Fish Stripes Nov 30, 2021
Jorge Alfaro era ends with trade to the Padres
At times, Alfaro was one of the Marlins’ most marketable players. But particularly over the last two seasons, his miscues outnumbered his highlights. The Marlins acquired Jorge “El Oso” Alfaro from the Phillies with the dream of him filling J.T. Realmuto’s shoes and the expectation of him being at least an average major league starting catcher. Despite some thrilling moments, Alfaro did not fully realize his potential and his three-year Miami tenure ended Tuesday with a trade to the Padres. Marlins will receive a player to be named later for Alfaro from the Padres per...
Fish Stripes Nov 16, 2021
2021-22 Miami Marlins offseason roster tracker
Photo by Mark Brown/ Monitoring every move the Marlins make leading up to the 2022 MLB season. The Marlins 40-man roster is currently at 40 players. Pitchers (22): Sandy Alcantara, Anthony Bass, Anthony Bender, Richard Bleier, Edward Cabrera, Paul Campbell, Daniel Castano, Dylan Floro, Braxton Garrett, Sean Guenther, Louis Head, Elieser Hernandez, Jordan Holloway, Pablo López, Jesús Luzardo, Nick Neidert, Steven Okert, Zach Pop, Cody Poteet, Trevor Rogers, Sixto Sánchez, Zach Thompson Position Players (18): Jesús Aguilar, Jorge Alfaro, Brian Anderson, Jon Berti,...
Fish Stripes Nov 13, 2021
Updating the Willson Contreras Trade Proposal
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The longtime Cubs’ backstop is one year shy of free agency. Here’s what is may take for the Marlins to acquire him. To simply say that “the Miami Marlins need a catcher” would be criminally underselling it. In 2021, their backstops slashed a combined .212/.267/.319, enough for a 63 wRC+ (weighted runs created plus) where 100 represents league average. That ranked 28th out of the 30 MLB teams. Jorge Alfaro, the team’s primary starter since 2019, hit to the tune of a 73 wRC+ in a season where he only drew 11 walks against 99...
