2023 Miami Marlins Top 10 Prospects Chat

Josh Norris answered questions regarding the Marlins farm system. You can read the full transcript below.

Josh Norris: Like the sands through the hourglass, this is the chat of our lives.

Ely (Fish Stripes):

Still hopeful about Sixto, I see. Didn’t expect to see him in this Top 10. Can you think of other recent pitching prospects who went 2 full years without any official game appearances due to shoulder injury and returned as viable starters? At this point, likelihood seems high that he won’t regain pre-injury stuff.

Josh Norris: Sixto’s ranking is partially because of the promise he showed in the big leagues and partially because of just how thin Miami’s system is right now. Do I believe he’s just going to come back as spectacular as he was in 2020? No I don’t. But do I believe he’s still among the best they’ve got right now. Yes.

Evan (New York):

Have you heard any preliminary reports on Jake Eder? Prior to the injury, he was in the middle of the top 100 and looking like a big part of the Marlins future rotation. Is it reasonable to expect him to rank back that high again if he looks good in the spring?

Josh Norris: Nothing that would illuminate what he’s going to look like post-surgery. When I checked in with the Marlins in October he’d thrown a couple of simulated innings in Jupiter, but that’s the extent of it. His ranking is based largely on the promise he showed in 2021.

Kahlil W. (Jupiter, FL):

I used to be in the Top 100, now I am no longer in the Marlins top 10. What happened this year? Do evaluators think that I will be able to turn it around?

Josh Norris: You struck out a lot and had serious makeup issues that put up a lot of red flags. The general summation of many of the reports on Kahlil are: You can still see the tools that made him a first-rounder, but there’s a long way to go for him to get there.

Warren (New London):

The Marlins tried for years to make a position player out of Sean Reynolds, though it always seemed hopeless despite his enormous raw power. Was that their idea or his? Now that he is a power reliever instead, what’s the outlook for him? Is the stuff good enough to get him into the 30?

Josh Norris: Sean Reynolds is slated to be a minor league free agent. If he re-signs with the Marlins, he will find a place in their Top 30.

Warren (New London):

Kahlil Watson was #2 on this list last year, and I don’t see any hint of makeup issues in your writeup in the 2022 Prospect Handbook. How big a surprise were they? Do you think they played…