Son Los Marlins

There's an old quote, yes even older than 1997 😉 , that goes "Winter never fails to turn to Spring". In Baseball however, 'Winter' doesn't always turn to 'Wins'. What do we mean?  How many times do we see a Team quote on quote win the Off-Season via major Signings or Trades, only to not have it translate to success on the field. Heck don't go that far, just look at this past Season in San Diego, where the Padres finished with a losing Record despite all their winter movement.  Even the Marlins have experienced this themselves back in 2012, finding out the hard way it isn't always solely the flashy moves that could turn out to be quite Major for a Big League Club. First thing's first, the 1997 Florida Marlins were definitely not shy in going the splashy Free Agent route in the winter of '96/'97, and to much success might we add 🏆. Signing to Free Agent Contracts the likes of Alex Fernandez (5 Years/$35 Million) who we've talked...

Is it true? Can it really be?? No, nothing to do whether there will be a Lockout across MLB starting tomorrow or not, that was always going to be the case. What may or may not be more unreal, earth shattering, awe inspiring/incredible is the fact the Marlins may actually be making really good Baseball decisions for a change 🙂. Things didn't get off to the best of Off-Season starts for the Marlins. After failing to protect certain Prospects with 5 years Minor League service from the Rule 5 Draft, all while maintaining Players on the Roster who everyone knew wouldn't be on the Club at the end of the month. Coupled with reports circulating that the Marlins were in on Starling Marte (even offering 4 years, which was their bugaboo in June & July, but not Novemver❓), as the Centerfielder went on sign with the rival Mets. It wasn't until Sunday, the first of 3 straight days of major acquisitions by the Fish, that the Off-Season may have truly gotten started in Florida. Avisai...

With so much 40 Man Roster and Rule 5 Draft talk this past weekend surrounding the Marlins. I thought it to be appropriate to bring up the greatest Rule 5 pickup in Club History, Dan Uggla.  Uggla couldn't find himself on the Diamondbacks' 40 Man Roster at the end of 2005 (saying something seeing as Arizona was in the midst of 3 consecutive losing Seasons), all while the Fish found themselves the beneficiaries of the D-Back's 40 Man Roster crunch (if you wanna call it that), selecting the Second Basemen from the Desert in that year's Rule 5 Draft. Throw in a complete Team demolition by the Marlins here, a Pokey Reese no-show in Spring Training there, and all of a sudden Dan Uggla is a National League All-Star in 2006.  Let's make this pretty clear, Son Los Marlins is not suggesting a Jefry Yan, or a Bryson Brigman, or even a Griffin Conine will be All-Stars in the year 2022, or even that they'll be selected in the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. But our Marlins, unwillin...

Yesterday we touched upon the Pitching side of things in regards to the Marlins 40 Man Roster. Today is the Position Players turn for us to speculate on who will still be on the Roster in the coming weeks and who will not in regards to Outrights.  We talked yesterday ( https://sonlosmarlins.blogspot.com/2021/09/40-man-pt-1.html?spref=tw ) about the need to clear some space on the 40 Man Roster for each Team at Season's end. Unlike on the Pitching side of the equation, there are 2 impending Free Agents on the Marlins when it pertains to the Position Player side. Joe Panik (who was just DFA'd as I'm writing this) said his goodbyes to the 2021 Season yesterday and possibly to the Big Leagues as well. Only Panik would know what he'd like to do in regards to 2022, while at the same time him or Sandy Leon (the other F.A on the Marlins), would have to make a Major League Team next year (weather it be here or not) on a Minor League Deal.  As far as Players being Outrighted earl...

 With the 2021 Campaign coming down to it's final days for our Marlins, a lot of Player moves are forthcoming as it pertains to the 40 Man Roster mere days after Season's end. This is a traditional practice for all Clubs who aren't going to be part of Postseason play and even for some who will be playing deep into October. Shedding guys off the Roster who will not be part of Teams' plans moving forward, while at the same time scooping up Players that a Club values differently than others on Waivers, is something that goes unnoticed every Fall. Here at Son Los Marlins we will break up the 40 Man Roster in half's. Today we'll start on the Pitching side of things and what the Marlins may or may not think of it's Team moving into the Off-Season. Remember, someone like Sixto Sánchez who has been Injured virtually all year long, means the Marlins will have to add him again to the Active Roster at Season's end. Speaking of Injuries, in order to make space on th...

The Miami Herald had an article out yesterday ranking some of the most disappointing Seasons in Marlins history. The 2021 Season certainly made their list in what has certainly been a "disappointing" , 'frustrating', and many times just plain 'odd' year in regards to management of the Marlins Roster. This management, or better yet, mismanagement, of the Team's Transactions however, is not new to 2021.   This Fish Front Office made 'the' worst Trade in Franchise History months after being given the reigns to the Club back in 2017. A Trade the Marlins can not move on from   4 years and counting 👴  now. But just as the Front Office brass envisioned, Lewis Brinson starts in the Outfield and Hits right smack dab in the middle of the Team's Batting Order, every single day. What they probably didn't envision, is for Brinson to have a Career WAR of -3.3, Three Hundred and Thirty-Five Games into his Big League Career.  It's not like the guy he ...

Sin lugar a duda el 2021 fue un año perdido para Brian Anderson. 2 veces sufrió una subluxación en su brazo izquierdo. 3 veces cayó a la lista de lesionados, y solo jugó en 67 Juegos. Gerente General Kim Ng hablo antes que le Temporada comenzara sobre Anderson y la posibilidad de un Contrato a largo plazo con el Marlin más consistente de los últimos 3 años. “Sobre los términos con Brian (Anderson) no he hablado con su Agente todavía” dijo Ng en Diciembre. “Les diré que personalmente, me gustaría ver cómo va este año (’21), antes de aventurar por ese camino”.. 2 temas puede sacar uno de ahí. 1, los Marlins no podrían basarse sobre éste año con Anderson obviamente. Pero   2, no era muy necesario ese comentario sobre un Jugador que fue la piedra de tu Lineup los últimos 3 años. Quitándole importancia de una forma o otra sus últimas 3 Campañas. Anderson no será Agente Libre por 2 Campañas más. Su salario fue un modesto $3.8 Millones durante su primer turno de Arbitraje. Gracias a sol...

  The Jupiter Hammerheads, the Marlins A-Ball affiliate, hold a 2 Game lead in their East S.E Division with 3 to play. I had an opportunity yesterday to catch a very near 5 hour thriller in Port St. Lucie Florida between the Hammerheads & 2nd Place PSL Mets. A Ballgame that gave me ample opportunity to see Victor Mesa Jr's exiting style of play. To see 18 year old Shortstop Jose Salas continue his first Pro-Season. And to see an Undrafted Paul McIntosh continue to burst on to the Prospect scene.   The ball makes a different sound off Paul McIntosh's bat.  McIntosh, a multi-position baseball athlete out of West Virginia, went undrafted during this past summer's Baseball Amateur Draft. How and why are beyond me. McIntosh has legit raw power coming off his bat, a College approach at the plate, and can really fly. He spanked 4 hits last night (Including a Triple off the Right Center Field wall) and drove in 3. Paul McIntosh, a name to keep an eye on Marlins...

24-50. That is the 2021 Marlins Road Record with only a Road-Trip left on the Schedule. 38-34.. That equals the Club's Record in Little Havana heading into Friday night.. Almost a Colorado Rockies like disparity for these Marlins between Road & Home. You can see why Denver, which has always been known as a Hitter's Paradise, hosts such Home Field advantage for a Rockies Team this year (and always) whose 45-27 at Home, as opposed to 23-51 on the Road. Colorado is known for it's high altitude, humongous Outfield, and lower air density which allows the baseball to absolutely fly. But Miami?!   2014 marked the 1st of 6 non-Losing Seasons in Miami for the Home Team, despite the Marlins finishing all 6 Years with an overall losing mark. loanDepot Park too, has about as expanded an Outfield as there is in the League. But instead of being Hitter Friendly, Marlins Park is a Pitcher's Dream. Which begins to make sense for a Marlins Team that has really produced on the moun...

 Como vuela el tiempo. Quien hubiese pensado que en solo 3 semanas cortas la Temporada 2021 se acabará.. Una Temporada que empezó con mas expectaciones de lo que han podido lograr nuestros Marlins... Pero aunque la Postemporada, una Campaña Ganadora, la habilidad de mantenerse competitivos en la División, todo se la haya ido al Equipo este año, aquí en Son Los Marlins les pondremos una meta a los muchachos con solo 19 Juegos pendientes. 13 Victorias. No, no hablo de un doce, mas una, de Serveza 🍻 Mexicana 🇲🇽. Hablo de 13 Juegos Ganados. Con una racha mínima de 13-6, los Marlins evitarían las 90 Derrotas que ha plagado el Equipo cada Temporada completa desde que los nuevos (ya ni tanto) Propietarios compraron el Club hace 4 años.   Llegarían a 73 Triunfos, algo que se ha hecho solo 3 veces desde el 2011!!! Como llegar a 13?! Antes que nada, tener a lanzadores como Sandy Alcantara que comiencen un Partido, como lo hará hoy, ayuda. Zurdos Trevor Rogers y Jesus Luzardo buscan...

  3. Not as in a Juanes song named Tres. Or the 3 Amigos movie with Steve Martin & Chevy Chase. 3, as in Lewis Brinson, Jorge Alfaro, and Isan Diaz. 3, as in the number of Organization's each Player has been a part of by the age of 25.  We'll start with our friend 'Issaaaaan' Diaz, who was a 2nd Round Draft Pick back in 2014 by the Arizona Diamondbacks. After only 1 full Professional Season in the Desert's Farm System, Diaz was part of the Jean Segura Trade that shipped them to Milwaukee for Chase Anderson & Aaron Hill prior to the 2016 Season.  Diaz was the Brewers' 2016 Minor League Player of the Year after popping 20 Homers in Wisconsin (the Mid-West League). That of course before struggling to the tune of a .222 Batting Average a year later in High-A (Carolina).  No worries, Isan was part of the now very infamous Christian Yelich Trade after 2017, though the struggles in Miami's System continued (a .232 Hitter in both Double-A & Triple-A in 2...

  En lo que ha sido por el contrario una de las más decepcionantes temporadas para los Marlins, Primera Base Jesus Aguilar cada día llega más cerca de terminar con broche de oro lo que ha sido muy buena temporada individual. Las 89 Carreras Impulsadas mantienen Aguilar como Leader de toda la Liga Nacional. Solamente Giancarlo Stanton en el 2017 ha terminado con corona de RBI como Marlin. Es más, con solo 11 Impulsadas, Aguilar se convertía en solo el Tercer Jugador de la Franquicia en Impulsar 100 Carreras desde que los Marlins se mudaron a su Nuevo Estadio. Stanton (2014 y ’17) y Marcel Ozuna (’17) son los únicos Peloteros del sur de la Florida para Impulsar 100 en los últimos 11 años. Hanley Ramirez (33), Dan Uggla (32), Mike Jacobs (32), y Jorge Cantu (29) el único Diamante en la Historia de Grandes Ligas para conectar con 25 o mas Jonrón, hecho en el 2008.  Se mencionó recién el Infield de los Marlins del año 2008, el cual es el único en la historia del Beisbol para dar 25...

Medallista Olímpico (en ⛸ Patinaje sobre hielo ⛸) jugando Pelota de Grandes Ligas suena chévere.. Pero 2 Veces Medallista Olímpico (ahora también en el ⚾️ Béisbol ⚾️) jugando con nuestros Marlins, pues suena mejor 😉. Eddy Alvarez (quien debutó en Grandes Ligas con los Marlins hace un año a los 30 años de edad) puede obtener esa posibilidad con una buena demostración en Triple-A comenzando hoy.   Alvarez viene de los Juegos Olímpicos en Japón, donde el y el Equipo de Estados 🇺🇸 Unidos ganaron Plata en la Pelota Caliente. Ésto después que el Cubano Americano también ganó Plata en Sochi 🇷🇺 2014 con el Patín. Lo convierte a Alvarez en solo el Sexto Olímpico en la Historia en ganar Medalla en Olimpiadas de Invierno y Verano.   Para jugar en las Olimpiadas durante el Verano 2021, un Jugador no podía estar en la Lista de 40 de un Equipo de Grandes Ligas. En el caso de Eddy Alvarez, puede uno estar seguro la llamada a Grandes Ligas hubiera llegado y pronto si el se hubi...

I mean really, whose in charge here?! Oh.