Ely Sussman is on hosting duty this week to cover Saturday's "creative" trade involving Sergio Romo, Chris Vallimont and Lewin Díaz (1:48). Meanwhile, the Marlins went 4-2 on the field at the major league level, getting especially large contributions from Caleb Smith, Zac Gallen, Miguel Rojas and Harold Ramírez (14:13).

Wells Dusenbury, Marlins beat reporter for the Sun Sentinel, joins the show for an extended interview on the inner workings of the franchise and the factors affecting long-term success on and off the field (19:28). Dusenbury is celebrating one full year on the Marlins beat, so he reflects on his most impactful reporting and how the grind of a MLB season compares to his expectations coming into the gig (42:13).

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