Heres some profiles by THEINSIDERS.com that were posted today:

 

Most Impressive Hitter

 

Jeremy Hermida

While the strength of the Marlins High Class A team is without question their pitching, the organizations most impressive hitter is also on board. Jeremy Hermida is the Florida Marlins most impressive offensive prospect. His left-handed stroke is quite literally a thing of beauty being very fundamentally sound and completely free-flowing and smooth through all facets. As impressive as his swing is it is still not the most impressive aspect of Hermida?s hitting. What is most striking about Jeremy is his discipline in the batter?s box. His batting eye and strike zone judgment are both top notch. His focus and preparation is obvious the second he steps into the on-deck circle. He zeros in on the pitcher and what he is doing and is unshakable in his focus. He also makes consistent contact as he very rarely gets fooled or swings through a pitch.

 

I had the opportunity to talk about Hermida to one of the coaches of the St. Louis Cardinals Class A affiliate Palm Beach Cardinals and he said that even though they had been playing against the Marlins team for 3 weeks during the exhibition season that they had still not figured out a way to pitch to him to get him out.

 

The only complaint about Hermida?s offensive repertoire right now is that he is not showing much in terms of plus power but if you look at his body frame there is little doubt that his power will come in time as he matures. I am quite certain he can be a 25-30 homerun guy in time. Right now however he is a line drive hitter with plus gap power.

 

In 2004, expect Hermida to hit over .300 with somewhere around 10-15 homeruns.

 

Defensively, Jeremy is adequate but not spectacular.

 

Notables

 

3B Lee Mitchell

The Marlins drafted Mitchell in 2003 out of the University of Georgia. Having spent a few years in the powerhouse SEC conference, Mitchell carries with him the discipline that comes with experience. His strike zone judgment is above average and he makes good contact with power despite not yet filling out physically.

 

Defensively, he is very good. He is confident with the glove and shows a good arm.

 

 

OF Travis Ezi

Acquired in the Juan Encarnacion deal, Ezi shows 5 tool talent. He can hit for both power and average, he shows good speed, and he is very good in the field. His strike zone judgment also appears to be above average as well as his discipline. The only downside to Ezi is his age, as he turns 24 in July.

 

 

OF Jose Aponte

Aponte is notable because of his blazing speed, otherwise he didn?t stand out but his speed was well worth mentioning.

 

Most Impressive Pitcher

 

LHP Scott Olsen

Unfortunately, I only had the opportunity to watch Olsen pitch once during the exhibition season. But in that one outing I was more than convinced that he was the best pitching prospect I saw in the Marlins system.

 

The game I saw Olsen worked 3 innings and gave up only 2 hits and 1 walk while striking out 5. The tall left-hander was throwing his fast-ball only in the 89-91 mph range but his projected ceiling is in the mid-nineties. What was most impressive about Scott was his slider which when on is a plus pitch. His fastball also has a natural down ward movement as it reaches the plate which leads to a lot of ground ball outs.

 

Right now, Olsen is very tall and while his body type has improved through conditioning, he still has a ways to go. Also, his mechanics still need working on in getting more consistent. If Olsen understands his potential and puts forth the effort necessary he can become one of the most highly regarded pitching prospects in baseball.

 

 

Notables

 

RHP Josh Johnson

The first thing you will notice about Josh Johnson is his size. Quite simply, he is HUGE. At 6?7 he is without question the tallest Marlins prospect. Despite his size, scouts have said that his fastball is only average but is projected to get better with maturity. Judging by what I saw in the spring, that maturity is happening. Josh was throwing his fastball in the 90-92 mph range and I feel that even more is possible as he still has a long ways to go in his physical development. The encouraging point about Johnson is that at this point his fastball is his least impressive pitch. Josh?s strength is his curveball and change-up.

 

Like Olsen, if Johnson puts forth the effort to develop his body and mechanics he can be as good as any pitching prospect.

 

RHP Phil Akens

Akens may be un-heralded but he really impressed me with his showing in exhibition action. He was consistently throwing his fastball in the mid 90?s and threw a very effective curveball and his control was also very good. I?m going to keep my eye on him this year.

 

http://story.theinsiders.com/a.z?s=228&p=2&c=253176

I'm liking Ezi so far.....

I see Hermida as the Marlins future left fielder. Abe Nunez just hasn't done anything to impress me other than against minor league pitching...

I'm liking Ezi so far.....

I don't like Ezi at all. He has no major league future as far as I'm concerned.

 

And yes Hermida is the future not Nunez.

I'm liking Ezi so far.....

I don't like Ezi at all. He has no major league future as far as I'm concerned.

 

And yes Hermida is the future not Nunez. I am liking this lineup when Jeff Conine retires. I see something like this:

 

Juan Pierre (If he isn't gone)

Luis Castillo (Ditto above)

Jeremy Hermida

Miguel Cabrera

Hee Seop Choi

Ramon Castro

Alex Gonzalez

A 3rd basemen

 

Pitchers:

Josh Beckett

Jeff Allison

Dontrelle Willis

Brad Penny if he isn't gone (If gone, Trevor Hutchinson)

Josh Olson

I'm liking Ezi so far.....

I don't like Ezi at all. He has no major league future as far as I'm concerned.

 

And yes Hermida is the future not Nunez. Its too early to say for sure, but I agree. He has no plate discipline and can hope for a ceiling of a juan encarnacion.

I see Hermida as the Marlins future left fielder. Abe Nunez just hasn't done anything to impress me other than against minor league pitching...

He will most likely play RF to maximize his offensive production.

I'm liking Ezi so far.....

I don't like Ezi at all. He has no major league future as far as I'm concerned.

 

And yes Hermida is the future not Nunez. I am liking this lineup when Jeff Conine retires. I see something like this:

 

Juan Pierre (If he isn't gone)

Luis Castillo (Ditto above)

Jeremy Hermida

Miguel Cabrera

Hee Seop Choi

Ramon Castro

Alex Gonzalez

A 3rd basemen

 

Pitchers:

Josh Beckett

Jeff Allison

Dontrelle Willis

Brad Penny if he isn't gone (If gone, Trevor Hutchinson)

Josh Olson 3 things:

 

1. i hope we have loweel, i think we will

2. Who's Josh Olson? are you sure you don't mean Scott Olsen?

3. Where's AJ?

Wheres Jason Stokes?

Wheres Jason Stokes?

that too

2. Who's Josh Olson? are you sure you don't mean Scott Olsen?

actually Josh Olsen's gonna be hurting opponents for the Florida Panthers in a couple years.... :thumbup

2. Who's Josh Olson? are you sure you don't mean Scott Olsen?

actually Josh Olsen's gonna be hurting opponents for the Florida Panthers in a couple years.... :thumbup man, he's obsessed with hockey, now he's getting the 2 sports confused

Wheres Jason Stokes?

If Choi has proved to the front office without a shadow of a doubt that he is our future 1st baseman I think Stokes will be traded at the deadline. If he keeps playing like he is right now he could be very valuable.

Stokes has played some LF. though that spot is Hermida's in the Future.

if mikey leaves, is it possible for him to learn 3rd?

 

orrrrrrrrrr...

 

move cabrera to 3rd stokes to left and hermida to right

 

so many possibillities

I'm liking Ezi so far.....

I don't like Ezi at all. He has no major league future as far as I'm concerned.

 

And yes Hermida is the future not Nunez. I am liking this lineup when Jeff Conine retires. I see something like this:

 

Juan Pierre (If he isn't gone)

Luis Castillo (Ditto above)

Jeremy Hermida

Miguel Cabrera

Hee Seop Choi

Ramon Castro

Alex Gonzalez

A 3rd basemen

 

Pitchers:

Josh Beckett

Jeff Allison

Dontrelle Willis

Brad Penny if he isn't gone (If gone, Trevor Hutchinson)

Josh Olson Obviously if Lowell was gone they probably would move Cabs back to 3rd base and have Hermida in RF and Stokes in LF since he has practiced and played some games there.

Stokes isnt a very good OF, and he got hurt out there last time he played there

Stokes isnt a very good OF, and he got hurt out there last time he played there

Ah I see. :mischief2

 

Well hopefully it doesnt come to that so we can keep Lowell at third and Cabs in the RF and Hermida in LF.