Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Miami Marlins system:
| Luarbert Arias | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Maracay, Venezuela |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Luarbert Arias (born December 12, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Arias spent the 2024 campaign with the Triple–A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. In 44 appearances, he compiled an 8–6 record and 3.04 ERA with 75 strikeouts across 68 innings pitched. On November 4, 2024, the Marlins added Arias to their 40-man roster to prevent him from reaching minor league free agency.[1]
| Yiddi Cappe | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Infielder |
| Birth Date: | 17 September 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Havana, Cuba |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Yiddi Lazaro Cappe (born September 17, 2002) is a Cuban professional baseball infielder in the Miami Marlins organization.
Cappe defected from Cuba in 2018 and signed with the Miami Marlins as an international free agent in January 2021.[2] [3] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Marlins.
Cappe played 2022 with the Florida Complex League Marlins and Jupiter Hammerheads and started 2023 with the Beloit Sky Carp.[4]
| Deyvison De Los Santos | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | First baseman/Third baseman |
| Birth Date: | 21 June 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Deyvison De Los Santos (born June 21, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
De Los Santos was born and grew up in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He played for the Dominican Republic national team in the 2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup.[5] De Los Santos was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks for a $200,000 signing bonus on July 2, 2019.[6] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] De Los Santos made his professional debut in 2021 with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks, where he batted .329 with five home runs in 25 games before being promoted to the Low-A Visalia Rawhide.[8]
De Los Santos returned to Visalia at the start of the 2022 season.[9] De Los Santos batted .329 in 78 games for the Rawhide before being promoted to the High-A Hillsboro Hops. He was promoted a second time to the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Texas League for the final two weeks of the season.[10] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season.[11]
On December 6, 2023, De Los Santos was selected by the Cleveland Guardians in the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft and added to their 40-man roster.[12] He was returned to the Diamondbacks on March 23, 2024, after failing to make Cleveland's opening day roster.[13] In 87 games split between Amarillo and the Triple–A Reno Aces, he accumulated a .325/.376/.635 batting line with 28 home runs and 84 RBI.
On July 25, 2024, the Diamondbacks traded De Los Santos and Andrew Pintar to the Miami Marlins in exchange for A. J. Puk.[14] In 50 games for the Triple–A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, he slashed .240/.284/.459 with 12 home runs and 36 RBI. De Los Santos won the 2024 Pacific Coast League Top MLB Prospect Award.[15] Following the season, the Marlins added De Los Santos to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[16]
| Evan Fitterer | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Mission Viejo, California |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
Evan Otto Fitterer (born June 26, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
Fitterer attended Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, California. As a senior in 2019, he went 9-1 with a 0.97 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 65 innings alongside batting .375.[17] He was selected by the Miami Marlins in the fifth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[18] [19] He signed with the team, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball for the UCLA Bruins.[20]
Fitterer made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Marlins, posting a 2.38 ERA and 19 strikeouts over innings.[21] He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] He pitched only innings in 2021 due to injury between the Gulf Coast League Marlins and the Jupiter Hammerheads, but did pitch seven innings in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox.[23] Fitterer pitched for the Beloit Sky Carp in 2022, starting 22 games and going 4-7 with a 4.28 ERA and eighty strikeouts over innings. He returned to Beloit to open the 2023 season and was promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in late April.[24] Over 26 starts between the two teams, Fitterer went 9-8 with a 4.26 ERA and 118 strikeouts over innings.[25] Fitterer was assigned to Pensacola to open the 2024 season.[26]
| Dax Fulton | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Weatherford, Oklahoma |
Daxton James Fulton (born October 16, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Fulton went to Mustang High School in Harris County, Texas, where he played baseball. He hit to a .427 batting average in his junior season.[27] He tore a ligament in his pitching elbow at the end of his junior season of high school and opted to undergo Tommy John surgery, which made him miss his senior season.[28] He committed to Vanderbilt to play college baseball on September 22, 2017,[29] but he flipped his commitment to Oklahoma on October 3, 2019. Fulton was drafted in the second round with the 40th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[30]
Fulton signed for a $2.4 million signing bonus on July 20, 2020.[31] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[32]
He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Jupiter Hammerheads and the Beloit Sky Carp, appearing in twenty games (19 starts) and going 2–5 with a 4.60 ERA and 84 strikeouts over innings.[33] He opened the 2022 season back with Beloit.[34] After posting a 4.07 ERA across 20 starts, Fulton was promoted to the Double–A Pensacola Blue Wahoos in August.[35] In 4 games for Pensacola, he registered a 2.57 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 21.0 innings of work.
Fulton returned to Pensacola to begin the 2023 season, making 7 appearances (6 starts) and logging a 2–4 record and 5.18 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched.[36] On June 13, 2023, it was announced that Fulton would undergo season–ending surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.[37]
Fulton did not appear for the organization in 2024 as he continued to rehab from injury. Following the season, the Marlins added Fulton to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[16]
| Troy Johnston | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | First baseman |
| Birth Date: | 22 June 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Tacoma, Washington |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Troy Michael Johnston (born June 22, 1997) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Miami Marlins organization.
Johnston attended Governor John R. Rogers High School in Puyallup, Washington and played college baseball at Gonzaga University[38] He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 17th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his professional debut with the Batavia Muckdogs.
Johnston did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned to play for the Jupiter Hammerheads and Beloit Snappers in 2021.[39] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. Johnston started 2022 with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.[40]
| Jakob Marsee | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Jakob Joseph Marsee (born June 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Miami Marlins organization.
Marsee attended Allen Park High School in Allen Park, Michigan and played college baseball at Central Michigan University. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the sixth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[41] He signed with the Padres and started his professional career that year with the Arizona Complex League Padres and Lake Elsinore Storm.
Marsee played 2023 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps.[42]
On May 4, 2024, Marsee was traded to the Miami Marlins alongside Dillon Head, Nathan Martorella, and Woo-suk Go in exchange for Luis Arráez and cash considerations.[43]
| Nathan Martorella | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | First baseman |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Monterey, California, U.S. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Nathan Adam Martorella (born February 18, 2001) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Miami Marlins organization.
Martorella attended Salinas High School in Salinas, California, and played college baseball for the California Golden Bears baseball team. During the summer of 2021, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Cotuit Kettleers.[44] [45] As a junior in 2022, he hit .333 with 11 home runs and 46 RBIs over 55 starts.[46] He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fifth round with the 150th overall pick in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[47]
Martorella signed and split his first professional season between the Arizona Complex League Padres and the Lake Elsinore Storm, hitting .322 over 28 games. He opened the 2023 season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps.[48] [49] [50] [51] In mid-August, he was promoted to the San Antonio Missions.[52] Over 135 games, he slashed .255/.361/.437 with 19 home runs, 88 RBIs, and thirty doubles.[53] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas after the season.[54] Martorella was assigned back to San Antonio to open the 2024 season.[55]
On May 4, 2024, Martorella was traded to the Miami Marlins alongside Dillon Head, Jakob Marsee, and Woo-suk Go in exchange for Luis Arráez and cash considerations.[43]
| Zach McCambley | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Netcong, New Jersey |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
Zachary Tyler McCambley (born May 4, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
McCambley attended Pocono Mountain East High School in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, where he went 6–1 with a 1.70 ERA and ninety strikeouts as a senior in 2017.[56] Unselected in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Coastal Carolina University where he played college baseball.
As a freshman at Coastal Carolina in 2018, McCambley went 3–0 with a 3.14 ERA over 18 games, striking out fifty batters over innings.[57] In 2019, he appeared in 22 games (11 starts), going 6–3 with a 5.21 ERA, 76 strikeouts, and 27 walks over innings.[58] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Cotuit Kettleers that summer, posting a 1.74 ERA over innings.[59] In 2020, McCambley pitched 25 innings in which he went 3–1 with a 1.80 ERA and 32 strikeouts before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[60] [61] He was selected by the Miami Marlins in the third round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[62] [63]
McCambley signed with Miami and made his professional debut in 2021 with the Beloit Snappers of the High-A Central.[64] He was promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Double-A South in early July.[65] [66] Over twenty starts between the two clubs, McCambley pitched to a 3–10 record, a 4.36 ERA, 120 strikeouts, and 26 walks over 97 innings.[33] He returned to Pensacola for the 2022 season.[67] Over 19 starts, he went 6–8 with a 5.65 ERA and 101 strikeouts over 94 innings.[68] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Peoria Javelinas.[69] He missed time during the 2023 season due to injury, but still pitched innings between the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Marlins, the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Single-A Florida State League, and Pensacola, going 6-0 with a 3.22 ERA and 51 strikeouts.[70] McCambley was assigned to Pensacola to open the 2024 season.[71]
| Víctor Mesa Jr. | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Number: | 64 |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Havana, Cuba |
Víctor Mesa Jr. (born September 8, 2001) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Mesa is the son of Víctor Mesa and the younger brother of Víctor Víctor Mesa. Mesa and his brother defected from Cuba in 2018.[72] After they were declared free agents, both Mesa brothers signed with the Marlins on October 22. Mesa received a $1 million signing bonus.[73]
Mesa made his professional debut in 2019 with the Gulf Coast League Marlins, batting .284/.366/.398 with one home run, 24 RBI, and seven stolen bases over 47 games. Mesa did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[74]
He returned to action in 2021 for the Single–A Jupiter Hammerheads. In 112 games, Mesa hit .266/.317/.402 with 5 home runs, 71 RBI, and 12 stolen bases.[75] In 2022, he played in 121 games for the High–A Beloit Snappers, batting .244/.323/.346 with 5 home runs, 50 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.[76]
On April 18, 2023, while playing for the Double–A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Mesa hit for the cycle in a game against the Birmingham Barons.[77] In 123 games for Pensacola, he batted .242/.308/.412 with career–highs in home runs (18), RBI (76), and stolen bases (16).[78]
On November 14, 2023, the Marlins added Mesa to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[79] He was optioned to the Triple–A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the 2024 season.[80]
Mesa became a United States citizen in February 2024.[81]
| Karson Milbrandt | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Liberty, Missouri, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Karson McCullough Milbrandt (born April 21, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
Milbrandt attended Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri. As a senior in 2022, he was the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for Missouri.[82] He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the third round of the 2022 MLB draft.[83] [84]
Milbrandt made his professional debut with the Jupiter Hammerheads. He pitched 2023 with Jupiter and the Beloit Sky Carp.[85]
| Patrick Monteverde | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Patrick Dillon Monteverde (born September 24, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
Monteverde attended Fox Chapel Area High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and played college baseball at Virginia Wesleyan University, Seton Hill University and Texas Tech University.[86] He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the eighth round of the 2021 MLB draft.[87] [88]
Monteverde made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Marlins. He pitched 2022 with the Beloit Sky Carp and Pensacola Blue Wahoos and started 2023 with Pensacola.[89]
| Emmett Olson | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Des Plaines, Illinois |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
Emmett James Olson (born May 15, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
Olson attended Maine West High School in Des Plaines, Illinois where he played baseball. As a junior in 2019, he went 4-1 with a 1.04 ERA and 79 strikeouts.[90] He went unselected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the University of Nebraska to play college baseball.[91] He played for Independence League Baseball with the Fremont Moo over the summer.[92]
Olson pitched sparingly as a freshman for Nebraska in 2021. In 2022, as a sophomore, he appeared in 19 games and went 3-3 with a 2.86 ERA.[93] As a junior in 2023, Olson started 15 games and went 6-3 with a 4.50 ERA and eighty strikeouts over 82 innings.[94] After the season, he was selected by the Miami Marlins in the fourth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[95] [96]
Olson signed with the Marlins and made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Marlins, appearing in one game. He opened the 2024 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads and was promoted to the Beloit Sky Carp in late April.[97]
| Agustín Ramírez | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
Agustín Ramírez (born September 10, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball catcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Ramírez signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 12, 2018.[98] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees. Ramírez did not play in a game 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He played 2021 and 2022 with the Florida Complex League Yankees.
Ramírez played 2023 with Tampa Tarpons, Hudson Valley Renegades and Somerset Patriots.[99] [100]
On November 14, 2023, the Yankees added Ramírez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to the Double–A Somerset Patriots to begin the 2024 season.[101]
On July 27, 2024, the Yankeees traded Ramírez, Jared Serna, and Abrahan Ramírez to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Jazz Chisholm Jr..[102] [103]
| Christian Roa | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Christian Michael Roa (born April 2, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
Roa attended Memorial High School in Houston, Texas.[104] [105] He played both baseball and football.[106] Undrafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Texas A&M University where he played college baseball for the Aggies.
In 2018, Roa's freshman season, he pitched in 14 games (with one start), pitching to a 4.30 ERA with 12 strikeouts over innings.[107] That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the La Crosse Loggers.[108] As a sophomore in 2019, he appeared in 17 games (making ten starts), going 3–2 with a 3.56 ERA and 46 strikeouts over 48 innings.[109] [110] On March 19, 2019, he was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven scoreless innings against the second ranked Vanderbilt Commodores.[111] In 2020, Roa returned to the Aggies starting rotation. He started four games, pitching to a 2–1 record and a 5.85 ERA over twenty innings before the season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[112]
Roa was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round with the 48th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[113] [114] [115] He signed with the Reds for $1.5 million.[116] [117] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic.[118] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Daytona Tortugas of the Low-A Southeast.[119] He was placed on the injured list in May with a right elbow flexor mass strain, and did not return to play until mid-July.[120] In early August, he was promoted to the Dayton Dragons of the High-A Central.[121] Over 15 games (13 starts) between the two clubs, Roa went 4–3 with a 3.53 ERA and 67 strikeouts over innings.[122] He opened the 2022 season on the injured list, but was activated in early May and assigned to Dayton.[123] In late August, he was promoted to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double-A Southern League.[124] Over twenty starts between both teams, Roa went 6–3 with a 3.56 ERA and 102 strikeouts over ninety innings.[125] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season.[126]
On November 14, 2022, the Reds added Roa to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[127] Roa opened the 2023 season with Chattanooga and was promoted to the Louisville Bats of the Triple-A International League during the season. Over 28 games (25 starts) between the two teams, he went 5-9 with a 5.16 ERA and 170 strikeouts over innings.[128]
Roa was optioned to Louisville to begin the 2024 season.[129] In 23 games for Louisville, he compiled a 4–5 record and 5.55 ERA with 47 strikeouts over innings pitched. On August 19, 2024, Roa was placed on the 60–day injured list with a right shoulder sprain.[130]
On November 1, 2024, Roa was claimed off waivers by the Miami Marlins.[131] He was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on November 15.[132]
| Jared Serna | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Infielder |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Guaymas, Mexico |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
Jared Enrique Serna (born June 1, 2002) is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Serna signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in July 2019.[133] He did not play in a game 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and did not make his professional debut until 2021 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees.
On July 27, 2024, the Yankeees traded Serna, Agustín Ramírez, and Abrahan Ramírez to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Jazz Chisholm Jr..[134] In 39 games for the Double–A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, he slashed .266/.343/.390 with two home runs, 23 RBI, and three stolen bases. Serna also appeared in six games for the Triple–A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, going 2–for–20 (.100) with one RBI and one stolen base. Following the season, the Marlins added Serna to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[16]
| Jun-Seok Shim | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
Jun-Seok Shim (born April 9, 2004) is a Korean baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
Shim attended Duksoo High School in Seoul, South Korea.[135] In 2020, he went 4–1 with a 1.42 ERA and 32 strikeouts over 19 innings pitched. Shim suffered a elbow injury that hampered his 2021 season.[136] He struggled with a back injury in 2022 and pitched innings over 12 appearances, posting a 5.14 ERA with 40 strikeouts and 22 walks.[137] Shim did not apply for the 2022 Korea Baseball Organization Draft and hired agent Scott Boras to focus on being signed by a Major League Baseball (MLB) team as an international free agent.[138] [139]
Shim was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates on January 26, 2023, and received a $750,000 signing bonus.[140] [141] He began the 2023 season in extended spring training.[142] Shim was later assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Pirates.[143]
On July 30, 2024, the Pirates traded Shim and Garret Forrester to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Bryan De La Cruz.[144]
| Josh Simpson | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 19 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Stafford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Joshua Wayne Simpson (born August 19, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.
Simpson attended Stafford High School in Stafford, Connecticut and played college baseball at Columbia University. He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 32nd round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft.[145] He spent his first professional season with the Gulf Coast Marlins and Batavia Muckdogs.[146]
Simpson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[147] He returned to pitch for the Florida Complex League Marlins and Beloit Snappers in 2021. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[148] Simpson started 2022 with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
On November 15, 2022, the Marlins added Simpson to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[149] Simpson was optioned to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the 2023 season.[150] In 23 appearances for Jacksonville, he logged a 4.50 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 32.0 innings of work. On September 12, 2023, Simpson was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[151] He did not make an appearance for Miami before he was optioned back to Jacksonville on September 17, and became a phantom ballplayer.[152]
Simpson began the 2024 season on the injured list with left elbow neuritis. He was transferred to the 60–day injured list on April 20, 2024.[153] On April 23, it was announced that Simpson would miss three months after undergoing surgery for ulnar nerve neuritis.[154] He was activated from the injured list on September 3.[155] On November 4, Simpson was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Jacksonville.[1]
| Brock Vradenburg | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Position: | First baseman |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Pasadena, California, USA |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
Brock Comegys Vradenburg (born March 20, 2002) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Miami Marlins organization.
Vradenburg attended Maranatha High School in Pasadena, California and played college baseball for the Michigan State Spartans. He was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference as a junior after batting .400 with 13 home runs and 69 RBIs.[156] Vradenburg played summer collegiate baseball for the Lexington County Blowfish of the Coastal Plain League in 2021 and 2022.[157]
The Miami Marlins selected Vradenburg in the third round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[158] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Single-A Florida State League.[159]