Fish Stripes: For Miami Marlins Fans

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 WCCI. Follow Fish Stripes on Twitter (@fishstripes) and visit FishStripes.com for full coverage of the Marlins farm system this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 themselves for the No. 1 pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Danny (@all_right_Miami) on Twitter. Full Marlins coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 (@fishstripes), Aram Leighton (@AramLeighton8) and Burke Granger (@burkegranger) on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 farm system this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Ian how he went from “the smallest kid out of everybody” to a dynamic athlete (6:00), the process of changing his swing after struggling to make contact in 2018 (7:57), his perspective on baseball’s “unwritten rules” (11:43), and how he honors his late grandmother, Eunice Lee Francis (14:57). The second half of the episode (20:29) brings you updates from all Marlins minor league affiliates. Recent stars on the farm include Zac Gallen (duh), Joe Dunand and George Soriano. Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes), Danny (@all_right_Miami), Ethan (@GatorBait_Ethan) and Ian (@FlaSmitty) on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choice

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 2019 Fish and several previous teams throughout franchise history (34:49). Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Danny (@all_right_Miami) on Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 you on under-the-radar prospects (43:00). Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes), Danny (@all_right_Miami), Ethan (@GatorBait_Ethan) and Ian (@FlaSmitty) on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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), and reminiscing about growing up in small town Alabama (16:26). The pod continues with news and updates from around the Marlins farm system (24:05) and highlights from top performers in Ethan’s “Things We Love To See” segment (36:34). Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes), Ethan (@GatorBait_Ethan) and Ian (@FlaSmitty) on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 (@erik_oas) on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Night tickets here for as low as $19. Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes), Ely (@RealEly) and Alex (@TheRealACon) on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 of the Marlins farm system this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 (22:20), provide an overview of the Marlins' starting pitching depth (32:49), finishing up with various updates and awarding pitcher/hitter of the week awards (43:35). Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes), Danny (@all_right_Miami), Ethan (@GatorBait_Ethan) and Ian (@FlaSmitty) on Twitter. Find their full coverage on FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 (11:50) and Victor Victor Mesa specifically (19:09) to Double-A Jacksonville (25:30) to Triple-A New Orleans (35:40). Follow Ely (@RealEly), Ethan (@GatorBait_Ethan), Daniel (@all_right_Miami) and Ian (@FlaSmitty) on Twitter. Find their full coverage on FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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