Through the first month of the 2021 Minor League Baseball season, one of the most effective pitchers for the Jupiter Hammerheads has been Sean Reynolds. The Marlins fourth-round pick from the 2016 MLB Draft, Reynolds is using a four-pitch mix to maintain a 2.89 earned run average while striking out nearly 30% of all batters faced through five appearances (9.1 IP). And he isn’t even listed as a pitcher on their roster.
Reynolds is the first Marlins prospect since the franchise’s 2017 ownership transition (and player development department overhaul) to be utilized as a true two-way player at a full-season MiLB level.