Offishial news, 7/7/23: Sherman willing to spend at deadline; "Just Keep Swimming" shirt

Today's Marlins news roundup also includes DJ Svihlik's 2023 draft preview.

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• Thursday's Marlins MiLB notes: It's been a lousy season for RHP Ronald Bolaños (Jacksonville), but he was excellent in this one (6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K). INF Nasim Nuñez (Pensacola) heads off to the Futures Game with a .211/.330/.289 slash line, four home runs and 33 stolen bases in 76 games. Beloit overcame an early 4-0 deficit to win in extra innings. INF Ian Lewis (Jupiter) finally hit his first home run of the season. DH/LHP Janero Miller (DSL Miami) had one of the best games of his young career, going 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base.

• Even in a losing effort, Eury Pérez finished the first half of his rookie season on a high note. He enters the break with a 2.36 ERA and 3.72 FIP in 53.1 IP for the Marlins. Pérez became the first 20-year-old since Marlins legend José Fernández to throw so many pre-All-Star break innings.

• Jonathan Davis (right meniscus surgery) is expected to need 3-6 months to recover, so he's doubtful to return for the Marlins this season.

• Marlins principal owner Bruce Sherman tells Craig Mish and Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald that he's prepared to allocate more resources leading up to the trade deadline (i.e. increase payroll) in pursuit of a postseason berth.

• Elsewhere around the majors, the Phillies come into Miami riding a 12-game road winning streak after sweeping the mighty Rays at Tropicana Field. The Reds swept a four-game series from the Nationals to reach a season-best 10 games over .500.

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• The Marlins have a 47.6% chance to win their series opener against the Phillies, per FanGraphs. Double-A Pensacola (7:35 p.m. ET), Low-A Jupiter (6:30 p.m. ET), FCL Marlins (12:00 p.m. ET) and DSL Marlins (11:00 a.m. ET) are at home, while Triple-A Jacksonville (7:04 p.m. ET), High-A Beloit (7:40 p.m. ET) and DSL Miami (11:00 a.m. ET) are on the road.

• Daily Luis Arraez batting average update: he enters today at .388. He went 1-for-3 with a double in his only previous matchup with Phillies starter Zack Wheeler. Additionally, Arraez is hitting .422 in home games this season and .379 in night games.

• You've seen Marlins players do their "just keep swimming" celebration on the basepaths throughout this season, right? Our partners at BreakingT have designed a t-shirt for it! Buy yours here.

• Joey Wendle came on Fish Unfiltered to reflect on every step of his professional baseball career and specifically why the Marlins have improved so much from last season to this season.

• Marlins senior director of amateur scouting DJ Svihlik touted the
  in the 2023 MLB Draft class.

• Hector Rodriguez continues pumping out draft prospect profiles of players who might be available with the Marlins' first-round pick. Find them all here.

• MLB Pipeline picked 2010 as the best draft class in Marlins history and the 2014 selection of Brian Anderson as the franchise's best individual pick of the last decade.

• Happy 26th birthday to Marlins RHP M.D. Johnson. The 2019 draft pick has progressed to Double-A Pensacola, posting a 3.58 earned run average in 70 career minor league games (52 starts).