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From Herald 1D ago: Jake Eder continues to return to form With each passing start this season, left-handed pitcher Jake Eder (Miami’s No. 4 ranked prospect) is looking more like the pitcher who dominated before undergoing Tommy John surgery in August 2021. Eder’s latest outing came on Saturday, when he struck out 10 batters and allowed just two runs (one earned run) on one hit (a home run), two walks and one hit batter over 5 2/3 innings for Double A Pensacola. It was the deepest into a game Eder has pitched since returning to action in June and the 10 strikeouts are the second most in his minor-league career, behind only the 12 he had in his first-ever minor-league start on May 6, 2021. Eder utilizes a three-pitch mix: a fastball that sits between 93-96 mph and touches 98, a low-80s slider and a low-80s changeup. Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article277805008.html#storylink=cpy

He will move up the lists after the season. He has front-line stuff has protypical size and pitches left handed. He has dominated once they promoted him to AA. Per MLB: Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50 Though Eder flashed first-round stuff at Vanderbilt and notched a three-inning save in the 2019 College World Series clincher, a lack of consistency prevented him from cracking the Commodores' weekend rotation until his junior year. His stuff and control regressed during the shortened 2020 season, enabling the Marlins to grab him in the fourth round for an over-slot $700,000. Sent to Double-A for his 2021 pro debut, he dominated until blowing out his elbow that August and requiring Tommy John surgery that cost him all of last season. Eder displayed a plus fastball and slider throughout the 2021 season before he got hurt, and a pro scout with another organization called him the best pitching prospect in baseball. His four-seamer sat at 93-96 mph and touched 98 with ride up in the zone, and he commanded it better than he ever had. He also tightened up his low-80s slider, generating more horizontal action and locating it with more precision than before. Eder also made strides with a low-80s changeup that offers some fade and tumble. Most importantly, he threw all three pitches for strikes after a history of inconsistent control and command. If his stuff returns after his elbow reconstruction and that polish is for real, he should become at least a No. 3 starter and perhaps more.

Elder is a pretty highly regarded prospect to get for a DH at this point. Very good return

Andrus and Sheets should be just DFA'ed. They aren't going to get us anything. Another guy who could get us something is Santos. I know it would be hard to part with him because he has control but that is exactly what makes him attractive to other teams especially small to midmarket teams in need of help which don't have much wiggle room in term of financials.

I don't want to trade the guys with control. The guys I most want to move are Anderson, Clevinger, Benintendi (if there is interest), and Bummer if the prospects are there because relievers are the most replaceable. I'd also move Grandal, Unfortunately I don't see us getting much back for these guys maybe we could package Clevinger and Bummer and get a top 100. Just clear salary and start over.

Look at the FA signings. So much wasted money. We have actually done a good job on trades and drafting for the most part but FA has been a complete disaster The sad part is the guys we brought in like Garcia were obvious mistakes at the time.

Mike Clevinger needs to be moved

These signings were massive mistakes we were lucky to just clear their salary to be honest with how inept Hahn has been filling out the rest of the roster is why we are not getting any returns. Normally I'd be happy with clearing these guys but the reality is Hahn has failed time and time again to be able to use FA to fill out the roster. None of his FA signing have much value to Benintendi to Grandal to Graveman.

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Mike Clevinger questioned about walkout song before home debut https://www.foxnews.com/sports/white-sox-mike-clevinger-questioned-about-walkout-song-before-home-debut I honestly have no idea what Clevinger is trying to accomplish there. You would think he would want to put this as much in the past as possible for a possible Fa and so he wouldn't have to deal with the circus. Now? It's back front and center and being covered by the national media. This is a distraction neither himself or the team needs right now

Varsho bat is nowhere near Teoscar. It seems like they traded offense for defense pretty much all offseason. Also while Varsho metrics on defense last year were encouraging it's literally like 50 games or so. He has far from established himself as a gold glove caliber OF though the asset the Jays gave up (top ten prospect) demands that he be one. If the trade becomes an .750ish OF with power who doesn't get on base with above average defense they got taken to the cleaners. Anyways I wish we got in on Mareno to me he is going to be the next star at catcher. I was extremely surprised the Jays gave up that much control since Jansen is about to be a free agent and Kirk can't catch. What looked to be a surplus really isn't. Anyways to me this was one of the more lopsided trades this offseason.

They easy won that Jays trade. A premier catching catching prospect for a non on base OF with pop? If I am a jays fan I ask why you only got Erik Swanson for Teoscar but are giving up Mareno for Vasho. That is a very bad sequence.

Pitchfx has the average speed of his fastball last year at 99. Seems like a good buy low move

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He is going to start with the Mets before the year is over. If we somehow got Parada that would be a huge steal

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This season we just seem cursed so many injuries to key players. Sad because this team could have made a run

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You are right I saw the posts when he was hired why would I all of sudden believe that the very same people want him gone just purely for baseball reasons? And he hasn't been on the top of his game when it comes to lineups but the end of the day the season has been defined by hitters not hitting and injuries. I'd like him to stop doing the mad scientist thing with Lineups and just put in Engel in the outfield keep Abreu and Vaughn at 1B and DH. Alot of the lineup stuff is sort of trying to figure how to get sheets bat into the lineup which I don't understand because he is a terrible OF doesn't have the track record of success at the ML level and hasn't hit all year. If you aren't going to get hitting from the RF spot at least get some defense. Put Engel there I know at times we have been without Roberts and Jiminez but in that case bring up someone or sign someone. Sheets has a .660 OPS and a -0.7 WAR you can't find a replacement level guy in the minors or the waiver wire? The rest of the guys who aren't hitting you just have to have them continue to play and hope they snap out of it.

I haven't agreed with the lineups all year but much of what has happened isn't Tony fault. Plenty of people who hated him for his politics will pretend they are thrilled for baseball reasons of his firing. The reality is this team has way under achieved particular as it relates as to hitting and that is on the players but it's also on Tony for continuing to throw guys like Sheets out there when at least Engel would be giving you defense.

I don't really have issues with this offense or lineup. They aren't hitting I get that but look at their career averages these players are better than their numbers right now. Tim Anderson, Yoán Moncada, José Abreu, AJ Pollock, Luis Robert, Yasmani Grandal, Andrew Vaughn, Eloy Jiménez. Part of it is injuries too but Moncada is not going to finish with a .432 OPS. Grandal with a .505 OPS. Eloy with a .590 ops. These guys are good hitters have some faith in them.

I haven't been a huge fan of the lineups to be honest. I feel TLR is always adding one bad hitter to every lineup and I don't really get why. Play the best hitters and let them figure it out and either sink or swim. Perfect example is why is Sheets getting all these at bats? Look I get we have injuries but Abreu and Vaughn should be playing every game at DH/1B. If you need outfielders call someone up or make a trade don't throw Vaughn into the outfield to get Sheets into the lineup he isn't hitting so why take the defensive hit?

We need to move DK to the bullpen so his option doesn't vest