Originally posted by fish16
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For reference the Marlins still don't have a top 100 prospect according to MLB.com (I know BA and others have different rankings).
Unless they get a White Sox style haul for Yelich, whose value, like a lot of the other Marlins, just declined a bit because he has made it essentially known he wants out, they won't have a top 10 farm system in baseball let alone the best.
You are getting way too excited about the rebuild when the guys we've gotten in return for established, all-star players so far have been B-tier MLB prospects at best. It is abundantly clear that the salary dumping has taken precedent over the talent that has been coming back in return.
The team has also been making classic mistakes that led to them having a terrible farm system in the first place, with Alcantara being a high walk guy which suggests volatility and Sierra who has absolutely no power (I mean worst in baseball power) and hasn't shown any ability to get on base outside of singles.
The guys gotten in return are the exact same style prospects the team targeted under the old regime, and the same prospects that led to a league worst (or 2nd if you count the Angels) in baseball.
That said I do like Neidert and Gallen (who reminds me of Mike Leake as a fast minor league riser). I will refuse to acknowledge the Stanton trade given it is cemented as tied for the worst thing the franchise has ever done trade wise (Cabrera).
I'm not saying that a rebuild couldn't work. But many of the moves so far should rightfully be questioned. The clubhouse chemistry is a lost cause and it's December.
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I do believe Alcantara should count as a top 100 prospect based on potential (if all goes right he'll be electric), but the bust factor is pretty high. The bigger problem is it's hard to say what kind of prospect he is because he spent two years in rookie ball then got skyrocketed up the system all the way to the majors last season. And he never dominated at any particular level on his way up. There's a ton of questions there.
Merandy Gonzalez feels like a safer prospect to succeed (although a lower ceiling) despite his similar age and lower level.
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