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"There's an old saying in Tennessee- I know it's in Texas, probably Tennessee. That says, fool me once, shame on… shame on you. Fool me ..you can't go fooled over again"

This quote, from the former president of the United states of America George West. Bush, has echoed in my caput for the terminal month. In my previous article, I wrote that the give-and-take effectually the Marlins was that the roster was pretty much in shape and there would likely be no more additions, but the Marlins and GM Kim Ng played a trick on me. Well played Marlins, well played. You fooled me but you lot can't fool me again. I think.

Marlins main focus of the offseason has clearly been the pitcher equally the numbers that they posted last flavour (-1.4 WAR, 5.l ERA, 1.55 WHIP)  weren't that pretty. And so they picked upwards the phone and called the Earth Champions Los Angles Dodgers and got Dylan Floro. The xxx-year-one-time California-born reliever comes in from the West Coast where he spent iii seasons and posted fairly decent numbers. His 57.three GB% concluding season suggests he comes in with the purpose of avoiding the long ball. With a cheap contract (1yr/$975k) he fits the system like a nose to the head. Marlins are a immature squad and to get a guy that has marinated in that Dodgers winning culture and he has a ring to prove for it. Yeah, I'll see that bill of fare.

John Curtiss. That'south the name of the guy who controls your investment funds. Although in this case, this John controls the baseball game. In a shortened flavour (we know, small-scale sample size) Curtiss faced 99 batters. He walked three. Overall he has a little Major League experience – only 35 games – merely he will probably slide into the Fish bullpen smoothly and has a chance to be a big part of it. If you lot are ever in a situation where the Tampa Bay Rays call you and offer a pitcher in a trade, y'all say "yes".

There is something heartwarming about the affection that manager Don Mattingly has for veteran journeyman outfielders. In the parking lot in Marlins Park, there has been a parking space for the likes of JB Shuck and Matt Joyce. At present information technology'southward Adam Duvall. The former Atlanta Braves outfielder had a surprisingly good 2020 season. He hit sixteen home runs  (tied seventh-almost in the league) which is three more than than Bryce Harper. Then he has to be a Harper-like slugger with swag? He is touted as a power hitter then avert looking into his batting boilerplate. Well, he hasn't really been slugging this spring, so far he has 2 hits (a double and a home run) in 23 at-bats. Information technology only leap stats, right. Right?

"How tin yous not exist romantic about baseball?"

This quote from Billy Beane in Moneyball fits right into the latest acquisition by the Marlins. With the starting rotation filled with immature guns like Sandy Alcantara, Pablo Lopez and Sixto Sanchez they brought in a veteran pitcher to guide these young souls similar Gandalf. They signed 35-year-old Gio Gonzalez to a Small-scale league contract with an invitation to the big league camp. The Hialeah, Fla. born left-handed pitcher has a run a risk to pitch for his hometown team he grew up supporting. In his first Zoom telephone call he was rocking an old Florida Marlins cap with Hialeah text on information technology and got emotional when asked about what information technology would mean to him to pitch on the same mound equally Jose Fernandez. I thought "this guy gets it!" I dont give a damn if he has 1, 10, 30 or 50 innings in that arm left to pitch just you better put that man on the mound. Go far happen, Marlins!

Coming into to this flavour with no Modest league last year, information technology was exciting to see prospects on the field. Some of the names that have been getting a lot of talk by the Marlins are JJ Bleday and Jose Devers. Bleday, the former Vanderbild product and 2019 fourth overall pick, looks to be the answer for the corner outfield in the hereafter and given they complete some sort of a season in the minors and he produces, he should be looking for a phone call in the autumn to face some pitchers in the majors.

Jose Devers, 21-year onetime Dominican 2d baseman and shortstop, has been with the Marlins since 2018 every bit he was a function of the deal that sent one Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Yankees. Perhaps he just sabbatum on the couch for the missed flavour as it was reported that Devers came into army camp having gained weight from 150 to 180 pounds. It will be interesting to meet where he is assigned to having previously merely been on Class-A level. 1 to keep optics on the Marlins farm system.

1 spring training story though flying a flake under the radar only apparently causing a bit of a mania is Anthony Bender. He is a non-roster invitee who has been lighting up batters. Drafted by the Kansas City Royals with the 613th pick in the 2016 draft, he has caused a #BenderMania with his performances every bit in his starting time x batters faced he had 10 outs and half-dozen strikeouts, firing upwardly the radar gun with fastball boilerplate 97 mph. Talk near seizing an opportunity if he makes the team.

We are less than three weeks until Opening Day. For the first time in franchise history, Marlins will open their season with a series against the Tampa Bay Rays. In the final x games in the so called Citrus Series, Rays have won 9-ane. This volition exist a tough examination for the Marlins to start this #WhyNotUs campaign against the reigning AL pennants winners. Last year the Philadelphia Phillies NBC Sports broadcaster and one-time Major League actor Ricky Bottalico called the Marlins "bottom feeders". That sparked the Marlins to a flavor that ended a 17-year playoff drought. Now the gang called the Marlins sh**e on their podcast. We'll run into how that ends!

Stay safe and go Fish!

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Tomi Korkeamaki is covering the Miami Marlins during 2021 as office of the growing team of writers at Bat Flips and Nerds. Follow him on Twitter @TKorkeamaki

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