Fish On First: A Miami Marlins podcast

Danny, Ethan and Ian offer quick thoughts on The Athletic’s unflattering report about Marlins vice president of player development and scouting Gary Denbo. Then, in their latest roundup of minor league developments, the guys review Sixto Sánchez ‘s debut in the Marlins organization and forecast where his 2019 campaign goes from here (3:26), weigh in on why Lewis Brinson was demoted to Triple-A New...

Finding his stroke after a slow start to the 2019 season, outfielder Connor Scott (11:15) talks adjustments to the Midwest, reacting to being drafted by the Marlins in the first round last summer, and his passion outside of baseball. You'll also receive a full report on the Low-A Clinton LumberKings. Follow Erik Oas ( @erik_oas ) on Twitter and listen to all LumberKings radio broadcasts on 100.3 W...

Danny recaps a dynamic week for the Miami Marlins (2:13), most notably the "Loria-esque" firing of president of business operations Chip Bowers and the demotion of outfielder Lewis Brinson to Triple-A. He delves into the struggles that the team has had this season with defensive shifting (19:00) and reminds fans that the historically bad run production is by design (32:10) as the Marlins position...

The 2019 MLB Draft will be a critical event in the Marlins' rebuilding process. To prepare, Burke Granger of 2080 Baseball joins Aram to reflect on their 2018 draft class (1:09), share observations from the recent National High School Invitational (17:00), and discuss the pros and cons of potential Marlins targets with the No. 4 overall pick like C.J. Abrams and Riley Greene. Follow Fish Stripes (...

We give a full report card of the Miami Marlins Single-A team, the Clinton LumberKings, and are then joined by Opening Day starter and Marlins 2018 5th-round pick Chris Vallimont (13:05). Follow Erik Oas ( @erik_oas ) on Twitter and listen to all LumberKings radio broadcasts on 100.3 WCCI. Follow Fish Stripes on Twitter ( @fishstripes ) and visit FishStripes.com for full coverage of the Marlins fa...

Super special guest on ETS this week: Monte Harrison ! The Marlins outfield prospect is a consensus Top 5 talent in the farm system and trending toward cracking most MLB Top 100 lists at midseason. He’s off to a sizzling start for Triple-A New Orleans—.308/.416/.569 with four home runs through 17 games—with aspirations of making his major league debut soon. Harrison explains to Danny, Ethan and Ia...

Danny recaps the previous week of Marlins major league games (7:12), highlights Caleb Smith (9:30) and Jorge Alfaro (15:05) for their hot starts to the 2019 season, projects when you'll see the team legitimately "competing" for the first time under new ownership (20:43) and identifies building blocks who'll still be around for that phase of the rebuild (27:48), and draws comparisons between the 20...

Catcher Will Banfield, a highly touted 2018 MLB Draft pick, sits down for an extended interview (6:08) on his baseball gifts, the art of catching, and an awaking bat. Then, Miami Marlins Director of Player of Development Dick Scott (27:20) joins us for a quick conversation about the Clinton LumberKings roster and organizational philosophy. Follow Erik Oas ( @erik_oas ) on Twitter and listen to all...

This episode of ETS begins by highlighting all Marlins on Baseball America's 2019 " Best Tools In The Minors " list (2:15), then explores numerous internal and external options to fill the franchise's void at first base (12:20). Ian selects his hitting and pitching prospects of the week (30:00), Ethan features outfielder Monte Harrison among his Things We Love To See (34:15), and Danny enlightens...

In the first of his many episodes as Fish Bites host, Danny explains his personal and professional background (5:15), sets a plan for involving fans in his coverage throughout the 2019 season (17:40), and analyzes how the Marlins rebuild has been progressing so far (23:00). Follow Fish Stripes ( @fishstripes ) and Danny ( @all_right_Miami) on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Marlins left-hander Will Stewart joins Ethan and Ian for an interview about all aspects of his career (0:36), including what it means for him to be part of such a talented High-A Jupiter pitching staff (3:44), why the changeup is effective for him (5:05), reliving his no-hit bid from last week (6:14), describing some of his teammates (7:33), explaining the origin of his unique delivery (13:00), an...

Miami Marlins prospect Jerar Encarnacion (13:45) talks with us about his unusual discovery as a baseball player and the path to playing in the United States. We also talk about the breakout of first-round draft pick Connor Scott, Demetrius Sims' approach at the plate, & the return of power and speed in the face of great strikeout totals. Follow Fish Stripes ( @fishstripes ) and Erik Oas ( @eri...

Fish Bites is back with a focus on the major league Marlins. Ely Sussman and Alex Contreras discuss pleasant surprises and disappointments from early in the 2019 season (1:16), wonder how All-Star J.T. Realmuto will be received in his return to Miami (19:32), specific changes to the Marlins Park experience (25:41) and make one final plug for Fish Stripes Night this Friday! Get your Fish Stripes Ni...

Clinton LumberKings pitcher and Miami Marlins prospect Josh Roberson joins the show (13:00) to talk about his strong start to the 2019 season, his baseball roots, and coming back from Tommy John surgery. Follow Erik Oas on Twitter ( @erik_oas ) and listen to all LumberKings radio broadcasts on 100.3 WCCI. Follow Fish Stripes on Twitter ( @fishstripes ) and visit FishStripes.com for full coverage o...

ETS has some real minor league action to cover this time! Daniel Martinez, Ethan Budowsky and Ian Smith tell us more about their personal/professional backgrounds (1:01), break down the monster starts from RHP Zac Gallen and OF Jerar Encarnacion (5:43), discuss player comps for 2B Isan Díaz (14:29) and Ian's profile on him from The 4-6-3 series, set 2019 expectations for OF Víctor Víctor Mesa (22:...

Ely Sussman, Ethan Budowsky, Daniel Martinez and Ian Smith introduce you to ETS, a new weekly show covering the talented Miami Marlins farm system! The guys preview the 2019 season by analyzing Osiris Johnson's serious leg injury (1:35) and going through the recently announced MiLB Opening Day rosters for each Marlins full-season affiliate, working up from Low-A Clinton (5:30) to High-A Jupiter (1...

Clinton LumberKings Manager Mike Jacobs joins the show (5:40) to talk about his role in the Marlins organization in 2019, the Opening Day roster, and top prospects. Follow Erik Oas on Twitter ( @erik_oas ) and listen to all LumberKings radio broadcasts on 100.3 WCCI. Follow Fish Stripes on Twitter ( @fishstripes ) and visit FishStripes.com for full coverage of the Marlins farm system this season....

Adam Mcinturff of 2080 baseball joins the show to talk about the JT Realmuto trade and the impact it has on the Marlins rapidly climbing system. Aram and Adam discuss nearly all of the Marlins top prospects and go over 2080 Baseball's recently released analysis and prospect rankings covering the Marlins system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/liste...

Mr. Marlin, Jeff Conine joins Aram to talk about his journey to the big leagues and his career with the Marlins, World Series titles and some crazy stories in between including a challenge with Bo Jackson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mets Newsday beat writer, Tim Healey, joins the show to talk about the Winter Meetings, the JT Realmuto sweepstakes, and the NL East moves.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andre Fernandez of The Athletic joins Aram to talk about the Marlins marketing overhaul led by the new logos and jerseys (0:00), the J.T. Realmuto sweepstakes (10:00), the Marlins farm system (16:00) and Hall of Fame voting and lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sirius XM Radio Host and "Swings and Mishes" Podcast Host, Craig Mish joins Aram to talk about his new podcast (0:00), what it was like to breaking news on the Marlins big tades last winter (6:00) international free agency (13:10), the Marlins recent coaching firings (21:45), the future of the team and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/li...

2080 Baseball Assistant Director of Scouting, Adam McInturff joins the show to talk about Marlins prospects.  Aram and Adam kick things off with the Marlins new draftpicks: Connor Scott, Osiris Johnson, Will Banfield (0:00-20:00) as well as several other impact Greensboro players (25:00). The pair revisit the Christian Yelich trade and check in on the prospects that the Marlins got in return and f...

Longtime Marlins broadcaster and Fox Sports Florida analyst, Tommy Hutton joins the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marlins top catching prospect and third selection in the 2018 Draft, Will Banfield, joins the show!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.