With minor-league seasons underway, a look at where Marlins top prospects are starting

The minor-league baseball season is officially in full swing.

Triple A has already been going for a week-and-a-half, starting its season on March 31. The other three full-season affiliates in Double A, High A and Single A began play this weekend.

Here is a look at where the Marlins’ top-30 prospects, based on MLB Pipeline rankings, are starting the season, sorted by affiliate and then by ranking, and how they have fared in the early going.

Triple A Jacksonville

▪ Infielder Jacob Amaya (Marlins No. 9): Amaya, acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Miguel Rojas trade, is hitting just .161 (5 for 31) with 10 strikeouts through eight games. He glove is MLB ready, but his production at the plate will determine when he gets a big-league call.

▪ Infielder Jordan Groshans (Marlins No. 10): Groshans, who is getting reps at third and first base, is hitting .294 (10 for 34) with five RBI and five runs scored in eight games.

▪ Infielder Xavier Edwards (Marlins No. 12): Edwards, a switch-hitting utility infielder, has a .321 batting average (9 for 28) with two doubles, three RBI and a team-high nine runs scored in seven games.

▪ Left-handed pitcher Josh Simpson (Marlins No. 24): Simpson has made three relief appearances, giving up five runs on six hits and five walks while striking out eight through 5 2/3 innings.

▪ Right-handed pitcher George Soriano (Marlins No. 26): Soriano pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings in his lone relief appearance so far.

Double A Pensacola:

▪ Right-handed pitcher Eury Perez (Marlins No. 1, MLB No. 11): Perez gave up three runs (one earned run) on three hits and three walks while striking out five through four innings on Saturday.

▪ Left-handed pitcher Dax Fulton (Marlins No. 4): Fulton gave up two runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks while striking out six through 4 1/3 innings in his first start Friday.

▪ Infielder Victor Mesa Jr. (Marlins No. 14): Mesa Jr. has one hit through his first nine at-bats.

▪ Infielder Nasim Nunez (Marlins No. 21): Nunez, the speedy shortstop and defensive stalwart, has a .273 batting average with two RBI, three runs scored and one stolen base through three games.

▪ Right-handed pitcher Sean Reynolds (Marlins No. 25): Reynolds has gotten off to a rough start, giving up seven runs (six earned runs) in two innings through two relief appearances.

▪ Catcher Paul McIntosh (Marlins No. 28): McIntosh is hitting .364 with six RBI, one home run (a grand slam) and two runs scored with just one strikeout in three games.

▪ First baseman Troy Johnston (Marlins No. 29): Johnston, who hit 32 home runs last season, is 2 for 8 with a triple in his first two games.

▪ Left-handed pitcher Patrick Monteverde (Marlins No. 30): Monteverde struck out 11 through six shutout, one-hit innings in his first start of the season on Sunday.

High A Beloit

▪ Infielder Jacob Berry (Marlins No. 2, MLB No. 57): Berry, the Marlins’ first-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, has just two hits so far through three games, but they were big ones — an RBI triple on Saturday and a walk-off single on Sunday.

▪ Catcher Joe Mack (Marlins No. 6): Mack, who missed extensive time last season with injury, is 3 for 11 with a double and two RBI in his first three games.

▪ Infielder Yiddi Cappe (Marlins No. 7): Cappe is 2 for 11 with a double and two RBI through three games.

▪ Infielder Kahlil Watson (Marlins No. 13): Watson is 3 for 7 with a home run through three games.

▪ Right-handed pitcher Evan Fitterer (Marlins No. 27): Fitterer gave up three runs (two earned runs) on four hits and six walks through 2 1/3 innings in his first start of the season Friday.

Single A Jupiter

▪ Right-handed pitcher Jacob Miller (Marlins No. 8): Miller threw five shutout innings with three strikeouts in his Jupiter debut Sunday.

▪ Infielder Ian Lewis (Marlins No. 15): Lewis is hitting 2 for 12 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored through three games.

▪ Right-handed pitcher Karson Milbrandt (Marlins No. 16): Milbrandt gave up two runs on two hits and four walks while striking out four through four innings in his first start Thursday.

▪ Infielder Cody Morissette (Marlins No. 20): Morissette is returning from left ankle surgery and started the season with Jupiter on a rehab stint. He went 3 for 11 with three runs scored in three games.

Extended spring training

Four of the team’s top prospects — outfielders Jose Gerardo and Antony Peguero (Marlins Nos. 17 and 18), infielder Marco Vargas (Marlins No. 19) and catcher Ronald Hernandez (Marlins No. 22) are not with a full-season affiliate and instead are starting at extended spring training.

Injured

Four more top prospects — pitchers Max Meyer (Marlins No. 3), Jake Eder (Marlins No. 5), Sixto Sanchez (Marlins No. 11) and Nic Enright (Marlins No. 23) are dealing with injuries or ailments to start the season.

Meyer is continuing his rehab from Tommy John surgery.

Eder, who missed all of last season while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, has a fractured left foot.

Sanchez, who hasn’t pitched in a meaningful game since the 2020 playoffs, is throwing live batting practice sessions in Jupiter as he continues to rehab his shoulder.

And Enright, Miami’s Rule 5 Draft selection in December, is undergoing treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma.