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Marlins Surprise No One, Return to Oklahoma to Draft Pitching

To no surprise, the Marlins returned to Oklahoma to select a pitcher in the First Round of the 2012 MLB First Year Player Draft. Miami selected Andrew Heaney, a 21 year old left-handed pitcher out of Oklahoma…Read More

Miami Marlins Draft Andrew Heaney of Oklahoma State in First Round

The Miami Marlins selected Oklahoma State southpaw Andrew Heaney with the 9th overall selection in the draft. The Marlins opted to go with a lefty college arm, as opposed to the usual prep pitchers they…Read More

A look back at the Marlins 2011 Top 30 prospects

Today, we will take a look at the Marlins top 30 prospects for the 2011 season and see how they fared. It is not a deep minor league system and the Marlins have addressed that and plan to rebuild the system…Read More

The future of the Marlins rotation looks dim

With the recent reshuffling of the Marlins’ front office to accomodate a new-look player development and scouting staff, a lot of emphasis has been placed on the team’s player development process,…Read More

Money affecting Marlins’ drafts?

Mike Berardino of the Sun-Sentinel makes the case that while Jim Fleming is partially to blame for the draft woes of the decade for the Marlins, he has not necessarily had it fair: According to an analysis…Read More

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The Top Three SP Prospects

Out of the five starters the Marlins will be opening the 2011 season with, three will be under control…Read More

Quick thoughts on Marlins-Justin Upton rumors

The Marlins are quite the busy team this offseason. With all the moves they made Tuesday, you would think…Read More

April/May Round Up: Greensboro Grasshoppers

Last but not least is Greensboro, which is pretty barren in prospects. A reminder that all numbers for…Read More

The Marlins’ Draft History: 2004-Present

With the annual Rule 4 draft coming very soon, we reach the present-day draft history of the Florida…Read More

Who to watch for: Greensboro Grasshoppers

And now we’ve reached the end of this series.  The Greensboro Grasshoppers play in the South Atlantic…Read More