Ely Sussman’s Top 30 Marlins prospects

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:

• Fish On The Farm (Alex Carver and Daniel De Vivo)
• Baseball America (Josh Norris and BA staff)
• The Athletic (Keith Law)
• Prospects Live
• Prospects 1500 (Stoffer Cochran and Andrew Montenegro)
• Kevin Barral of Fish Stripes

Ely Sussman’s Top 30 Marlins prospects (as of June 5, 2022)

1. RHP Eury Pérez
2. RHP Max Meyer
3. INF Kahlil Watson
4. RHP Edward Cabrera*
5. OF Peyton Burdick
6. OF JJ Bleday
7. LHP Jake Eder
8. INF Ian Lewis (↑9)
9. INF José Salas (↓8)
10. LHP Dax Fulton
11. 1B Lewin Díaz*
12. RHP Sixto Sánchez*
13. OF Víctor Mesa Jr. (↑14)
14. INF Yiddi Cappe (↑15)
15. RHP Zach McCambley (↑16)
16. C Nick Fortes* (↑17)
17. OF/1B Jerar Encarnación* (↑18)
18. INF Cody Morissette (↑20)
19. C Joe Mack (↓13)
20. INF Nasim Nunez (↑21)
21. C Payton Henry* (↓19)
22. OF Griffin Conine (↑24)
23. C Ronald Hernández (↓22)
24. C Paul McIntosh (↓23)
25. RHP Bryan Hoeing (↑26)
26. INF José Devers* (↓25)
27. 1B Troy Johnston (↑unranked)
28. INF Charles Leblanc (↑30)
29. RHP George Soriano
30. LHP Josh Simpson (↓28)

*Players on the Marlins 40-man roster

Recent prospect graduations: LHP Braxton Garrett (previously ranked 27)