Florida Marlins Organization Discussion

by John Sickels on Jan 3, 2026 4:00 PM EST

I am now working on the Seattle Mariners. The next team up is the Florida Marlins, to be followed by the Chicago White Sox, then the Milwauke Brewers, then a break so I can rest up my weary brain and fingers and go to Washington DC next week for SB Nation business.

Use this thread to discuss Marlins prospects.

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Christian Yelich

I am interested to see what kind of grade he gets. Some people are super high on him with the swing he has and potential, but I have also seen him trashed numerous times.

Would it be too agressive of me to say Chad James deserves a B+ grade?

by mgrich on Jan 3, 2026 5:39 PM EST reply actions

yes

I still like him long-term, and Mike Newman at Scouting the Sally mentioned in a chat that he had heard through the pipeline that James had touched 97 MPH this year, but command obviously needs a lot of work.

I’m thinking B- on him, but maybe a B allowing for context and groundball tendencies?

by mrkupe on Jan 3, 2026 5:57 PM EST up reply actions

I have him down as a B

http://bullpenbanter.com/

by Jeff Reese on Jan 3, 2026 6:04 PM EST up reply actions

it's a tough call

I like him a lot, but it was a still a rough year.

I think I’ll give him a bit of a mulligan and go B - there were some very good things here, and he could easily break out next year and turn into an elite prospect.

by mrkupe on Jan 3, 2026 7:20 PM EST up reply actions