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)
• Isaac Azout and Kevin Barral of Fish Stripes

Ely Sussman’s Top 30 Marlins prospects (as of May 19, 2022)

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

*Players on the Marlins 40-man roster

Recent prospect graduations: RHP Cody Poteet (previously ranked 30)

Dropped out of Top 30: RHP Evan Fitterer (21), RHP Jordan Holloway (22), OF Osiris Johnson (26), 1B Troy Johnston (27), OF Tanner Allen (29)