Miami Marlins Fish Flash 3/30

By Sean Millerick | Mar 30, 2016

Mar 20, 2016; Jupiter, FL, USA; Miami Marlins relief pitcher A.J. Ramos (44) delivers a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals during the game at Roger Dean Stadium. The Marlins defeated the Cardinals 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Scott Rovak-USA TODAY Sports /

Morning Marlin Maniacs, and welcome to your Fish Flash. Today marks the last bout of Grapefruit League action for the Fighting Fish, as they’ll look to close out on a high note with a win against Roger Dean roommate St. Louis. Miami enters play today with a 10-12 record, which probably matters more to a fan of the 17-4 Nationals than the 7-15 Mets; the truth likely lies somewhere in between on just how much such figures matter.

This morning we’ll look to start you off with some bullpen reports, from the one name you knew would be there from the start of the spring, to a word one of the more surprising demotions seen in the last week, and a sleeper candidate to pick up a bullpen spot in the next couple days. Let’s dive in.

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A.J. Ramos Not Your Conventional Closer

As the Miami Herald’s Clark Spencer reports, if truth be told, No. 44 out of the pen has much more of a starter’s makeup than he does that of your prototypical closer. That guy was Carter Capps, who sadly bowed out of the bullpen race much quicker than the Miami Marlins brass had hoped. Spencer gives you the rundown on what A.J. Ramos brings to the table, and you decide for yourself whether or not Miami will need to look for a Ugueth Urbina type move come July.

Where Have You Gone Kyle Barraclough

One of the more shocking moves of the past week was the demotion of Kyle Barraclough to AAA New Orleans, at least if you value past season performance over spring numbers. The young righty struck out 30, along with a nifty 2.59 ERA, in twenty-five appearances in 2015. But the walk rate was 5:3 in that stretch, and dropped to 1:1 this March. Joe Frisaro of MLB.com takes you through the decision, and the high regard the club still holds him in.

Narveson Looking To Be Last Man Standing

Fresh off a win in yesterday’s 1-0 squeaker against the Port St. Lucie Metropolitans, Chris Narveson is hoping his three scoreless frames were a strong enough closing argument to earn him the right of traveling south instead of north once camp closes in Jupiter. While we try to avoid this as often as possible in the interest of taste, we close with a double dose of Joe Frisaro commentary, who breaks down the remaining cast in camp competing for one spot in that Marlins bullpen.

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