The Miami Marlins made a Wild Card push in 2016. Do they have the pieces in the minor leagues to help push the team farther in 2017?
An Introduction
Our minor league top 10 series is coordinated by Benjamin Chase, one of our contributors at Call To The Pen.
He has poured over thousands of minor league games over the course of the year via milb.tv along with speaking with a number of team and independent scouts. These lists are based out of those conversations.
Each system will have prospects from 10 to 1, and then finish with one newcomer to the system that is worth keeping an eye on that is not in the top 10 at this time.
Conversations are certainly encouraged in the comments section on each system as we go along!
Marlins System Review
The Miami Marlins should be sure to send the Angels a fruit basket this holiday season. Without the Angels system, right now, the Marlins would have a very strong argument for the worst overall system in the entire game. Instead, they’re in a group of 3-4 teams that are in the first tier up from the Angels, which isn’t exactly much to brag about.
The Marlins really can’t point to one reason for their system being in dire straits. In their effort to get pieces needed for their 2016 Wild Card run,
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