With the 6th pick of the 2022 MLB Draft, the Miami Marlins had the chance to take players like Brooks Lee, Kevin Parada, Gavin Cross, Jace Jung, and Zach Neto. Instead, they selected Jacob Berry out of LSU, a talented prospect in his own right, but one with several clear flaws and limitations.
By the end of their first professional season, several of the names mentioned above made it up to the Double-A level, while Berry remained behind at Low-A. And it’s not like the former college star put up special numbers against that easy competition.
Two months removed from the draft, the question I’m already asking myself is this: Did the Marlins whiff on the selection of Jacob Berry?