2023-24 Marlins fall/winter ball tracker

[Ely Sussman]

Player development has become a year-round process. If you check out after the MLB/MiLB season ends, you may be confused by what you find when familiar faces report to spring training. Easy fix: stay updated with our annual Miami Marlins fall/winter ball tracker!

This is where you'll find stats and highlights for Marlins players participating in the Arizona Fall League and various international professional leagues, plus reporting on what specifically they're doing to polish their game.

The 2023-24 edition of the tracker includes the following players:

• IF Jacob Berry (Peoria Javelinas, AFL)
• RHP Gabe Bierman (Peoria Javelinas, AFL)
• RHP Huascar Brazoban (Gigantes del Cibao, LIDOM)
• IF/OF Vidal Bruján (Estrellas Orientales, LIDOM)
• RHP Ike Buxton (Peoria Javelinas, AFL)
• IF José Devers (Gigantes del Cibao, LIDOM)
• OF Diego Infante (Tiburones de La Guaira, LVBP)
• 1B/OF Troy Johnston (Toros del Este, LIDOM)
• LHP Adam Laskey (Mesa Sola Sox, AFL)
• RHP Zach McCambley (Peoria Javelinas, AFL)
• C Paul McIntosh (Peoria Javelinas, AFL)
• RHP Josan Méndez (Gigantes del Cibao, LIDOM)
• C Jan Mercado (RA12, LBPRC)
• OF Dane Myers (Gigantes del Cibao, LIDOM)
• LHP Luis Palacios (Leones del Caracas, LVBP)
• RHP Anderson Pilar (Gigantes del Cibao, LIDOM)
• OF/IF Javier Sanoja (Cardenales de Lara, LVBP)
• LHP Dale Stanavich (Peoria Javelinas, AFL)
• LHP Evan Taylor (Peoria Javelinas, AFL)

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LIDOM (Dominican Republic)

Vidal Bruján

Regular Season Stats: 186 PA, .262/.405/.324, 0 HR, 18 RBI, 23 SB

Bruján was acquired by the Marlins on November 17. He saw action at second base, third base and all three outfield positions while ranking second in the league in walks and first in steals.

Bruján's consistency stood out, reaching base safely in 40 of his 43 games played. This was his best LIDOM season offensively (sub-.700 OPS in each of his four previous seasons with Toros del Este).

He's still playing for Estrellas Orientales in LIDOM's Round Robin postseason tournament.

Troy Johnston

Regular Season Stats: 12 PA, .200/.333/.200, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB

Johnston only joined the club for the final week of the regular season. Pretty unconventional.

Dane Myers

Regular Season Stats: 89 PA, .266/.337/.329, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 9 SB

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Myers played all three outfield positions, getting the largest share of his playing time in right. He raked against left-handed pitching in particular (.844 OPS).

Myers played his final LIDOM game on November 27.

Huascar Brazoban

Regular Season Stats: 1 G/0 GS, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 2 K in 1.0 IP

Brazoban is still playing for Gigantes del Cibao in LIDOM's Round Robin postseason tournament.

José Devers

Regular Season Stats: 11 PA, .333/.455/.333, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Josan Méndez

Regular Season Stats: 3 G/0 GS, 5.40 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 0 K in 3.1 IP

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Anderson Pilar

Regular Season Stats: 11 G/2 GS, 2.63 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 25 K in 24.0 IP

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LVBP (Venezuela)

Javier Sanoja

Regular Season Stats: 76 PA, .292/.316/.403, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 3 SB

Sanoja is being utilized as a corner outfielder.

Making contact continues to be Sanoja's forte—he only struck out twice during the regular season! Even in a hitter-friendly environment, he is impressing against much older competition.

Luis Palacios

Regular Season Stats: 8 G/1 GS, 2.70 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, 4 K in 10.0 IP

Palacios has been asked to adjust to middle-relief situations this winter after being developed as a starter throughout his professional career.

LBPRC (Puerto Rico)

Jan Mercado

Regular Season Stats: 71 PA, .082/.200/.180, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB

It's Mercado's fourth straight winter playing in his native Puerto Rico. His career progress continues to be stunted by a very high strikeout rate.

AFL

^{All Marlins players who participated in the AFL were assigned to the Peoria Javelinas except for Adam Laskey (Mesa Solar Sox), who was in the Chicago Cubs organization at the time}

IF Jacob Berry

RHP Gabe Bierman

RHP Ike Buxton

RHP Zach McCambley

C Paul McIntosh

LHP Dale Stanavich

LHP Evan Taylor

Jacob Berry (Fall Stars Game selection)

Regular Season Stats: 76 PA, .265/.329/.441, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 0 SB

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Berry's slash line was roughly league average by AFL standards. Continuing a trend from the regular season, he was significantly better batting righty (.868) than he was lefty (.712).

Berry exclusively played third base for Peoria, starting 16 games at the position. He committed three errors on Oct. 7, but only one in his final 12 starts.

Gabe Bierman

Regular Season Stats: 5 G/3 GS, 6.75 ERA, 1.81 WHIP, 18 K in 16.0 IP

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Bierman completed multiple innings and allowed multiple runs in each of his outings, reaching a maximum pitch count of 76.

Ike Buxton (Fall Stars Game selection)

Regular Season Stats: 5 G/3 GS, 6.11 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, 19 K in 17.2 IP

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Buxton made a pitch mix change from the regular season to the AFL, per Just Baseball's Aram Leighton, "phasing out the slider in favor of his sinker, changeup and four seam fastball."

Adam Laskey

Regular Season Stats: 9 G/0 GS, 1.00 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 15 K in 9.0 IP

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Zach McCambley

Regular Season Stats: 8 G/0 GS, 5.00 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 12 K in 9.0 IP

McCambley allowed just one-extra base hit and struck out 29.3% of total batters faced.

Paul McIntosh

Regular Season Stats: 57 PA, .229/.351/.375, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB

Dale Stanavich

Regular Season Stats: 8 G/0 GS, 8.22 ERA, 1.83 WHIP, 6 K in 7.2 IP

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Evan Taylor

Regular Season Stats: 6 G/0 GS, 10.80 ERA, 2.40 WHIP, 8 K in 5.0 IP

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