The Fish & WHIP's Podcast

As I send my congratulations to Miami Marlins Manager Skip Schumaker on winning the 2023 NL Manager of the Year award, I also go over Peter Bendix being officially introduced as the Marlins President of Baseball Operations. Does this mean there's a farm system shakeup on the horizon? Also, the 40-man roster deadline came and went. Some names were kept, and some, surprisingly, weren't. I go over all this and more!

With Kim Ng is out as the Miami Marlins GM, owner Bruce Sherman finds his new President of Baseball Operations in former Rays GM Peter Bendix! Join me and special guest Tony Alvarez (my Dad) as we explore the Kim Ng fallout, Peter Bendix's hiring, Jorge Soler opting out, Josh Bell opting in, and who the Marlins should target in Trades and Free Agency! You won't want to miss this!

Hey Marlins fans! After quite a long hiatus, I am back and ready to get the Fish n Whips Podcast back in gear. The Marlins are finally competitive at the deadline, and Kim Ng and the Marlins FO are BUYING. They've already made 2 trades this week for high leverage bullpen relief, and I feel like that is just the beginning. The Marlins have been rumored around several potential bats they can acquire, as well as rotation depth. I'll go over some of the latest rumors and let you know my take on who the best fits are for the Fish as they begin to make a final push towards a postseason appearance.

The Miami Marlins are over .500, yes, you're reading that right, for the first time in a 162 game season since August 2017. They head back to Miami for a home weekend series against the Seattle Mariners. I discuss the team's latest successes as well as its potential going forward.

The Miami Marlins have started their 2022 campaign with more low points than high, as they have a record of 5-8 heading into the 2nd game in their series against the Division Rival Atlanta Braves. The high points has been the starting pitching, Jazz Chisholm, Jesus Sanchez and Joey Wendle. They have all been putting the team in a position to win games, but they haven't been able to rely on the rest of the squad consistently, and it's led to smaller chances of winning games. This includes Management, as the "formula" that they have refused to give up ground on has backfired so far. I'm still cautiously optimistic that things will change, but I still need to see it more rather than just believe it.

The Lockout is OVER! Derek Jeter left! The Hot Stove of Free Agency just rapidly started, and big names are going for big $, and fans are having some serious FOMO. As Aaron Rodgers once said (before he was a loon) "R-E-L-A-X". The Marlins are not the team (at the moment) to go after big names with big signings over $100 million. That's not who they are right now, and that's OKAY. What they are is a team that will work hard to put a winning/competitive product out on the field. They've traded for Jacob Stallings, Louis Head, and Joey Wendle. They've extended Sandy Alcantara. They've brought in the offensive muscle that was missing in this lineup last year when they signed Avasail Garcia and now 2021 World Series MVP Jorge Soler. This team already looks better than last year and they are ready to compete. There are still some things to address within the team, but overall, this club has done EXACTLY what they said they would do, which is to put a better product on the field. So calm down, don't press send, and Let's Go Marlins.

In the first episode of 2022, I Rank Off the Marlins Top Players of All Time, as well as some of the Worst! If the're are any players, best or worst, that I may have missed, feel free to point them out to me on Twitter @NicksTake22 or @FishnWHIPs

In this episode of The Fish & WHIPs Podcast, I go over the trade of Infielder Joey Wendle to the Marlins for OF Prospect Kameron Misner, My Evaluations/Grades of the Marlins transactions so far this offseason, and my emotional response in regards to the MLB Lockout. 

So much good news to go over! Since my last episode, the Marlins aggressiveness to pursue players surged with with the signing of Avasail Garcia, extending Sandy Alcantara, and trading for Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings. Kudos to everyone involved on Marlins Twitter for making their voices heard, because I definitely feel like they were from Marlins brass, and they responded. We also have some outside influence to thank as well, and I will go over that. I will also be sharing some personal news that I feel everyone will be excited about. All that and more will be on this episode! Be sure to listen and subscribe!

The Miami Marlins 2021 offseason continues and headlines are being made. They haven't all been good though. Starling Marte has agreed to a 4 year $78 million contract with the New York Mets, of all teams. This is a sore wound for the fanbase that may not be healed. The fact that we could have extended Marte during the season at a much cheaper rate shows how much the Marlins FO bungled this entire ordeal. I go into this failure while also discussing the latest rumors, and a trade opportunity with the Baltimore Orioles that the Marlins should jump on immediately.