10 Marlins Prospects To Know Beyond The Top 30 in 2025
Baseball America’s Top 30 Miami Marlins Prospects entering 2025 are here exclusively for subscribers. The list includes updated scouting reports, BA grades and tool grade projections every player.
Inevitably, there are players every year who barely miss the cut when we narrow down the list. These players are all worth monitoring for various reasons and it’s likely some will either reach the big leagues in 2025 or enjoy breakout seasons lower in the minors.
Here are next 10 players to know in the Marlins system beyond their Top 30. You can find the complete index of players who just missed their teams’ respective lists here.
31. Dale Stanavich, LHP. Stanavich is an undersized lefty reliever with huge stuff, headlined by an upper-90s heater with ride and uphill plane that is very difficult to square up. His secondaries are passable, especially off of the huge fastball, and the total package is enough to be a medium or high-leverage MLB relief option as long as he keeps the free passes in check.
32. Karson Milbrandt, RHP. Milbrandt was a decorated high schooler, starring in baseball and basketball in the state of Missouri. He is still a work in progress as a prospect, boasting a fastball up to 97 and developing but fringy secondaries. His control needs a lot of work, but he’s still just 20 years old and has plenty of time to grow into his physical gifts.
33. Ryan Ignoffo, C. Ignoffo converted to catching full-time last offseason, and he had a breakout offensive season in 2024 while also navigating a new position. At the plate, he makes a lot of solid contact and is tough to strike out, though he will expand the zone and there isn’t much top-end power here. Defensively, there are some rough edges, but he showed promise in his first try behind the plate.
34. Evan Fitterer, RHP. Fitterer was given a vastly over-slot $1.5 million signing bonus out of an Orange County HS in 2019, and it’s been a slow but steady progression ever since. Fitterer’s best two weapons are his mid-90s fastball with natural cut and his above-average curveball. Although he has been a starter for his whole career, it is enticing to envision him as a reliever where his two best pitches play up and he can scrap his lesser offerings.
35. Eliazar Dishmey, RHP. Dishmey spent 2024 in full-season ball as a teenager, and despite some struggles with run prevention, did strike out over a batter per inning. He has a lively fastball, though his future may be in the bullpen due to a lack of secondaries or polish.
36. Wilfredo Lara, SS. Lara came to the Marlins in a midseason deal involving reliever Huascar Brazoban. He is a young middle infielder that can do a little bit of everything. Lara has plate skills, can defend up the middle, runs a little bit, non-zero thump.
37. Emmett Olson, LHP. Olson’s fastball sits 91-95 mph and he complements it with a deep bag of usable secondary weapons. He has the chance to turn into a safe, reliable No. 5 starter.
38. Josh White, RHP. White throws from a unique downhill, overhand slot. Although his fastball is fairly pedestrian, sitting 91-94 mph, he has one of the best breaking balls in the system and a solid-average changeup to boot. He is a reliever but can go multiple innings, and may make his way to Miami before long.
39. Jun-Seok Shim, RHP. Shim was originally signed by the Pirates but was the main piece in the Bryan De La Cruz trade. He has only thrown eight professional innings due to a rash of injuries, but he made his way back to appear in six games in the 2024 Arizona Fall League. He has power stuff, including an upper-90s fastball and hammer curveball, but his future may be in the bullpen due to a stiff operation, injury history and some concerns over strike-throwing.
40. Grant Shepardson, RHP. Shepardson was a high school arm out of this most recent class with some late buzz heading into the draft. He is still a work in progress that needs development, but he currently works with a low-90s fastball and a promising slider.
