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Earning Their Stripes Episode 35: Double-A Pensacola Broadcaster Chris Garagiola

Chris Garagiola has had a front-row seat to witness the development of JJ Bleday, Max Meyer, Jake Eder and more of the Marlins’ top prospects.

By Ely Sussman and Ethan Budowsky

Ely Sussman breaks down what Cody Poteet and Zach Thompson have done as Miami’s back-end starters (2:20). Who do you trust more to stick in the rotation for the rest of the 2021 season? Then, Double-A Pensacola’s Chris Garagiola joins Ethan Budowsky and Ely to discuss everything he’s seen through the first seven weeks of the Minor League Baseball season (18:15). Prospects covered during the interview include JJ Bleday, Peyton Burdick, Edward Cabrera, Jake Eder and Max Meyer.

Enjoy Episode 35!

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Through his first six major league starts, Poteet has posted a 3.90 ERA, 4.94 FIP and 35.6 GB% in 27.2 IP. The sample size for Thompson is even tinier (3 GS): 1.50 ERA, 2.09 FIP, 34.5 GB% in 12.0 IP

Nick Pollack of Pitcher List has a new fascinating breakdown of Thompson’s pitch quality and strategy from Sunday’s hitless start against the Cubs.

Garagiola spoke with us coming off a successful homestand for the Blue Wahoos. The Double-A affiliate improved to 26-16, the best record in the Double-A South.

Subscribe to Fish On The Farm’s Swimming Upstream to hear even more of Garagiola giving his first impressions of this year’s squad and the Marlins organization as a whole.

Some miscellaneous notes about their season:

  • The Blue Wahoos have won six of their last seven games, all those wins coming by two runs or less.
  • Jake Eder (1.08) and Max Meyer (1.42) own the two lowest earned run averages in the Double-A South (among qualified pitchers).
  • Peyton Burdick leads the league with 20 extra-base hits and is the only individual who’s played in every scheduled game.
  • Colton Hock has nine saves, the most of anybody in Minor League Baseball.

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