Florida Marlins Organization Discussion

by John Sickels on Jan 6, 2009 9:00 AM EST Comment 44 comments

I'm now plugging away at the Padres and Tigers. Here is a discussion thread for the Florida Marlins, the last team on the list. The finish line is in sight!!

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logan morrison

i believe i’ve seen a john olerud comp. any others ?

by giantdonkey on Jan 6, 2009 11:10 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I was surprised a bit but I believe Callis said in the latest BA chat that Morrison would be behind only Hosmer/Lars in his personal top 100 and that all 3 were top 20.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/ask-ba/2009/267394.html

12. Hosmer
13. Anderson
14. Morrison
19. Smoak
32. Villalona
39. Alonso

Then he has Alvarez at 3 I believe who some still think will land at 1B. Seems I’ve been undervaluing Morrison for some time.

by jfish26101 on Jan 6, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

morrison

rated higher than justin smoak must have been a misprint. or a funny joke.

by richieabernathy on Jan 6, 2009 4:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well perhaps but it is what Callis said/typed. It certainly adds to the interesting debate over which 1B prospects are the best. I’m sure a lot of people will really disagree with the Alonso ranking. I’m not sure where to rank him but I’d agree he should proably be ahead of Villalona. Very interesting I thought, can’t wait till everyone pushes out their top 100 lists. I heard on a PP podcast they may do a 200 this year so am really looking forward to that.

by jfish26101 on Jan 6, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

anvil

yeah, i know… anvil played most of the year at 17. he still looked fat , slow, and terrible swinging at pitches in the dirt.

by giantdonkey on Jan 6, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What is PP?

by Birdfan01 on Jan 6, 2009 6:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Project Prospect

by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 6, 2009 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Thoughts on Blake Brewer and Edgar Olmos

Tow high school pitchers from the 08 draft, Id like to hear some thoughts on these two.

by FishHead on Jan 6, 2009 1:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Who does Isaac Galloway project as in a best case scenario?

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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 6, 2009 1:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I like Galloway a lot

I was hoping the O’s would take a flyer on him, and I think the Marlins stole him for $245,000. I think he projects as an Aaron Rowand type player.

by Birdfan01 on Jan 6, 2009 6:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He actually could be the next Sizemore

He has a similar build and is suppost to have good power and some speed.

by Bravesin07 on Jan 6, 2009 6:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think you're being a bit too conservative

by Birdfan01 on Jan 6, 2009 6:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Sizemore was compared to Trot Nixon at one point

by Bravesin07 on Jan 6, 2009 6:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ya I got compared to Shaq once

Considering Trot Nixon never stole double digit bases in a season seems like a terrible comparison.

by Birdfan01 on Jan 6, 2009 9:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

McPherson

I don’t know McPherson’s status as a prospect or whatever he might be, but I’d be very curious to hear thoughts on him. I’ve been reading another post facing him off with Andy LaRoche, but in this forum maybe there will be even more information about McPherson. I am torn with him because he can be a monster (Josh Hamilton comes immediately to mind for many reasons) or he can be a lifetime AAAA player who gets hurt every time he gets a chance. I’d love to hear your thoughts, since [overall] this is a very intelligent baseball community.

by rmarx01 on Jan 6, 2009 3:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

i like the guy, myself

i’m fearful of him looking like russell branyan in the show, however…

by giantdonkey on Jan 6, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The left-handed Dave Kingman

(if he’s lucky)

by The Colonel on Jan 6, 2009 7:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

eulogio de la cruz

he’s got a big arm, damn near excellent GB rates, and he pitched pretty damn well in a pretty damn horrid environment.

am i wrong for holding onto his potential as being a fausto carmona like starter, or is he destined to be the next randor bierd?

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by variablesdont on Jan 6, 2009 3:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I see him

more as a back end of the bullpen guy

by FishHead on Jan 7, 2009 11:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Is Brad Hand garbage or a sleeper?

by Bravesin07 on Jan 6, 2009 5:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Hand

I like him a lot.

by Hunt3r24 on Jan 6, 2009 6:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

what kind of question is this

how would he possibly be garbage at this point in his career?

by Future Fish on Jan 6, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well

Brett Sinkbeil went from first rounder to garbage pretty quickly, so he’s probably just having deja vu. But i know what you mean, it’s too early to tell.

by Mudcatsfan on Jan 7, 2009 1:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ryan Tucker

Curious to see his grade. B last year and this from John in the Prospect Review in Aug08: " 1.38 ERA with 64/31 K/BB in 78 innings for Carolina, 8.39 ERA with 26/22 K/BB in 34 innings in the majors. Great stuff but command was not ready for the Show."

by The Colonel on Jan 6, 2009 7:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Gaby Sanchez

Will he be staring 1b this year? What do Marlins fans expect from him and how does his future look? League avg. 1b?

by The Colonel on Jan 6, 2009 7:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sanchez

He’ll probably start in the minors. I think Cantu might be moving to 1b

by PhillyPhanatic on Jan 6, 2009 7:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Gaby

It’s his job to lose in Spring Training

by Future Fish on Jan 6, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

1st/3rd base

is there an official word on whats going on there? Is Cantu still on the move? Who is going to be manning the corners for them?

by znyfan on Jan 6, 2009 9:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

as of now

its Cantu at 3b and Sanchez at 1b

but things can change quickly with the Fish

Marlins Top 50 Spex : FutureFish.org

by Future Fish on Jan 7, 2009 2:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Chris Volstad

Not eligible for this list (84 IP in the majors), but curious to hear what people think of him. I’ve always rather liked him. Very young with solid secondary pitches, and a sinker that is an absolute thing of beauty. Gave up only three HRs in the majors this year, and one of them was to Aramis Ramirez who went golfing and got lucky.

by mrkupe on Jan 6, 2009 10:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Volstad is tall and can put great sink on his pitches…he doesn’t throw particulary that hard but has great control…As a marlins fan I really like that he will be the 3 starter this year behind Nolasco and Johnson. A good fact about him is that his ERA his seinor year in high school was 0.00.

by mlefkee2 on Jan 6, 2009 11:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Stanton

Do you think this guy is going to be the next Ryan Howard or next Grady Sizemore like…the guy can hit and has a fantastic arm.

by mlefkee2 on Jan 6, 2009 11:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Really like this one

He’s pretty much nothing like Sizemore. But he’s a really good athlete with size and raw power that’s already playing up. Best of all, it sounds like he’s got a pretty good head for the game and making adjustments. Big time raw talent + present production + makeup = winner.

by mrkupe on Jan 7, 2009 12:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

re Stanton

so who would you compare him to?

by rmarx01 on Jan 7, 2009 12:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Winfield

loose swing, great athlete

Marlins Top 50 Spex : FutureFish.org

by Future Fish on Jan 7, 2009 2:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Chris Coghlan

Does he have any kind of chance to make the team? His numbers look solid and he could be a nice 2B if they move Uggla to 1B or 3B.

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by cesarhernandez on Jan 7, 2009 12:29 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

nope

not unless Uggla is moved

Marlins Top 50 Spex : FutureFish.org

by Future Fish on Jan 7, 2009 2:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

How good is Sean West

I know I really like him…but
is he as close to major league ready as some people say he is? (Gammons)
also is he like a B+ type of grade or more of a B- type of Grade?

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Jan 7, 2009 2:36 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I like him a lot

Ive heard good reports about him coming back from labrum injury and if you look at his numbers as the year went on they all got better. He decreased his walks and increased his k’s

by FishHead on Jan 7, 2009 11:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Some think he may be destined for the bullpen

I read a quote from an AFL scout that said that to date West has the traditional “tall guy problem” of not being able to repeat his delivery on a consistent basis, and that the resulting control problems could mean that the best use of his stuff would be to stick him in the pen and just let him blow batters away.

by jibs on Jan 7, 2009 1:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My Top 15

Cameron Maybin (A)
Mike Stanton (B+)
Matt Dominguez (B+)
Kyle Skipworth (B+)
Logan Morrison (B)
Chris Coghlan (B)
Ryan Tucker (B)
Sean West (B)
Jose Ceda (B-)
Isaac Galloway (B-)
Gaby Sanchez (B-)
John Raynor (C+)
Brett Sinkbeil (C+)
Bryan Peterson (C+)
Brad Hand (C+)

www.thebaseballuniverse.blogspot.com

by prestonb1291 on Jan 7, 2009 12:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs