MLB International Free Agency: 2022-23 Marlins signings tracker

Sunday marked the start of MLB’s 2022-23 international signing period. Across the league, hundreds of amateur players from outside the United States and Canada are turning pro (with more to follow in the coming months). Although these transactions don’t get marketed with the same fervor as MLB Draft picks, their impact on the future of the Marlins could be just as substantial.

Compared to other teams, the Marlins haven’t had much to show for their international signings in recent years. Only three members of their current 40-man roster—Edward Cabrera, Jerar Encarnación and George Soriano—entered the organization through this process. But they are investing more money and energy into this department than ever before, opening a new academy in the Dominican Republic and hiring esteemed executive Oz Ocampo as an assistant general manager.

This is Miami’s second IFA cycle with Adrian Lorenzo as senior director of international operations. Speaking on Fish Stripes Unfiltered last month, Lorenzo estimated that the 2022-23 class will be “a little larger than half” the size of the 2021-22 class. They have a $6,366,900 bonus pool to work with, tied for the largest among all MLB teams. Any bonuses of $10,000 or less do not count against the pool.

Many of the names below tentatively agreed to sign with the Marlins months or even years in advance before officially beginning their careers on January 15. These 33 players—29 of them were announced by the team on Sunday—are ordered loosely by signing bonus amount (from highest to lowest).

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OF/LHP Janero Miller (Bahamas), $950k

Age: 17

Bats: Both

Height/Weight: 6-2/160

Miller is a lefty pitcher with a deep pitch mix and a switch-hitter with the athleticism to potentially stick in center field defensively.

Would the Marlins dare to develop him as a true two-way player? If forced to choose, the early impression among scouts lean toward Miller’s future being on the mound. His fastball velocity currently sits in the low 90s and his big-breaking curveball has above-average potential.

Miller’s signing bonus accounts for approximately 15% of Miami’s total pool.

SS Fabian López (Dominican Republic), $650k

Age: 17

Bats: Both

Height/Weight: 6-0/165

OF Andrés Valor (Venezuela), $520k

Age: 17

Bats: Right

Height/Weight: 6-3/180

OF Osvaldo Heredia (Dominican Republic), $450k

Age: 16

Bats: Left

Height/Weight: 6-2/170

OF Jancory De La Cruz (Dominican Republic), $405k

Age: 16

Bats: Left

Height/Weight: 6-2/180

INF Joseph Tailor (Dominican Republic), $400k

Age: 16

Bats: Left

Height/Weight: 5-11/175

INF Breyias Dean (Bahamas), $325k

Age: 17

Bats: Right

Height/Weight: 6-2/180

OF Daniel Gaitor (Bahamas), $300k

Age: 16

Bats: Both

Height/Weight: 5-11/170

RHP Manuel Genao (Dominican Republic), $300k

Age: 17

Height/Weight: 6-1/150

LHP Keyner Benitez (Dominican Republic), $225k

Age: 16

Height/Weight: 6-1/165

SS Adrian Ibarra (Venezuela)

Age: 16

Bats: Right

Height/Weight: 6-2/175

OF José Made (Dominican Republic), $180k

Age: 16

Bats: Right

Height/Weight: 6-2/175

OF Khris Almonte (Dominican Republic)

Age: 17

Bats: Right

Height/Weight: 6-1/160

RHP Derek Arellan (Venezuela)

Age: 16

Height/Weight: 6-2/175

C Jeremy Almonte (Dominican Republic), $110k

Age: 17

Bats: Right

Height/Weight: 6-0/170

OF Anthony Rodriguez (Dominican Republic), $100k

Age: 17

Bats: Right

Height/Weight: 6-2/175

LHP Elier Morillo (Dominican Republic)

Age: 17

Height/Weight: 5-11/160

RHP Bayant Melo (Dominican Republic)

Age: 18

Height/Weight: 6-3/165

LHP Luis Porfirio (Dominican Republic)

Age: 17

Height/Weight: 6-0/155

INF Erick Lara (Dominican Republic)

Age: 16

Bats: Left

RHP Yohanfer Santana (Dominican Republic)

Age: 17

Height: 6-7

RHP Jeyson Mejía (Dominican Republic)

Age: 17

C Adrian Bello (Venezuela)

Age: 16

Bats: Right

RHP Fernando De La Rosa (Dominican Republic), $80k

Age: 17

RHP Brandon Smith (Venezuela)

Age: 17

RHP Oswaldo Aponte (Venezuela)

Age: 16

C Jesús Abreu (Venezuela)

Age: 17

Bats: Right

RHP Hiroshi Takahashi (Japan), $42k

Age: 16

RHP Hamlet García (Dominican Republic)

C Alexander Requena (Venezuela)

Age: 17

Bats: Right

RHP Darling Reyes (Dominican Republic)

Age: 18

C Nixon Chirinos (Venezuela)

Age: 17

Bats: Right

INF Jayden Felicia (Curacao)

Age: 16

Bats: Left

RHP Miguel Toscano (Colombia)

Age: 16

Height/Weight: 6-3/170

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Technically acquired during the previous signing period, 19-year-old Cuban left-hander Jarol Fernández was formally introduced along with the 2022-23 class.