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  1. One Regend
    I think this is by far the most telling statement.
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    2024 was a failure of, not just that year's team performance, but years and years of ownership neglect of team structure. You can't tell me that you retain all of the staff that worked in that failure of the 2024 team, and that the team can still come as close to the playoffs as they did this year. 2024 was a culmination of years of systemic failure up and down the organization, and cleaning house needed to be done. And a single Jeff Schwarz being butthurt that he lost his job doesn't change that fact. The only guy the Marlins let go of that I didn't agree with was Mel Stottlemyre Jr, and I will argue to my grave that dismissing him was a mistake, and it shows in how far our pitching regressed this year.
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    Yikes. The Marlins got robbed 2 years in a row by dropping draft lottery positions in the two years they were eligible. The most painful was dropping from projected #1 to #7 in 2024's draft lottery. Might be a very short contention window, especially if those 2 first-round draft picks don't develop.
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    I read "swing and miss", and immediately, I get horrible flashbacks to Lewis Brinson, Isan Diaz, and Monte Harrison. At least Morel has a track record, albeit it isn't much of a track record. But a move like this doesn't really instill any confidence that the Marlins will be competitive. (whether competitive for the playoffs, or competitive for the #1 draft pick)
  5. One Regend
    Honestly, I'd rather take my chances with Kemp Alderman in LF. Jasson looks lost defensively, and offensively, it's questionable if he'd be an upgrade over Alderman.
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    I'm not buying this. I've heard many defense-first prospects being hyped up only to contribute nothing to the majors. Remember how good Lewis Brinson was with the glove in CF? No? That's because nobody remembers how good he was with the glove. They remember just how he could never hit a baseball. Even before Lewis Brinson, remember how much Matt Dominguez was hyped up to be the next Marlins superstar? No? That's because he was traded before he was able to make any impact with the Marlins, and did next to nothing for the Astros with either his glove or his bat. Not even the Astros development superteam could make a mediocre prospect good. If Starlyn Caba is truly that talented, then I'll believe it when I see it. But until then, I have rock bottom expectations.
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    They really just lowballed the most talented starting pitcher on their team in about a decade, while he's still relatively attainable. Wow this front office is unserious.
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    Yeah, Edward Cabrera is going to be gone before we reach Spring Training. It's just going to be a matter of what we will be receiving back. I don't doubt that Cabrera's talented, but he can't go an entire season without staying healthy, and he's a walking Tommy John candidate waiting to happen. I'd rather another team roll the dice on him at this rate. They might either get a potential rotation stud, or get a guy they're stuck with who goes under the knife for a season and a half while his arb years roll up.
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    What that tells me is, he doesn't have a defensive home. Players like these need their bat to step it up, and Norby's bat... has not done that thus far.
  11. One Regend
    Maybe FOF should just... like, don't bother posting articles about Free Agents the Marlins might actually want.
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    I get moving someone to 1B, that's normal. But moving someone to the OF? Come on... even an inexperienced LF is going to be exploited by the opposing team's baserunners. Not a great look for a team dependent on its pitching. I say this as someone who suggested moving Jorge Alfaro to the OF. I regretted uttering those words back then, and I learned my lesson. Don't make the same mistake twice.
  13. One Regend
    Expanding the playoffs won't mean anything if it's just going to be the Dodger show for the next 5+ years.
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    Trading Liam Hicks makes zero sense, even considering if Joe Mack makes the Opening Day roster. If Hicks is gone, then who's catching when Joe Mack inevitably gets the day off? Of course it's going to be Gus. Do you REALLY want Gus to be catching? After how awful he was at blocking the plate this past year? I mean, don't get me wrong, Hicks has his own problems behind the plate, namely his very slow poptime and weak arm means, any baserunner, even non-speedsters, can simply turn a single/walk into a double almost guaranteed. But at least he can block the plate. Furthermore, do you really trust anyone else in the minor league system to fill in as backup? I certainly don't.
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    The Marlins must have a lot of faith in Andrew Nardi not only being healthy in Spring Training 2026, but to also return to form. That is a lot of misguided faith for a guy who hasn't pitched in nearly 2 years and *still* hasn't shown progress on the injury front.
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    I once had hope for Yiddi Cappe. He flashed so much potential in 2022 as a five-tool player. There was a chance he could add bulk to his frame, generate more power from his swing, and develop into a slugging 3rd baseman of the future. He just was never able to develop. Considering how awful our development staff was pre-Bendix (the jury's still out on Bendix obviously, but I mean the staff before him), it makes me wonder how Cappe would've turned out in a system that had a good track record of developing young players. Oh well. What a waste of talent.
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    Interesting take. I like the idea of Tyler Sodorstrom. He's a young player who just had a breakout season and may have potential for even bigger seasons ahead, and we'd have control over him through 2029. The question is, when our contending window is open, how much of his services do we have left? Is he an extension candidate for that purpose? Henry Bolte has potential, but I looked at all of his seasons (not just his 2025) and his alarming strikeout rate persists throughout all of them since he made his professional debut. That's not something an organization can fix; at least not without sacrificing something. Like, for instance, Bolte striking out less and making more ugly contact isn't any better than what he's currently doing right now. Your best bet is to hope he turns into a Joey Gallo type of player. Another question is... is what we are giving up enough? I feel like we are lowballing the Athletics here. Sure, Edward Cabrera was good this year, but he's never been consistent at throwing strikes in his career and you can't just rely on him having yet another career-high strike-throwing rate. And he doesn't have the track record of durability other more coveted starters might have. And Calvin Faucher is neither missing bats enough nor limiting solid contact. If we're trading Cabrera we're doing so to sell high. I don't think Faucher would be enough. We'd need to add a throw-in prospect.
  18. One Regend
    Josh White should be protected. If the Marlins are concerned about their current roster crunch, they can still non-tender Andrew Nardi. Especially considering there still isn't an update on Andrew Nardi's injury progress.
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    Why is it that, these days, insanely-talented players who were more or less guaranteed to be in Cooperstown, always make a generationally-stupid life choice that prematurely ends their career? First was Wander Franco, and now it's Emmanuel Clase. Has this era of players de-evolved, or something? I miss the Late '90s Early 2000s era of baseball. Sure, 90% of those players were Roided Up, but that's leagues better than what we've seen post-pandemic.
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    George Soriano, I expected to be gone. But they really do not have any confidence in Troy Johnston. I don't understand why. First base is a huge weakness and they just... let him go? Wow. Now they have zero contingency plans for if they whiff on a 1B Free Agent or a whiff on a trade for a 1B. Great job, Bendix.
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    Here to post that Jorge Polanco just opted out of his deal and is now a free agent. Polanco might be a guy the Marlins could actually be able to obtain. He just had a good offensive season and was the primary reason the Mariners made it very far into the playoffs. He's mostly played 2B, but he has played a good chunk of 3B in recent years. The problem is, he's 32, so if we sign him long-term, there's a chance the aging curve will kick in and his offensive production could crater. Not a flashy option but honestly way better than our other 3B options, both in-house, and on the market. (Suarez would be the better option, but let's be realistic, the Marlins aren't outbidding Steve Cohen or the Phillies.)
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    These aren't good hires. One of them coasted off the backs of high-end talent and couldn't get much out of his team when the high-end talent was no longer there. As for the other, he was in the system of the Minnesota Twins, the same franchise that's been mired in mediocrity for the past 5 years. I expect that Pedro Guerrero is going to do the heavy lifting here.
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    Suarez almost hit 50 HRs this year. I sincerely doubt we are going to outbid other teams for his services. The Phillies especially are losing Kyle Schwarber to FA and they are going to be desperate to replace his bat. We're going to be in a bidding war with them most likely, and that's not a bidding war we're going to win. Man, what it would take to have a real owner...
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    When we headed into this season, I was expecting Otto Lopez to be the only Marlin that actually had Gold Glove potential. Not only was I surprised with our three finalists being guys I never expected to be finalists at all, and the fact Javier Sanoja won at all, but how Otto Lopez wasn't even in the conversation at all. (when he honestly should have been -- moving from a less strenuous position to short full time requires a daunting adjustment period, and he made it look like he's played shotstop for years) Grats Sanoja.
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    I said this on Twitter/X, but the Blue Jays left a metric ton of runners on base the entire night. They had many opportunities to put the game out of reach. They failed to do so. With the amount of scoring opportunities squandered, it was only going to be a matter of time before the Dodgers woke up. And wake up, they did.
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