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Ely Sussman’s Top 30 Marlins prospects

Prospect rankings from the Fish Stripes managing editor.

Contributors: Ely Sussman
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Updated frequently during the 2022 Minor League Baseball season, here is my ranking of top Marlins prospects.

This Top 30 reflects my own preferences and not the Fish Stripes staff as a whole.

Most outlets are married to MLB’s archaic definition of prospect eligibility which uses at-bats/innings pitched/non-September days on the major league active roster. My criteria is slightly different. I graduate players from prospect status once they reach MLB career totals of 200 plate appearances or 200 batters faced. Also, players can graduate if active for at least half of a standard major league season (81 team games).

This Top 30 is divided into six tiers. Each one has its own article. Prospects within the same tier are largely interchangeable—considering their ceiling, floor, injury risk, position, room for development, ability to adjust and intangibles, I expect them to have similar major league career value.

I will use the space below to feature other reputable Marlins prospect lists that have been updated within the last six months:

Ely Sussman’s Top 30 Marlins prospects (as of August 14, 2022)

  1. RHP Eury Pérez
  2. RHP Max Meyer*
  3. INF José Salas
  4. OF Peyton Burdick* (↑5)
  5. OF JJ Bleday* (↑6)
  6. LHP Jake Eder (↑7)
  7. INF Yiddi Cappe (↑10)
  8. INF/DH Jacob Berry (new)
  9. SS Nasim Nunez (↑12)
  10. LHP Dax Fulton (↑11)
  11. INF Kahlil Watson (↓8)
  12. INF Ian Lewis (↓9)
  13. OF Jerar Encarnación* (↑15)
  14. RHP Jacob Miller (new)
  15. INF Jordan Groshans (new)
  16. INF Cody Morissette
  17. C Joe Mack (↑19)
  18. RHP Karson Milbrandt (new)
  19. OF Víctor Mesa Jr. (↓14)
  20. C Ronald Hernández (↓17)
  21. C Paul McIntosh (↓20)
  22. RHP Zach McCambley (↓18)
  23. RHP Bryan Hoeing (↑24)
  24. OF Antony Peguero (↓23)
  25. RHP Sixto Sánchez* (↓22)
  26. INF Charles Leblanc
  27. 1B/OF Troy Johnston (↓25)
  28. LHP Andrew Nardi* (↑30)
  29. C Payton Henry* (↓27)
  30. INF José Devers* (↑unranked)

*Players on the Marlins 40-man roster/60-day major league injured list

Recent prospect graduations: RHP Edward Cabrera (previously ranked 4) and 1B Lewin Díaz (previously ranked 13)

Dropped out of Top 30: OF Griffin Conine (previously ranked 21), RHP George Soriano (previously ranked 28) and LHP Josh Simpson (previously ranked 29)

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Jul 12, 2022, 11:45am EDT