Rob V

I noticed Rod is the odd man out and has been taken out of the booth for 2026. This is very disappointing as his knowledge of the game history and players past and present has always been very enjoyable to listen to in my opinion. Big mistake by the Fish as he runs circles around the still learning Minervini when it comes to doing color commentary. Hutton, Gaby and Nelson are good but none have the style and swagger of a Rod Allen and he will be wasted for sure in his new limited role. Expect to see him move on somewhere where his talents as a color analyst are appreciated. Keep your head up Rod as us Miami Fans got your back. Thumbs down Fish! 👎

Sandy was unusual in the 1st half with his wildness and leaving fastballs up in the zone but Eury on the other hand suffered no setbacks after TJ other then having his innings limited in the 1st half. I see Braxton Garrett with his experience plus being a former 1st round pick showing the young kids what he's all about this year. He will work on the control of his pitches in the spring and be ready to go by opening day. As for his velocity dropping in 2024, his elbow was torn but now he's got a new stronger arm so he should be where he was at in 2023 or even better. He was around all the new guys last year but wasn't able to play or contribute so he's coming in locked and loaded with a chip on his shoulder and ready to produce right out the gate in 2026. He's ready to show these guys who he was and is now that he's healthy again, that's my prediction.

People seem to be forgetting about 28 year old LH SP Braxton Garrett returning from TJ surgery (Dec 24') this spring healthy and good to go. This guy was a workhorse for us in our 2023 Playoff run going 9-7 with a 3.66 Era and 156 K's in 159 Innings pitched. A former 1st Rd draft pick for Miami in 2016, this stud is rested, fully healed and ready to start where he left off. He is not a power pitcher but instead relies on a cutter, sweeper, curve and fastball with excellent control and continuously misses the barrels of bats. So add him to our Starting 5 and stop forgetting that we have him. He's gonna be a big part of our starting rotation and team this year for sure.

24 yr old Stoneman Douglas HS star 1B Coby Mayo definitely is available on the cheap now that the Orioles have signed the Polar Bear Pete Alonso to that massive 5 yr 155M contract today. Maybe this kid just needs a change of scenery ala Kyle Stowers to bring his huge minor league power numbers up to the Show. Anyways, Wagamans days as our 1B starter appear to be coming to a close and the team should just move on from him as they did with Troy Johnston.

I think the reason immensely talented Cabrera would be available is because of his injury history and not being able to ever throw 200 innings in a season. The Fish might feel that its just a matter of time before this young man has to go for TJ surgery and they dont want to be on the hook for him when this finally happens. He didn't end 2025 well physically after being on the IL for an extended time early in the season but showed tremendous team spirit in still wanting to pitch down the stretch after being shut down once again. We all love Cabby's team spirit and sunflower seed showers for teammates who hit Hrs but I understand why he isn't being thought of as being extended or even staying till his free agent years come up.

The Blue Jays are kicking the Dodgers butts right now with a team full of firecrackers and a few power options. Replace Wagerman with Fan Favorite Arraez and we get better immediately!

Lewin Diaz just hit .313 with 50 Hrs and 156 Rbi's in the Korean League, Wow! Says he's making 500k a year. Worth an invite to camp in 2026, what do u think?

I agree that the players need to be applauded for rising from the cellar to 3rd place ahead of the Braves and within striking distance of the Mets and the 3rd wildcard. All of those bone headed moves thru-out the season by Skip McCullough and his pitching coaches came back to haunt the team at the end when we needed a few more wins. They tinkered with and messed up Sandy early costing us 4 or 5 wins right there. Pulling SP's in the 4th and 5th innings just when they were getting in a groove wasn't smart either as you instead cooked our bullpen sending Bender, Tinoco and others to the golf courses early. Ronnie Henriquez couldn't be used regularly by the end of the season too instead giving us a front row seat in September to the rocket launcher Lake Bachar. 🚀 How many meaningful home runs did he serve up coming in to pitch in close games that we needed a hold on? We never intentionally walked a superstar until Schwarber the other night and they all made us pay dearly late in games with clutch hitting and his walk was the wrong call again as he ended up scoring the tying run. Our young players I applaud 👏 for their preparation, heart and determination to find a way to win despite all the misguided mistakes their manager and mgmt made. Never say die for sure! I really enjoyed watching these kids fight this season despite these negatives because of the success they were able to have from July on. As with other teams, we gave away at least 10 games this year. Hopefully going forward into 2026 Mgmt realizes what went wrong and aims to correct it so we have a better chance to win those games going forward and become a playoff team. Also, we need a real veteran 1st Baseman and not projects or just put Gus Ramirez there because his glove is not slick enough to handle catcher but his bat is definitely major league ready.