extension is 35 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:12,119 Speaker 1: close to seven feet. That's highly unusual, and it makes 36 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: the velocity play up a little more than you're actually 37 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: seeing so far and not missing a whole lot of bats. 38 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: Even during this streak, he has about as many walks 39 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: as strikeouts, which is not a great sign overall, and 40 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: yet it's not harming his efficiency. He just went seven 41 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: innings in his most recent outing. To this point, the 42 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: key to his success has been preventing home runs. He's 43 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: only allowed two of them this entire minor league season 44 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: and forty five innings pitched, So let's see if that 45 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: keeps up. I'm not gonna blow this out of proportion. 46 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: This is not entirely sustainable in my opinion. It's just 47 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: that the Marblins are in a relatively desperate situation for 48 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: starting pitching at this moment. They've avoid in the rotation 49 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: right now no matter what due to the injuries of 50 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: a Ryan Weathers most recently, Edward Carbrera still needs a 51 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: couple more weeks to get stretched out. So I wouldn't 52 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: be shocked to see Tyler get another opportunity at the 53 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 1: big league level between now and the All Star break 54 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: moving down to Double A Pensacola. This is a guy 55 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: we've enjoyed covering the last few years. Paul McIntosh, longtime 56 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: catcher in the Marlins organization, playing more left field this 57 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: year than ever before. This is his third year in 58 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: Double A. He did get a nice taste of Triple 59 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: A last year, but not all that successful got sent down. 60 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: Now he's twenty six years old in Double A. Pretty 61 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: it's a make or break year for him in this organization, 62 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: and it got off to an awful start through the 63 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: first pretty deep into May. Really across all of April 64 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: and May, he was a well below average hitter down 65 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: there in terms of both power and his hit tool, 66 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: and that's what really was alarming for a guy that 67 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: has already had success at the Double A level dating 68 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: back to twenty twenty two and then last year as well. 69 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: He's about twenty percent above a league average hitter in 70 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: the Southern League the previous two years, and now this 71 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: year he was well below the league average entering June. 72 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: He has caught fire recently, and it was only a 73 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: matter of time. Slashing four thirty two, batting average four 74 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: to sixty three on base seven thirty slugging during the 75 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: month of June for Paul McIntosh. I mentioned that he'd 76 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: been mostly a catcher prior to this season. He only 77 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: had five minor league career games in left field before 78 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,679 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four, and this season alone he has topped 79 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: that total. He's basically splitting time now between catcher in 80 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: left field. As we've covered on previous spotlights, Joe Mack 81 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: is now up in Double A and getting a lot 82 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: of the catching reps there, so that's kind of Part 83 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: of that is because of the acceptance that p Mack 84 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: is at the next level most likely going to be 85 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: corner outfielder DH, assuming that he gets to the next 86 00:04:55,120 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: level at some point eventually. Now that he's playing like himself, 87 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: it would be a bummer if he spends a whole 88 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: year in Double A. I would expect him to get 89 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: the bump up to Jacksonville, perhaps after the All Star 90 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: break or after the trade deadline at the very latest. 91 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 1: It'd be nice to see him get a chance for 92 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: somebody that has such great batted ball quality usually and 93 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: he's finally looking like himself again. Yeah. I hope this 94 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 1: isn't kind of like Helpe. His career doesn't stagnate right 95 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: here because he is in a system that does not 96 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: have a whole lot of exciting bats. Despite being kind 97 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: of old for his level, p mac is a very 98 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: exciting bat to watch day in and day out. To 99 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: hire a beloite we go right hander Josh Ecnes. So 100 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 1: he's the only guy recovering here that is ranked on 101 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: our FLF Top thirty prospects list, and Ecnes comes in 102 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: all the way the bottom at number thirty, but he'll 103 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: probably move up at next time we updated because he 104 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: continues to be dominant as a reliever in this organization. 105 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: Just drafted last year in twenty twenty three, outside of 106 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: Day three of the draft, the twelfth round pick of 107 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: the Marlins, Ecnis now has a one point one to 108 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: nine ERA this year and thirty and the third innings 109 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: pitched and three of those four earned runs that he's 110 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: allowed all year came in a single outing a full 111 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 1: month ago. Outside of that, he's been pretty close to immaculate, 112 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: starting off in low A Jupiter before moving up to Beloit. Yeah, 113 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: not much to really say that. The numbers don't speak 114 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 1: for themselves. He misses a lot of bats. He has 115 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: solid control for a guy with his type of stuff. 116 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: Fastball averaging ninety seven miles per hour and he gets 117 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: up to ninety nine eighty five mile per hour slider 118 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: an infrequently used change up. This guy being a relief 119 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: only prospect, he's never going to go more than one 120 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: time through an order, you don't need more than two pitches, 121 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: so that fastball slider combo on its own. As long 122 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 1: as he's getting a head in counts, he's going to 123 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: be really successful and move through this organization very quickly. 124 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: He was just promoted to Buloit in May, and yeah, 125 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: if he keeps us up, but it would not be 126 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: as surprise at all if he finishes this season in 127 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: Double A Pensacola. For josh Acknes, he's been working mostly 128 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: high leverage situations, including closing out several games. It's been 129 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: the interesting part of his usage is how often he's 130 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: going multiple endings as well. In a handful of his times. 131 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: Already this season, he's worked two full innings, including his 132 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: most recent ounting he went two and a third, so 133 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: that was a season high for him. So I enjoy 134 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: I like the usage. It's good to see that he 135 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: has his stamina to do a couple up downs and 136 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: still have success with ECNES, and I think he's very 137 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: deservedly a top thirty prospect in this organization, even with 138 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: the understanding that it's going to be a relief only profile. 139 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: We'll finish off low way. Jupiter right hander Jake Brooks, 140 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: he'd be up in Bulloy by now if he wasn't 141 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: a starting pitcher. But the Marlins have embarrassments of riches 142 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: at the high A level right now. There's just not 143 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: room for Brooks to be a starter up there. And 144 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: it's been enjoying, enjoyable to watch him because the training 145 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: wheels are off right here. It is unusual to see 146 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: any sort of prospect average six innings per start over 147 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: an extended sample, and that's what Brooks is doing this season, 148 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: including a seven inning one hitter on Sunday as part 149 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: of a double header. They just play seven and nine games. 150 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: He went the distance and was nearly flawless by himself, 151 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: absolutely dominating at the low A level, just like ECNS, 152 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 1: a twenty twenty three draft pick out of college. So 153 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: he is he gets say age appropriate for that level, 154 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: and he's he's ready for the next challenge whenever that 155 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: opportunity presents itself. Very good control, not overpowering stuff for him. 156 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: It's a three pitch mix, but what's exciting is all 157 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: three of those can get wrikeouts. So it's a ninety 158 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 1: one mile per hour sinker, eighty one mile per hour slider, 159 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: eighty one mile per hour change up. All three of 160 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 1: those can get whiffs because he is constantly ahead in 161 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: the count and keeping guys guessing and off balance right there. 162 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: Just really encouraging to see the kind of leash that 163 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: he's getting right now. If he keeps us up, he'll 164 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: might throw one hundred and thirty innings over the course 165 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: of this season, and that would points him to really 166 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,719 Speaker 1: have no restrictions whatsoever going into twenty twenty five. So 167 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: not the guy that we were really paying close attention 168 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: to coming out of that draft class, but his performance 169 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 1: certainly commands attention. Overall, that twenty twenty three draft class 170 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: on the pitching side has had a ton of really 171 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 1: encouraging statistical performers in the minor leagues so far, and 172 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 1: several of those guys deservedly moving fast through the organization. 173 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: Brookswill get his opportunities soon as long as he keeps 174 00:09:54,640 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: this up. Kyle Tyler, Paul McIntosh, Josh Ecknes, Jake Brooks, 175 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: they are in our Prospect spotlight this week. I'll be up. 176 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: I'll be back with this again next Monday, barring another 177 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: unforeseen emergency. We appreciate everybody following us along here on 178 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: the small Pod I've been Eli Sussman here. Fish On 179 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 1: First podcast presented by MPT College Consulting. Contact them today 180 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: at MPT Collegeconsulting dot com to learn more about their 181 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: services and schedule a free consultation. Thanks for your support. 182 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: A ton of more content coming to fish on First 183 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: throughout this week, and we hope you stay current with 184 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 1: all your Marlin's coverage over there. Go fish