Offishial news, 10/18/21: Controllable catchers; AFL stats; life milestones

The latest Miami Marlins coverage with some personal life updates about several key players.

By Ely Sussman@RealEly Oct 18, 2021, 7:30am EDT

The Mesa Solar Sox have a 2-2 record so far in Arizona Fall League action. The tables below include individual stats for Will Banfield, JJ Bleday, Justin Evans, Evan Fitterer, Troy Johnston, Kameron Misner, Josh Simpson and Jefry Yan. Of note, in a game on Saturday where 22 total runs scored, Misner had the hardest-hit ball for either team (111.7 mph exit velocity).

I edited together all 33 pitches from Yan’s adventurous relief appearance on Saturday, which went single—>wild pitch—>walk—>walk—>walk—>strikeout—>strikeout—>strikeout.

ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that MLB will provide housing for minor leaguers beginning in 2022! Better late than never. This is a long-overdue policy change that should significantly improve the mental well-being of young players.
David Ortiz spoke highly of Derek Jeter’s competitiveness and Sandy Alcantara’s potential on 790 The Ticket.
Darragh McDonald of MLB Trade Rumors has a bunch of controllable catchers for the Marlins to consider pursuing.
Aram Leighton of Just Baseball has selected Max Meyer to his MLB Prospects All-Star Team.
Bleacher Report’s Top 100 MLB prospects list features four Marlins—Meyer at No. 16, Sixto Sánchez at No. 22, Edward Cabrera at No. 32 and Kahlil Watson at No. 61—with three other just-misses (Eury Pérez, JJ Bleday and Jake Eder).
The Fish Stripes 2021 Season Review series is at 10 articles and counting.
Griffin Conine, Monte Harrison and Demetrius Sims are each nominated for 2021 MiLBY Awards! Vote for them daily through November 3.
Jesús Luzardo has hopped on the bandwagon for the undefeated Florida Panthers.
Bryan De La Cruz received a ring for his contributions to the (pre-COVID) 2019-20 Toros Del Este, who won the Dominican Winter League championship.
Congrats to Madeline and Cody Poteet on the birth of their second child, Gigi, and to Trevor Rogers and Tessa Graham on their engagement, and to Garrett Cooper and Erica Murphy on tying the knot!