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I'm glad Eder has straightened himself out. He was completely out of sync following the trade. I still think it worked out fine for the Marlins.

Teams WANT to be stuck with him after this year! The fact he's a pending free agent limits his trade value the most, in my opinion.

Yes. He could've helped a bit, but it also would have meant playing Bell at 1B every day and Burger at 3B every day. Defense has been a major weakness as it is and having J.D. at DH would make that even more problematic. Cancels out some of what he brings as a hitter.

Offishial News for 6/14/24 On Thursday, I was on site to witness a terrific Roddery Muñoz start (6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 81 pitches/49 strikes). It looked like solo home runs by Jake Burger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. would be just enough to make Miami victorious, but Tanner Scott blew his save opportunity against the top of the Mets lineup. J.D. Martinez delivered a walk-off two-run homer, the first runs allowed by Scott since April 30. The Marlins lost, 3-2. Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville lost, 4-1. Double-A Pensacola won, 7-1. C/LF Paul McIntosh hit the go-ahead home run off of former Marlins farmhand Jake Eder. P-Mac has been extraordinary lately, slashing .385/.431/.673 with seven extra-base hits over his last 14 games. 3B/RF Jacob Berry set a season high with 3 RBI. High-A Beloit won, 8-5, despite matching a season high by issuing 11 walks. INF Josh Zamora hit his team-leading 11th homer. FCL Marlins won, 3-0. OF Davis Bradshaw played his first MiLB game since suffering a torn ACL 10 months ago. DSL Marlins lost, 7-2. Two-way player Janero Miller made his first pro appearance as an outfielder. DSL Miami won, 7-4. Here's more Marlins news and content for you: 🔷 Chisholm and Nick Gordon went to the MLB Store in New York City, buying up 30-plus jerseys of top MLB players. Chisholm copped one of his own, the black alternate version which awkwardly did not have the updated 2024 style. 🔷 On this day in 1994, Charlie Hough picked up his final career win with a five-hit shutout. 🔷 Christina De Nicola of MLB.com did a Q&A with Vidal Bruján about his upbringing in the Dominican Republic. 🔷 Homesick has created a scented candle inspired by Tropicana Field. Marlins Historian asks what a loanDepot park candle would smell like. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, Bruce Bochy moved into ninth place on the all-time managerial wins list. Old friend David Robertson helped him get there by striking out Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman in order...for the second straight night. Six more scoreless innings for Reynaldo López, whose 1.69 ERA leads qualified MLB starters. Phase 1 of MLB All-Star voting remains open through June 27. Vote up to five times per day. 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (speculative starter RHP Shaun Anderson) visit the Nationals (LHP MacKenzie Gore). When these teams previous met in Miami, the Nats pulled off a rare four-game sweep. The Marlins have a 44.8% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 6:45 p.m. ET. 🔷 Join us for a new episode of Fish On First LIVE tonight from 5:30-6:30 p.m. ET on YouTube/Twitter/Facebook. Special guest: Shelby Petik. 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. 🔷 Today's MiLB schedule: Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m. ET Double-A Pensacola at Birmingham, 8:00 p.m. ET High-A Beloit at Quad Cities, 7:30 p.m. ET Low-A Jupiter vs. St. Lucie, 4:00 p.m. ET FCL Marlins at FCL Astros, 12:00 p.m. ET DSL Marlins at DSL Tigers 1, 11:00 a.m. ET DSL Miami vs. DSL Rangers Blue, 11:00 a.m. ET Marlins podcast episodes View full article

Muñoz tossed six nearly flawless frames to solidify his standing in the Marlins starting rotation. NEW YORK—With a veteran-laden roster and still within striking distance of an NL Wild Card spot, the New York Mets needed Thursday's game a lot more than the Miami Marlins did. For six innings, rookie right-hander Roddery Muñoz suffocated their lineup anyway. Muñoz recorded 16 outs before allowing a hit and faced only one batter over the minimum while clinging to a slim lead. Alas, with two outs to spare in the bottom of the ninth inning, J.D. Martinez stunned Tanner Scott and the Fish with a walk-off home run against one of baseball's best closers to make it a 3-2 final score. The decisive pitch wasn't even in a bad location, but Scott still took responsibility for the leadoff walk to Francisco Lindor that brought the potential winning run to the plate, as well as the way he fell behind in the count 3-1 to Martinez. "I trust my stuff more than anything," Scott said postgame. "He got me." 3a6e8d25-93db859b-25794833-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4 The game's dramatic ending was comparable to Miami's April 14 loss to the Atlanta Braves when Marcell Ozuna occupied the Martinez role and turned a 7-6 deficit into a 9-7 lead by taking Scott deep. However, considering the complete set of circumstances, this was a far rarer outcome. Courtesy of Alex Carver's research, this is only the third time in Marlins history that they've scored multiple runs, limited their opponent to three hits or fewer and still lost. Marvelous Muñoz It was not a particularly dominant no-hit bid by Muñoz. The 24-year-old Dominican threw a pedestrian 60.4% of his pitches for strikes while recording 10 whiffs (right in line with his season average). The results were impressive, nonetheless. It marks the first scoreless start of Muñoz's MLB career and the three baserunners allowed—one hit, one walk and one hit batsman—matched the personal best from his April 20 debut. "I would put this one on top," Muñoz said via interpreter, citing the length of the start (he went only five innings in his debut). Muñoz has a five-pitch mix, but leaned heavily on his cutter and four-seam fastball, accounting for 71.6% of his total pitches with those two offerings. 1d7ccf49-4ba2f9f2-e83b826a-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4 Meanwhile, Luis Severino dealt with far more traffic. The Marlins had an excellent opportunity to break up the scoreless tie in the top of the fourth. A Jesús Sánchez leadoff double and walks drawn by Jake Burger and Nick Gordon loaded the bases with one out. Tim Anderson got ahead in the count 3-1, but Severino escaped without any damage. Anderson fouled off a 97 mph fastball at the knees. Severino challenged him with another one and induced a 4-6-3 double play. Burger took matters into his own hands in the sixth. He clobbered Severino's 91st pitch deep to right field for his sixth home run of the season. The veteran right-hander probably wanted to place this 1-2 fastball a bit higher in the zone, but not a "mistake" pitch by any means. S3d2ejRfVjBZQUhRPT1fQjFVRkJ3SUdYZ3NBWEFaUVZnQUFCQUVBQUZrREIxQUFWRk1FQlFCVUFGY0RVZ0VI.mp4 Muñoz's effectiveness immediately began to wane when he retook the mound in the bottom of the sixth. He fell behind 3-0 to Jeff McNeil on three non-competitive pitches before fighting back to record a groundout. His 0-1 changeup to Harrison Bader floated up in the zone and Bader crushed it 368 feet, but swung too soon, pulling it foul into the Citi Field upper deck. Later in the at-bat, Bader lined a single to right-center field to break up the no-hit bid. It would prove to be harmless, however. Christian Bethancourt made an outstanding throw to catch Bader attempting to steal second base. Francisco Lindor lined out to left for the final out. The second batter to step to the plate against the volatile Mets bullpen, Jazz Chisholm Jr. provided an insurance run in the seventh by taking righty Drew Smith 426 feet deep to center field. S3d2ejRfVjBZQUhRPT1fQmdRQ1ZRQU5Vd01BWGx0UUFnQUFCQThDQUFOUkFWZ0FBRkpXVVFzRUJ3c0FBRk5S.mp4 That was just enough to cover for Anthony Bender's struggles in the bottom of the seventh. He loaded the bases with nobody out, then rallied back from a 3-0 count to get Starling Marte to ground into a double play (plating the first Mets run in the process). Calvin Faucher entered next and retired Mark Vientos to temporarily preserve the lead. Scott's scoreless streak was snapped after 15 ⅓ consecutive innings. "Today was a tough day, but those are gonna happen," Schumaker said. Although the Marlins out-hit the Mets, 8-3, they went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position, failing to augment their pair of solo homers. This was Miami's fifth straight series loss. What else stood out The Marlins have a 7-4 record in Chisholm's career when he records a home run and a stolen base in the same game. Muñoz threw only two changeups. He had thrown at least seven in each of his previous Marlins outings. Coinciding with his return from the bereavement list, Tim Anderson capped off his best series as a hitter this season. TA had a 22 wRC+ prior to this series. After back-to-back-to-back multi-hit games, that has climbed to 33 (which is still horrendous, to be clear). Reinstated from a brief injured list stint prior to the game, Edwin Díaz handled the ninth inning for New York. He retired the side in order and was awarded the win. For the next leg of this NL East road trip, the Marlins will take on the Washington Nationals. Left-hander MacKenzie Gore is Washington's probable starter for the opener of the three-game set on Friday. Schumaker hinted that the Marlins are going with somebody who isn't currently on the active roster. My best guess is Triple-A Jacksonville righty Shaun Anderson, who would be working on five days' rest. That'd be Anderson's Marlins debut as he was just acquired from the Texas Rangers on May 30. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. ET. 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

If miraculously, 25 of 30 teams are still in the hunt a month from now, then perhaps. I don't think that's realistic. There will be more clearly defined tiers come deadline time and a larger supply of RPs. Otherwise, a trade might have gotten done by now. Top contenders want to wait for a more complete picture of what's available.

Offishial News for 6/13/24 On Wednesday, Braxton Garrett (4.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 89 pitches/54 strikes) was mediocre against the Mets, and the defense behind him did not help. The Marlins rank tied for last in the majors in outs above average and tied for 26th in defensive runs saved. In relief of Garrett, JT Chargois made his season debut and recorded four outs. Another two-hit game for Tim Anderson (first time as a Marlin that he's had consecutive multi-hit games). Francisco Lindor, Starling Marte and Harrison Bader each hit home runs. The Marlins lost, 10-4. Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 3-1. In contrast with the big league squad, the Jumbo Shrimp defense was slick behind RHP Yonny Chirinos (5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 67 pitches/40 strikes). INF Xavier Edwards returned to his regular shortstop duties. Double-A Pensacola lost, 4-3. RHP Zach McCambley again struggled with his control in relief. He has walked 15 batters in 14 innings pitched with a 6.43 ERA, twice as high as last season's mark. High-A Beloit lost, 2-1. C Cameron Barstad accounted for two of their three hits. 1B Torin Montgomery plated the only run with a solo homer. Here's more Marlins news and content for you: 🔷 Although Tanner Scott is expected to draw interest from a wide variety of teams leading up to the trade deadline, I don't expect him to bring back much in return. Scott's trade value peaked this past offseason, but the Marlins were reluctant to sell productive veterans at that time coming off their 2023 playoff berth. 🔷 For what it's worth, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand includes Scott and Josh Bell on his list of 10 potential trade chips whose stock is rising. 🔷 Kevin Barral writes about how Griffin Conine emerged as a legitimate Marlins call-up candidate, with quotes from Conine's new interview on The Call Up podcast (episode embedded below). 🔷 Greggory Masterson of Twins Daily gives a quick overview of the non-Jesús Luzardo players on the Marlins roster who could make sense for the Twins. 🔷 There are three more chances to enter the Marlins 2024 Honorary First Pitch Sweepstakes. Winners selected for the July 4, August 9 and August 24 home games will receive four clubhouse box tickets in additional to the first pitch honor. 🔷 Juan Pierre and his kids joined South Florida PBS at loanDepot park to discuss some baseball fundamentals. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Braves have lost five games in a row, their longest skid since 2017. The Mariners are threatening to run away from the American League West having won 13 of their last 17. After blasting No. 17 against the Royals, Giancarlo Stanton is on pace for the highest home run total of his Yankees tenure. 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter RHP Roddery Muñoz) conclude their series against the Mets (RHP Luis Severino). I'll be providing on-site coverage from Citi Field. The Marlins have a 35.2% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. 🔷 Today's MiLB schedule: Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m. ET Double-A Pensacola at Birmingham, 8:00 p.m. ET High-A Beloit at Quad Cities, 7:30 p.m. ET Low-A Jupiter vs. St. Lucie, doubleheader beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET FCL Marlins vs. FCL Mets, 12:00 p.m. ET DSL Marlins at DSL Angels, 11:00 a.m. ET DSL Miami vs. DSL Arizona Black, 11:00 a.m. ET Marlins podcast episodes View full article

Scott should draw widespread interest on the trade market this summer. That doesn't mean any of his suitors will pay a steep price for the pending free agent. Tanner Scott was a relatively anonymous middle reliever when the Miami Marlins acquired him in April 2022. In 156 career innings pitched at the major league level, he had a lifetime 4.73 ERA (95 ERA+), 4.00 FIP and only one career save. He worked a career-high 62 games during the previous campaign for the 110-loss Baltimore Orioles, but still had unresolved control issues (14.7 BB% and 10 WP). For the cost of a competitive balance round draft pick and three fringy prospects—Kevin Guerrero, Antonio Velez and Yaqui Rivera—the Marlins were able to add Scott and fellow reliever Cole Sulser. In parts of three seasons with the Fish, Scott has established himself as a high-leverage weapon. He has sliced his home run rate in half, leading to a much-improved 2.89 ERA (152 ERA+) and 2.94 FIP. He has tallied 40 saves for Miami and was also on the mound to clinch the club's 2023 postseason berth. As of this writing, Scott is in the midst of a 15-inning scoreless streak (20 straight innings without allowing an earned run). Even with Sulser failing to contribute, the Marlins won that trade. Obviously, Scott's achievements make him appealing to a greater number of teams compared to a few years ago. However, his market value is not much higher at the moment. Flipping the veteran left-hander to a contender in the coming weeks won't fetch a huge haul, at least not if he's flipped on his own. Scott was undisputedly an elite reliever in 2023. He struck out 104 batters in relief, overpowering both righty and lefty opponents, compared to just 21 unintentional walks. He stranded all but three of the baserunners that he inherited. Scott ranked first among MLB bullpen arms in win probability added (4.9 WPA) and Baseball-Reference WAR (3.6 bWAR) and tied for first in FanGraphs WAR (2.8 fWAR). a04a3390-8cc3-4214-bd8a-1976353284a8.mp4 Understandably, Scott entered 2024 as Miami's full-time closer. He raised concerns during spring training when he surrendered 10 runs through his first three Grapefruit League appearances. He settled down after that, only to slump again once the real games began. The low point came on April 14 when he blew a save against the Atlanta Braves via Marcell Ozuna's go-ahead, three-run homer. He hasn't allowed an earned run since then. Ozuna remains the only batter who has taken him deep this year. Although Scott has everybody's attention with his streak and bottom line run prevention (1.30 ERA/331 ERA+ in 2024), that is not necessarily predictive of what he'll do moving forward. His reduced walk rate from last season (7.8 BB%) was an anomaly—he has soared to a 16.4 BB%, his worst since becoming an MLB regular. His FIP in 2024 is 3.51, approximately the same as his career mark. In the aftermath of the Luis Arraez trade, there were rumblings that the now-rebuilding Marlins could move Scott next, but six weeks have come and gone without any action. That last detail—the element of time—is crucial because Scott is a pending free agent. Even a notoriously hard worker like him is going to appear in fewer than half of his team's games. Relievers can have an outsized impact during the playoffs, but that is largely out of his control (the Marlins trailed throughout their 2023 NL Wild Card Series matchup, which took Scott out of the equation). While the upside for the acquiring club is still tantalizing, there's also the possibility that Scott doesn't move the needle whatsoever and leaves this coming winter. In the estimation of Baseball Trade Values, Scott had $3.7M in median trade value when the Marlins got him. As of Thursday, his value is at $3.6M. With his remaining club control evaporating, he has come full circle. When trading Arraez, the Marlins ate nearly all of the salary still owed to him this season to extract a better prospect return. They may attempt to do the same with Scott, who's making $5.7M (approx. $3.4M yet to be paid). That cannot be assumed, though. They'll need cooperation from their eventual trade partner. Those of you who were underwhelmed by the Arraez deal are about to be underwhelmed again. If Scott brings back a genuine blue-chip prospect, it will be because he was bundled with a bigger asset such as Jesús Luzardo or Jazz Chisholm Jr. If the Marlins shop Scott on his own, the realistic best-case scenario would look something like what the Marlins themselves gave up for David Robertson last summer (teenagers INF Marco Vargas and C/1B Ronald Hernández). 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

Welcome to FOF's 67th Miami Marlins game thread of the 2024 season. For the first time this season and just the second time in his MLB career, Otto Lopez will start in the leadoff spot. The Marlins have a 3-19 record vs. left-handed starting pitchers, so gotta try something different. SuperSubs can access exclusive game notes here. Pregame roster moves: RHP JT Chargois (neck spasms) returned from rehab and reinstated from the 60-day injured list; RHP Emmanuel Ramírez optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville. Louis Addeo-Weiss will be writing the game recap.

Offishial News for 6/12/24 On Tuesday, Tim Anderson and Otto Lopez each helped manufacture crucial runs with aggressive baserunning. Tanner Scott retired the final six Mets batters in order for his eighth save of the season. Scott has not allowed a run since April! The Marlins won, 4-2. Despite the lack of scoring and prolonged delays, the 2:50 time of game was tied for fifth-longest for a non-extra-inning game Marlins this season. Down on the farm, Triple-A Jacksonville won, 2-1. OF Griffin Conine did it again, homering for the fifth consecutive game and the 14th time this season. RHP Kyle Tyler went six scoreless innings for the second straight start. 1B Troy Johnston (FOF #13 prospect) had the go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and reacted with the delightfully awkward bat toss shown below. RHP Anthony Maldonado (FOF #17) retired the final five Indianapolis batters to secure the victory. Double-A Pensacola won, 3-1. C Joe Mack (FOF #25) did it again, homering for the sixth time in his last nine games. High-A Beloit lost, 6-5. FOF #11 prospect RHP Jacob Miller (6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 11 K, 94 pitches/60 strikes) set a new career high in strikeouts. Low-A Jupiter won, 11-10. Seven different Hammerheads recorded multi-hit games. In the first installment of the 2024 Dominican Summer League Civil War, DSL Miami beat DSL Marlins, 7-4. Dominance from RHP Yohanfer Santana (3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K). Here's more Marlins news and content for you: 🔷 Check out the full replay of Fish On First LIVE featuring Gianmarco Ranalli (marlins.city on Instagram). 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. 🔷 JT Chargois (neck spasms) completed his rehab assignment and rejoined the Marlins in New York. He could be reinstated from the injured list any day now, with Emmanuel Ramirez and Huascar Brazoban being the leading candidates to be optioned in a corresponding move. 🔷 On this day in 2019, Jordan Yamamoto was spectacular in his MLB debut. His seven innings pitched tied a franchise record for longest outing in a debut. Yamamoto also went seven frames in his second start, then never did it again during his career. He's now a high school baseball coach. 🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, J.T. Realmuto is scheduled to undergo right meniscus surgery today. Safe to assume he'll remain sidelined when the Marlins next visit Philadelphia from June 27-30, though he is expected to return in "about a month." Aaron Judge blasted his 25th long ball of the season. The Dodgers pummeled the Rangers with a season-high 15 runs scored. Phase 1 of MLB All-Star voting remains open through June 27. Vote up to five times per day. 🔷 Today's MLB game: the Marlins (probable starter LHP Braxton Garrett) visit the Mets (LHP David Peterson). When facing left-handed starters like Peterson, the Marlins are a major league-worst 3-19 this season. The Marlins have a 42.1% chance to win, per FanGraphs. First pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET. 🔷 Today's MiLB schedule: Triple-A Jacksonville vs. Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m. ET Double-A Pensacola at Birmingham, 12:00 p.m. ET High-A Beloit at Quad Cities, 7:30 p.m. ET Low-A Jupiter vs. St. Lucie, 6:30 p.m. ET FCL Marlins at FCL Mets, 12:00 p.m. ET Marlins podcast episodes View full article

Welcome to FOF's 66th Miami Marlins game thread of the 2024 season. Both the Marlins and New York Mets had off days entering this series opener. SuperSubs can access exclusive game notes here. Pregame roster moves: none. Nate Karzmer will be writing the game recap.

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

As logical as it would be to act now, it takes a trade partner that's willing to do the same. Has to be a unique situation to get something done at this point in the season (Arraez was unique). Most buyers want to wait for a full understanding of what alternatives are on the market. Especially in the NL, there are so many teams clustered together that can't choose a direction for themselves yet.