- 23 years old – (HiA Jupiter / Double-A Jacksonville)
- 10th round – 2014
- The say “Big things come in small packages” and with Peters’ measuring-in at 5″9″ 195 lbs, his mound presence isn’t what you can say…towering. The hang-up on his size is one thing, but also toss-in that he had TJ surgery prior to the draft and his lacking pitch repertoire, doesn’t spell a high-ceiling for the lefty. But don’t expect to see the term LOOGY associated with Peters. His pro debut began with the GCL Marlins where he tallied a 1-4 record with a 3.60 ERA, 40 strikeouts, and 13 walks over 45 innings (4 starts). In 2016, the Marlins skipped Peters over LoA Greensboro to HiA Jupiter. He had a breakout season and finished strong with his promotion to Double-A Jupiter. He logged 128.2 innings in 24 starts and posted 5.56 K/BB ratio. The Marlins were impressed enough with Peters’ performance in 2016 to offer him an invite to Spring Training.
- 22 years old – (LoA Greensboro)
- 4th round- 2015
- During a Baseball America chat, Vince Lara-Cinisomo gave Mike Leake and Tom Koehler comps to Poteet, as an innings eating type. He looked the part of a 4th rounder (UCLA) with his strong first full season after only 5 appearances (4 starts) at Batavia in his pro debut. Poteet usually pitches to contact with an upper 80’s fastball, only allowed 108 hits in 117.1 innings, but has a knee-binding curveball.
- 22 years old – (LoA Greensboro / HiA Jupiter)
- 23rd round – 2014
- Tough to get a read on Farnworth. His Factor Score buoyed him into the rankings, but his TPS number is left to be desired. I must relay that the right-hander moved-up the OAS scale only because Luis Castillo and Michael Mader were traded away by the Marlins. As I stated above, Castillo was sent to the Reds. Mader would have repeated this year, but was traded to the Atlanta Braves for LHP Hunter Cervenka. Farnsworth started the season from the bullpen at Greensboro, then to the rotation from late May to late July. He didn’t strikeout many (59 in 105.2 IP) and gave up too many dingers (1.9 HR9), which will elevate the Total Performance Score. The Marlins did promote Farnworth to HiA Jupiter, placing him back in the bullpen. Overall, his numbers as a starter were much better than that from the Pen, so we have to see were the chips fall in 2017 for the 23 year-old.
- 21 years old – (HiA Jupiter)
- International Free Agent – 2011
- It Cavanerio’s season was a series of ebbs and flows. He started the season slowly before tag-teaming with three relief pitchers for a combined no-hitter on May 5th. From that moment, up until June 21st, we saw flashes of Cavanerio’s potential. During that period, the young righty made 9 starts going 5-3 with a 1.74 ERA along with 30/8 K/BB rate in 51.2 innings. Overall the 21 year-old proved hittable (156 in 128.1), but held his own at the Hi-A level with a 3.48 K/BB ratio.
- 24 years old – (HiA Jupiter)
- 4th round – 2014
- The UTR silo for the Marlins is pretty much depleted once you get past Brigham on my list. This is what happens when you mortgage the farm in trying to break a streak of non-winning season. Brigham came to the Marlins by way of the Dodgers in convoluted 3-team, 13 player deal at the 2015 trade deadline. Brigham hasn’t yet show the wares to move him up the ladder in repeating HiA in 2016 as a 24 year old. The Marlins were taking a hard-throwing (mid 90’s FB) right-hander, but lacks a changeup. His fastball will touch in the upper 90’s, so he may be destined for duty in the bullpen.
- 20 years old – (LoA Greensboro / HiA Jupiter)
- International Free Agent – 2013
- 23 years old – (LoA Greensboro / HiA Jupiter)
- 16th round – 2014
- 23 years old – (LoA Greensboro)
- 18th round – 2015
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