The Marlins’ trades in July of last year were illustrative of an organizational preference for physically-gifted, toolsy hitters with a wide range of possible outcomes, both good and bad. ... and two others who have been the subject of trade rumors. Arguably the best pitcher in the Marlins rotation over the past month, Gallen is shipped out three days shy of his 24th birthday in order to address a position of need.The trade was officially announced less than an hour before Wednesday’s 4 p.m. deadline.Here is Pitcher Zac Gallen now a member of the Diamondbacks who met with the Media minutes ago. Originally a low-profile signing out of the Bahamas, he has demonstrated all the tools to stick at shortstop moving forward. In Jazz Chisholm, the Miami Marlins hope to have their shortstop of the future. On the whole, his first seven starts have been a big success. 72 prospect on the BA Top 100, to the D-backs for Double-A shortstop Jazz Chisholm, who began the year ranked No. Despite Gallen’s strong overall performance and potential, the Marlins felt they were in a position to make a move given the starting pitching depth they’ve developed between the majors and minors. In his seven starts with Miami, he tallied a 28.5 percent strikeout rate and 1.18 WHIP.

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Gallen was then promoted to big leagues on June 20.

They finished the year 16th in the majors by ERA, 20th by FIP, 14th in HR/9, and 22nd by fWAR. “Chisholm posts impressive exit velocities from the left side of the plate with an explosive swing that has a natural loft.

It’s just been a long day.”He thanked all the Bahamians who called and texted him after hearing about the trade.Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.Contents of this site are © Copyright 2020 Ellington. JAZZ CHISHOLM has been traded to the Miami Marlins for rookie starting pitcher Zac Gallen. Farm system rankings can only take us so far, and they mean nothing if the talent doesn’t produce at the Major League level. The likes of Of course, not all of the players discussed here will reach their ceiling in the Majors—that just isn’t how player evaluation and prospects work. He's yet to produce an out in three games.

I can’t wait to see what will happen now that I am moving on to a new team.”The 21-year-old becomes the third-ranked prospect in a rebuilding Miami system behind No.26 overall prospect Sixto Sanchex and No.32 JJ Bleday.Chisholm is MLB.com’s No.8 shortstop prospect and surpasses No.10 Jose Devers as the top shortstop in the Miami pipeline.Chisholm signed as an international free agent in 2015, and is a career .253 hitter with 53 home runs over four minor-league seasons. Either way, it’s a trend that warrants some discussion.About those aforementioned prospects: Sanchez, formerly of the Rays, has been lauded for his bat speed and power potential, but those strengths have thus far been mitigated by below-average plate discipline and a groundball-heavy swing path. Gallen, though still far from Chisholm, a 22-year-old Bahamian shortstop, catches the eye in a way that a command-oriented starter just can’t. Jazz Chisholm is turning a lot of heads at the Marlins Spring Training facility.

Through 364 plate appearances this year at the Double-A level, Chisholm carries a .204/.305/.427 slash. In 160 plate appearances for High-A Visalia, Chisholm hit .329/.369/.597 (156 wRC+).

That durability and reliability led the Marlins to invest a whopping five-year, $80MM contract in the lefty when he hit the free-agent market, but the deal went south almost immediately. Gallen’s high-floor, low-variance profile is contrasted by that of Chisholm, who has a chance to realize an explosive offensive ceiling while playing in the middle of the field.