Fish On First: A Miami Marlins podcast

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...

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices See om...

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 . Le...

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 inc...

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 Amer...

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 a...

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 cand...

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 t...

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 ve...

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 w...

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...

The only players remaining on the Miami Marlins 40-man roster who were originally acquired during Jeffrey Loria's ownership tenure: Brian Anderson, Miguel Rojas, Pablo López, Edward Cabrera, Braxton Garrett, Trevor Rogers, Jerar Encarnación, Jordan Holloway and Jeff Brigham. Ely Sussman examines what factors have allowed them to "survive" the regime change so far. Follow Fish Stripes ( @fishstripe...

Ely Sussman and Ethan Budowsky are joined by journalist/broadcaster Daniel Álvarez Montes (El Extrabase, IVC Networks, Swings and Mishes en Español). They weigh in on the Marlins' offseason activities (4:30) before jumping into a looooong conversation about this year's candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame (28:00). Listen for breakdowns of 13 all-time great players, seven of whom appear on each...

New Fish Stripes deputy editor Louis Addeo-Weiss joins Ely Sussman and Alex Contreras to make sense of Thursday's Rule 5 draft picks (RHP Paul Campbell and RHP Zach Pop via trade), focus on some free agent targets and congratulate MLB.com's Joe Frisaro on his retirement from the Marlins beat. Follow Alex ( @ TheRealACoN ) , Louis ( @ addeo_louis00 ) , Fish Stripes ( @fishstripes ) and Ely ( @RealE...

The Marlins earned some praise from Ely Sussman at Wednesday's MLB non-tender deadline, agreeing to contracts with Jesús Aguilar and Garrett Cooper (4:50) and cutting their losses with disappointing reliever Ryne Stanek (20:00). Elsewhere around the league, outfielder Eddie Rosario, right-hander Archie Bradley and left-hander Carlos Rodón are among the prominent names who've just entered the free...

Swimming Upstream co-hosts and Marlins prospect experts Alex Carver and Daniel De Vivo battle Ely Sussman for the best active players in the Miami organization. The Dream Draft rules (2:00) allow for plenty of creativity. Which of us did the best job building a 12-man roster that can dominate the next decade? Follow Alex ( @marlinsminors ), Daniel ( @DanielDeVivo ), Fish Stripes ( @fishstripes ) a...

With MLB free agency "offishially" underway, Ely Sussman and Daniel Rodriguez make the cases for why the Marlins should be in the mix for some of the most impactful players on the market, regardless of price. What are the team's greatest areas of need? Could the stars align for a reunion with J.T. Realmuto or Marcell Ozuna? Pros and cons of Yasiel Puig as a buy-low target? All of that and more for...

Unable to agree on a new contract, Michael Hill and the Marlins have officially parted ways. Ely Sussman and Alex Krutchik review his mixed track record from seven-plus years serving as president of baseball operations. Hill was involved in many of the most important transactions in franchise history, from record-setting contracts and desperate trades to the polarizing blockbusters that replenishe...

Alex Contreras and Ely Sussman are proud but not at all satisfied with how the 2020 Marlins season ended. This episode reflects on what made the campaign unique, who fans should root for during the rest of the postseason and the decisions that the Fish must make before the MLB offseason heats up. Follow Fish Stripes ( @fishstripes ), Alex ( @TheRealACoN ) and Ely ( @RealEly ) on Twitter. Full cove...

Ely Sussman looks ahead five-and-a-half months to the Marlins' 2021 season opener. Listen to his breakdown of why you could see Jesús Aguilar, Sandy Alcantara, Brian Anderson, Jazz Chisholm, Garrett Cooper, Corey Dickerson, Starling Marte, Harold Ramirez, Miguel Rojas and longtime Red Sox catcher Christian Vázquez in Miami's starting lineup. Follow Fish Stripes ( @fishstripes ) and Ely ( @RealEly...

Enjoy this quick conversation between Alex Krutchik and ESPN's Tim Kurkjian on the Marlins-Braves NLDS and Major League Baseball as a whole. Kurkjian is broadcasting the series alongside Karl Ravech on ESPN Radio. Follow Fish Stripes ( @fishstripes ), Tim ( @Kurkjian_ESPN ) and Alex ( @AlexKrutchikFS ) on Twitter. Full coverage on FishStripes.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Red Garcia and Alex Contreras discuss how pitching, defense and confidence carried the Marlins to an upset of the Cubs in the Wild Card Series, and why Miami's NLDS matchup with the Braves isn't as lopsided as it looks on paper. Regardless of how the series plays out, they agree that this postseason run will boost enthusiasm (and expectations) for Marlins baseball in 2021 and beyond. Follow Fish S...

Ethan Budowsky previews the Marlins and Cubs Wild Card Series, one that has his heart in pieces. Originally posted to the Fish Stripes YouTube channel. Follow Ethan ( @EB_Gators ) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Contreras and Ely Sussman are joined by Marlins in-game host Mike Biana (who also served as interim public address announcer at Marlins Park in 2020). Mike shares stories from his shortened season in Little Havana, how his job responsibilities changed without fans and why he likes the Fish's chances of upsetting the Cubs in the Wild Card Series this week. Follow Fish Stripes ( @fishstripes ),...

Alex Krutchik joins Red Garcia and Alex Contreras for the final burn of the 2020 MLB regular season. The guys preview the ultimate Marlins road trip against the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees and look forward to the challenges that they'll face if the team is fortunate enough to clinch their first postseason berth since 2003. Stay tuned throughout the episode for a special trivia question! Fi...