Jakob Marsee's Impact on Marlins as They Take on Kansas City

So I had a friend of mine earlier today, give me a buzz here, Craig, and say that, listen, there's this kid, Marcy, on the Marlins, that I should back every prop in the world here tonight against Michael Walker. What is the deal with this kid, Jacob Marcy, on the Marlins here? Apparently, he's actually been pretty good and he's been pretty good against non-power pitchers, which I think we can agree. That is not what Michael Walker is. Walker is an off-speed kind of guy, but is Marcy actually? I mean, any thoughts on what this kid has been so far this year? I mean, look, the first half was awful and then the second half has been much better, but I didn't have that sense going into tonight's game that he would be somebody to back, but it is a lefty-righty matchup. As I mentioned, whenever the Marlins face righties, they usually do a good job. The one thing that I would say about this series that I have noticed, and it really came into play last night, is Kaufman is playing a little like Coors right now, Joe. It's over 100 degrees there. Anybody that gets the ball in the air, these things are going to the wall. Griffin Conine saved one yesterday from a double. Another outfielder saved it. The ball is absolutely carrying. The total is nine and a half. Sandy is on the mound, generally very good, but I'm a little concerned for runs tonight in this game because Caglione just missed one yesterday, and Carter Jensen hit two home runs, and Hernandez on Miami almost hit two home runs, and it's just super hot there. I mean, that's what's going on. It's over 100 degrees right now in Kansas City, and so naturally you're going to see that sort of thing happen. So, not sure about the Marcy thing, Joe. I don't know where that's coming from at all. He homered yesterday. Javi Sonoha homered yesterday. How many home runs were in that game yesterday? There probably could have been seven. So, I do think you're going to see that again tonight. Doesn't sound like he chases a lot of guys, chases a lot of pitches. Does he have any speed, by the way? Is this a kid who's got some wheels? He stole a lot of bases this season. He's been caught more than anybody, I think, though. That's part of the game. He has been caught. Oh, well. He's been caught a lot, too. He's very aggressive. Yeah, look, I hope the rest of his season is good. Remember, last year in August and September, he was the Marlins' best hitter. Hitter, right? It just didn't work out for him at all this year, and then they started sitting him. Now they're not really in a position to do that. Look, the formula is simple. You're not going to see me for a bit here because the Cubs are in town, and then the Mets. When the Marlins face the lefty, you just got to put everything on pause. When they face the righty, it's go time, and you saw the second they took out Cameron yesterday, they brought in that righty. They gave up three runs. Marlins came back. They won the game. What happened in the ninth? They brought another righty. They hit two home runs. The Marlins crushed righties and can't hit the lefties. I don't know why, but that's what's going on here. It's crazy here. Do they have, I mean, Walker's an off-speed guy. He's going to get you to chase his changeup. He's going to get you to, he's sneaky good. He doesn't give up a lot of home runs. He doesn't give up a ton of really hard contact. That has been his MO. Listen, he's been one of the most consistent pitchers. I mean, the first five unders to me have been golden with Walker all year long. He was like this again last year. Is there an advantage here with the Marlins against all speed pitchers, or do they hit righty fastball guys better than anything else? It tends to be fastball. It tends to be fastball. Hernandez is the one guy that you got to throw him fastballs because he crushes off speed pitches. So he is the one I think tonight that would have the best advantage against the right-handed pitcher. And also it's Sanoha's birthday. And if you play guys that hit home runs on their birthday, he would be the guy to play today. Miami also made another move today. They cut an infielder, Leo Jimenez, and called up another one in David Shion De Los Santos. So you'll see him play this week. But the Royals haven't been swept at home since June. So we'll see if Miami is the team to get it done. I watched yesterday's game. Uri Perez gave up five runs in the first inning. I was like, okay, I'm going to watch the rest of the game because that's what I do. But I thought the game was over. I thought the game was over. I did not. And then they made it 5-2, and then 5-3, and then Carter Jensen did a second home run. It was 6-3. I'm like, okay, now the game's really over. But then the Royals brought in a righty, and then the Marlins do what they do. And it's 6-6, 7-6, and they go on to win.