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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
top prospects: marlins
baseball america's top ten marlins prospects, with commentary:
1. Chris Volstad, rhp
2. Brett Sinkbeil, rhp
3. Gaby Hernandez, rhp
4. Sean West, lhp
5. Gaby Sanchez, 1b/c
6. Taylor Tankersley, lhp
7. Aaron Thompson, lhp
8. Ryan Tucker, rhp
9. Chris Coghlan, 3b/2b
10. Kris Harvey, of
lots of young talent here, but little major-league ready talent. taylor tankersley is ready, but he's already in the major leagues.
Career Pitching Statistics for Chris Volstad:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2005 GCL Marlns GCL 18 Fla Rk 27.0 25 1 4 26 .036 .755 .013 2.33
2005 Jamestown NYPL 18 Fla A- 38.0 43 0 11 29 .065 .815 .000 2.13
2006 Greensboro SAL 19 Fla A 152.0 161 12 36 99 .055 .840 .023 3.08
chris volstad has very good control, and he pitched in the sally league at the age of 19. but his strikeouts are not very good. still, as a sinkerballer, he is very likely to pitch in the majors.
Career Pitching Statistics for Brett Sinkbeil:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2004 SW Mo St NCAA 19 NCA 84.0 66 8 34 84 .097 .736 .034 3.11
2005 SW Mo St NCAA 20 NCA 87.1 95 9 29 97 .075 .728 .035 4.84
2006 SW Mo St NCAA 21 NCA 69.2 45 4 23 75 .083 .705 .022 2.45
2006 Jamestown NYPL 21 Fla A- 22.0 14 1 8 22 .091 .725 .017 1.23
2006 Greensboro SAL 21 Fla A 39.2 45 5 14 32 .079 .805 .038 4.99
brett sinkbeil, as his name suggests, also throws a sinker. his CON is a little better than volstad's. should also pitch in the majors.
Career Pitching Statistics for Gabriel Hernandez:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2004 GC Mets GCL 18 Nym Rk 49.2 25 1 12 58 .065 .667 .009 1.09
2004 Brooklyn NYPL 18 Phi A- 3.0 2 0 0 6 .000 .455 .000 0.00
2005 Hagerstown SAL 19 Nym A 92.2 59 4 30 99 .082 .706 .017 2.43
2005 St. Lucie FSL 19 Nym A+ 42.1 48 1 10 32 .054 .817 .007 5.74
2006 Jupiter FSL 20 Fla A+ 120.0 120 7 35 115 .068 .760 .019 3.68
there are two baseball cube entries for gaby hernandez. gaby has good control and decent contact percentages. he's likely to pitch in the majors.
that's the third time i've said that.
he was traded for paul loduca along with a player to be named. the player to be named was dante brinkley.
Career Pitching Statistics for Sean West:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2005 GCL Marlns GCL 19 Fla Rk 38.1 33 2 7 40 .045 .730 .019 2.35
2005 Jamestown NYPL 19 Fla A- 11.0 17 1 5 14 .091 .720 .028 5.73
2006 Greensboro SAL 20 Fla A 120.1 115 13 40 102 .078 .786 .035 3.74
sean west is a young pitcher with good control and decent contact rates. according to kevin goldstein, he has a lot of potential.
Career Batting Statistics for Gaby Sanchez:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 Miami NCAA 19 NCA 245 31 35 7 22 .112 .857 .138 .328
2004 Miami NCAA 20 NCA 234 23 21 7 16 .089 .910 .108 .316
2005 Jamestown NYPL 21 Fla A- 237 20 24 5 16 .078 .899 .099 .355
2006 GCL Marlns GCL 22 Fla Rk 6 5 0 0 1 .455 1.00 .167 .333
2006 Greensboro SAL 22 Fla A 191 46 20 14 12 .194 .895 .152 .317
2006 Jupiter FSL 22 Fla A+ 56 12 12 1 4 .176 .786 .114 .182
whether he's a catcher, a first baseman, or a third baseman, gaby sanchez will be close to the ball. he'll also hit the ball. gaby sanchez has very good contact, and developing power. he also has excellent patience. he hasn't had much playing time, which we need to see, because he's getting old. but there's no doubt he's talented.
in the arizona fall league, he hit .279 with 9 extra-base hits, 19 walks, and 15 strikeouts in 111 at-bats.
Career Pitching Statistics for Taylor Tankersley:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2002 Alabama NCAA 19 NCA 68.0 55 4 20 65 .072 .749 .021 2.65
2003 Alabama NCAA 20 NCA 90.1 114 8 47 97 .109 .748 .028 5.88
2004 Alabama NCAA 21 NCA 67.2 50 3 26 70 .093 .723 .016 2.00
2004 Jamestown Nypl 21 Fla D 26.2 21 2 8 32 .073 .683 .029 3.37
2005 Greensboro SAL 22 Fla A 66.0 74 12 25 63 .084 .768 .057 5.18
2005 Jupiter FSL 22 Fla A+ 24.0 21 1 9 19 .088 .796 .014 3.38
2006 Carolina Sou 23 Fla AA 28.1 11 0 14 40 .127 .583 .000 0.95
2006 Florida MLB 23 Fla MLB 41.0 33 4 26 46 .143 .705 .036 2.85
taylor tankersley vastly improved last year and made it to the majors. he's a little wild, but his strikeout rates are excellent. he's a useful part of any bullpen.
Career Pitching Statistics for Aaron Thompson:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2005 GCL Marlns GCL 18 Fla Rk 32.0 42 1 10 41 .068 .703 .010 4.50
2005 Jamestown NYPL 18 Fla A- 20.1 25 1 10 17 .104 .802 .014 3.10
2006 Greensboro SAL 19 Fla A 134.0 139 12 35 114 .061 .789 .028 3.63
aaron thompson is a lefty changeup-slider guy with good control. he seems likely to make the majors.
Career Pitching Statistics for Ryan Tucker:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2005 GCL Marlns GCL 18 Fla Rk 31.2 35 0 16 23 .110 .823 .000 3.69
2005 Jamestown NYPL 18 Fla A- 14.0 21 3 8 18 .113 .714 .067 8.36
2006 Greensboro SAL 19 Fla A 131.1 123 14 67 133 .115 .743 .036 5.00
ryan tucker throws hard, but will have to improve his control to be effective in the majors.
Career Batting Statistics for Chris Coghlan:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2004 Mississipp NCAA 19 NCA 201 26 23 2 13 .115 .886 .084 .302
2005 Mississipp NCAA 20 NCA 274 35 21 6 22 .113 .923 .111 .357
2006 Mississipp NCAA 21 NCA 266 43 20 5 25 .139 .925 .122 .350
2006 GCL Marlns GCL 21 Fla Rk 7 0 1 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .286
2006 Jamestown NYPL 21 Fla A- 97 13 9 0 6 .118 .907 .068 .298
chris coghlan was a good pickup. he has good patience, very good contact, and power potential. he's fast, bats left-handed, and has middle-infield possibilities. this is a good prospect.
Career Batting Statistics for Kris Harvey:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 Clemson NCAA 19 NCA 31 2 4 2 1 .061 .871 .111 .276
2004 Clemson NCAA 20 NCA 210 16 31 8 16 .071 .852 .134 .335
2005 Clemson NCAA 21 NCA 247 20 44 24 11 .075 .822 .172 .339
2005 Jamestown NYPL 21 Fla A- 266 9 60 9 17 .033 .774 .126 .300
2006 Greensboro SAL 22 Fla A 370 25 82 15 20 .063 .778 .122 .245
kris harvey is in the category of "swings too much, hits it hard," which means he has talent, but not strategy. some players of this type have enough talent that they make it, but it would be a lot easier with a little plate discipline.
the florida marlins have a very healthy farm system. there are no standouts, but a lot of good talent. kevin goldstein left sanchez, tankersley, coghlan, and harvey off the list in favor of rick vanden hurk, tom hickman, henry owens, and jose garcia.
Career Pitching Statistics for Rick Vanden Hurk:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2003 GCL Marlns GCL 18 Fla Rk 38.2 49 2 20 30 .108 .818 .015 5.35
2004 Jupiter FSL 19 Fla A+ 58.0 54 2 31 43 .120 .811 .011 3.26
2005 Greensboro SAL 20 Fla A 22.0 17 1 11 26 .117 .687 .018 2.45
2005 Jupiter FSL 20 Fla A+ 6.2 7 0 0 6 .000 .778 .000 4.05
2006 GCL Marlns GCL 21 Fla Rk 15.0 4 0 8 26 .140 .469 .000 1.20
2006 Jupiter FSL 21 Fla A+ 10.0 5 1 6 15 .146 .571 .050 2.70
there are also two baseball cube pages for rick vanden hurk. and here's his minor-league baseball page. the minor-league baseball page is important because it has his hawaii league stats in it: 40 innings, 23 hits, 3 home runs, 17 walks, 63 strikeouts! it's the strikeouts that are impressive. challenges for him are to stay healthy and improve control.
Career Batting Statistics for Thomas Hickman:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2006 GCL Marlns GCL 18 Fla Rk 175 32 43 2 16 .155 .754 .136 .263
tom hickman showed good patience and good power in rookie ball. he's left-handed.
Career Pitching Statistics for Henry Owens:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2001 GCL Pirtes GCL 22 Pit Rk 7.0 5 0 2 8 .071 .692 .000 1.29
2002 Wllmsport NYPL 23 Pit A- 44.2 26 4 16 63 .091 .606 .041 2.62
2003 Hickory SAL 24 Pit A 34.0 21 1 17 52 .121 .577 .014 2.91
2003 Lynchburg Caro 24 Pit A+ 14.2 9 0 11 21 .172 .604 .000 2.45
2004 Lynchburg Caro 25 Pit A+ 54.2 46 4 26 49 .110 .767 .025 4.28
2005 St. Lucie FSL 26 Nym A+ 54.1 49 2 24 74 .102 .651 .014 3.15
2006 Binghamton East 27 Nym AA 40.0 19 1 10 74 .067 .468 .015 1.58
2006 NY Mets MLB 27 Nym MLB 4.0 4 0 4 2 .200 .875 .000 9.00
henry owens had a whole bunch of strikeouts in double-a for the mets last year. he also had good control. this is a good pickup for the marlins.
you don't really see a .468 contact percentage. ever.
he came along with matt lindstrom.
Career Pitching Statistics for Matthew Lindstrom:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2002 Kingsport App 22 Nym Rk 48.1 56 6 21 39 .095 .806 .037 4.84
2003 Brooklyn NYPL 23 Nym A- 65.1 61 2 27 52 .095 .798 .010 3.44
2003 Capitl Cty SAL 23 Nym A 56.2 46 2 33 50 .133 .769 .012 2.86
2004 Capitl Cty SAL 24 Nym A 56.0 47 3 10 64 .044 .702 .020 3.21
2004 St. Lucie FSL 24 Nym A+ 79.2 83 5 20 50 .058 .845 .018 3.73
2005 Binghamton East 25 Nym AA 73.1 90 11 55 58 .151 .813 .044 5.40
2006 St. Lucie FSL 26 Nym A+ 18.0 14 2 7 16 .093 .765 .038 2.50
2006 Binghamton East 26 Nym AA 40.2 42 2 14 54 .079 .671 .018 3.76
matt lindstrom is another good strikeout guy from binghamton. he really improved last year. an improvement in the "major-league ready" category, which the system needed.
Career Pitching Statistics for Jose Garcia:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2005 Az Brewers Ariz 20 Mil Rk 30.0 27 3 16 23 .120 .803 .032 6.00
2005 GCL Marlns GCL 20 Fla Rk 2.0 1 0 1 3 .125 .571 .000 0.00
2005 Greensboro SAL 20 Fla A 28.1 11 1 4 39 .040 .594 .018 1.27
2005 Jupiter FSL 20 Fla A+ 2.0 2 0 2 0 .200 1.00 .000 18.00
2006 Az Brewers Ariz 21 Mil Rk 20.1 23 0 8 22 .087 .738 .000 5.31
2006 Jupiter FSL 21 Fla A+ 77.0 60 3 16 69 .052 .763 .014 1.87
2006 Carolina Sou 21 Fla AA 84.2 78 10 25 87 .070 .738 .041 3.40
2006 Albuqurque PCL 21 Fla AAA 4.0 5 0 4 5 .190 .706 .000 11.25
2006 Florida MLB 21 Fla MLB 11.0 10 1 5 8 .104 .814 .029 4.91
jose garcia has good control and decent contact percentages. he has already pitched in the majors, and is likely to make it.
goldstein's sleeper is greg burns, who is also the system's "best athlete", according to baseball america.
Career Batting Statistics for Greg Burns:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2004 GCL Marlns GCL 17 Fla Rk 136 28 48 0 9 .171 .647 .102 .243
2005 Jamestown NYPL 18 Fla A- 242 42 84 1 7 .148 .653 .051 .257
2006 Greensboro SAL 19 Fla A 343 38 109 2 21 .100 .682 .098 .231
so far, he hasn't shown anything. according to goldstein, he changed his swing mid-season, and we do see improvements in WAL, CON, and POW (look at july and august). greg's a long way away, but he's worth keeping an eye on.
finally, we have brett carroll, who is the system's best outfield arm.
Career Batting Statistics for Brett Carroll:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2002 Mddle Tenn NCAA 19 NCA 149 11 44 6 13 .069 .705 .181 .257
2003 Mddle Tenn NCAA 20 NCA 224 29 53 19 18 .115 .763 .216 .330
2004 Mddle Tenn NCAA 21 NCA 254 28 58 14 21 .099 .772 .179 .302
2004 Jamestown NYPL 21 Fla A- 212 22 57 6 17 .094 .731 .148 .251
2005 Greensboro SAL 22 Fla A 414 32 108 18 29 .072 .739 .154 .243
2006 Jupiter FSL 23 Fla A+ 217 27 48 8 13 .111 .779 .124 .241
2006 Carolina Sou 23 Fla AA 251 26 62 9 18 .094 .753 .143 .231
carroll is another swings too much, hits it hard guy. you can see that his whole goal is to hit the ball hard, not to win games.
so that's the marlins' system. lots of good stuff, all over the place. they are well positioned for a dynastic run, assuming jeff loria doesn't run them into the ground.
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