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RED REMEMBERS

A Marlins catcher from 1998 through 2004, Mike Redmond returned to manager the club from 2013-15.

Former Marlins catcher and manager Mike Redmond talked about some of the great young players he saw during his time in Miami in this Q&A with David Laurila of Fangraphs. Now the Rockies’ bench coach, Red talked about Jose Fernandez, Giancarlo Stanton, Miguel Cabrera, Josh Beckett, Dontrelle Willis and more.

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MIXED MESSAGES

Craig Breslow was named the Red Sox’ Chief Baseball Officer on November 2, 2023.

Brit Ghiroli of The Athletic writes that the Red Sox have a messaging issue. Reading this piece, I couldn’t help but think it would read well if she replaced “Red Sox” with “Marlins.”

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DOING DAMAGE

Giancarlo Stanton went to a junkyard and did some damage.

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IS HIS BEST YET TO COME?

As good as he was en route to winning NL MVP honors in 2023, the Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. could be even better in 2024, writes Mike Petriello of MLB.com.

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BEFORE THEY WERE HALL OF FAMERS

Baseball America takes a look at how the 2024 Hall of Fame class ranked as prospects.

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FIRST CLASS

Speaking of the Hall of Fame, Frederic J. Frommer of the Washington Post looks at how the Hall’s inaugural class established the standard for voters.

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