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From looking at the players who earned spots on my 2019 Marlins All-Minor League team, you can tell that the correlation between MiLB production and MLB potential is not super strong. You’d prefer to see top prospects leading their affiliates to wins and receiving accolades from their respective leagues, but there’s obviously a greater objective in mind. Once elite talent emerges, player development staffs must do everything possible to optimize it for eventual major league success, even if that process comes at the expense of conventional stats.
That being said, I understand the fanbase’s curiosity. With the minor league regular season reaching its conclusion on Monday, now’s an ideal time to check in on how the toolsiest players in the Marlins farm system performed during games.
This article features all members of MLB Pipeline’s Marlins Top 30 list, plus several others who appeared in the Top 30 at various points this season and are currently on the outside looking in. The level(s) of competition that they played at in 2019 are shown in parentheses. All stats are provided by FanGraphs unless mentioned otherwise.
No. 1 Sixto Sánchez (Double-A/High-A): 2.76 ERA, 2.81 FIP, 1.07 WHIP in 114.0 IP
No. 2 JJ Bleday (High-A): .257/.311/.379, 107 wRC+ in 151 PA
No. 3 Jesús Sánchez (Triple-A): .246/.338/.446, 87 wRC+ in 78 PA; .250 BABIP
Get healthy soon, Jesús pic.twitter.com/jn1kb11MBl
— Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) September 2, 2019
No. 4 Jazz Chisholm (Double-A): .284/.383/.494, 156 wRC+ in 94 PA
No. 5 Isan Díaz (Triple-A): .305/.395/.578, 132 wRC+ in 435 PA; 26 HR
No. 6 Monte Harrison (Triple-A/High-A): .270/.351/.441, 94 wRC+ in 251 PA; 23-for-25 in SB attempts
No. 7 Edward Cabrera (High-A/Double-A): 2.23 ERA, 3.06 FIP, 0.99 WHIP in 96.2 IP; 22.2 K-BB%
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No. 8 Braxton Garrett (High-A/Double-A): 3.54 ERA, 3.79 FIP, 1.27 WHIP in 106.2 IP; 52.7 GB%, .196 BAA at home
No. 9 Trevor Rogers (High-A/Double-A): 2.90 ERA, 2.94 FIP, 1.14 WHIP in 136.1 IP
No. 10 Kameron Misner (Low-A/GCL): .270/.388/.362, 126 wRC+ in 196 PA
No. 11 José Devers (High-A/GCL/Low-A): .322/.391/.390, 133 wRC+ in 197 PA; 24.7 LD%
No. 12 Nick Neidert (Triple-A/High-A/GCL): 4.67 ERA, 4.85 FIP, 1.56 WHIP in 54.0 IP; 11.1 BB%, 25.6 GB%
No. 13 Lewin Díaz (Double-A): .200/.279/.461, 108 wRC+ in 129 PA; 8 HR, .188 BABIP
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No. 14 Víctor Víctor Mesa (High-A/Double-A): .235/.274/.263, 59 wRC+ in 503 PA; 0 HR, 12.7 K%, 59.6 GB%
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No. 15 Connor Scott (Low-A/High-A): .248/.310/.359, 96 wRC+ in 524 PA
No. 16 Nasim Nuñez (GCL/Short Season A): .200/.327/.238, 77 wRC+ in 227 PA; 15.5 BB%, .038 ISO
No. 17 Jorge Guzman (Double-A): 3.50 ERA, 4.37 FIP, 1.20 WHIP in 138.2 IP; .241 BABIP, 32.9 GB%
No. 18 Jerar Encarnación (Low-A/High-A): .276/.331/.425, 121 wRC+ in 553 PA; 71 RBI
Scouting report said, "Put away Jerar Encarnación with breaking balls"
— Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) September 2, 2019
Gotta throw 'em better than that, tho pic.twitter.com/Oy7vwOIBUk
No. 19 Jordan Holloway (High-A): 4.45 ERA, 4.38 FIP, 1.51 WHIP in 95.0 IP; 6 HR allowed, 15.6 BB%
No. 20 Will Banfield (Low-A): .199/.252/.310, 63 wRC+ in 433 PA; 45.7 CS%
No. 21 José Salas (N/A): none—inactive
No. 22 Evan Fitterer (GCL): 2.38 ERA, 4.65 FIP, 1.41 WHIP in 22.2 IP
No. 23 Osiris Johnson (N/A): none—injured
No.24 Robert Dugger (Double-A/Triple-A): 5.15 ERA, 4.59 FIP, 1.36 WHIP in 124.0 IP
RHP Robert Dugger (yes, Marlins *pitching* prospect) has a .996 OPS this season, including a clutch HR last night in a 4-3 New Orleans win pic.twitter.com/lu2AITAAn4
— Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) July 4, 2019
No. 25 Brian Miller (Double-A): .265/.326/.354, 98 wRC+ in 495 PA
No. 26 Tristan Pompey (High-A/GCL): .197/.300/.272, 76 wRC+ in 170 PA, 34.7 K%
No. 27 Will Stewart (High-A): 5.43 ERA, 4.43 FIP, 1.38 WHIP in 129.1 IP; 14 HBP
No. 28 Víctor Mesa Jr. (GCL): .284/.366/.398, 121 wRC+ in 207 PA; 11.6 BB%, 14.0 K%
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No. 29 Peyton Burdick (Low-A/Short Season A): .308/.407/.542, 171 wRC+ in 313 PA; .379 BABIP
No. 30 Humberto Mejía (Low-A/High-A): 2.09 ERA, 3.14 FIP, 0.90 WHIP in 90.1 IP; .429 OPS vs. right-handed batters
Marlins in MLB Top 100 Prospect Rankings
Name | Baseball America | MLB Pipeline | FanGraphs |
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Name | Baseball America | MLB Pipeline | FanGraphs |
Sixto Sánchez | 20 | 23 | 23 |
Jesús Sánchez | 43 | 39 | 50 |
JJ Bleday | 55 | 29 | 40 |
Isan Díaz | 77 | 82 | 82 |
Edward Cabrera | 79 | 100 | N/A |
Jazz Chisholm | N/A | 55 | 29 |
Monte Harrison | N/A | 84 | 106 |
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- Bryson Brigman (Double-A/High-A): .253/.337/.326, 98 wRC+ in 444 PA
- Joe Dunand (Double-A): .242/.314/.333, 90 wRC+ in 525 PA; 10 SF
- Tommy Eveld (Double-A/Triple-A): 5.11 ERA, 5.48 FIP, 1.22 WHIP in 49.1 IP; 29.4 K%
- Colton Hock (High-A): 3.16 ERA, 3.07 FIP, 1.34 WHIP in 51.1 IP
- Thomas Jones (Low-A): .239/.332/.382, 11 wRC+ in 448 PA; 22 HBP, 30.1 K%
- Riley Mahan (High-A/Double-A): .251/.315/.386, 107 wRC+ in 471 PA
- James Nelson (High-A): .228/.279/.296, 72 wRC+ in 470 PA
- Christopher Torres (Low-A): .234.346.317, 101 wRC+ in 508 PA; 14.8 BB%