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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

Marlins’ Rule V candidate preview

On Friday all 30 MLB teams have to set their 40-man roster for the Rule V draft that takes place next month. The Marlins’ roster currently stands at 35, which means they have five spots open to protect…Read More

April/May Round Up: Jupiter Hammerheads

Time to move to Jupiter, where we have a few interesting SP prospects and a lot, lot, lot of under-performing hitters. A reminder that all numbers for hitters are park adjusted (but not pitchers). …Read More

Who to watch for: Jupiter Hammerheads

Moving on to advanced A.  The Jupiter Hammerheads are located in the Florida State League, a pitchers league, and they play in a pitchers park that really suppresses home runs.  Last year, after the…Read More

Breaking down the top 7 hitting prospects: #4 Jake Smolinski

Probably counts as surprise #2 Jake Smolinski has seemed to be getting a bad rap through top prospect lists.  Baseball America left him off their top 10 list, while Kevin Goldstein and John Sickels’s…Read More