Fish On First: A Miami Marlins podcast · Foul Territory Network
Fish Unfiltered | 'Ceased' Marlins Extension Talks, Fishy Free Agent Rumors
November 26, 2025·34 min·3 clips
The Marlins and Kyle Stowers had extension talks, but they were $50 million apart on a potential deal.
As heard by us
A valuation-first Stowers extension discussion built around Carpenter, Sandy, and Butler comps.
Stowers' extension is treated as a valuation problem, with service time, breakout timing, and the value of a club option doing most of the work. The Carpenter deal gives the cleanest anchor: six years, $52 million, plus the club option structure that both sides can map onto.
Why you'd press play
You want the math behind a breakout-hitter extension before the speculation hardens.
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