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Marlins To Promote Griffin Conine

By Leo Morgenstern | August 25, 2024 at 6:17pm CDT

The Marlins will promote outfield prospect Griffin Conine before their game against the Rockies on Monday, the team announced. Conine is the son of two-time World Series champion Jeff Conine, known to fans as Mr. Marlin and widely considered one of the better players in the franchise’s history. The younger Conine, 27, is enjoying a solid season at Triple-A Jacksonville (19 home runs, .825 OPS). He will make his MLB debut as soon as he gets into a game.

Drafted by the Blue Jays in 2018, Griffin Conine joined the Marlins organization in 2020 as the player to be named later in a trade that sent Jonathan Villar to Toronto. He earned a promotion to Triple-A last August, and while he struggled at first, he has looked much more comfortable there this season, bringing down his strikeout rate and continuing to show off the power that has always been his strongest tool. The lefty slugger has hit especially well over the past three weeks, batting .310 and walking in 12.1% of his plate appearances. He has an .859 OPS and 127 wRC+ since August 3.

According to Christina De Nicola of MLB.com, Conine will not play every day. That said, the Marlins would not have called him up if they weren’t going to give him a good amount of playing time. Miami already has two lefty-batting corner outfielders on the roster – Jesús Sánchez and Kyle Stowers – but Conine could see plenty of reps as a DH against right-handed pitching.

The Marlins have not yet announced any corresponding moves, but De Nicola reports that the team will place shortstop Xavier Edwards on the 10-day IL, thereby opening a space for Conine on the active roster. Edwards, who is suffering from lower back pain, underwent an MRI yesterday. The scan came back negative, but evidently, the club believes he needs more time off his feet.

The Marlins will also need to free up space for Conine on the 40-man. Miami’s 40-man roster is currently overflowing after the team claimed right-hander Mike Baumann earlier this afternoon.

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18 Comments

  1. Non Roster Invitee

    11 months ago

    Wow!

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    Reply
  2. Big Smoke

    11 months ago

    About time. He’ll probably hit like a AAAA player but it wouldn’t hurt to give him a chance

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  3. junkmale

    11 months ago

    Happy for Griffin to keep plowing ahead and finally getting a call-up. A legacy Marlin sounds so weird but there we have it.

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    • formerlyz

      11 months ago

      Marlins also have Ryan Weathers

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      • junkmale

        11 months ago

        Oh hell, you are right. That’s kind of cool.

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  4. oscar gamble

    11 months ago

    Cool!

    Reply
  5. TheOtherMikeD

    11 months ago

    Time for a bobblehead night.

    Reply
  6. Edp007

    11 months ago

    Another in the long list of Blue Jay kids of mlb players

    Reply
  7. Kruk it

    11 months ago

    He’ll be playing for a AAAA team

    Reply
  8. davengmusic

    11 months ago

    Mr. Marlin Jr!

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  9. Acoss1331

    11 months ago

    Another Conine joins the Marlins! Hopefully he becomes a good productive MLB player for the Marlins!

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  10. hiflew

    11 months ago

    Cool. I’ll get to see him play (on TV anyway) when the Rockies visit. Always liked seeing his dad play. One of my favorite non-Rockies of the 90s.

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  11. Rsox

    11 months ago

    Mr. Marlin Jr.

    His dad was a year older when he got to Florida and cemented himself as a franchise icon. Maybe Griffin will have the same luck

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    • lesterdnightfly

      11 months ago

      Jeff Conine was pretty darned good as a guy drafted in the 58TH ROUND by the Royals, eh?
      Came to the Marlins in the expansion draft.

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  12. gorav114

    11 months ago

    Jeff was an all time favorite Oriole. Dude just always showed up. Hoping to see Griffin have success

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  13. Diggydugler

    11 months ago

    I know he is nothing but that trade was still awful. (Because Villar is awful)

    Reply
  14. FrontRowMarlins

    11 months ago

    Happiness

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  15. 123redsox

    11 months ago

    ” Conine will make his debut as soon as he gets into a game” … no kidding lol

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