Episode Details

With only two weeks until the 2020 Marlins regular season arrives, Ely summarizes the first round of Spring Training cuts (2:35), the consequences of no longer having The Clevelander at the ballpark (5:55) and what to take away from the huge Christian Yelich contract extension (10:10). Our Game of the Week was Friday night’s comeback win over the Nationals (14:40).

Great guest on this episode: Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions (28:45). He describes how Brian Anderson became a valuable fielder at multiple positions (33:45) and where Jorge Alfaro must improve to truly fill J.T. Realmuto’s shoes (43:30). Mark even provides a sneak peek at what to expect from top prospect Jazz Chisholm defensively (53:00).

Follow Mark (@MarkASimonSays), Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com.

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