For the 2016-17 offseason, we counted down the Top 100 all-time Marlins. This offseason, we will instead cast our eyes ahead. I’ll be outlining the Top 100 Marlins prospects, as chosen by you on the ranker.com listing.
Today, we will look into 26-year-old right-hander Esmerling De La Rosa. A native of Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, he was born on May 15th, 1991. Florida signed him as an international free agent on March 9th, 2010, and would see him debut three months later with the DSL Marlins.
After allowing three earned runs on three hits and three walks in just 1 2⁄3 innings in his debut on June 2nd (the DSL Nationals won the game 9-5), De La Rosa held batters to a .