Where the Marlins' Top 30 prospects are starting season

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Marlins' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Eury Pérez (MLB No. 13), RHP -- Pensacola (Double-A)
2. Jacob Berry (MLB No. 61), 3B -- Beloit (High-A)
3. Max Meyer (MLB No. 67), RHP -- Miami (MLB) -- Injured list (Tommy John rehab)
4. Dax Fulton, LHP -- Pensacola (Double-A)
5. Jake Eder, LHP -- Pensacola (Double-A) -- Injured list (fractured left foot)
6. Joe Mack, C -- Beloit (High-A)
7. Yiddi Cappe, SS -- Beloit (High-A)
8. Jacob Miller, RHP -- Jupiter (Single-A)
9. Jacob Amaya, SS -- Jacksonville (Triple-A)
10. Jordan Groshans, 3B -- Jacksonville (Triple-A)
11. Sixto Sánchez, RHP -- Jacksonville (Triple-A) -- Injured list (right shoulder surgery rehab)
12. Xavier Edwards, INF -- Jacksonville (Triple-A)
13. Kahlil Watson, SS -- Beloit (High-A)
14. Victor Mesa Jr., OF -- Pensacola (Double-A)
15. Ian Lewis, 2B -- Jupiter (Single-A)
16. Karson Milbrandt, RHP -- Jupiter (Single-A)
17. Jose Gerardo, OF -- Extended spring training
18. Antony Peguero, OF -- Extended spring training
19. Marco Vargas, INF -- Extended spring training
20. Cody Morissette, 2B -- Pensacola (Double-A) -- Injured list (left ankle surgery rehab)
21. Nasim Nuñez, SS -- Pensacola (Double-A)
22. Ronald Hernandez, C -- Extended spring training
23. Nic Enright, RHP -- Miami (MLB) -- injured list (Hodgkin’s lymphoma)
24. Josh Simpson, LHP -- Jacksonville (Triple-A)
25. Sean Reynolds, RHP -- Pensacola (Double-A)
26. George Soriano, RHP -- Jacksonville (Triple-A)
27. Evan Fitterer, RHP -- Beloit (High-A)
28. Paul McIntosh, C -- Pensacola (Double-A)
29. Troy Johnston, 1B -- Pensacola (Double-A)
30. Patrick Monteverde, LHP -- Pensacola (Double-A)

Team to watch
If you like pitching, it's Double-A Pensacola with starters Eury Pérez and Dax Fulton and hard-throwing reliever Sean Reynolds. If you favor hitting, High-A Beloit features recent bonus babies Jacob Berry, Joe Mack, Yiddi Cappe and Kahlil Watson. Don't be surprised if Berry rakes his way to Pensacola in short order.

Teams on MLB.TV and MiLB.TV
Triple-A Jacksonville
Double-A Pensacola
High-A Beloit

Players we could see in MLB in 2023
Pérez won't turn 20 until mid-April, but his stuff and pitchability are so good that he should arrive in Miami sometime this summer. Jacob Amaya is a better shortstop defender than anyone on the big league roster and third baseman Jordan Groshans could push for a starting job on the Marlins. Infielder Xavier Edwards and relievers Josh Simpson and George Soriano also could get the call this year.

New faces
Miami acquired three of its Top 30 Prospects during the offseason. Edwards came along with big leaguer J.T. Chargois from the Rays in November in exchange for right-handed pitching prospects Marcus Johnson and Santiago Suarez. Righty Nic Enright was a Rule 5 Draft pick from the Guardians in December. Amaya arrived in a January trade that sent Miguel Rojas to the Dodgers.

On the shelf
The Marlins' greatest strength -- pitching -- would get even stronger if potential frontline starters Max Meyer (2022 Tommy John surgery), Jake Eder (2021 Tommy John surgery, fractured left foot) and Sixto Sánchez (2021 and 2022 shoulder operations) can return to health. Enright is on Miami's injured list after getting diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma two weeks after joining the organization. Second baseman Cody Morissette is recovering from November surgery on his left ankle, which he fractured when he fouled a ball off it last summer.