How trade deadline departures are fitting in with new teams

On Wednesday, Jake Burger hit his 15th home run of the season while Jonah Bride hit his first. Roddery Muñoz worked five solid innings and the remnants of the Marlins bullpen actually threw up zeroes in relief of him. Kyle Stowers went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in his debut with the club—he has the unfortunate distinction of being the only player in history to wear the "golden sombrero" in his Marlins debut. The Marlins won, 6-2.

Down on the farm, Double-A Pensacola swept their doubleheader, winning 16-7 and 20-1. That's right: 36 combined runs scored by the Blue Wahoos in 14 innings. New INF Jared Serna went 6-for-9 with 7 RBI. OF Jakob Marsee hit a grand slam and drew four walks. High-A Beloit got swept in their doubleheader, losing 17-5 and 5-4. Miserable outing for RHP Noble Meyer (2.0 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 60 pitches/28 strikes). Through 56 ⅓ innings pitched this season, Meyer has issued 40 walks. LHP Justin Storm struck out five of nine batters faced in his Sky Carp debut. Low-A Jupiter won, 7-3. C Ryan Ignoffo and OF Kemp Alderman continue to produce runs. RHP Eliazar Dishmey (5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 60 pitches/42 strikes) was impressive again (2.86 ERA and .174 BAA in his last eight starts).

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🔷 Burger has been one of MLB's best power hitters since July 12. That's when he had a breakthrough with his mechanics, as Alex Krutchik details.

🔷 Xavier Edwards was brilliant throughout July, his first full month as an everyday major leaguer. He accrued 1.3 fWAR, tied with the likes of Shohei Ohtani and Jarren Duran. His .395 batting average led all National League qualifiers. Edwards also hit for the second cycle in Marlins history. I'd still like to see much more from him at shortstop before trusting that he can capably stick there, but sure looks like the Fish have found their leadoff hitter for the foreseeable future.

🔷 Speaking of Marlins history, on this day in 2019, Harold Ramírez blasted a walk-off homer in the 12th inning against the Twins.

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, let's check in with some old friends. The Yankees are still undefeated since adding Jazz Chisholm Jr., who is slashing .368/.400/1.000 through four games played. A.J. Puk has begun his Diamondbacks tenure with back-to-back-to-back scoreless appearances. Bryan De La Cruz went 2-for-4, batted cleanup and manned right field in his Pirates debut.  Huascar Brazoban and Bryan Hoeing each pitched scoreless innings for the Mets and Padres, respectively. Trevor Rogers should be starting for the Orioles tonight.

🔷 Craig Mish and Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald have some behind-the-scenes details about how the Marlins' trade deadline activity went down. The Reds and Mets also submitted offers for Rogers that the team liked, "but the Orioles were willing to go a step further by offering two promising position prospects." Two former general managers described it as "Miami's best deal of the week" (an assessment that I agree with). The Phillies, Mets, Dodgers, Orioles and Padres were Tanner Scott's "primary suitors." On Wednesday morning, Peter Bendix addressed the media about his deadline activity.

🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Max Meyer) begin a four-game set against the Braves (RHP Charlie Morton) at Truist Park. The Marlins have a 37.6% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 7:20 p.m. ET.

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🔷 Today's MiLB schedule:

• Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Lehigh Valley, 5:05 p.m. ET (completion of previously suspended game followed by regularly scheduled game)
• Double-A Pensacola at Chattanooga, 7:15 p.m. ET
• High-A Beloit at Lake County, 7:00 p.m. ET
• Low-A Jupiter at Clearwater, 6:30 p.m. ET
• DSL Marlins vs. DSL Giants Orange, 10:00 a.m. ET (completion of previously suspended game followed by regularly scheduled game)
• DSL Miami at DSL Rangers Red, 11:00 a.m. ET

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