Offishial news, 12/18/23: Still no signings; Marlins Rerun

Here's what you should know with 101 days to go until Marlins Opening Day...

• Sunday's winter ball notes: In Venezuela, LF Javier Sanoja went 0-for-1 with a walk and LHP Luis Palacios pitched in relief (2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K). In Puerto Rico, C Jan Mercado went 0-for-2. Poor guy is still hitless in the month of December.

• The Athletic reported that the Marlins and Royals discussed a massive trade at the Winter Meetings involving Jesús Luzardo and Vinnie Pasquantino. I wrote why valuing those players similarly would have been a big mistake from the Marlins' perspective.

• Former Marlins left-hander Enmanuel De Jesus inked a one-year, $800k deal to pitch for the KBO's Kiwoom Heroes. De Jesus made his major league debut with the Marlins last September, appearing twice in mop-up duty.

• Elsewhere around baseball, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (3/$42M) signed with the Diamondbacks. That seemingly closes the door on Tommy Pham re-signing with Arizona. How would you folks feel about Pham in Miami if he was willing to take a relatively cheap two-year deal? Maybe I'll write an article on that. For the time being, the Marlins are one of only eight teams who haven't made a major league free agent signing.

• Kevin Barral explains why he likes Carl Edwards Jr. as a low-cost, right-handed bullpen reinforcement for the Marlins.

• On Saturday, LoanDepot Park hosted the Triple Play 5K. The event fundraised for Alzheimer's research, Parkinson's research, ALS research, general brain health, mental health and stroke awareness.

• Speaking of a different kind of "running," the Marlins Radio Network posted the first two episodes of "Marlins Rerun." The five-part series reflects on key players and moments from the 2023 season.

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