Many baseball scouts have ranked the Marlins farm system near the bottom of the heap. Given that their last first-round pick to make an impact on the team was Jose Fernandez who was chosen 14th overall back in 2011, this may come as no surprise to Marlins’ fans.
The team has also traded away many top prospects, such as Luis Castillo, who was shipped to Cincinnati in the acquisition of pitcher Dan Straily. Such moves in recent years have helped to erode organizational depth.
The Marlin’s first round pick from 2016, a 6’3” left-handed pitcher from Florence High in Alabama, Braxton Garrett, was picked 7th overall and given an above-slot bonus of $4,145,900 to forgo his commitment to Vanderbilt.