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If you didn't get a chance to read my primer on the series, click here to get the recipe to my "secret sauce" and how I go about ranking prospects. Here is a quick review on how the grading system works.
The Grading System
My grading system will be familiar to those who keep up with college football recruiting or played the MLB2K video game series as I use a star rating system from one to five stars with half grades in between. An outline of what each level would represent looks like this, but remember these are examples and not definite.
Anything below 2.5 stars is someone who doesn't project to be a major league player, therefore they are not mentioned.
Now for the Top 20 Prospects in the Miami Marlins organization, sorted by star rating. All ages are how old they will be for the 2015 season, and affiliates mentioned are where I expect the player to begin next year.
Miami Marlins
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1. RHSP Tyler Kolek - 19 years old, A- Batavia
Photo courtesy of Jerry Baker/Houston Chronicle
2014 Stats -
W | L | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 18 |
ERA | FIP | WHIP | BB% | K% | K/BB | H9 | BAA | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP |
4.50 | 3.92 | 1.59 | 13.1 | 18.2 | 1.38 | 9.0 | 0.275 | 0.374 | 0.388 | 0.761 | 0.333 |
Going second overall in the draft puts a lot of pressure on Kolek to perform, as does the sizable signing bonus he received. The 6'5, 260 pound Texan is a long term project with an electric arm that could pay huge dividends down the line. The massive right hander saw his velocity drop over the course of his pro debut by over five miles per hour, possible due to the exhaustion from the long season. Kolek has regularly touched triple digits as a prep starter with a potentially plus hook. Kolek's frame suggests the ability to eat innings like BBQ with the usual injury caveats. Give him a few years and he could wind up alongside Jose Fernandez atop the Marlins rotation.
2015 Outlook -
Miami will more than likely take it slow with Kolek, advancing him to short season Batavia in the New York-Penn League once he spends some time in extended spring training. I don't think he'll make it to Low A Greensboro until the end of the year or some time next year, but he will be just 19 years old the entire season.
2. LHSP Justin Nicolino - 23 years old, AAA New Orleans (PCL)
3. C JT Realmuto - 24 years old, MLB Miami (NL)
4. RHSP Jose Urena - 23 years old, AAA New Orleans (PCL)
5. RHSP Kendry Flores - 23 years old, AA Jacksonville (SL)
6. LHSP Jarlin Garcia - 22 years old, A+ Jupiter (FSL)
7. RHSP Trevor Williams - 23 years old, AA Jacksonville (SL)
8. 2B/3B Brian Anderson - 22 years old, A+ Jupiter (FSL)
9. RF Isael Soto - 18 years old, A- Batavia (NYP)
10. RHSP Ryan Newell - 24 years old, A+ Jupiter (FSL)
11. LF Austin Dean - 21 years old, A+ Jupiter (FSL)
12. SS Justin Bohn - 22 years old, AA Jacksonville (SL)
13. RHSP Austin Brice - 23 years old, AA Jacksonville (SL)
14. 2B Avery Romero - 22 years old, AA Jacksonville (SL)
15. 1B Viosergy Rosa - 25 years old, AAA New Orleans (PCL)
16. CF Austin Wates - 26 years old, MLB Miami (NL)
17. LHP Miguel Del Pozo - 22 years old, A+ Jupiter (FSL)
18. SS Justin Twine - 19 years old, A- Batavia (NYP)
19. 2B Mason Davis - 22 years old, A+ Jupiter (FSL)
20. RHP Nick Wittgren - 24 years old, AAA New Orleans (PCL)
Honorable Mentions (other 3 star players) - LHSP Adam Conley, LHSP Sean Townsley, RHP Sean Donatello, C Blake Anderson, and RHP Colby Suggs.
Miami Marlins | Age | Pos | Team | Stars | |
1 | Tyler Kolek | 19 | RHSP | R | 4.5 |
2 | Justin Nicolino | 23 | LHSP | AA | 4 |
3 | JT Realmuto | 24 | C | MLB | 4 |
4 | Jose Urena | 23 | RHSP | AA | 4 |
5 | Kendry Flores | 23 | RHSP | A+ | 4 |
6 | Jarlin Garcia | 22 | LHSP | A | 3.5 |
7 | Trevor Williams | 23 | RHSP | AA | 3.5 |
8 | Brian Anderson | 22 | 2B/3B | A | 3.5 |
9 | Isael Soto | 18 | RF | R | 3.5 |
10 | Ryan Newell | 24 | RHSP | A | 3.5 |
11 | Austin Dean | 21 | LF | A | 3.5 |
12 | Justin Bohn | 22 | SS | A+ | 3.5 |
13 | Austin Brice | 23 | RHSP | A+ | 3.5 |
14 | Avery Romero | 22 | 2B | A+ | 3 |
15 | Viosergy Rosa | 25 | 1B | AA | 3 |
16 | Austin Wates | 26 | CF | AAA | 3 |
17 | Miguel Del Pozo | 22 | LHP | A | 3 |
18 | Justin Twine | 19 | SS | R | 3 |
19 | Mason Davis | 22 | 2B | A | 3 |
20 | Nick Wittgren | 24 | RHP | AA | 3 |
Team code: AAA - New Orleans Zephyrs, AA - Jacksonville Suns, A+ - Jupiter Hammeheads, A - Greensboro Grasshoppers, A- - Batavia Muckdogs, R - Gulf Coast League Marlins, DSL - Dominican Summer League Marlins
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