Miami Marlins: Top 10 rookie-eligible prospects for 2018
We have reached the point of the offseason where prospect lists abound. We continue our top 10 prospects for every team with the Miami Marlins!
Our team top 10 prospect lists at Call to the Pen are spearheaded by Benjamin Chase. Today, he gives us the top ten prospects for the Miami Marlins.
This season, we will be going through teams by division, in order of 2017 record. The AL East will be first, followed by the AL Central and AL West. Then the focus will shift to the National League in the same order.
The format will be as it was last season for the same lists, with a system review, which will include last season’s list. The top 10 will follow in reverse order, two players per page in order to give adequate space to each player. Major trades or international signings will lead to an updated top 10!
Finally, don’t go away after #1 is revealed as each list will also contain a player either signed in the 2017 international free agent class or drafted in 2017 that isn’t part of the top 10 and should be tracked. Last season’s mentions in that area made over half of the top 10s this season, so this is a great way to get to know a player who could be making a big splash in the organization.
System overview
While Miami Marlins fans are likely going to be very disappointed in their offseason, seeing long-time team stalwarts Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna, Dee Gordon, and Giancarlo Stanton traded away, taking a team that finished 2nd in the National League East in 2017 (granted, with 85 losses) to a team destined for a rough 2018 season at the major league level.
However, the bright spot for Miami Marlins fans should be on things like this, as the team finally has a farm system. The Marlins finished 27th in my farm system rankings before the 2017 season, and that was probably a touch generous in retrospect.
With the deals made this offseason, the Marlins have overhauled their farm system, with just 3 players remaining on the top 10 from what would have been the top 10 to open the offseason. On top of just the top 10 type of prospects, the Marlins have added in plenty of depth to the system as well through both their trades this year and a solid 2017 draft class.
Let’s take a look at that system….
Next: #9 and #10