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Alex Contreras and Anthony “Red” Garcia give their takes on how the Marlins should trim down their 60-man player pool to a 30-man active roster. Why Monte Harrison is ready for his debut (2:25), who is set to fill the back end of the starting rotation (18:15) and how Harold Ramirez’s background has prepared him for a shortened 2020 MLB season (25:35). Then, Alex describes the unique atmosphere and procedures that he experienced covering Marlins Summer Camp (32:20). This episode’s “This or That?” segment goes around the horn picking the best candidates to play regularly at the start of the season (37:20). Stick around until the very end for Marlins BBQ trivia (44:30)! Contact Alex on Twitter with the correct answers to win some Marlins Lager.
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Most fans say they’re eager to see Monte in the lineup immediately:
POLL: The Marlins Opening Day center fielder will be ___
— Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) July 13, 2020
With a couple quality seasons already under his belt, Brian Anderson leads the way in the most desirable jersey poll:
Marlins fans if you were to pick a jersey to purchase for the upcoming season which one are you getting? #MLB #305ontherise #Marlinsbbq @fishstripes @Talkbaseballtv @sandyalcantar15 @AndersonBrian01
— Alex Contreras (@TheRealACoN) July 13, 2020
Shortly after the guys finished recording on Tuesday, manager Don Mattingly made the expected announcement that Sandy Alcantara has earned the Opening Day starter assignment. The All-Star right-hander becomes the youngest Marlin with that distinction since José Fernández in 2014.
On deck, the fourth episode of Marlins Barbecue will drop right before the regular season gets underway.
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