Miami Marlins 1st Round Draft Pick Options, 3 names to look into

The Miami Marlins 2023 MLB draft will start with the 10th overall pick, and they have several hot prospects that could still be hanging around in that spot. We will take a look at some of the prospects the Marlins could draft this July. We always take the approach to the draft that teams will pick the best available not always picks of need first, and so most teams will select pitchers with the top 10 picks, as high caliber pitchers are hard to come by and teams need a good lot to keep both their bullpen and rotation going strong.

RHP Rhett Lowder - Wake Forest University

Wake Forest's superstar pitcher this season Rhett Lowder would be a steal if he falls to the 10th pick in the MLB draft, and while I don't think that will happen it's fun to look at the possibilities. Lowder has the most wins of any pitcher in college baseball at 15 and has an impressive 1.77 ERA. Most impressive of all, Lowder has a 0.6 home runs per 9 innings average this season, along with an 11.1 strikeouts per 9 innings average.

Lowder has been projected as a top 10 pick by multiple outlets and MLB.com ranks him eighth overall for this draft. The six-foot and two-inch starting pitcher has yet to lose a game this season and his fastball hovers in the mid 90s. We think if he's still around at pick 10 he is a shoe in for the Marlins who might be needing an ace in a few years, but we doubt he will be there.

Arjun Nimmala, SS Strawberry Crest (FL)

Nimmala could be the shortstop of the future that the Miami Marlins need to solidify their middle infield with the above pictured Luis Arraez. Nimmala is commited to Florida State but is a projected top pick and so he will likely end up going with who drafts him in the top 15. Nimmala runs a 6.5 60 yard dash and is 6'1" and 170 lbs.

The 17 year old high school shortstop hit .479 as a senior with 6 home runs and 29 RBI in 89 plate appearances. His junior year was an off year, as he hit .271 with 3 home runs and 14 RBI and his sophomore year he hit .400 with 30 RBI. He is still young and will likely take at least three years to fully mature but if the Marlins think he is the future, they could draft him and wait for him to fully blossom.