Miami Marlins: A Look at the Farm

AA Jacksonville – OF, Monte Harrison

Monte Harrison is an insane athlete, end of story. The 22-year-old is the number one prospect in the Miami Marlins system and the no. 62  prospect in all of baseball. Harrison is an elite talent and after a slow start in Jacksonville, things are coming together.

Harrison has four well-developed tools (power, speed, field and arm) with the fifth (hit) continuing to progress.

In the box, Harrison displays legitimate 20-25 homerun power. Yet, his success at the major league level will be determined by the amount of contact he is able to make. Out of all hitters in the minors (min. 100 PA), his strikeout rate of 39.2% is 14th highest in all of Minor League Baseball. This is a similar issue to what has plagued Lewis Brinson at the major league level.

In the field, Harrison displays one of the best arms in all of baseball. Evaluators have put 70 to 80 grades on it. He also is a plus defender that gets good reads on the ball and has made multiple appearances on Sports Center. Although he is better suited for right, he has shown the ability to play an above average center field as well.

At the end of the day, if Harrison can improve upon his hit tool, he has the chance to be a star at the major league level for years. While he is not the type of player to hit .300 year in and year out, if he can keep his average around .250 and limit the strikeouts he has all the other tools that make him a real threat. Expect to see Harrison down in Miami sometime in 2019.