A six-pack of Miami Marlins notes on a Wednesday: ▪ Second baseman Isan Diaz hit just .103 this spring after performing unevenly after his promotion to the big leagues last season. But the Marlins have decided he needs to play at the big-league level, and that’s a sensible approach considering he has done everything he can at Triple A. “We picture him as our second baseman right now and our second baseman of the future,” manager Don Mattingly said Wednesday. Diaz hit 3 for 29 with five walks and nine strikeouts in the spring, but the Marlins thought he generally had good at-bats. After flourishing at Triple A New Orleans last season (.305, 26 homers, 70 RBI), Diaz was promoted Aug. 4 and hit .173 with five homers and 23 RBI in 49 games and 201 plate appearances, with 19 walks and 59 strikeouts. “There is nothing that happened in this camp or in the last year that you have any real doubts about Alex. You never know what happens when a guy gets to this level. He looks really good and we will feel like this guy [can help].” Vesia, an 18th-round pick in the 2018 draft, is now the top left-handed reliever in the Marlins system after a dominating 2019 in which he pitched at three levels (two in Class A, one in Double A) and allowed 44 hits and 19 walks in 66 ⅔ innings, while striking out 100 and limiting hitters to a .187 average. ▪ Outfielder Monte Harrison’s chances of making the team have received a boost. “Monte looks good; he’s swung the bat good here,” Mattingly said. “Mega-talented kid, plays with energy, he’s aggressive.” ▪ Mattingly likes what he has seen from first baseman Lewin Diaz and outfielder Jesus Sanchez, who aren’t expected to begin the season on the 30-man roster but are spending some time with the Marlins Park group this week instead of the prospect-heavy group working out in Jupiter. “You feel good about both of these kids,” Mattingly said. “Both physical kids. You can tell they’re both good kids and like playing. I’m pretty confident both are going to be successful. Sometimes timetables can shift a year here or there. They’ve got pretty good feel for hitting. We like them both. They are both going to be really good players.” Diaz, considered the Marlins first baseman of the future, was acquired from the Twins in the Sergio Romo trade last July and finished last season hitting .270 with 27 homers and 76 RBI in 121 games on three minor-league teams in Single A and Double A. Sanchez, acquired from Tampa Bay before the trade deadline, hit .246 with four homers and nine RBI in 17 games for the Marlins’ Triple A affiliate after hitting .275 with eight homers and 49 RBI in 78 games for the Rays’ Double A affiliate and .206 in 18 games for Tampa’s Triple A affiliate. One negative with promoting Sixto Sanchez or Meyer this season: That would start the clock running toward arbitration eligibility and free agency. But if there’s a dire need, that wouldn’t stop the Marlins from promoting them…. The Marlins received no appearances on the Fox Thursday/Saturday or ESPN Sunday night national schedules, but every Marlins game is expected to be televised locally by Fox Sports Florida or Fox Sports Sun
He's the Ace by default imo. Longterm imo, hes a very good #2. But they need meyer or Sixto to be the real ace of the rotation.
So 17 is the current number and that includes staff. What's that, basically 2/3rds of the non-executive organization?
Can we forfeit all missed games? Number one pick out of a short year sounds mighty nice Maybe Jennings infected the team
The Marlins and Padres lead all organizations with six Top 100 Prospects each, followed by the Braves, Dodgers, Mariners and Tigers with five each. Detroit has the most Prospect Points with 380, 41 more than any other system future is very very bright boys