1 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: Thanks for tuning in everybody. Elis Susman, managing editor of 2 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: Fish Stripes, here with you, introducing episode seventeen of Earning 3 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: Their Stripes, our minor league show focusing on everything happening 4 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: in the Marlins Farm system. Remember full coverage of everything 5 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: we do with the Marlins fish Stripes dot Com and 6 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: subscribe to Fish Stripes on your favorite podcast provider to 7 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: get all of our podcast shows covering all aspects of 8 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: the Marlins organization. There's no way to sugarcoat it. The 9 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: double A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp got off to a poor 10 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: start this season with a very uninspiring offense and at 11 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: one of the worst records in the Southern League. That 12 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: entire script has flipped over the past month or two 13 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: with the infusion of elite talent through both promotions and trades, 14 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: and just some breakout performers that we didn't expect in 15 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 1: the Marlins farm system. To review all that and go 16 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: back even further, we're bringing on their director of broadcasting, 17 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: their play by play man, Roger Hoover. Hoover has been 18 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: with Jacksonville now in his eighth season, so he's been 19 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,839 Speaker 1: there long enough to see the previous wave of elite 20 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: talent that came through the Marlin system, and now he's 21 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:36,199 Speaker 1: there right now as several other new trade acquisitions get implemented, 22 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: and their elite talent is really shining in a way 23 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: that we haven't seen yet the season. As we speak 24 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: to him now here in the middle of August, things 25 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: are better than ever for the team. They're trying to 26 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: even sneak into the playoffs at the end of the 27 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: season and give those players a taste of what real 28 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: competitive games are like. I wasn't here for this interview. 29 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: It's You're Earning Their Stripe's co host Ethan Badoski interviewing 30 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: Roger about everything during this twenty nineteen season, some players 31 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: of interest that passed through Jacksonville last summer, and more 32 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: about just the lifestyle of being a broadcaster for a 33 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: minor league baseball team and the grind that it takes 34 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: to make it through that long season. So enjoy Episode seventeen, 35 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: Earning Their Stripes. Ethan and Roger Hoover. 36 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 2: All right, we're really excited about this special guest that 37 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 2: we have today. It's Roger Hoover, the play by play 38 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 2: announcer for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. He's here to offer 39 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 2: us some perspective on the Jumbo Shrimp in the season 40 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 2: that they've been having. It's been really really exciting up 41 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: in Jacksonville lately, and we're really really excited about having 42 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 2: Roger here with us. So Roger, thanks for joining us. 43 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: What's been going on up there in Jacksonville? What's the news? 44 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: How excited is everybody up there about what's been going 45 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 2: on recently? 46 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 3: Everybody's really excited. I think really from spring training on 47 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 3: there's been excited about just the talent that continues to 48 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 3: pour into this organization. And you know, some of the 49 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 3: high profile moves that were made last year now starting 50 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 3: to reach the Double A level. Obviously with the JT 51 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 3: Realmuto trade, getting six Soo Sanchez from the Phillies and 52 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 3: getting to watch him really bloss him into an ace 53 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 3: at the Double A level has been terrific this season 54 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 3: and the second half of the season, finally the wins 55 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 3: are coming out. Even the Jena Trimp had a very 56 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 3: up and down first half of the season, and wins 57 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 3: and losses got him similar to last year's team that 58 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 3: finished in last place in both habs of the Southern 59 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 3: Win season, but you knew the terrific talent was there, 60 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 3: from Monte Harrison to eastn Diaz. Now we're starting to 61 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 3: see wins come along with the talent and the prospects. 62 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 3: And then you add in the trade deadline bringing in 63 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 3: Jazz Chisholm Lewin Diaz to really two lockdown spots of 64 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 3: the infield. It's made for a really winning product. The 65 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 3: stremp of won four games in a row and still 66 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 3: just two games back with twenty one games left to 67 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 3: go in the Southern Leake schedules, So it's gonna be 68 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 3: a really fun finish to the season. 69 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 4: Here in the bottom of the eleventh, the three to 70 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 4: zero fastball low ball four, it's a walk golf walk 71 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 4: for Alex Passia and his first ever Plan appearance, and 72 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 4: after a scoreless tenth and eleventh, he's gonna get mobbed 73 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 4: over at first base. The Jumbo Shrimp rally with one 74 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 4: in the eighth, two and the ninth, and they win 75 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 4: four to three and eleven innings. 76 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's awesome, And like you said, there's just been 77 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 2: so much exciting talent added to this team throughout the year. 78 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 2: But before we get to that, I want to talk 79 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 2: about talent that you've seen in the past, And I 80 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 2: want to talk about specifically two guys from last year, 81 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 2: which are of course Monte Harrison and Isan Diez, who 82 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 2: we now see at the major league level. What was 83 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 2: it like watching I mean, those are two of the 84 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 2: guys that you know were the main pieces of the 85 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 2: rebuild and two of the highlights of the trades that 86 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 2: were made in that big offseason. What was it like 87 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 2: watching those guys kind of grow up and then now 88 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 2: seeing their development in Triple A. I mean, obviously Isan 89 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 2: was was having a great year in Triple A, so 90 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 2: good that you know he's made it to the majors finally, 91 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 2: and Monte was really having a great year after kind 92 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 2: of a down year last year. So what did you 93 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 2: see from those guys in their development and what was 94 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 2: it like being around those guys for an entire year 95 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 2: which was a huge stage in their development and growth 96 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 2: towards the major leagues. 97 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 3: It really was a big year in terms of their 98 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 3: development going from High A to Double A. Consistently, as 99 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 3: you talk to people, you will find that that is 100 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 3: the biggest separator in minor league baseball and really in 101 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 3: baseball outside of Triple A to the majors. That is 102 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 3: what is such a big difference maker going from High 103 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 3: eight to Double A. And for these guys, they had 104 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 3: their ups and downs in the April and May of 105 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 3: last year, especially Monte with some strikeouts. But once he 106 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 3: was able to start cutting down some strikeouts and putting 107 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 3: the ball in play a lot more, we saw that 108 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 3: in the second half of the season. He continued that 109 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 3: good work the years in the Fall League, and I 110 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 3: was really impressed by what I saw coming in from 111 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,119 Speaker 3: him at Triple A this season. Obviously the powers there, 112 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 3: and then he plays just such a sound defensive center field. 113 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 3: That's the thing stands out to me about Monte Harrison. Also, 114 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 3: he had a real knack for hitting in the clutch, 115 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 3: had some walkoff hids, home runs, and you know, he 116 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 3: had a lot of runs at it in from the 117 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 3: seventh inning on last year. So that was great to 118 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 3: see from him. First pitch on the way Paris and 119 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 3: swings HOI drive day Telfil, this is gone parason. 120 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 2: What the free run, walkoff homer. 121 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:42,679 Speaker 3: He's defeated the Shuckers six to five and Duvall County 122 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 3: and then for Isan Diaz also got off to a 123 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 3: little bit of a slow start, but when he was hot, 124 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 3: he was really red hot at the plate. You know, 125 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 3: there'd be number weeks where he would be hitting around 126 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 3: like six hundred for the week and getting his home runs, 127 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 3: getting his runs atted in, and then he made every 128 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 3: defensively at second base. You know, I think a lot 129 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 3: of people talk about how great Hobby or Baias is 130 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 3: in terms of his ability to apply tags at second base. 131 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 3: Easton Diaz, from my opinion, and I got to see 132 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 3: Bias as well when he was coming up through the Miners. 133 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 3: Easton has a very similar skill set, and so you 134 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 3: add that into being a left handed bat with power 135 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 3: like we saw last week in New York. This is 136 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 3: an exciting player. And I think when I started looking 137 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 3: at the Yellows trade, I kept coming back to over 138 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 3: and over in my head at least that you know, 139 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 3: Easton may turn out to be the most consistent and 140 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 3: have the longest career of anybody coming back to the 141 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: Marlins from that trade. I mean, I see him being 142 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 3: a perennial All Star at second base for the Marlins. 143 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. I kind of said the same thing about Isan. 144 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 2: I was so excited about him this the beginning of 145 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 2: this year, I was like, this guy just seems like, 146 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 2: no matter what, he's going to end up being good 147 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 2: at the major league level. And I love that comparison 148 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 2: you made to Hobby Bias because I do dabble in 149 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 2: the Cubs as well, and I love Hobby Bias, love 150 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 2: watching him play, and I feel like he Sawn kind 151 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 2: of brings a very similar flair. We saw that play 152 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 2: he made behind the back this year, So I love 153 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 2: that comparison. But I want to know, like, how in 154 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 2: depth are you do you follow these guys when they 155 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 2: go to New Orleans? How much do you follow these 156 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 2: guys when they get to the MLB? You know, how 157 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 2: tapped into you are you to the rest of the 158 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 2: Marlins system, not just Jacksonville. 159 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 3: I try to say as well informed as I can. Obviously, 160 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 3: part of that comes from getting to be around the 161 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 3: Marlins in spring training. I've been fortunate in the last 162 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 3: four years to team up with Kyle c Loff and 163 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 3: some others from the Marlins radio network for spring training broadcasts. 164 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 3: So getting to see everybody in spring training, and then 165 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 3: it's fun when we all disperse to our different locations 166 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 3: in the minor league system. And then of course the 167 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 3: guys in Miami. So yeah, I love keeping up with 168 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 3: the guys, and I really like the results we've been 169 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 3: from Triple A New Orleans, not only from Monte and Easton, 170 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 3: but some of the pitchers that have made that transition. 171 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,679 Speaker 3: You look at what Robert Dugger and Cody Fotigue did 172 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 3: for Jacksonville to start the season. They were two outstanding 173 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 3: starting pitchers for the Jumbo Shrimp, and now they've had 174 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 3: some success at Triple A New Orleans as well. And 175 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 3: just everybody's going in the same direction right now. That's 176 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 3: what I to see with the Marlins organization, and at 177 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 3: times it didn't always feel like that in the past, 178 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 3: but ever since Steeter's group came in with Cary Denbo 179 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 3: of course really running the farm system, Everyone's going in 180 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 3: one direction and the Marlins are sticking it to a plan, 181 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:28,959 Speaker 3: and that has been the best thing for the minor 182 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 3: league system is that everybody knows their player development plan 183 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 3: on an individual basis. I mean the amount of work 184 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 3: that goes into what the Marlins want to see from 185 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 3: each individual player, regardless if they were drafted or came 186 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 3: over with this new group or not. There's a lot 187 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 3: of care in making sure that every player on the 188 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 3: twenty five man roster, at every level of the organization 189 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 3: to begin going in that one strong direction. And that's 190 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 3: what's made the last two years so much fun. 191 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: So I do want to ask you about you know, 192 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 2: you talked about the plan that the Jeter group has had, 193 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 2: and I want to ask you about this because we 194 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 2: saw this executed at the trade deadline when they took 195 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 2: a lot of pitching, a lot of expandable pitching, and 196 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 2: they went out and got power. And two of the 197 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 2: guys that, two of the main acquisitions that they made 198 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 2: at the deadline are in Jacksonville with you right now. 199 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 2: And I want to talk about these guys because they've 200 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 2: really been flashing since they got there. And that's first 201 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 2: basement Lewin Diaz and shortstop Jazz Chisholm. So Jazz obviously 202 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 2: had that big game when he first got there. He 203 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 2: hit a home run and I think he had a 204 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 2: triple or a double, and then he had a big 205 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 2: game yesterday. He was on base five times. And Lewin 206 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 2: just seems to be hitting the ball over the fence 207 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 2: every time he makes contact. So what have you seen 208 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: so far from those guys that should make Marlins fans 209 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 2: excited about their development and kind of less upset about 210 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,719 Speaker 2: the idea of giving away Zach Gallen. 211 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 3: Power and power is the games the most valuable commodity 212 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 3: right now, and especially from the left side of the plate. 213 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 3: And considered the dimensions of Marlin's park, and he had 214 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 3: those two in plus east On Diaz. I mean, and 215 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 3: there's gonna be a lot of home runs in Miami 216 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 3: coming up well once Jazz and Leywan do make it 217 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 3: to the major leagues. But the first thing I would 218 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 3: say is power again. Jazz Chism's hit twenty home runs 219 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 3: in the Southern League this season, and when I talked 220 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 3: to him, he talked about the fact that he really 221 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 3: doesn't go to the plate trying to hit home runs. 222 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 3: There's just a lot of natural loft from his swing. 223 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 3: And it was incredible to watch him in batting practice 224 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 3: of Biloxi when we first got him. He hit a 225 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 3: lot of home runs that just kind of took their 226 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 3: time getting out of the park, but they would just carrying, 227 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 3: carry and carry the left field. Sometimes it's just kind 228 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 3: of easy and pop and everything he hits is high 229 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 3: fly ball that's not so much line drives with him, 230 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 3: so that's gonna see from Jazz. Also very sound defensively, 231 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 3: it's shortstop. Just his range is so quick, and he's 232 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 3: shown off some impressive glove work as well. Then with 233 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 3: Leywan Diaz, the power is legitimate right there as well. 234 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:58,319 Speaker 3: Kind of he really reminds me of Hazy Sanchez, who 235 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 3: of course also came over from the Tampa Bay Race 236 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 3: trade and when the Jumbo Shrimp got to see him 237 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 3: earlier in the season and he was playing for the 238 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 3: Montgomery Biscuits. Now he's been playing in Triple A. But 239 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 3: a very sound left handed swing. And at the baseball 240 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 3: Grounds of Jacksonville, our home park, it is four hundred 241 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 3: and twenty feet straight away center field, and the other 242 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 3: night there was a home run hit by Lewan Diaz 243 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 3: that went about four hundred and thirty five feet to 244 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 3: straight away center field. You know, we never see home 245 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:30,559 Speaker 3: runs yet, we never see home runs to that part 246 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 3: of the ballpark unless your last name is Stanton Ozuna. 247 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 3: But now you can add thes to the list. That 248 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,439 Speaker 3: was impressive to see and I really liked getting to 249 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 3: watch him. There's still some strikeouts of him, but you know, 250 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 3: he can hit for a high average, he can drive 251 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 3: the ball out of the ballpark and at first right, 252 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 3: he's rock solid defensively as well. So, you know, two 253 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 3: additions that have really bolstered with the Jumbo Shrimp are 254 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 3: trying to do. And now they kind of took a 255 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 3: team that was kind of on the brink of, you know, 256 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 3: two or three losses away from no longer being in 257 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 3: playoff contentions. Now with those guys and so knowing they 258 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 3: can hit home runs and we're about to go to 259 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 3: two ballparks in this upcoming road trip, the Tennessee Smokey's 260 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 3: placed in the Birmingham Barons Park where you can get 261 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 3: some home runs. That's made us really excited for these 262 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 3: next ten games. 263 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 2: So power is the name of the game right now 264 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 2: in baseball all across. You know, we've seen the triple 265 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:26,839 Speaker 2: A power increase, we've seen the you know, obviously, what's 266 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 2: happening at the major league level is insane. And there's 267 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 2: only one way to stop that on the mound, and 268 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 2: that's with more power from the mound. And one guy 269 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 2: that has all the power in the world out on 270 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 2: the pitching mound is a guy you brought up earlier, 271 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 2: and that is six Do Sanchez and uh I mean, 272 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 2: just you know, what, what can you really say about 273 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 2: this guy? I mean, he got off out of the gates. 274 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 2: People were a little worried about him. He was letting 275 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 2: up a lot of contact, giving up a lot of hits, 276 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 2: but he was never walking a ton of guys. It 277 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 2: always seemed like he was throwing too many strikes. So 278 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 2: what have you seen in his development this year? And 279 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 2: what he you see? I mean, like I've compared this 280 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 2: guy to Johnny Quato Ian who's my co host usually 281 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 2: has compared him to Johnny Cuato as well. What do 282 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 2: you see from this guy that just makes him such 283 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 2: a promising prospect? And how exciting has it been to 284 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 2: see him grow? Because all his really great starts have 285 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 2: come towards the back end of this season where he's 286 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 2: just been racking up the strikeout numbers and not let 287 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 2: not letting up a ton of runs or anything. So 288 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 2: how exciting has it been to watch Sixto this year? 289 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 2: I mean, he's probably the most promising guy in the 290 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 2: Marlin system right now. 291 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'd have to say so. And you know it's 292 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 3: stars swin the fastball for him. He's just got an 293 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 3: electric fastball that can touch one hundred miles per hour. 294 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 3: I've seen a clock to the sigh as one hundred 295 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 3: and two miles per hour this season, and typically his 296 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 3: basement is like ninety six. I mean, it's unreal for 297 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 3: what he can do with the fastballs. And the main 298 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 3: thing that Tixo Sanchez has done this year is learn 299 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 3: how to use his sliders. He had a curve ball 300 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 3: with the phill but the Marlins has made him go 301 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 3: to a slider and that's been extremely effective around eighty 302 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 3: sticks eighty seven miles per hour. And then, to me, 303 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 3: the best pitch that he's had all season has not 304 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 3: been the fastball, even if that's elite and could play 305 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 3: in the ante leagues right now, Spider's very good, but 306 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 3: the changeup. His changeup comes in about ninety ninety one 307 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 3: miles per hour, and whether it's a right handed batter 308 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 3: or a left handed batter, they cannot handle it, especially 309 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 3: when it's kind of just below the strike zone because 310 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 3: it looks so good coming out of his hand, and 311 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 3: you know, they're used to seeing the one hundred miles 312 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 3: prow fastball, so they think, oh, I got to handle 313 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 3: on this, and before you know it, they're back in 314 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 3: the dugout because they've struck out. That's what he's really 315 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 3: putting batters away with more than anything. And then you know, 316 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 3: when he really is up against it and he's got 317 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 3: to go to the fastball, he's able to do that. 318 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 3: I've been extremely impressed by the way he's been able 319 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 3: to get out of innings quickly, and one of the 320 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 3: other things we've seen from him as the season's gone along, 321 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 3: I think he really realizes, now you don't have to 322 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 3: strike everybody out. Sometimes he's able to get a quick 323 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 3: round ball the second base to in the inning. You know, 324 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 3: he's able to induce some weak contact with that change up. 325 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 3: So I think he's really grown as a pitcher and 326 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 3: has the faints on the mound. I think a lot 327 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 3: of credit goes to Jacksonville's pitching coach, Bruce Walton, who 328 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 3: was a major league veteran, and just I'm seeing a 329 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 3: lot of belief out of six those Sanchez and that's 330 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 3: a great thing that you want to see and you 331 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 3: see his teammates, you know, we talk about it all 332 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 3: the time. It's a no chade of stick though. Whenever 333 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 3: he pitches, and really everyone goes to the park expecting 334 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 3: a win that day, and goodness recently that's in the case. 335 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, we saw that change up when he was pitching 336 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 2: in the Futures game and it was just insane. I 337 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 2: mean growing up as a kid, like I never saw 338 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 2: a change up at ninety one miles an hour, you 339 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 2: know what I mean. Like just the way the pitches 340 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 2: have developed now in Major League Baseball, and especially those sliders. 341 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 2: It seems like everybody has a wipeout slider nowadays, and 342 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 2: it's so good to see six stough just I mean, 343 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 2: like just dominating. Like every time he comes to the park, 344 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 2: every time he pitches, it seems you know something good 345 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 2: is gonna happen, and so I always get excited just 346 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 2: watching the box scores when he shows up, because, like 347 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 2: you said, like every time he's out there, something good happens. 348 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 2: But real quick, yes or no answer? And then I've 349 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:16,959 Speaker 2: got a couple more questions for you. Yes or no answer? 350 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 2: Is six to zero in the major leagues next year? 351 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 3: Yes? 352 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:24,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I like that answer. I can't wait to see 353 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 2: this guy pitch. You think he's major league ready right now? 354 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 2: You think he could do it right now? 355 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 3: I think he would have success right away. I think 356 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 3: he'd be able to have kind of similar to how 357 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 3: Jordan on the Mooto made the transition. I think early 358 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 3: on he would do well. You know. The only question 359 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 3: I would have is just what happens when he starts 360 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 3: seeing a team two or three times. I think that's 361 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 3: where maybe some Triple A time would help him a 362 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 3: little bit, because now in Triple A you're able to 363 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 3: go up against a little more veteran hitters, and you 364 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 3: see some in the Southern League, but Double A baseball 365 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 3: is mainly the prospects league, and that's guys that are 366 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 3: able to spend a little bit more time and then 367 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 3: when they are ready a lot of times will make 368 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 3: the jump directly from Double A to the major league, 369 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 3: even hitters. So I think that's where Triple A time 370 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 3: is really needed for him, because with the schedule that 371 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,120 Speaker 3: you have, especially for the Marlins with the Pacific Coast 372 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 3: League team, you are going to repeat a lot of 373 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:20,880 Speaker 3: opponents in a very short amount of time in April 374 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 3: and May. So I think that's something that Marlins would 375 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 3: like to see from him. Is just all right getting 376 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 3: these good results, but in the Southern League, again, you 377 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 3: don't see as many of the same opponents like you 378 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,400 Speaker 3: would in Triple A. So I think still just some time, 379 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 3: and he's still very young. He just turned twenty one 380 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 3: years old, and I got to make sure that everything 381 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 3: is great for him help wise. And this has been 382 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:44,959 Speaker 3: a horrific season in that regard. He's been able to 383 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 3: stay healthy, he's been able to pitch deep end of 384 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 3: the year, and that's exactly what the Marlins wanted to see. 385 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 3: But I guess I could definitely see him making his 386 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 3: major league maybe next season. 387 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: Now. 388 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 2: You brought them up earlier, and I got to ask 389 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 2: you about them. So you were there with when Stanton 390 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 2: in Ozuna and Yelich and everybody was coming through, right, 391 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 2: you were with the team still? 392 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 3: Yes, With Stanton, I was in the Southern League. I 393 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 3: was the number two broadcaster for the Cubs Double A affiliate, 394 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 3: the Tennessee Poky, so I saw him play as a 395 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 3: visiting broadcaster. But with Yelich and Ozuna, Yes, that was 396 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 3: Jacksonville's broadcaster when they came through in twenty thirteen, along 397 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 3: with Jake Riisic, almost everyone forgets about. Riisnik was part 398 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 3: of that wave at the same time. 399 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 2: So since then, is this the most exciting time in 400 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 2: the Marlins organization since then or ever would you say? 401 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 3: I would say since then, because you know, in twenty thirteen, 402 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 3: when they had the rebuild after the twenty twelve Major 403 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 3: league season and made all the trades and really restocked 404 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 3: farm system. In twenty thirteen, you really saw what they 405 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:51,879 Speaker 3: were building along with the late Jose Fernandez, and Jose 406 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 3: actually never did get to pitch for Jacksonville because even 407 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 3: needed in the major leagues to start the twenty thirteen season, 408 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 3: even though he gets already paid for an apartment in Jacksonville, 409 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 3: was ready to start the year there, but with injuries 410 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,160 Speaker 3: to Nathan Ybaldi and Henderson Alvarez, neeted in the big 411 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 3: leagues and obviously got to stay there. I would say 412 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 3: it's very similar to that time. But the one big 413 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 3: difference I would say about right now is there's really 414 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 3: no need to rush the prospects as much as there 415 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 3: was back then. And just with the Jose example, you know, 416 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 3: the two big injuries and the starting rotation of the 417 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 3: end of spring training, they call upon a guy that 418 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 3: had never pitched above high eight baseball, and the Marlins 419 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 3: right now are not Yeah, the Marlins right now aren't 420 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 3: having to do that, and you know, the Jordan Alamodo 421 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 3: really being the only guy that's along now with Robert Duggar. 422 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 3: You know, those are only two guys from our rotation 423 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 3: this year that have gotten the pitch in the Major League. 424 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 3: And I think that's a pretty strong statement about the 425 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 3: pitching depth and the starting pitching depth that we have 426 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 3: in the Marlins organization, because you know, right now, it's 427 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 3: an equivalent to like Jose Fernandez from twenty thirteen having 428 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,159 Speaker 3: to be called up in the majors would be you know, 429 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 3: Trevor Rodgers, Jordan Holloway, Braxton Garrett, and they're not even 430 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 3: seeing many of those guys get to double A and 431 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 3: Tremor Rodgers has just made a couple of double A starts. 432 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 3: So that's the encouraging thing to me, is that there's 433 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 3: so much depth right now, and again nobody is having 434 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 3: to be rushed before they're truly ready or otherwise you 435 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 3: could have seen Monte and Essan have to play in 436 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 3: the big leagues last year, which would have been exciting 437 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 3: on one hand, but are they truly ready for that transition? 438 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 3: Even you know, Yelich and Azuna and Moriznik when they 439 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 3: were able to make it to the majors in essentially 440 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 3: what felt like one year twenty thirteen. They still had 441 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 3: adjustment periods and know people forget Marcel was going to 442 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 3: be sent back to Jacksonville after he had had some 443 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 3: time in April, May, June, July. He was going to 444 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 3: have to be sent back to Jacksonville, but unfortunately injury 445 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 3: cut his season shorts. So no one's having to be 446 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,120 Speaker 3: rushed right now. So I think that's what makes this 447 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 3: an exciting time right now is the fact that there 448 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 3: is so much depth. They're not getting desperate when they 449 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 3: do have to make roster moves and dip into the 450 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 3: farm system. Now they're able to guys from Triple A 451 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 3: that have been around the block a little bit have 452 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 3: already kind of conquered Double A. And that's where you 453 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 3: like to be. 454 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 2: All right, I'm going to get you out of here 455 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 2: on this. And We've been asking all the guys about this. 456 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 2: This has been the last question for every interview we've 457 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 2: done with the prospects, So I want to get your 458 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 2: opinion on this. So I am one that's fascinated by 459 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 2: the life in the minor leagues. Some of the places 460 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 2: guys go, some of the towns they visit the bus. 461 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 2: The whole thing is just incredible to me. So a 462 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 2: good story you have from life on the road in 463 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 2: the minor leagues is blank. 464 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 3: A good story from life in the minor leagues. Well, 465 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:41,400 Speaker 3: there was one time where we were in Birmingham and 466 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 3: we had an older bus and sometimes the doors on 467 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 3: the bottom where our luggage was would pop open. And 468 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 3: there was one time where my suitcase and another player's 469 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 3: suitcase somewhere from the hotel ride from the hotel to 470 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 3: the ballpark. Somehow our suitcases on getaway day fell out 471 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 3: of the bottom of the bus and into downtown Birmingham 472 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,360 Speaker 3: and we still do not know where those suitcases are. 473 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:11,359 Speaker 3: That was in the twenty fifteenth season. That was a 474 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 3: little frustrating. 475 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: You know. 476 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 3: We've had, you know, our share of like flat tires, 477 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 3: and we used to carry around an equipment trailer just 478 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 3: behind the bus and that would have issues every now 479 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:22,879 Speaker 3: and then. So, you know, we we've had to do 480 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 3: the deal where we've had to load up a new 481 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 3: bus on the side of in the interstate. We've had 482 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 3: times where the air conditioning has gone out. You know, 483 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 3: some we don't really run in those problems very more 484 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 3: very often. Now the Marlins have given us a lot 485 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 3: more resources at the minor league levels, so that's been 486 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:39,640 Speaker 3: certainly good, so we don't get some of the crazy 487 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 3: stories like that anymore. But it is a grind. It 488 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 3: is definitely grind, and it's something for fans keep in mind, 489 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:49,679 Speaker 3: you know sometimes when they're seeing especially for us, you know, 490 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 3: the Jumbo Shrimp. But we deal with the long bus travel, 491 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 3: the baby Cakes deal with the early morning flights they 492 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 3: have to make in the Pacific Coast League, which is 493 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 3: a different kind of grind as well. But you know, 494 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,640 Speaker 3: there's sometimes when you get back to the ballpark from 495 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:07,400 Speaker 3: say Tennessee or Chattanooga or Birmingham, and it's about eight 496 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:09,440 Speaker 3: in the morning when you're back in Jacksonville and it's 497 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:11,239 Speaker 3: the Friday night coming up, so you got to get 498 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 3: right back at it for the game the next day. 499 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 3: So definitely keep that in mind when you're watching the players. 500 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 3: And I think sometimes the grind of the minor league 501 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 3: lives can be really tough because we're playing about one 502 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 3: hundred and forty games in about one hundred and fifty days, 503 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 3: even with an all things, so even the majors, the 504 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 3: luckily the majors have a lot more off days kind 505 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 3: of built in, but typically it's about twenty game stretches 506 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 3: that these guys are always playing in. So just keep 507 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 3: that in mind when you're seeing the performances and the 508 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 3: numbers roll in that these guys are definitely getting their 509 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 3: work in additions, in addition to all the work they 510 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,639 Speaker 3: are doing, you know, before the game, there's sometimes more 511 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 3: important than the game. You know, the fact they can 512 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 3: do some early work stuff they would do typically in 513 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 3: spring training and the majors they didn't really do that 514 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,879 Speaker 3: on the day and day basis. Everything is geared towards 515 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:00,679 Speaker 3: the game. But in the miners, taking those early ground balls, 516 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 3: getting those extra bolten sessions in, that's what really makes 517 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 3: the difference for those guys. 518 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, you know, that's what we're here for. We 519 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 2: need to give these guys the credit that they deserve 520 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:13,159 Speaker 2: and the attention that they deserve, because I feel like 521 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 2: they don't get it sometimes. So you as well, Roger, 522 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 2: keep grinding, have a great rest of the season, and 523 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 2: we'd love to talk to you again. I didn't even 524 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 2: get to ask you about Trevor Rodgers or Robert Duggar 525 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 2: or Yamamoto there's so much talent in Jacksonville and all 526 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 2: across the system that we could talk for hours. But 527 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 2: we really appreciate you coming on. We'd love to have 528 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 2: you on again, and good luck the rest of the way. 529 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 2: Keep grinding this season. 530 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, thank you, And I'm a big fan of your 531 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 3: guys work, especially keeping up with a minor league system 532 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 3: as you do and keeping everybody positive because you know 533 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 3: Double A and other levels of the organization, we can 534 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,439 Speaker 3: always kind of see two or three years ahead for 535 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 3: what's coming up in the major leagues, and that's pretty 536 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:56,880 Speaker 3: exciting when you think about everything that Jacksonville has going 537 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 3: on this season. Like I mentioned, we haven't even gotten 538 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:01,360 Speaker 3: to a lot of juke bitter strength this year, so 539 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 3: there are some really good things on the way. And 540 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 3: I appreciate the way all of you guys at Fitch 541 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 3: Stripes to keep it positive from what's going on in 542 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 3: the Marlin's perspective and especially in the minor leagues because again, 543 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 3: good things around the way, and I hope you guys 544 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 3: keep up the great work. 545 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you. We really appreciate your time. Thank you 546 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:17,440 Speaker 2: very much.