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That blown call stinks. But Shane Livensparger wasn't the guy that let Leo Jimenez clog up a roster spot that De Los Santos, or even a slumping Kemp Alderman, would've made better use of. I feel more confident with those two players at the plate than Leo Jimenez. Shane Livensparger also wasn't walking the farm like Victor Vodnik. Shane Livensparger also wasn't refusing to stop the bleeding like Victor Vodnik and Cade Gibson. Shane Livensparger also wasn't going 3-for-13 with Runners in Scoring position. Shane Livensparger also isn't the manager in the dugout who continues to give a guy with less than .600 OPS (Leo Jimenez) continue to get meaningful ABs with the game on the line. You can point the blame at Shane Livensparger all you want. But there's plenty of blame to go around, and I don't think Shane Livensparger is one of them.

You say he chose a bad time to slump, but I'd rather have him at the plate with 2 runners in scoring position and 2 outs, down a run, against Philly, than Leo Jimenez.

I'm just shocked. We had Kemp Alderman literally start games at 1B at AAA. We had an easy move to put Kemp on the 40-man roster: Just transfer William Kempner to the 60-day IL. Kempner's not returning this season. Hell, Alderman doesn't even need to always be at 1B. He could switch places with Conine here and there. But bringing Pauley up, despite there being several better upgrades, reinforces the one thing I was deathly afraid of: This organization is content with mediocrity.

I concur. They had the easy move of sending William Kempner to the 60-day IL. He's not returning anytime soon, and it's not like the Marlins will be in the playoff hunt come September. Might as well get Alderman's hacks in.

A battle between two mid teams? Time to see which team is more mid than the other. Marlins 2-1. MVP: Otto. Let's see if Otto can finally break out of his dry streak.

Is this finally the time where Kemp Alderman gets called up? They have a very easy move they can make to make this happen: Move William Kempner to the 60-day IL.

It's things like this that is the reason why I'm glad they didn't trade Sandy. Yes, we could have gotten a good package of prospects for him. Yes, he will walk away in free agency with next to nothing to compensate for it. But letting him stay so that he can break franchise records means so much to the fans. Letting him live out his contract on his own terms means a lot to both the fans and Sandy himself. Personally, I would've been upset if they traded him with 2.1 IP left to go to break the franchise innings pitched record, because that means they value spreadsheets over symbolism. I argue that was the only good move they made during the deadline, was to not trade this guy.

The thing that confuses me is why they didn't have him work on 1B during his minor league stint. Or why they didn't have him take grounders at 1B this spring. Why now, of all times, did they finally have him work on 1B?

Wow. It's almost like they should've done this from the very start of the season. It's almost like watching a caveman experience fire for the first time.

yes the marlins are a better team with a guy with negative WAR, yeah that makes total sense

The Angels didn't win. The Marlins simply just beat themselves to lose.

I'm still shocked they never addressed 3rd Base. I get not shopping for Reid Detmers after the 12-game losing streak, but to spend the entire deadline doing nothing but sell off pieces and play musical chairs with the bullpen? Come on, at least try. There were 3rd Basemen on the market they could've traded for, and if they truly thought 2026 wasn't going to be their year, then at least get a 3rd Base prospect who is a year away from being ready, at a position that's blocked at the MLB level, ready to contribute in 2027. All I saw this deadline were goose eggs. Unacceptable.

I consider Atlanta the litmus test of how the Marlins team stacks up in the playoff picture. The Marlins have failed that test. This was a winnable series. The Braves are mortal right now. Their hitting isn't clicking, and they are sending some bad pitchers against us. Bryce Elder is throwing 88 mph meatballs while having concerning underlying metrics, and while Grant Holmes is slightly better, his FIP and his underlying metrics also suggest otherwise. These were two pitchers the Marlins needed to beat up. ...And all they did was score 3 runs in 2 games. That's not going to cut it at the playoff level. Maybe they were validated in selling off the way they did. Having Hicks would not have made the difference here.

Man, I really feel like I'm Nostradamus sometimes.

I bid farewell to the most overrated prospect in Marlins circles. I wish him luck elsewhere. Maybe he'll find his stroke somewhere else, but it wasn't going to be found here, that's for sure. Even though Jacob Berry clinched a championship for Jacksonville, he provided nothing of value to the major league organization itself. Very disappointing when there have been talented players like Chase DeLauter, Cole Young, Cade Horton, and Zach Neto that have been drafted after him. I'm not even going to go over guys like Nolan McLean, Drake Baldwin, and Roman Anthony, who were drafted in later rounds. With yet another first round bust gone, it's only a matter of time before Noble Meyer is shown the door. And then we can finally close the book on D.J. Svihlik. I'm honest to god shocked that guy kept his job as long as he did with how many first-round busts he fished up.