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2012 Miami Marlins Top 15 Prospect Rankings

By: J.P. Schwartz
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2012 Miami Marlins Top 15 Prospect Rankings

Every year at this time I like to rank each team’s top prospects. My criteria is based upon both past performance and future potential to his parent team. This is my ranking of the 2012 Miami Marlins Top Prospects. If you have any questions about my rankings, feel free to shoot me a message on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify, a prospect must have fewer than 130 at-bats or 50 innings in MLB

#1 Christian Yelich OF
Born: 12/5/1991
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Greensboro Grasshoppers
2011 Combined Stats: .312, 32(2B), 1(3B), 15HR, 77RBI, 32SB

#2 Matt Dominguez 3B
Born: 8/28/1989
Highest Level Reached: MLB Florida Marlins
2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: .249, 18(2B), 1(3B), 12HR, 55RBI
MAJORS: .244, 4(2B), 2RBI (11 hits in 45 at-bats)

#3 Marcell Ozuna OF
Born: 11/12/1990
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Greensboro Grasshoppers
2011 Combined Stats: .266, 28(2B), 5(3B), 23HR, 71RBI, 17SB

#4 Jose Fernandez RHP
Born: 7/31/1992
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Jamestown Jammers
2011 Combined Stats: 0-1, 10.38ERA, 4.1IP, 4BB, 7K, .278BAA (1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#5 Chad James LHP
Born: 1/23/1991
Highest Level Reached: High-A Jupiter Hammerheads
2011 Combined Stats: 5-15, 3.80ERA, 149.1IP, 51BB, 124K, .294BAA

#6 Charlie Lowell LHP
Born: 10/25/1990
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Jamestown Jammers
2011 Combined Stats: 0-1, 16.20ERA, 3.1IP, 4BB, 6K, .357BAA (6th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#7 Mason Hope RHP
Born: 6/27/1992
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League GCL Marlins
2011 Combined Stats: 2-0, 3.29ERA, 27.1IP, 7BB, 31K, .237BAA (5th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#8 Rob Rasmussen LHP
Born: 4/2/1989
Highest Level Reached: High-A Jupiter Hammerheads
2011 Combined Stats: 12-10, 3.64ERA, 148.1IP, 71BB, 118K, .254BAA

#9 Adam Conley LHP
Born: 5/24/1990
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League GCL Marlins
2011 Combined Stats: 0-0, 0.00ERA, 2IP, 0BB, 2K, .143BAA (2nd Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#10 Noah Perio SS
Born: 11/14/1991
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Greensboro Grasshoppers
2011 Combined Stats: .295, 30(2B), 3(3B), 6HR, 52RBI, 15SB

#11 Jacob Realmuto C
Born: 3/18/1991
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Greensboro Grasshoppers
2011 Combined Stats: .287, 16(2B), 3(3B), 12HR, 49RBI, 13SB

#12 Jesus Solorzano OF
Born: 8/8/1990
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League GCL Marlins
2011 Combined Stats: .299, 13(2B), 4(3B), 3HR, 31RBI, 18SB

#13 Ryan Rieger 1B
Born: 8/10/1990
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League GCL Marlins
2011 Combined Stats: .600, 1(2B), 3RBI (6 hits in 10 at-bats) (7th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#14 Austin Brice RHP
Born: 6/19/1992
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League GCL Marlins
2011 Combined Stats: 6-0, 2.96ERA, 48.2IP, 33BB, 55K, .189BAA

#15 Jose Urena RHP
Born: 9/12/1991
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Jamestown Jammers
2011 Combined Stats: 4-7, 4.33ERA, 72.2IP, 29BB, 48K, .264BAA

Disclaimer – I did not attend any minor league games this year, nor do I claim to have any scouting experience. These lists are the product of my own research of statistics and online scouting reports.

2012 Florida Marlins Top 15 Prospect Rankings

With the Marlins officially becoming the Miami Marlins, we have moved our prospect rankings to our Miami Marlins page. You can read J.P. Schwartz rankings VIA THIS LINK TO THE MIAMI MARLINS TOP 15 PROSPECT RANKINGS

2011 Florida Marlins Top 15 Prospects Post Season Report Card

With the 2011 minor league season complete we check in on the progress of each of the Florida Marlins preseason Top 15 prospects as ranked by our prospect ranker J.P. Schwartz. The post season grading report was done by the publisher of Top Prospect Alert, not Mr. Schwartz, and reflects only the 2011 season and not future upside or downside of the individual prospect. Our 2012 preseason rankings will be published in the coming months.

#1 Chad James GRADE: C
James went 5-15 with a 3.80ERA for the High-A Jupiter Hammerheads. He walked 51 and stuck out 124 in 149.1 innings of work. Opposing hitters batted .294 against him.

#2 Christian Yelich GRADE: A
Yelich batted .312 with 32 Doubles, 1 Triple, 15 Home Runs and 77 RBI’s for the Low-A Greensboro Grasshoppers. He also added 32 stolen bases. Yelich walked 55 times and struck out 102 times in 122 games. He was named by the Marlins organization as their Minor League Player of the Year for 2011.

#3 Matt Dominguez GRADE: C+
Dominguez batted a combined .249 with 18 Doubles, 12 Home Runs, and 58 RBI’s across three levels in the minor leagues with 87 of his 95 games played coming with the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs. Through September 25th, Dominguez was batting .238 with 3 Doubles and 2 RBI’s in 42 big league at-bats with the Marlins.

#4 Brad Hand GRADE: B
Through September 25th, Hand is 1-8 with a 4.20ERA for the Marlins. He’s walked 35 and struck out 38. Opposing big leaguers are hitting .241 against him. In the minors, Hand went 11-5 with a 3.56ERA for the Double-A Jacksonville Suns and a single start for High-A Jupiter. He walked 55 and struck out 75 in 113.2 innings. Opposing hitters batted .233 against him.

#5 Rob Rasmussen GRADE: B
Rasmussen went 12-10 with a 3.64ERA for High-A Jupiter. He walked 71 and struck out 118 in 148.1 innings of work. Opposing batters hit .254 off Rasmussen on the season.

#6 Jhan Marinez GRADE: B
Martinez went 3-8 with 3 Saves and a 3.57ERA for Double-A Jacksonville. He walked 42 times and struck out 74 times in 58 innings. Opposing hitters batted .223 against him.

#7 Kyle Skipworth GRADE: D+
Skipworth batted .207 with 12 Doubles, 2 Triples, 11 Home Runs, and 49 RBI’s for Double-A Jacksonville. He walked 34 times and struck out 143 times in 106 games.

#8 Marcell Ozuna GRADE: A-
Ozuna batted .266 with 28 Doubles, 5 Triples, 23 Home Runs and 71 RBI’s for Low-A Greensboro. He stole 17 bases on the season. He walked 46 times and struck out 121 times in 131 games.

#9 Edgar Olmos GRADE: D
Olmos went 4-17 with a 6.63ERA for High-A Jupiter. He walked 81 and struck out 101 in 127.2 innings of work. Opposing batters hit .318 on the season against Olmos.

#10 Mark Canha GRADE: A-
Canha batted .276 with 22 Doubles, 25 Home Runs, and 85 RBI’s for Low-A Greensboro. He walked 59 times and struck out 85 times in 107 games.

#11 Tom Koehler GRADE: C
Koehler went 12-7 with a 4.97ERA for Triple-A New Orleans. He walked 79 and struck out 116 in 150.1 innings of work. Opposing batters hit .254 off Koehler on the season.

#12 Jacob Realmuto GRADE: A-
Realmuto batted .287 with 16 Doubles, 3 Triples, 12 Home Runs and 49 RBI’s for Low-A Greensboro. He hit a home run off Stephen Strasburg when the Nationals pitcher was on rehab. Realmuto walked 26 times and struck out 78 times in 96 games. He also stole 13 bases on the season.

#13 Ryan Fisher GRADE: B- Fisher batted .258 with 36 Doubles, 4 Triples, 18 Home Runs and 79 RBI’s for Low-A Greensboro. He walked 38 times and struck out 137 times in 129 games.

#14 Osvaldo Martinez GRADE: C
Martinez batted .245 with 15 Doubles, 1 Triple, 3 Home Runs and 26 RBI’s for Triple-A New Orleans. He also stole 11 bases. Through September 25th Martinez was hitting .130 with no extra base hits in 23 big league at-bats.

#15 Zach Neal GRADE: C
Neal went 7-6 with a 4.16ERA for Low-A Greensboro. He walked 41 batters and struck out 84 in 119 innings of work. Opposing batters hit .273 against Neal.

Florida Marlins Rookie Matt Dominguez Major League Debut Through The Eyes Of His Father Fernando

The Florida Marlins recently promoted prospect Matt Dominguez and he made his major league debut last week. In most cases, a player’s debut is an equally joyous occasion for their parents as well. Dominguez’ father Fernando Dominguez happens to be a copy editor for the Los Angeles Times. Check out this great piece that Fernando wrote for the Times documenting the experience of he and his wife Cindy’s journey to see their son make his major league debut. It’s a great read.

Matt Dominguez is ‘living the dream’ — and so are his parents — LATimes.com

Wednesday’s Notable Minor League Home Runs

AAA:
Jordan Danks Chicago White Sox – Home Run #11

Lars Anderson Boston Red Sox – Home Run #10

Chris Carter Oakland Athletics – Home Run #8

Matt Dominguez Florida Marlins – Home Run #9

Adam Loewen Toronto Blue Jays – Home Run #15

Bryan LaHair Chicago Cubs – Home Run #29

Anthony Rizzo San Diego Padres – Home Run #19

Brett Lawrie Toronto Blue Jays – Home Run #17 & #18

Brett Pill San Francisco Giants – Home Run #20

Alexi Amarista Los Angeles Angels – Home Run #3

AA:
Bryce Harper Washington Nationals – Home Run #1

Travis D’Arnaud Toronto Blue Jays – Home Run #13

Will Middlebrooks Boston Red Sox – Home Run #14

Ben Paulsen Colorado Rockies – Home Run #13

Blake Tekotte San Diego Padres – Home Run #17

High-A:
Andy Wilkins Chicago White Sox – Home Run #17

Cesar Puello New York Mets – Home Run #9

Kyle Jensen Florida Marlins – Home Run #21

Low-A:
Luke Bailey Tampa Bay Rays – Home Run #7

Jairo Perez Minnesota Twins – Home Run #10 & #11

Josh Whitaker Kansas City Royals – Home Run #14

Thursday’s Notable Minor League Home Runs

AAA:

Ryan Strieby Detroit Tigers – Home Run #13

Adam Loewen Toronto Blue Jays – Home Run #14

Matt Dominguez Florida Marlins – Home Run #7

Brandon Belt San Francisco Giants – Home Run #7

Cody Ransom Arizona Diamondbacks – Home Run #25

AA:

Allan Dykstra New York Mets – Home Run #11

Will Middlebrooks Boston Red Sox – Home Run #10

Charlie Culberson San Francisco Giants – Home Run #7

Andrew Lambo Pittsburgh Pirates – Home Run #2

Neftali Soto Cincinnati Reds – Home Run #16

Kyle Skipworth Florida Marlins – Home Run #6

Matthew Adams St Louis Cardinals – Home Run #20

High-A:

Tony Plagman New York Yankees – Home Run #13

Ian Gac Chicago White Sox – Home Run #23

Matt Long Los Angeles Angels – Home Run #13

Angelo Songco Los Angeles Dodgers – Home Run #15 & #16

David Flores Houston Astros – Home Run #4, #5, & #6

Low-A:

Josh Skole Texas Rangers – Home Run #4

Trayce Thompson Chicago White Sox – Home Run #15

Jake Marisnick Toronto Blue Jays – Home Run #8

Jesus Aguilar Cleveland Indians – Home Run #17 & #18

Yazy Arbello Arizona Diamondbacks – Home Run #22