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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 career value.
The notes below were last updated on July 12, 2022.
7) LHP Jake Eder
Acquired via MLB Draft in 2020
2021 MiLB stats: 1.77 ERA, 2.48 FIP, .168 BAA in 71.1 IP (AA)
Current level: Double-A (injured list, Tommy John surgery)
2022 is age-23 season
8) INF Kahlil Watson
Kahlil Watson showing power from foul line to foul line pic.twitter.com/zWKWJd0MiE
— Fish Stripes Prospects Coverage (@FishProspects) May 2, 2022
Kahlil Watson was a top-five talent in last year’s amateur draft class who fell into the Marlins’ lap at No. 16 overall. He is more physically mature than the typical high school pick and has grown to 5-foot-11 after being listed at 5-foot-9 entering the draft.
Watson’s outrageous swinging strike rate early in the 2022 season has unfortunately persisted. But his quality of contact has been elite whenever he does put the ball in play. I do not use that term casually—Watson’s hard-hit rate with the Hammerheads is approaching 50%, a threshold only cleared by the finest major league players.
How much longer will Watson stick at shortstop? He has about the same number of errors committed as he does double plays turned—even in the low minors, that ratio makes me uncomfortable.
Watson is immature, on and off the field. Hopefully, he can outgrow that eventually.
9) INF Ian Lewis
Acquired via international free agency in 2019
2022 MiLB stats entering July: .270/.338/.376, 106 wRC+ in 160 PA (A)
Current level: Low-A
2022 is age-19 season
10) INF Yiddi Cappe
Acquired via international free agency in 2021
2022 MiLB stats entering July: .309/.392/.471, 137 wRC+ in 79 PA (Rk)
Current level: Rookie (FCL)
2022 is age-19 season (turns 20 on September 17)
11) LHP Dax Fulton
Acquired via MLB Draft in 2020
2022 MiLB stats entering July: 5.01 ERA, 3.31 FIP, .276 BAA in 55.2 IP (A+)
Current level: High-A
2022 is age-20 season
12) INF Nasim Nunez
Acquired via MLB Draft in 2019
2022 MiLB stats entering July: .235/.359/.317, 98 wRC+ in 279 PA (A+)
Current level: High-A
2022 is age-21 season (turns 22 on August 18)
The overall stat line does not do Nunez justice because of how much trouble he had getting acclimated to the cold weather in the Midwest League. Since the calendar flipped to May, I’d argue he has been the best full-season-level position player in the Marlins system.
Nunez rarely chases outside of his tiny strike zone, and once he gets on base, he’s a relentless threat to steal. Exciting to see a hint of over-the-fence power from him, too (at least from the left side).
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