2023 Game Thread

[Nick]

Monteverde is doing the work right now, so Lee isn't wrong at pin pointing these guys. The issue how I see it is, latching onto guys that we should move to the Marlins top 25-30 range of prospect land versus top 5 organizational arms. Monteverde is a great story right now, but we should be thinking 3rd bullpen lefty with options not Gallen or Glavine which have been mentioned and just nuts. I think we'll see him next year as an injury replacement and having an army like that is perfect to keep off the 40 man.

I think Lee should be more focused on Nasim - he is STILL walking, the K rate has nominally decreased, and he is slugging just a little more. Nasim also had a .950 OPS vs RHP / .520 OPS vs LHP in the small sample size of this year. And that tracks the splits I can find last year (Beloit) which was a .743 / .636 RHP favoring split. Nasim might be turning into something. He hits even a .675 OPS against RHP at the MLB level with that speed and alleged defense, and they may be in real business. Remember, Amaya is also a platoon split guy and hits lefties even if not great so far this year. We need a much larger sample here, but this is getting a bit interesting that Nasim's bottom hasn't dropped out yet.

Down 8% from last year. That's always been the key for him to me, even moreso than adding power.

[Namaste]

It’s going to be sad when I see 4,000 people in the stands with me tonight at loan depot. The Heat not clinching the other night is not helping things.

[lou]

Down 8% from last year. That's always been the key for him to me, even moreso than adding power.

You and Lee will get the top-credit for sticking by him. I will always be on team those guys fall apart when pitchers know they cant hit the ball 150 feet, but I think it is genuinely wild he has moved from 27% whiffs in A+ to 19 and change% in AA over a getting pretty serious 300 PA. Huge credit to him. I agree the whiffs are more important than the slugging to let his speed play, but I do think the slugging is just as important as he has to be able to slug something over .300. Which obviously isn't much, but he was under that for his career prior to this year which is just bananas. He's only hit 24 doubles in 1200+ minor league PA, and then just 11 more 3B/HR. Just a wild profile with the exquisite walk rate. The key for me is the RHP split at this point. He's probably never hitting lefties with what he is showing, but he might be sneaky good against right handers if the defense and speed play.

[fish16]

Eury debuting in the teal uniforms is borderline erotic

[fish16]

If eury can be good right away, it would make Cabrera a definite minor league option candidate when rogers or cueto come back, though neither seem particularly close. I still love Cabrera but I think a few trips around the rotation in aaa to get some confidence back and work on his command would do him well.

[Namaste]

I’m sitting 8 rows behind Broward County legend, Mat Latos

[fish16]

Imagine watching him pitch and thinking Patrick Monteverde gives us a better chance to win

[fish16]

Eury is going to be an absolute stud. The fact that he looks like he does with this velocity at 20 fucking years old is nuts

[fish16]

Fuck the super 2. He ain’t going down ever again

[Nick]

WTF ump.

[Nick]

So many foul balls.

[Namaste]

DLC ties it.

Segura can’t catch a break

[emkayseven]

Perez is gonna fit right in with the rest of the rotation. Can’t get through 5 innings.

[Nick]

What the hell was that slide by Wendle.

[Namaste]

This loss is on Tanner Scott