https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/page/163/?d=21News: Newsenhttps://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/christian-bethancourt-trade-marlins-guardians/The second Miami Marlins trade of the Peter Bendix era involves the acquisition of yet another former player of his. The Marlins sent cash considerations to the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in exchange for catcher Christian Bethancourt, as first reported by Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase....978Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:10:46 +0000https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/marlins-catcher-targets-for-2024/In a perfect world, the Marlins would add a veteran catcher for 2024 who also boosts their offense. That doesn't seem realistic, though. The best bat on the market among catchers, Mitch Garver, has seen very limited action behind the plate in recent years and might be out of their price range anyw...964Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:00:46 +0000https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/hans-herrera-2023-24-offseason-blueprint/Interested in submitting your own FanPosts? Leave a comment on this article with your preferred email address and we will set things up! The last couple of days have been exciting after a mostly quiet and boring MLB offseason. We saw important players like Juan Soto and Alex Verdugo both traded to...973Fri, 08 Dec 2023 10:50:03 +0000https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/miami-marlins-12-8-23/Marlins Podcast Episodes Thursday's winter ball notes: In the Dominican Republic, 2B Vidal Bruján went 0-for-4. In Venezuela, LF Javier Sanoja went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases. Elsewhere around baseball, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports that Shohei Ohtani's free agent decision could be comi...972Fri, 08 Dec 2023 08:59:30 +0000https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/mlb-rumors-isiah-kiner-falefa-free-agency-marlins/With the Winter Meetings wrapped up, the Marlins ended up making zero major league moves, but the rumor mill indicates that they may be moving closer to getting something done. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Miami Marlins are interested in Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Right away, what stan...971Thu, 07 Dec 2023 15:49:31 +0000https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/aj-puk-starter-2024-spring-training/The Marlins know they’ll have to get creative in shoring up their pitching rotation in 2024. They will be without ace Sandy Alcantara all season while he recovers from Tommy John surgery. Simultaneously, they have more left-handers in their bullpen than they know what to do with. One possible solu...969Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:35:06 +0000https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/miami-marlins-12-7-23/Marlins Podcast Episodes Wednesday’s winter ball notes: In Venezuela, RF Javier Sanoja went 1-for-4. Left unprotected by the Marlins, SS Nasim Nuñez was selected by the Nationals in the major league phase of the Rule 5 Draft. Nats general manager Mike Rizzo says Nuñez won't get many at-bats i...970Thu, 07 Dec 2023 07:44:51 +0000https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/2023-rule-5-draft-results/The most recent iteration of the Rule 5 Draft is in the books. On Wednesday afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee, Nasim Nuñez departed the Miami Marlins organization, selected by the Washington Nationals with the fifth overall pick. The Marlins chose the speedy infielder with their second-round pick...968Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:29:51 +0000https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/xavier-edwards-shortstop-defense/The Miami Marlins made it farther than expected in 2023 despite lousy shortstop production. They got a .226/.265/.313 slash line from the position (MLB-worst 55 wRC+) with only seven home runs to go along with average-ish defense. Understandably, the club let primary SS Joey Wendle leave via free...967Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:20:09 +0000https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/miami-marlins-12-6-23/Marlins Podcast Episodes Tuesday’s winter ball notes: In the Dominican Republic, 2B Vidal Bruján went 1-for-3 with a walk. In Venezuela, LF Javier Sanoja went 2-for-3 with an RBI. In Puerto Rico, C Jan Mercado went 0-for-1, dropping his batting average to .102. Dane Myers' winter ball stint i...966Wed, 06 Dec 2023 07:30:00 +0000https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/peter-bendix-winter-meetings-front-office-quotes/965Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:24:11 +0000https://fishonfirst.com/news-rumors/miami-marlins/marlins-winter-meetings-questions-2023/With the 2023 Winter Meetings already underway, the Miami Marlins have a talented front office in place with a new President of Baseball Operations (Peter Bendix), Director of Baseball Operations (Vinesh Kanthan) and Assistant General Manager (Gabe Kapler). However, on the field, there are still o...962Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:50:35 +0000