Offishial news, 9/27/23: How postponement hurts Marlins' playoff chances

[Ely Sussman]

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[Ely Sussman]

Reporting from Ken Rosenthal about the postponement:

 

"Marlins officials, granted anonymity in exchange for their candor, were told the problem with the playing surface at Citi Field arose because the Mets’ grounds crew did not cover the infield Saturday, the first of four straight days of rain. The team was playing in Philadelphia at the time.

 

"The grounds crew eventually put the tarp down, but water got under it, creating a mess. The infield took on so much water from Saturday to Monday, the grounds crew did not have enough of a dry period to get the infield back to a playable condition Tuesday."

[Guest Hans Herrera]

If necessary, I would start Garrett on Sunday again on short rest. There would be nothing to lose. Today, the Marlins are going to need all of the Cueto, De Jesús, Hoeing, and Soriano multi-inning efforts. Hopefully, one of them might not pitch today so can be an option for the OTHER bullpen game this weekend in Pittsburg.

 

Speaking of which, I would have Weathers ready to open on Friday/Saturday. He pitched last Saturday, so he should be ready for the weekend. Look: Chi Chi is not performing at any level, ditto Castano. Smeltzer is injured. Lindgren I dunno... I know results have not followed Weathers with the big team, but if I have to pick one depth piece, I think he is the best option, at least for 3 solid innings.

[Ely Sussman]

I agree on Weathers. Get one more outing from Hoeing/De Jesus today, then Weathers should be on the roster instead of them.