New Locked on Marlins reaction

[Slacker Mills]

Enjoyed the new yet familiar voice. Seems fairly knowledgeable. One delivery tip: Don't repeat yourself. There are probably twenty instances of such redundancy. Your delivery is slow enough that everyone will get your message the first time.

What did I hear?

You r expected OF is Sanchez in right, Conine in LF, and Stowers in CF, I can't agree. Stowers has disproven himself.  If the Marlins wanted a CF in the Rogers trade, they should have nabbed Enrique Bradfield and his 80 speed. For now, the CF is Dane Myers.  Everyone seems to have forgotten that he spent his first seasons of pro ball as a pitcher, which had to slow his development.  He can also run. I'm skeptical about Conine. The team could serve both him and Jesus Sanchez well by starting them only vs RHP. I expect to see Sanoja in the OF vs lefties.

He sees Alcantara leading a staff that likely features Weathers, Cabrera, Meyer, and someone like Bellozo. He recommends signing a reasonably cheap starter as an addition to the mix. I wonder why no one is talking about the trade of Luzardo AFTER the team knew that B. Garrett was going to be lost for the year! Call it outlandish. No free agent pitchers have the upside and low cost that Luzardo does.

As far as De Los Santos and Augustin Ramirez go, I'd be happy to promote either one if they can put up an .800+ OPS at Jacksonville over several months. But neither will do that.

My sleeper is Joe Mack. He's a long way ahead of Fortes when it comes to the bat and his defense is supposed to be solid.

 

 

[Slacker Mills]

Continuing to podcast #2 for Locked on Marlins

Features Xavier Edwards, the Marlins best player. While emphasis is placed on his speed, he actually ranks just 124th in the majors for the sprint. and about sixth on the Marlins. Yep, Derek Hill, Connor Norby, Otto Lopez, Dane Myers, and Jared Sanoja can all outrun him. What they can't do is cover the ground from home to first as quickly. Very few can. That feat is possible because his swing allows him to burst out of the batter's box like few others. He gets extra bases with aggression and stolen bases on both that and technique. It makes his BABIP sustainable.

While his defense at SS is a subject of criticism, we don't know how much a nagging shoulder problem influenced that. We also don't know how many errors were added to his stat line due to the defensive shortcomings of the guys who wore a first baseman's mitt lasy season. I have almost no doubt that he will excell in 2025.

The podcast host focused on Calvin Fauchet next, touting him as an All Star closer in waiting (maybe). I can't see that outcome for Fauchet, not even close. Fauchet's WHIP for his entire minor league career was around a buck and a half. His number in the majors is about identical. Combine that with barely a two for one K/W ratio and a BABIP of .245, and you have a long reliever at best.

As an old retired guy who reads everything Marlins, I appreciate the efforts of the writer.

[Jeremiah Geiger]

Thank you Slacker Mills for the feedback!

I'll continue to work on my delivery (I know, sometimes I tend to repeat a phrase or point, but I will definitely work on fixing that)

Appreciate you listening to the pod!