Earning Their Stripes welcomes a special guest: Marlins right-hander Andrew McInvale. In an interview with Ely Sussman (2:40), McInvale describes his rise from late-round draft pick to the Double-A level, being traded over from the Blue Jays organization, adjusting to COVID-related lifestyle changes and game cancellations, and which pitching staff role suits him best entering 2022.
McInvale was the least-established name involved in the June 29 trade that sent Corey Dickerson and Adam Cimber to Toronto and Joe Panik to Miami. The Marlins essentially “bought” him from the Blue Jays by taking responsibility for approximately half of the money that was owed to Dickerson and Cimber.