Offishial News: Spring Training begins; Manfred's run as commish will end (eventually)

Fish On First will have boots on the ground for today's Marlins Spring Training workout. Follow Alex Carver and Noah Berger for live updates from the Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium complex.

🔹 The Marlins held their first workout for pitchers and catchers on Thursday. Check out this YouTube playlist of Spring Training interviews and press conferences! We will continue adding to it throughout the next month-plus.

 🔹 Our Marlins injury/rehab tracker is back in business on a near-daily basis. Keep it bookmarked to stay informed on both major leaguers and minor leaguers.

🔹 Fish On First's Noah Berger reports that Huascar Brazoban hasn't made it to Jupiter yet due to visa issues. Brazoban was also delayed last Spring Training and couldn't report until March 1, though he still had enough of a runway to make himself available for the Opening Day roster. Non-roster invitees RHP Elvis Alvarado and C Jhonny Pereda are behind schedule for the same reason.

🔹 Elsewhere around baseball, Rob Manfred announced that this will be his final term as MLB commissioner. It's a five-year term that recently began, so he'll stick around for five more seasons until January 2029, but at least the end is in sight. MLB franchise values have risen substantially under Manfred's oversight as have player salaries, and he's been aggressive with implementing rule changes to "modernize" the game. However, the sport's overall popularity is gradually declining, especially among younger fans.

🔹 On Fish Unfiltered, Kevin Barral, Isaac Azout and I discussed the Edward Cabrera trade rumors and other prominent storylines from camp.

🔹 Deviating from the rest of the industry, Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin of FanGraphs ranked Max Meyer (No. 56 overall) ahead of Noble Meyer (No. 78) on their updated Top 100 prospects list.

🔹 Ethan Budowsky of Just Baseball writes about the Marlins missing out on a huge opportunity this offseason.

 🔹 Glenn Geffner's View from the Bleachers wants fans to fill out a series of 10 polls regarding the Marlins' offseason and expectations for 2024.

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