Game preview Yuli Gurriel Jersey , lineups, news and props for Marlins vs. Braves in Atlanta."Thanks for joining us for Friday’s Marlins (2-5) vs. Braves (3-3) game thread.Throughout the 2019 season, Fish Stripes is your home for daily Fish Picks prop bets. I posted the full introduction toward the end of Spring Training. The monthly points leader for March/April, May, June, etc. wins Fish Stripes merchandise prizes.The Fish Picks leaderboard will update daily to let you know where you stand.Marlins LineupLF CurtisGranderson 3B Brian Anderson 1B NeilWalker 2B StarlinCastro C JorgeAlfaro SS JTRiddle CF LewisBrinson RF Peter O’BrienP PabloL贸pezNotes: Riddle and Miguel Rojas continue to be strictly platooned, with Riddle starting against all opposing right-handers...Congrats to Dan Straily on reportedly landing a major league deal with the Orioles...Did you miss Pablo’s first start of the season? Ian Post of Pitcher List provides a thorough GIF breakdown of his full pitch mix.Pitcher ListBraves LineupCF EnderInciarte 3B JoshDonaldson 1B FreddieFreeman LF Ronald Acu帽a Jr.RF NickMarkakis 2B OzzieAlbies C TylerFlowers SS DansbySwanson P KevinGausmanNotes: Gausman is fresh off the injured list after dealing with a right shoulder issue. He performed well against the Marlins last season (16.2 IP, 2.16 ERA, 14 K in 3 GS)...Albies ranks second among MLB qualifiers with a .478 batting average, only trailing Bryce Harper.How to watch/listen/followThe game gets underway at 7:20 p.m. ET. Watch on FOX Sports Florida and via MLB.TV or listen on 940 WINZ.Fish PicksPlease comment below or tweet to @fishstripes with your picks for the following props. The contest locks at first pitch.Which team scores first? (Marlins/Braves)Over/Under 8.5 runs scored? (Over/Under)Over/Under 0.5 hit by pitches? (Over/Under)Does Pablo L贸pez make a quality start (at least 6.0 IP, no more than 3 ER allowed)? (Yes/No)Who wins? (Marlins/Braves) Examining the market’s top free agent reliever."With spring training officially underway Jake Marisnick Jersey , the Twins find themselves with a bit of an ambiguous bullpen. After shoring up various offensive positions in the wake of retirements/trades, Minnesota has been relatively quiet on the pitching front — unless you count Martin Perez and Blake Parker as big-name signings.With the starting rotation more-or-less decided, an inquisitive eye turns to the bullpen, where Target Field has welcomed a revolving door of 9th-inning arms for the last few seasons. The trusty tandem of Joe Nathan and Glen Perkins covered an impressive twelve years of baseball before giving way to guys like Kevin Jepsen, Brandon Kintzler, and Fernando Rodney.Which brings us to our man of the hour, Craig Kimbrel. Does the simian-armed All-Star fit in with the roster? Let’s take a look.Kimbrel: A HistoryWhen Kimbrel debuted with the Braves in 2010, he entered a landscape where the legendary Mariano Rivera still laid claim to the title of “best closer in baseball.” But it didn’t take long for Kimbrel to usurp that honor. In his first five seasons, Kimbrel racked up 186 saves and 476 strikeouts, won Rookie of the Year, made four All-Star Games Joe Jimenez Jersey , routinely finished in the top five for Cy Young voting, and managed as low as an 1.01 ERA in his second complete season.Shortly after extending Kimbrel, the declining Braves shipped him to San Diego, who dumped him off to Boston a year later. With the newly-minted champion Red Sox, he made another three All-Star Games and became the active saves leader, with 333 to his credit.Which brings us to now: that original extension has run out and a 30-year-old Craig Kimbrel is hitting the open market for the first time in his career.The ProsAny team who signs Kimbrel will instantly add credibility to their bullpen. In Minnesota’s case, Kimbrel would enable guys like Trevor May and Blake Parker to rove around as late-inning firemen, preventing either of them from getting locked up in a pre-assigned inning. Granted, this assumes that Kimbrel himself would be limited to 9th-inning duties, but that’s not entirely a bad thing. It’s where Kimbrel’s most comfortable and surely expects to play, and last year’s team tied the major-league record for most walk-off losses http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-joe-jimenez-jersey , so maybe a Proven Closer鈩?wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world.Craig is also a noted strikeout fiend. Last year’s 13.9 K/9 mark would have led the roster, and he’s surpassed 16 and even 17 in the past. With Ryan Pressly no longer on the team, Kimbrel would represent a valuable arm for those do-or-die, bases-loaded situations.With almost a full decade of ball under his belt, he’d also serve as a veteran presence for the younger guys in the pen, and he brings with him eight series’ worth of postseason experience.And the Twins have the funds this year for a splashy move, so why not?The ConsFor every reason to lock down Kimbrel, there is a compelling argument against it.Yes, Kimbrel is a Proven Closer鈩? But he’s proven himself over the course of 500+ innings, and that power arm is now on the wrong side of 30. Last season, Kimbrel saw career-lows in FIP (3.13) and HR/9 (1.01). His average fastball velocity dipped over a full mile per hour. His walk rate soared Alan Trammell Jersey , from 1.83 BB/9 in 2017 to 4.48 BB/9 last season. And he struggled through the playoffs, walking eight hitters and allowing seven runs in nine games.Prior to the launch angle revolution, Kimbrel consistently induced grounders in about half of his battles. Last season, over two-thirds of his balls put in play were in the air. And while his strikeout rate would have led the Twins, it was his lowest mark since joining the Red Sox in 2016.And what about that aforementioned contract? Even in a tough market, Kimbrel has been driving a hard bargain, standing by an initial ask of 6 yrs/$100m, a deal that would break multiple records for a free-agent relief contract. (Rumors of Kimbrel threatening to sit out the 2019 season should these demands not be met have since been debunked by his agent.)The VerdictAt the end of the day, Craig Kimbrel has demonstrated the beginning signs of decline from an otherworldly reliever to — a really elite reliever. There’s no denying that whatever peripheral decrease might be happening, Kimbrel remains a stellar addition to 30 out of 30 major-league bullpens.But will his asking price come down to something more palatable? Or will another team pony up and comply with his demands? Would you even want the Twins to tie themselves down to a long-term closer? Is Kimbrel even interested in Minnesota after just winning the World Series on the [insert fanfare] East Coast?What’s your verdict?