Fish Stripes: For Miami Marlins Fans

Every weekday morning here on the Fish Stripes podcast, our staff provides a roundup of the latest Miami Marlins news. Listen to "Big Fish Small Pod" to get caught up on everything in 10 minutes or less. Follow Daniel (@Drodyyy) and Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So much to catch up on as the original Marlins Barbecue co-hosts, Alex Contreras and Red Garcia, are back together to discuss the state of the Fish midway through 2021 spring training. Topics include reviewing the team's offseason moves (2:00), the lack of catching depth behind Jorge Alfaro (3:00), MLB's missed opportunities to properly market the game to fans (9:50), Anthony Rizzo and other potential free agent targets next winter (19:40) and Don Mattingly's lack of long-term job security despite winning NL Manager of the Year (32:00). Follow Alex (@TheRealACoN), Red (@RedGarcia__) and Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's still early, but Trevor Rogers and Isan Díaz had productive weekends in spring training games to help distinguish themselves in the pursuit of spots on the Marlins Opening Day roster. Ely Sussman discusses them along with other notable recent performances. Could this be a special year for Starling Marte and Marlins Park attendance? Stick around for a preview of attainable 2021 season milestones. Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marlins Barbecue is back and it feels so freakin' good! Alex Contreras and Ely Sussman check in on the Marlins' second base competition between Isan Díaz and Jazz Chisholm (2:40), what to expect from Jesús Aguilar during a DH-less season and when the team may look to trade him (10:15), why there's been no commitment from Miami yet about wearing the ultra-popular blue uniforms for regular season games (38:00), and much more. Follow Alex (@TheRealACoN), Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Rievman (@alexrievman on Twitter) joins Ethan Budowsky to explain which 10 players on the current BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot would earn votes from him. Follow Ethan (@ethanbudowsky) and Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every Monday morning throughout the 2021 spring and summer, wake up and listen to Ely Sussman's Marlins analysis! On this episode, he discusses the key players from Sunday's spring training game win (4:20) and goes through the full list of last season's Marlins who have landed with new teams (16:30). Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Carver hosts a lengthy roundtable discussion featuring Ely Sussman, Peter Pratt and Daniel De Vivo, covering all things Miami Marlins-related. The group explains their favorite and least favorites moves of the 2020-21 offseason, the franchise's financial troubles, Marlins Park attendance, plus our predictions for key spring training battles. Who's gonna win the second base job and fifth starting rotation spot? Follow Alex (@marlinsminors), Peter (@MiamiMarlins_UK), Daniel (@DanielDeVivo), Ely (@RealEly) and Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Not a stunner but a bummer nonetheless: the Miami Marlins DFA'd outfielder Harold Ramirez on Wednesday. Ely Sussman reacts to the pending departure of his favorite Marlins player, and why it was probably the appropriate move. Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marlins right-hander Zach McCambley (1:30) joins Ely Sussman and Ethan Budowsky for the 2021 season premiere of Earning Their Stripes on the Fish Stripes podcast. The franchise's third-round selection in the 2020 MLB Draft, McCambley discusses the top highlights of his career thus far, working with his new teammates and coaches, results from last fall's Florida Instructional League and his expectations for the upcoming major league spring training camp, plus much more. Follow Zach (@ZachhMcCambley), Ethan (@ethanbudowsky), Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this podcast episode, Ely Sussman, Alex Krutchik and Daniel Rodriguez focus on the soon-to-be-official addition of Adam Duvall to the Marlins roster, whose job could be in jeopardy (the team is required to make a corresponding 40-man roster move), and why getting outbid by the Phillies for Brandon Kintzler's services is unacceptable. | Follow Alex (@AlexKrutchikCJN), Daniel (@Drodyyy), Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary Sheffield. 3 remaining years on BBWAA ballot/49.3 JAWS | Ethan Budowsky looks at Sheffield's fascinating case for Baseball Hall of Fame induction. Does his offensive dominance outweigh his defensive deficiencies? Follow Ethan (@ethanbudowsky) and Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Contreras, Tyler Wilson and Daniel De Vivo serve us their takes on players entering make-or-break years, who's got All-Star potential, how the Marlins stack up against the rest of the National League East division and much more. | Follow Alex (@TheRealACoN), Tyler (@KingOfBuffalo), Daniel (@DanielDeVivo) and Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ely Sussman, Alex Contreras, Ethan Budowsky and Louis Addeo-Weiss hop on Zoom as news breaks (2:10) that Major League Baseball and the MLB Players' Association were unable to agree on updated terms for the 2021 season. As a result, Marlins pitchers and catchers will report on Feb. 17, Opening Day will be Apr. 1, the National League won't use the designated hitter, and the postseason field will include only 10 teams. This pod also covers Jordan Yamamoto being traded to the Mets for infield prospect Federico Polanco (20:00), remaining free agents who would fit well with the Fish (35:00) and exciting career moves for baseball industry veterans Michael Hill and Craig Mish (50:10). | Follow Louis (@addeo_louis00), Ethan (@ethanbudowsky), Alex (@TheRealACon), Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday was the culmination of Hall of Fame ballot season. However, baseball once again couldn't get out of its own way and left itself with an embarrassing headline: there will be no players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the class of 2021. Ethan Budowsky says this outcome exposes a flawed system that gives control to self-important people (in the Baseball Writers' Association of America) who want to feel power over players. | Follow Ethan (@ethanbudowsky) and Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ely Sussman says goodbye to his crappy podcast microphone and to Marlins right-hander Jordan Yamamoto following Thursday's transaction designating him for assignment to clear space for new reliever Anthony Bass on the 40-man roster. Is Miami giving up on the 24-year-old too soon? | Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) has the privilege each year of voting on who gets inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Unfortunately, the writers are struggling to get it right. On "Big Hall Talk," Ethan Budowsky shows us a better way to do this. His vision of the HOF is one in which deserving players are voted in, personal vendettas are ignored and candidates are evaluated on nothing more than their careers on the baseball diamond. Follow Ethan Budowsky on Twitter (@ethanbudowsky). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From No. 1 through No. 6, Ely Sussman and Ethan Budowsky reveal their rankings of which pitchers in the Marlins organization they would trust the most right now to start a must-win game. This exercise attempts to look past the baseball clichés and anything that happens outside of the pitcher's control, blocking out the noise to focus on what specifically these talented individuals would bring to the table. Take a listen, then tell us who you consider to be Today's Aces! | Follow Ethan (@ethanbudowsky), Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the midst of her first month as a regular on the Marlins beat, MLB.com's Christina De Nicola (pronounced Dee Ni-CO-la) spends more than an hour with Ely Sussman and Alex Contreras. The Miami native takes us through her background story (2:30), opinions on MLB rule changes (15:30), the team's postponement of FanFest and upcoming business decisions (30:30), the delicate balance between adding veterans to the 2021 roster while still allowing playing time for top prospects (42:45), and more! | Follow Christina (@CDeNicola13), Alex (@TheRealACoN), Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With news on Wednesday that the Miami Marlins attended a mound session for two-time AL Cy Young award winner Corey Kluber, Ely Sussman explores his potential fit with the Fish. As currently constituted, the projected 2021 rotation is deep with talented arms, but severely lacking in experience and littered with injury concerns. Investing in a veteran who has repeatedly endured a full MLB season's workload could prove to be an incredible value, on and off the field. | Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ely Sussman gives his quick takes on each of the recent Miami Marlins transactions, then speaks with Ben Witkins (14:30), "Save Snappy" petition co-organizer and the creative mind behind the proposed Beloit River Rockers rebrand. The team currently known as the Beloit Snappers is about to enter a 10-year player development partnership with the Fish, serving as their High-A affiliate in the Midwest League. Ben explains the impact of Quint Studer becoming the Beloit owner, updates the status of ABC Supply Stadium's construction and makes the case for why Beloit should usher in this new era by adopting the River Rockers moniker. | Follow Beloit River Rockers (@BeloitRockers), Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices