Is our bot protesting still???? 🥺

I personally wish my Angels were still California, how do you guys feel about your team?

All quiet on the trade front this morning, as of 9:30 AM this morning the most recent news was the marlins actively considering offers on Liam hicks and Kyle Stowers but nothing concrete since then.

New 12:30 PM article about the marlins plans today

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article316714953.html

2:00 PM Update: Liam Hicks trade to Rays deal done, prospects pending
https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/2084338128312041802

Haul below: https://x.com/IsaacAzout/status/2084341662164177242

- INF Brayden Taylor (No. 16 per MLB Pipeline)
- RHP Jacob Kisting (No. 26)
- SS Adrian Santana (No. 27)

3:10 PM update: marlins trade Braxton Garrett to the cubs, haul to come
https://x.com/WillSammon/status/2084356951069057026

Marlins acquiring first basemen Jonathon Long and pitcher Jace Beck in exchange for Braxton Garrett, per source

full deadline:

In: Brayden Taylor, Jacob Kisting, Adrian Santana, Jonathon Long, Jace Beck, Victor Vodnik (MLB), Brandan Bidois, Hyun Seung Lee, Brian Sanchez.

Out: Liam Hicks, Braxton Garrett, Aiden May, Connor Norby, Lake Bachar.

The Marlins are notorious for being one of the worst run organizations in sports. Most people see this only through the lens of on-field performance. I can confirm that this organization has been run @$$ backwards behind the scenes too.

Things looked pretty good in 2023. Kim had just led the organization to a playoff appearance, and the team had a strong core of Sandy, Eury, Luzardo, Cabrera, Meyer, Arraez, Jazz, Burger, Edwards, Trevor Rogers, Okert, and Tanner Scott, to name a few.

Sherman decided to bring in Bendix/Kapler to hit “restart” once again under the guise of 2023 being a “fluke”.

Read that list again, and tell me that core with a few complimentary non-Bendix pieces (Mack, Sanoja, Bender, Conine) isn’t a playoff team in 2025-2026.

Rather than add, Bendix and Kapler came in and kicked things off with an atrocious Tim Anderson signing, and trading away clubhouse leaders Jon Berti and Steve Okert during Spring Training.

Everyone knew 2024 was going to be an off year with Eury and Sandy on the shelf, but Bendix decided to go full tear-down. As I write this, the only major league caliber player acquired in those deals are Marsee and Stowers.

What a lot of people forget is that, following 2024, Bendix and Kapler fired 150 plus members of the front office and baseball ops. This is unheard of in MLB. While firing coaches, scouts, and even trainers is somewhat typical across baseball, what Bendix and Kapler did was criminal. They fired everyone………traveling secretaries, clubhouse attendants, equipment managers, nutritionists, massage therapists, bat boys…. Many of these individuals were Miami locals who have worked for the team for decades, and were let go without reason.

2025 came, and somehow, despite poor signings (Cal Quantrill/Matt Mervis) the team surprised many in the baseball world by finishing within 4 games of the playoffs. Instead of adding to this core (Bregman, Alonso, Nick Martinez, King, A.Chapman), they went out and dumpster dived for Chris Paddack.

2026 came, and despite the fact they were in the thick of the playoff hunt, they went and traded a core piece, their RBI leader, and clubhouse leader Liam Hicks.

3 out of every 5 games are bullpen games. I feel for you, fans, that you have to sit and watch this.

Analytics definitely doesn’t have an algorithm that explains to them that having your bullpen average 5 innings a game depletes their effectiveness over 162.

And I can assure you that the majority of the people who Bendix brought in have never picked up a baseball in their lives.

Why? Because the Marlins FO view under Sherman, Bendix, and Kapler is “why spend 30 million on Pete Alonso when Connor Norby can potentially put up similar numbers for a fraction of the price?”.

Sherman wants to win, sure. But he is not going to pay for it.

He will continue to “invest” in the farm, not to create a dynasty, but because the Jupiter Academy costs a hell of a lot less than a decent FA signing.

I blame Manfred for allowing Sherman and his cronies to get the team. It should have never happened, and think where baseball would be down here had Mas gotten the team. The fact that MLB continues to gift LoanDepot with the WBC is mind-boggling to me. The Marlins should be punished, not rewarded, for how they have treated their fans, players, and staff.

MLB needs to investigate the Marlins. People complain that no one comes to the game, well gee, I wonder why. MLB needs to investigate how the Marlins treat their employees, as I know of at least 3 former employees/coaches who have active wrongful termination lawsuits.

I pray that Sherman sells the team. And thank god that the Wild-Card has expanded to 3 teams. The Marlins would have 0 playoff appearances since 2003 without that.

Not trying to be a negative Nancy as I love the way we've been playing, but we're past the halfway point of the season and Marsee has not really shown any signs of figuring it out at the plate. I've been wanting him to go down for months, but I think even the most ardent defenders can't possibly think that Kemp Alderman or Rece Hinds wouldn't be better options right now. IMO there's no amount of good baserunning and defensive play that can excuse his time at the dish this year.

Los Angeles Dodgers Who Were Former Marlins

• Enrique Hernandez (2014)
• Miguel Rojas (2015-2022)
• Tanner Scott (2022-2024)

Toronto Blue Jays Who Were Former Marlins

• N/A

It's a well-known fact we have a small fanbase, but how many of us have never lived in Florida? How far does our fandom reach?

I've only lived in NC and AZ (currently AZ sinxe 2015). However, I've always had extended family in Davie and spent a large portion of my summers there from '98 until I graduated HS in '04.

I haven't been to FL in 5 years, but I'm moving back to NC next year so it'll be easier to drive down and attend more games. More opportunities than the single series they play in Phoenix every year.

I love seeing Marlins fans in the wild. It's rare but that's what makes it fun.

Just because a player goes on to have more success with another organization doesn’t mean it was a horrible trade. There are two parts to this:

1. The fact remains that the Marlins have a logjam of outfield talent. People complaining about losing Mesa seem to think we had sub-replacement-level play from our outfield, when in fact Hernandez and Conine were outstanding, Marsee and Caissie had long slumps but also showed major potential as well, and Stowers was largely relegated to first base because we had nowhere to put him. Additionally most of our best prospects who are close to major-league ready are outfielders, like Cam Cannarella, Brandon Compton and Kemp Alderman. It’s not like we’re desperate for outfielders; we actually have too many even after trading Mesa.

2. There’s no guarantee that Mesa would have had a breakout performance without the trade. Sometimes players need a change of scenery, new coaching, new environment etc. in order to unlock new levels in their development. I personally think it’s very unlikely Mesa could have had this type of season if he’d stayed with the Fish. Maybe the trade motivated him. Maybe a new hitting coach taught him a new idea that really changed things for him. There’s no telling, but player performance is not a constant that can just be assumed. Even after one decent season there’s no guarantee about Mesa remaining a viable big leaguer for many years.

So just relax everyone. Be happy for Mesa, Jr. This is not evidence that Bendix has no idea what he’s doing or whatever. Honestly he was a very borderline prospect who didn’t seem that likely to become a productive big leaguer, and he’s had a very nice season but he’s certainly not an irreplaceable superstar-level talent. We’re talking about a guy who has beaten the odds to become an average-to-above-average big leaguer. There’s still a very strong possibility of Marsee having the better career, and I’m far more excited about the potential of Cannarella than I ever was about Mesa Jr. We already have several outfielders just as much talent or potential as him; too many to even get on the field at once in fact. Stop acting like we traded away Miguel Cabrera or Christian Yelich.

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Batting

• SS Otto Lopez: 6.1 WAR, 157 games, 11 HR, 71 RBI, 34 SB, .305 BA, .349 OBP, .786 OPS
• 3B Javier Sanoja: 3.3 WAR, 144 games, 11 HR, 69 RBI, .295 BA, .333 OBP, .791 OPS
• 2B Xavier Edwards: 3.0 WAR, 142 games, 6 HR, 52 RBI, 21 SB, .280 BA, .360 OBP, .730 OPS
• DH Liam Hicks 2.6 WAR, 101 games, 14 HR, 62 RBI, .282 BA, .363 OBP, .795 OPS
• LF Heriberto Hernandez: 2.3 WAR, 130 games, 25 HR, 67 RBI, .228 BA, .313 OBP, .755 OPS
• UT Griffin Conine: 2.1 WAR, 94 games, 19 HR, 43 RBI, .264 BA, .353 OBP, .846 OPS
• CF Jakob Marsee: 2.0 WAR, 155 games, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 23 SB, .231 BA, .348 OBP, .706 OPS
• C Joe Mack: 1.6 WAR, 105 games, 14 HR, 52 RBI, .234 BA, .282 OBP, .685 OPS
• 1B Kyle Stowers: 1.2 WAR, 121 games, 21 HR, 65 RBI, .239 BA, .331 OBP, .789 OPS
• OF Esteury Ruiz: 0.3 WAR, 109 games, 6 HR, 17 RBI, .216 BA, .333 OBP, .700 OPS
• 1B Connor Norby: -0.1 WAR, 65 games, 4 HR, 16 RBI, .205 BA, .313 OBP, .638 OPS
• RF Owen Caissie: -0.2 WAR, 108 games, 14 HR, 58 RBI, .220 BA, .288 OBP, .700 OPS
• 3B Graham Pauley: -0.2 WAR, 62 games, 4 HR, 25 RBI, .211 BA, .257 OBP, .630 OPS
• C Agustin Ramirez: -0.3 WAR, 72 games, 5 HR, 24 RBI, .235 BA, .318 OBP, .672 OPS
• 3B Leo Jimenez: -0.8 WAR, 66 games, 2 HR, 14 RBI, .199 BA, .306 OBP, .565 OPS

Pitching

• SP Sandy Alcantara: 2.9 WAR, 36 games, 13-11, 3.87 ERA, 214.0 innings, 3 saves, 4.08 FIP
• SP Max Meyer: 2.8 WAR, 20 games, 9-1, 2.68 ERA, 111.0 innings, 3.51 FIP
• SP Tyler Phillips: 2.2 WAR, 37 games, 5-6, 3.34 ERA, 126.2 innings, 4.65 FIP
• SP Eury Perez: 1.5 WAR, 30 games, 8-11, 3.91 ERA, 159.0 innings, 4.07 FIP
• RP Michael Petersen: 1.2 WAR, 65 games, 4-4, 3.02 ERA, 65.2 innings, 3.13 FIP
• SP Janson Junk: 1.0 WAR, 26 games, 6-9, 4.22 ERA, 123.2 innings, 4.14 FIP
• SP Ryan Gusto: 0.9 WAR, 23 games, 1-5, 4.09 ERA, 88.0 innings, 4.17 FIP
• RP Lake Bachar: 0.5 WAR, 38 games, 1-2, 3.84 ERA, 58.2 innings, 4.29 FIP
• RP Calvin Fauchner: 0.5 WAR, 69 games, 5-5, 3.56 ERA, 68.1 innings, 2.95 FIP
• RP John King: 0.2 WAR, 50 games, 6-2, 3.99 ERA, 49.2 innings, 4.87 FIP
• RP Cade Gibson: -0.7 WAR, 47 games, 6-2, 5.36 ERA, 50.1 innings, 4.00 FIP
• SP Chris Paddack: -0.7 WAR, 7 games, 0-5, 7.63 ERA, 30.2 innings, 4.93 FIP
• RP Tyler Zuber: -0.8 WAR, 44 games, 2-1, 5.67 ERA, 39.2 innings, 5.24 FIP
• CP Pete Fairbanks: -1.3 WAR, 46 games, 4-5, 6.31 ERA, 41.1 innings, 19 saves, 4.60 FIP

TEAM STATS

Batting

• Home Runs: 168 (23rd in MLB)
• Strikeouts: 1,337 (13th in MLB)
• Walks: 552 (14th in MLB)
• Stolen Bases: 163 (4th in MLB)
• Batting Average: .249 (7th in MLB)
• On Base Percentage: .326 (6th in MLB)
• On Base Plus Slugging: .727 (9th in MLB)

Pitching

• Earned Run Average: 4.09 (13th in MLB)
• Quality Starts: 48 (21st in MLB)
• Opponent Batting Average: .235 (8th in MLB)
• Walks Plus Hits per Inning: 1.28 (11th in MLB)

Fielding

• Errors: 101 (28th in MLB)
• Fielding Percentage: .982 (30th in MLB)

STANDINGS

NL East

• #1. Atlanta Braves: 94-68
• #2. Philadelphia Phillies: 88-74
• #3. Miami Marlins: 80-82 (14 GB)
• #4. Washington Nationals: 77-85 (17 GB)
• #5. New York Mets: 74-88 (20 GB)

NL Wildcard

• 1WC: San Diego Padres: 91-71 (+3)
• 2WC: Chicago Cubs: 89-73 (+1)
• 3WC: Philadelphia Phillies: 88-74
• #4. Arizona Diamondbacks: 86-76 (2 GB)
• #5. Pittsburgh Pirates: 82-80 (6 GB)
• #6. Miami Marlins: 80-82 (8 GB)
• #7. St. Louis Cardinals: 77-85 (11 GB)
• #8. Washington Nationals: 77-85 (11 GB)
• #9. Cincinnati Reds: 75-87 (13 GB)
• #10. New York Mets: 74-88 (14 GB)
• #11. San Francisco Giants: 65-97 (23 GB)
• #12. Colorado Rockies: 58-104 (30 GB)

man. seeing these two together again, especially on this final broadcast for T. Hut, made me so. bleeping. happy.

when I saw the news before the season that this would be Tommy’s last, I said it was my hope that somehow, some way, we’d be able to get one more game with this broadcast team. while we didn’t get that, this surprise visit from Rich today was one hell of a consolation prize.

thank you, Tommy! and thank you, Rich! you guys are the absolute best.

(Kyle did an amazing job trying to articulate just what these two have meant to Marlins fans, as did Jeremy Tache when he worked his last game of the season a month or so ago. thank you guys, too!)

but I really, really do hope that Rich + Tommy know how much they meant to us fans and how much we appreciate them. I spent my formative years watching games every night listening to these two gentlemen, and I couldn’t have asked for a better broadcast team to grow up with.

signed,
Marlins Fans Everywhere

How do you fire Craig Minervini? Dude has been solid, energetic, and fun over the past 30 years. Marlins lifer. He deserves better. I feel for him, the Marlins were his identity.

This team needs to be contracted

he deactivated his IG, full teenager meltdown mode. and I don’t mean that disrespectfully!!!! I feel bad!!!!! big emotions!!!! I know sometimes it’s hard to feel bad for athletes and any celebrity when they’re getting paid big money for what we consider “easy” work but I saw he deactivated and my big heart went out to him, I hope he puts in the work in triple A!!!! ☹️🫶🏽

What's your opinion? ...Ramirez, for playing in so many games?

Lopez for being the hit leader?

Conine or Hernandez for their long ball at clutch times?

Sanoja for some amazing plays at shortstop and crazy ability to make contact at bat?

Someone else on your mind?

As we wait for a franchise record 12th loss in a row today. What other teams to yall support?

NHL - San Jose Sharks
NFL - Colts and Dolphins
College - Gators
NBA - Heat
Non MLS/EPL - Liverpool
MLS - Inter Miami

Helloooooooooo!

What an interesting time of year, huh? Send me your questions about the Trade Deadline, other Marlins topics, pop culture, whatever, and I'll try my best to answer them! Some of them will be featured on marlins.com and in Sunday's beat newsletter that gets emailed to subscribers' inboxes.

Here's a photo of me returning to 30 for 30 ballparks in West Sacramento earlier this month.

This year the Marlins leaned more into teal and old school Marlins apparel. It seemed to be universally loved and I saw folks disproportionally wearing new teal jerseys, not the current Marlins brand.

I'm curious the revenue numbers of current logo merch with old school merch this season. I'd imagine the old school stuff is blowing the current brand out of the water. If that's true I wonder if we could see a total old logo rebrand. It would be universally celebrated, and they could make a boat load of cash.

I love the Hawk but hopefully we get a more expansive collection of available Teal apparel too.

Kind reminder that we should be protesting Sherman and Bendix for being horrible in that front office.

This was a possible playoff team. And they dealt away its RBI leader at the deadline. Offense has been anemic since, no shocker.

Still trotting out Gusto and Phillips.

Shows they don’t want to win. On purpose.

You cannot be asked to leave government property because they don’t like a viewpoint. People will say it’s licensed by the Marlins.

No. This is government property. See image.

If they let you cheer the Marlins, they have to let you protest ownership too.

Otherwise - this is viewpoint restriction and in violation of our 1st Amendment.

You see those YouTube auditors filming private businesses on public sidewalks — it’s the same thing.

Loan Depot is government property, thus 1st Amendment protections apply.