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Peces en Primera

My 5 trade targets

Here is my stance on the coming trade deadline: Do not trade Sandy, Eddy, and maybe not even Jesús. We gonna need them next year. Trade Bender, Faucher, and maybe Myers or Henriquez if overpaid. But more importantly, the Fish should try and get one of these 5 players: 1. Chad Stevens (LAA) 2. Wil Wilson (CLE) 3. Tyler Locklear (SEA) 4. Jace Jung (DET) 5. Cody Freeman OR Blaine Crim (TEX) Why? Those are 5 players who can play either 3B or 1B, do not ha
Hans Herrera

Hans Herrera in Trades

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Peces en Primera

Is there any hope left this offseason?

As reported by Christina de Nicola, Spring Training for the 2025 season will somehow begin next week. Although pitchers and catchers begin workouts in Jupiter, FLA, there is still a considerable amount of uncertainty about Miami's roster. After Braxton Garrett was reported out of the season due to UCL surgery, the most common question is whether the FO will bring an innings-eater Starter, with potential candidates on the menu. Another approach is to bring an expensive contract from other team. L
Hans Herrera

Hans Herrera in Blueprint

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Reice Stark

5 Trades That Would Help Give The Fish A Brighter Future

Marlins receive: OF Jo Adell Angels receive: 3B/DH Jacob Berry (MIA #21 prospect) and RHP Josh White   Jo Adell gives the Marlins a super high upside project for the new MLB staff to work with. Adell is coming off a 90 wRC+ 0.1 fWAR season in 130 games but a heap of mental errors and unluckiness on batted balls ( .317 xwOBA vs .296 wOBA) brought his production down in 2024. But he was been progressing his game throughout his MLB career and has 3 more years of club control. Be
Reice

Reice in In Depth Discussions

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Peces en Primera

My Offseason Blueprint

It is that time of the year when we all want to play being Peter Bendix (or whatever he can do with cheap Uncle Bruce behind him). Last year, my offseason blueprint would have had some good results: At catcher, Grandal was injured for a while but still had a very decent season; Perdomo at SS also visited the IL but still had a solid bat and a very good glove; Jake Fraley was a below-average corner OF, more adequate as a 4th OF but still would have preferred him over DLC; Sam Moll had an excellen
Hans Herrera

Hans Herrera in Blueprint

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Marlins Musings

If I, If I Were King (Well, Commissioner of Baseball, Anyway) - Ten Edicts

As a child, I loved the Cowardly Lion's "If I Were King" number in The Wizard of Oz. It wasn't only Bert Lahr's iconic emoting, but the idea of being so wonderfully and totally in charge, setting things right with the wave of a regal hand. Of course, such ruminations are fanciful. Not.  I want to pontificate on the changes I would implement as Commissioner of Baseball. Moreover, since this is my fantasy article, there are no MLBPA, CBA, umpires' union, owner, or legal obstacles to my will. Boom.
THOMAS JOSEPH

THOMAS JOSEPH in Rants

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Marlins Musings

Do not sweat the managerial situation.

I am not sweating the managerial situation. It's far less important than other moves in the scheme of things. I suppose keeping someone around, continuity, has some merit. But let's not act as if there is a need to genuflect to the Tom Kellys of the world, as much as I liked Tom. More power to them and their organizations. But, to steal a line from Men in Black, that means exactly what to me?  We've already seen the obligatory "Roberts does not get enough credit" blather. He's a magician wh
THOMAS JOSEPH

THOMAS JOSEPH in Rants

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Reice Stark

Why The Last Rebuild Failed And Why The Current One Should Be Different

The Leading Moments to the Sherman era After decades of being renowned as possibly THE worst owner in MLB after sinking baseball in 2 cities and 2 different countries (Miami and Montreal) Jeffery Loria finally decided he had enough of dealing with a begrudged fanbase and a running in place baseball team, he made the decision that lit a spark in all south Florida baseball fans' eyes. He decided to sell the team. During the process there became two front runners: Jorge Mas and Bruce Sherman.
Reice

Reice in In Depth Discussions

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An Open Letter...

The Next Step

By all accounts, the Marlins have done a commendable job replenishing their minor league system. However, to break the cycle of trading away good players, the Marlins are poised to take the next step. This next step is about nurturing and developing the next generation of Marlins, instilling in them the winning mindset and skills.  Between 1997 and 2003, when the Marlins won the World Series, this team did not have a winning record. The Marlins have failed to have a winning season. 2003 cou
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arthur_freyre2023 in Culture

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Marlins Musings

Some Thoughts on MLB's Flailing Offense

Let me say, quite honestly, that I struggle mightily with sarcasm. I don't want to be sarcastic, but the world provides too much low-hanging fruit. The temptation is not fair, and (outside of the cesspool of American politics) nowhere is that fruit lower than MLB. The most recent bushel of free fruit for me is the Jason Stark and Eno Sarris article in "The Athletic" (June 21, 2024) with the headline: "MLB offense is nearing all-time lows." Yes, Virginia, it is true. Despite all the offense-minde
THOMAS JOSEPH

THOMAS JOSEPH in Rants

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An Open Letter...

An Open Letter...

Dear Miami Marlins Organization,  Let’s start with a simple pop quiz about Miami baseball. What is significant about the year 1982 as it relates to Miami baseball?   I was waiting to ask this question. You had just swept the Rockies and were heading to Oakland with a chance to start a streak and correct the hole that the team created. There was optimism and belief, but now you have decided that this season is over, and we must start again.  I have been a fan since the major league
Marlins Musings

That one hurts.

Look, blowing a seven-run lead is rare, but losing the game, to boot, truly hurts. Remember the 20th win in a row for the Oakland A's as depicted in "Moneyball?" The Royals stormed back from a huge deficit. Of course, Hatteberg's home run walks it off, and all is well - the win and the streak are saved. The Marlins loss to the Nationals on Sunday had no such happy ending. The team now owns the worst record in baseball. Peter Bendix is swimming against a tide of fan despair and anger.  We fans ca
THOMAS JOSEPH

THOMAS JOSEPH in Rants

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Marlins Musings

Oh, no! I don't worship Miguel Cabrera!

(Another beautiful rant from a bit ago.) I agree that Miguel Cabrera has a HOF career resume. Moreover, Marlins fans identify him with their World Championship. But we need to be very real about the unmitigated disaster that his 8-year extension has been. The first year, 2016, was excellent (with a 7.4 WARP) and this would have been the time to move him at his peak value point, setting up the team’s future. Instead, the next seven years, SEVEN, are horrific by consuming a huge percentage
THOMAS JOSEPH

THOMAS JOSEPH in Rants

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Marlins Musings

2020 was a disgrace and utterly predictable

(Another archived rant that I wrote a while back.) The oddness that was the 2020 season? Sixty games, ever-changing rules, no fans, neutral sites, and on and on with the inane pile emanating from that entire year of dog crap. I put no stock in any of it, including the so-called World Championship, which is a disgraceful doppelganger of real championship seasons. MLB should be embarrassed that they rammed through that makeshift crap. Of course, the owners are hardly guardians of the game's i
THOMAS JOSEPH

THOMAS JOSEPH in Rants

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Marlins Musings

Old Timers versus Modern Players

(Putting my Marlins and general baseball comments/rants here to get my new blog started. Here is one of 'em.) Of course, Greg Maddux, Gaylord Perry, and Bert Blyleven would be slaughtered if they pitched in today's game. They didn't throw 97 mph. Pretenders! Then, the endlessly parroted gibberish goes like this: Starters don't go deep into games anymore. Those short starts add up and diminish the bullpen over the season. But we can't allow starters to go into the dreaded third time through
THOMAS JOSEPH

THOMAS JOSEPH in Rants

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Peces en Primera

Terminan los Entrenamientos Primaverales

Hola a todos! Los entrenamientos primaverales han concluido para los Marlins de Miami con un récord de 10 victorias, 12 derrotas y 5 empates. A pesar del record negativo, el equipo terminó su participación en la liga Toronja con una nota alta. Jugadores clave como Luis Arráez, Jake Burger, Jazz Chisholm y Tim Anderson lucieron sólidos en la recta final de los entrenamientos; otros como Dane Myers, Troy Johnston y Jonah Bride pueden contribuir durante la temporada, a pesar de estar incluidos
Hans Herrera

Hans Herrera in Spanish

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Peces en Primera

Peces en Primera

Hola a todos! Volvemos con otra entrada de Peces en Primera. Esta vez analizaremos el rendimiento general del equipo luego de dos semanas de juegos en la Liga Toronja. Aunque a día de hoy Los Marlins se encuentran últimos en la tabla con foja de 3-6-2, el rendimiento general ha sido más de lo mismo: Buen pitcheo abridor, buen bullpen, preocupante número de carreras anotadas a la ofensiva. Los “caballos” abridores han permitido 3 CL o menos en 9 de los 11 encuentros a la fecha. El
Hans Herrera

Hans Herrera in Spanish

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Peces en Primera

Comineza la nueva temporada!

Hola a todos los hispanohablantes! A partir de hoy estaremos comentando las noticias más importantes del equipo. Cada semana haremos un resumen de lo que pasó y lo que viene para el equipo. Empezaremos esta temporada 2024 con el roster actual, los juegos de entrenamiento primaveral y las expectativas de cada uno de los integrantes de la página en inglés de Fish on First. Por ahora, las noticias más importantes son la llegada de Tim Anderson a jugar el campocorto, la primera sesión de b
Hans Herrera

Hans Herrera in Spanish

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Battle Your Tail Off

Fish On First Tips & Tricks: Tables!

Fish On First Tips & Tricks, Part One: Tables! With this series of blog entries, I'm going to try to cover some of the features of the new site in a few paragraphs. Using the old site, as I'm sure many of you are aware, tables were basically unusable. That has changed! I'll tackle B-Ref tables quickly in this post but you can do similar things with FanGraphs or other sites that use table data (which is how almost all stat sites display their content). First, pop on over to Corbin Burnes
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Brock Beauchamp in Tips & Tricks

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