Ely Sussman

The best overall reliever so far this season has been Cronin and they sent him down 🫠 (ineligible to be recalled for another 13 days barring injury). The team has additional flaws, but the record and overall vibe would be substantially different if the bullpen was performing solidly.

Marlins news roundup for 4/2/24 On Monday, the Marlins jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning of Max Meyer's return from Tommy John surgery. Meyer was solid (5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR), but Mike Trout tagged him for one of the longest home runs in LoanDepot Park history. The bullpen was horrible behind Meyer with Tanner Scott walking the bases loaded, enabling the game-winning run to score on a grounder to Luis Arraez. Arraez reached base safely five times (2-for-2, 3 BB), but only scored the first time as this offense continues to be impotent against opposing relievers. The Marlins lost, 7-4, and they're in the midst of their first season-opening, five-game losing streak in franchise history. Here's more Marlins news and content for you: 🔷 It's the same s*** as 2023 with regards to grounding into double plays. The Marlins have hit into 10(!) of them through five games, which is most in Major League Baseball. They led MLB last season with 159 GIDP. 🔷 Nice milestone for Meyer, of course, but his changeup still looks fringy at best. That's the pitch Trout took deep 473 feet, and most other times Meyer threw it, the result was non-competitive balls. 🔷 On the bright side, Monday was the best defensive game that the Marlins have played so far this season. Still a long way to go for them to be competent in that area. 🔷 Transactions: Kent Emanuel was selected from Triple-A Jacksonville to serve as a fresh arm in place of Vladimir Gutierrez, who was designated for assignment. Can't say I agree with that one. Would have made more sense to call up a reliever who's already on the 40-man roster rather than risk losing Gutierrez off waivers. Gutierrez still has minor league options left. 🔷 Injury updates: Braxton Garrett (shoulder) will go three innings/50 pitches in extended spring training today. He and Edward Cabrera (shoulder) are on very similar trajectories, due back in the Marlins rotation in late April. Josh Simpson (elbow) is also throwing in extended spring today. The lefty reliever could be activated from the IL even sooner barring setbacks. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, Ronel Blanco threw a no-hitter for the Astros. Francys Romero notes that Blanco was originally signed by Astros scouts Oz Ocampo and Roman Ocumarez, who are now in charge of the Marlins' international scouting department. Mike Clevinger (1/$3M) re-signed with the White Sox. Aside from the Marlins, the White Sox and Mets are MLB's only remaining winless teams. 🔷 Today's game: the Marlins (probable starter LHP Jesús Luzardo) host the Angels (LHP Tyler Anderson) at 6:40 p.m. ET. I suspect an Avisaíl García start. 🔷 The Marlins have updated the pageskins on the desktop version of their website. They now feature Luzardo, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jake Burger. In 2023, Chisholm, Sandy Alcantara and Jorge Soler were featured. Marlins podcast episodes View full article

Player status updates, insightful stats and more information to fully equip you for today's Marlins game. Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal SuperSubs. Got thoughts about this matchup? Head over to Fish On First's Marlins game thread. View full article

Kent Emanuel is your mop-up man of the day, if needed.

Welcome to FOF's fifth Miami Marlins game thread of the 2024 season. The roof is open at LoanDepot Park for the fourth straight game. Can the lone righty in the starting rotation, Max Meyer, give the Marlins a spark? SuperSubs can access exclusive game notes here. Pregame roster moves: LHP Kent Emanuel selected from Triple-A Jacksonville; RHP Vladimir Gutierrez designated for assignment (updated 40-man roster snapshot posted below). Enjoy live on-site coverage via Isaac Azout and Kevin Barral.

Marlins news roundup for 4/1/24 On Sunday, the Marlins blew an early 5-0 and lost to the Pirates in 10 innings. Jazz Chisholm Jr. accounted for most of their offense with a grand slam, Avisaíl García tacked on a solo homer and Nick Gordon forced extras with a pinch-hit blast off of David Bednar. However, Miami's pitching and defense continue to disappoint, plus Skip Schumaker deployed newly promoted long man Vladimir Gutierrez to preserve a late-inning lead rather than pursue a victory with more urgency. The club's 0-4 record is the worst in the National League and the worst start to any Marlins season since 2001. Here's more Marlins news and content for you: 🔷 The Friday-Sunday games were played with the roof open. Chisholm said "it was kinda hard to adjust to" the shadows considering that the Marlins play the vast majority of their home games with the roof closed. Extremely weak excuse. 🔷 García responded to the loud boos he's been receiving from Marlins fans. The latest Big Fish Small Pod episode includes my take on that situation. Please subscribe to Fish On First wherever you get your podcasts! 🔷 Edward Cabrera (right shoulder impingement) made his first rehab start with Triple-A Jacksonville: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 2 K (43 pitches/20 strikes). Expect him to make two or three more appearances there to fully stretch out as a starter and to sharpen his control. 🔷 Sunday's State of the Fish call-in show was more fun than I anticipated despite the team's lousy circumstances. Join us throughout the season on Sundays at 6:00 p.m. ET. 🔷 Every Monday (until they are firmly out of contention), I will update the Marlins' playoff odds. Per FanGraphs, those have been cut in half over the last week, from 28.7% to 14.4%. 🔷 Also every Monday, I'll highlight the top performers with Marlins minor league affiliates. It isn't crazy to ponder the possibility of Griffin Conine getting called up at some point in 2024. Kevin Barral went deeper on who else stood out for Triple-A Jacksonville during their opening weekend. 🔷 Sixto Sánchez pitched twice against the Pirates, his first-ever major league regular season appearances with fans in attendance. "I'm going to give all I've got to show them who I can be," he told Christina De Nicola of MLB.com. Sánchez is still searching for his first strikeout of the season. 🔷 Today's game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Max Meyer) host the Angels (Chase Silseth). Alex Krutchik spoke to Meyer about making his "second debut" as a big leaguer after his 2022 MLB stint was cut short by an elbow injury and subsequent Tommy John surgery. 🔷 Fish On First LIVE has returned to its twice-a-week schedule as we stream prior to every Marlins series opener. Join us tonight from 5:30-6:30 p.m. ET on YouTube/Twitter/Facebook. SuperSubs are encouraged to make series predictions. FOF LIVE is presented by Berger & Hicks. If you’ve been injured as a result of somebody else’s negligence, give them a call at (305) 670-7050. Marlins podcast episodes View full article

Updating the Marlins' MiLB statistical standouts entering the week of April 1. Every Monday during the 2024 Minor League Baseball season, I'll be checking in with the top performers across all Miami Marlins minor league affiliates. Triple-A baseball has gotten a head start on the other full-season affiliates, so this first installment has only three Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp games to work with. The Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Beloit Sky Carp and Jupiter Hammerheads will begin their campaigns in time for next week's roundup. Highlighted names in the tables below are players ranked on our Fish On First Top 30 prospects list. Pitcher notes Yonny Chirinos carried a no-hitter through five innings during his start on Saturday before a rough third trip through the Gwinnett Stripers lineup left a dent in his final line. Rehabbing Edward Cabrera kept runs off the board, but it wasn't a particularly impressive performance. He threw only 46.5% of his pitches for strikes. Position player notes Griffin Conine was the only player to record hits in each of the first three Jumbo Shrimp games. Conine hit just .225 when he got his first taste of the Triple-A level last season, but he received high praise around Marlins camp this spring for the adjustments he's made since then. It will be important to monitor how the lefty-swinging Conine does against a larger sample of left-handed pitching considering that the Shrimp strictly platooned him in 2023. View full article

García says the reception he has received from fans is "not fair" when the fact he's even on the 2024 Marlins roster is an example of preferential treatment. Ely Sussman discusses the comments made by Miami Marlins outfielder Avisaíl García and the root of fans' dissatisfaction with him. Here is the Miami Herald article containing the García quotes referenced on the pod. Find Big Fish Small Pod on the Fish On First YouTube channel, our new-look Apple Podcasts channel and wherever else you get your pods. FOF's audio programming also includes The Offishial Show, Fish Unfiltered, Swimming Upstream and more. The Fish On First podcast is now being presented by MPT College Consulting! They pride themselves on helping clients navigate the college application process. This includes preparation for standardized testing, guidance through high school, assistance with essays and applications, and choosing the right college. Visit them today at mptcollegeconsulting.com to learn more about their services and schedule a free consultation. Follow Ely (@RealEly) and Fish On First (@FishOnFirst) on Twitter. Join the Marlins Discord server! Complete Miami Marlins coverage here at FishOnFirst.com. View full article

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Welcome to FOF's fourth Miami Marlins game thread of the 2024 season. The roof is open at LoanDepot Park for the third straight game. The Marlins are in danger of starting a season on a four-game losing streak for the first time since 2001. SuperSubs can access exclusive game notes here. Over 4.5 strikeouts today for Trevor Rogers in his season debut? Enjoy live on-site coverage via Alex Krutchik and Louis Addeo-Weiss.

Player status updates, insightful stats and more information to fully equip you for today's Marlins game. Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal SuperSubs. Got thoughts about this matchup? Head over to Fish On First's Marlins game thread. View full article

It's been really ugly any way you look at it. I'll just point out that last season started ugly too (1-4 in their first 5 games, all of them at home).

First 0-3 start to the season for the Marlins since 2015 🫠

📸 Some of my favorites pregame pics from Danis Sosa

Player status updates, insightful stats and more information to fully equip you for today's Marlins game. Here are the latest Miami Marlins game notes, produced by the Marlins communications department and relayed to our loyal SuperSubs. Got thoughts about this matchup? Head over to Fish On First's Marlins game thread. View full article

Welcome to FOF's third Miami Marlins game thread of the 2024 season. The roof is open at LoanDepot Park again. Hopefully playing under the sun instead of the lights keeps the termites away this time. SuperSubs can access exclusive game notes here. Over 1.5 hits today for the currently hitless Luis Arraez? Enjoy live on-site coverage via Kevin Barral and Danis Sosa (photos).

The Jacksonville side of the box score for those who haven't seen it. Despite being on their initial roster, my understanding is Victor Mesa Jr. isn't with the team yet. Davis and Costes starting in the meantime, but will get squeezed for a playing time once he's ready,